In-Ring Segment: Bianca Belair
Kayla Braxton interviews Belair about surpassing 100 days as the SmackDown Women’s Champion. “The EST” says the past few months have been great. Carmella interrupts her and asks for a rematch. She makes her case as to why she deserves a shot, and Zelina Vega comes to the ring. She calls Carmella a loser and says no one deserves a title shot more than her. She challenges Belair, and the champion accepts. Vega and Carmella attack Belair, but Sasha Banks makes the save. She helps Belair up and hugs her.
IT'S BOSS TIME!
Welcome back to #SmackDown, @SashaBanksWWE! pic.twitter.com/AvqOlcojzk
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) July 31, 2021
In an interview backstage, Reginald asks to be called Reggie. He says he saw the perfect opportunity to become the WWE 24/7 Champion, and he capitalized. He states that he’s just happy that he’ll be defending the title in the ring. He says he always has his head on a swivel, so his opponent should expect the unexpected.
WWE 24/7 Championship: Reggie (c) vs. Chad Gable
Otis, along with Chad Gable, comes to the ring as Reggie’s opponent, which had been a mystery before the bout. Otis says he’s not the opponent before the Alpha Academy attacks Reggie. Reggie showcases his impressive athleticism, but Gable drops him with a German suplex.
Reggie is too slick!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/f3peqgDadd
— WWE on BT Sport (@btsportwwe) July 31, 2021
Reggie rolls through a German superplex, but Otis attacks him, so the referee calls for the bell.
Winner via disqualification: Reggie (still WWE 24/7 Champion)
Heading into the weekend like… pic.twitter.com/6gixQv3DfN
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) July 31, 2021
Sonya Deville announces that the main event will be Banks and Belair vs. Vega and Carmella.
