WWE aired the go-home episode of SmackDown on July 31 from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, setting the stage for the two-night SummerSlam premium live event in Minneapolis on August 1 and 2. In the closing segment, Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk and Cody Rhodes came face to face ahead of their championship match at the event.
The show's title-versus-title main event saw WWE Tag Team Champions Damian Priest and R-Truth meet AAA Tag Team Champions The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar), but the bout ended in a no contest after both teams brawled and ignored the referee. Tama and Talla Tonga, joined by the legendary Haku, then attacked all four men and stood tall holding both sets of tag titles.
Elsewhere on the card, Michin and B-Fab defeated Tiffany Stratton and Chelsea Green, and several segments built toward SummerSlam matchups, including Finn Balor versus Sami Zayn for a WWE Championship number-one contender spot and Gunther's confrontation with the returning Nick Aldis.