SmackDown 8/1/14

1. WE...THE PEOPLE!!! Swagger v. Cesaro. They changed the siren in Cesaro's music to make it even more annoying. Cesaro can't catch a break lately, so Swagger wins what should be a good match between former partners.
2. Gutwrench Suplex by Cesaro. His brute strength is impressive.
3. Cesaro's uppercuts always look deadly. Ouch!
4. Underhook Powerbomb! Beautiful!
5. Patriot Lock! Cesaro taps to give Swagger the submission victory. Not a great match, but it was a nice showcase of Cesaro's ability.
6. Rusev comes out during Swagger's celebration, and Lana extends the challenge to Swagger to have a flag match at Summer Slam. Zeb accepts!
7. Orton whines about Roman Reigns and his attacks. He challenges Reigns to a match at Summer Slam. At least it was a quick segment.
8. R-Truth v Bo(gus) Dallas. Apparently he lost on RAW and wants a rematch. Does the losing streak continue? I hope so. Otherwise this match is as appealing as a kick in the knee.
9. Bo gets DQed quickly when he won't release Truth in the ropes. Maybe this will be good for him. Now if he'll just stop saying BOlieve. *sigh*
10. AJ v. Rosa Mendes. At least there should be a Paige appearance. AJ should make quick work of Rosa. Rosa is saying she deserves a title shot.
11. Extremely quick Black Widow for the submission win. So much for Rosa getting a title shot. AJ skips up the ramp, and Paige blindsides her off the stage.
12. Solid quick promo from Dean Ambrose.
13. AJ is wheeled out of the arena. I hope she and Paige have a great Summer Slam match.
14. Ambrose v. Kane and Seth Rollins. Isn't it time for Kane to turn on the Authority? Probably not.
15. Quite vicious all around. Ambrose gets DQed when he hits Kane and Rollins with a chair. Ambrose hits Kane with a DDT on the chair while Rollins runs away. More chair shots on Kane. Would have liked more action.
16. Fandango v. Diego. Diego will win (and I hope it will be quick) after the ladies distract Fandango.
17. The ladies tango with Torito, and Diego hits the distracted Fandango with a backstabber.
18. AdR v. Dolph Ziggler with Miz at ringside. I expect AdR will get the win. Will Miz distract during the match, force a DQ, or attack after the match? I don't like AdR, but it should be a good match until the end.
19. Miz stands up to make a speech. Dolph is distracted, but AdR misses. Dolph hits Famouser. Miz keeps yakking and Dolph attack him. AdR attacks Ziggler on the apron and then locks in the Armbreaker for the submission win. *sigh*
20. Fozzy is providing one of the theme songs for Summer Slam. Jericho actually sounds pretty good.
21. Replay of the Steffi/Brie confrontation on RAW.
22. Bray delivers another creepy promo.
23. Main Event: Eric Rowan v. Chris Jericho with the stipulation that Rowan will be banned from ringside at SummerSlam if he loses. I think Jericho wins the match, but it might cost him after.
24. Harper gets tossed from ringside after he messes with Jericho.
25. I don't know what kind of mic skill Rowan has, but physically he's impressive. Quite a move set he has.
26. Lionsault! Rowan kicks out at 2.
27. Jericho blocks a Super-Fireman Toss. Kick to the head, and Jericho kicks out at 2.
28. Codebreaker! Pinfall victory for Jericho! Rowan won't be at ringside for Summer Slam!

Better build for Summer Slam this week. No stand-out matches except the main event--in fact, most of them were too short--but I liked the promos.