Posted on 6/20/126 by Colin Vassallo
The addition of Sami Zayn as the special guest referee for
the WWE title match did nothing to Gunther and actually made
things worse for him.
Zayn got involved in the match and the two finishes, first
doing a fast three count on Gunther and then after the match
was restarted, he hit Gunther with the Helluva Kick to cause
a disqualification. Earlier in the match, Gunther power
bombed Zayn.
All three eventually bickered and argued with Smackdown
General Manager Nick Aldis and Rhodes came up with the idea
on taking on both Gunther and Zayn in a triple threat match
at Night of Champions, which was made official.
Also, Ricky Saints earned himself a WWE United States title
shot at the upcoming Night of Champions premium live event
after a hard-fought victory against Carmelo Hayes last night
on Smackdown.
This will be Saints’ first shot at a WWE title on the main
roster since he moved from NXT.
A third title match was also confirmed for the show, with
Jade Cargill challenging Tiffany Stratton for the WWE
Women’s United States title. Stratton replaced Rhea Ripley
on the marketing material for the PLE.