00:00It's Friday night, the lights are bright, and
00:03the road to Saturday Night Main Event runs through Albany.
00:12I'm ready,
00:14I know you're ready, one on one tonight.
00:18I just need.
00:24I just need Mr.
00:27Pierce to give it the okay.
00:36Mr. Lones,
00:39it is official.
00:42Wow, what a main event we now have here in the Capital District.
00:48The night before they meet up in tag team action, Saturday night's main event,
00:53Friday night's SmackDown has this PLE level main event.
00:59So two huge news items as we start SmackDown here, here in the dog days of summer of Friday
01:04night's SmackDown that has Gunther and Cody in the main event, and now major stakes added
01:10on for Saturday night's main event, main event.
01:13So that tag match tomorrow at Saturday night's main event just became must see for
01:19us viewers, and must win for those two tag teams competing, the future of the WWE Championship,
01:27and indeed the main event of SummerSlam right on tomorrow night.
01:31Yeah, a main event that possibly alters SummerSlam as we knew it.
01:40As many of you know, WWE Women's Champion Rhea Ripley has been spending the last several
01:44weeks recovering from a torn meniscus.
01:47Throughout her recovery, she's worked tirelessly with WWE Medical, and she's close to returning.
01:52But due to the tricky nature of the injury, it is my unfortunate duty to report that Rhea
01:58Ripley will not be able to compete at SummerSlam.
02:02With her timetable uncertain, we have made the decision to crown an interim WWE Women's
02:08Champion.
02:09Beginning tonight and over the next two weeks, five women will have the opportunity to win
02:13their way into a ladder match at SummerSlam.
02:17The winner of the ladder match becomes the interim WWE Women's Champion.
02:22And when Rhea does return to competition, we find out who the one and only WWE Women's
02:29Champion truly is.
02:31And that is official.
02:38So with that news on Rhea, all of a sudden the best of the women's division with a huge
02:42opportunity, Jade Cargill and the baddies are here in upstate New York with that in mind.
02:49And Jade's power, could it be neutralized?
02:52Nia Jax will be opposite her.
02:55Winner gets one of the five spots in the Women's Interim Championship Ladder Match at SummerSlam.
03:01Also trying to advance to the Interim Championship Ladder Match will be the U.S. Champion.
03:06And Tiffany Strett, ready to get back to the very top is Tiffy time.
03:12But standing in her way is the upstart, JC Jane, heads up Fatal Influence, big task ahead.
03:19Malin O'Laney always there to support her.
03:23Can you believe the main event we now have here?
03:27And look who's going to start things off!
03:30And look who's going to start things off!
03:36And look who's going to start things off!
03:38SoâŚ
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