WWE SmackDown LIVE Results: July 17, 2018By Cassidy| July 18, 2018 WWE SmackDown The Viper Strikes Again. Two nights after Extreme Rules, the 987th edition of WWE SmackDown LIVE came to you, live, from the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, PA. After Shinsuke Nakamura used a low blow before his United States Title match against champion Jeff Hardy at Extreme Rules to set up for a shocking victory mere seconds later to become the new United States Champion, Jeff Hardy would be looking to get his title back on SmackDown LIVE as “The Charismatic Enigma” would challenge Shinsuke Nakamura in a rematch for the United States Title! Plus, after Randy Orton made his unexpected return at Extreme Rules to inexplicably attack Jeff Hardy, would “The Viper” show up on SmackDown LIVE to explain his actions? Match Results Non-Title: AJ Styles def. Andrade “Cien” Almas (with Zelina Vega) by submission to the Calf Crusher. Becky Lynch def. Mandy Rose (with Sonya Deville) by submission to the Dis-Arm-Her. Samoa Joe def. Tye Dillinger by submission to the Coquina Clutch. Eric Young (with Killian Dain & Alexander Wolfe) def. Kofi Kingston (with Big E & Xavier Woods) by pin following a wheelbarrow neckbreaker after Killian Dain throws Xavier Woods into Kofi Kingston. United States Championship: Jeff Hardy def. Shinsuke Nakamura (c) by DQ after Randy Orton interferes. As a result, Shinsuke Nakamura (c) retains. See page 2 for detailed results.
