With
Rick
Boogs
appearing
as
his
sidekick,
the
Japanese
sensation
then
pinned
the
former
Intercontinental
Champion
Apollo
Crews
in
a
large
Six-Man
tag
workforce
match
to
ethically
obtain
his
title
match
alternative.

Last
week,
he
was
on
the
verge
of
successful
the
gold
however
Commander
Azeez
made
the
save
for
Crews
by
attacking
Nakamura
and
thereby
ending
the
bout
through
disqualification.
A
rematch
was
anticipated
between
Nakamura
and
Crews
for
SummerSlam
however
then
it
was
preponed
and
introduced
proper
earlier than
this
week’s
SmackDown
aired
on
FOX.

🎸👑🎸#AndNEWWWWWW
#SmackDown
#ICTitle
@ShinsukeN
pic.twitter.com/OrBmbxMFHI

—
WWE
(@WWE)

August
14,
2021

The
show-taping
from
Tulsa,
Oklahoma
then
noticed
Nakamura
capturing
the
mid-card
title
by
defeating
Crews
through
a
clear
pinfall
win.
The
match
referee
ejected
Rick
Boogs
and
Commander
Azeez
to
the
again
so
that
the
end
stays
clear.
Nakamura
then
efficiently
related
with
the
Kinshasa
finisher
on
his
opponent
to
safe
the
three
counts.

👑👑👑

King

@ShinsukeN
is
your
NEW
Intercontinental
Champion!!!#SmackDown
@rickboogswwe
@PatMcAfeeShow
pic.twitter.com/lY9wnGVlZt

—
WWE
(@WWE)

August
14,
2021

This
win
marks
Nakamura’s
second
reign
with
the
Intercontinental
Title.
He
beforehand
had
run
with
the
belt
in
2019
whereas
Crews
received
the
title
for
the
first
time
again
on
April
11
throughout
Night
Two
of
WrestleMania
37
by
defeating
Big
E
in
the
first-ever
Nigerian
Drum
Fight.
He
held
the
title
for
125
days
earlier than
dropping
it
to
Nakamura.

In
extra
information,
a
huge
matchup
from
Monday
Night
RAW
for
SummerSlam
2021
was
confirmed
earlier than
SmackDown
on
FOX
airing.
Drew
McIntyre
vs.
Jinder
Mahal
is
now
official
for
the
upcoming
PPV.

The
former
3MB
faction
companions
have
been
concerned
in
a
feud
for
the
previous
few
weeks.
Back
at
Money
In
The
Bank
2021,
Mahal
took
out
McIntyre
and
thereby
value
him
an
alternative
to
the
WWE
championship.
Before
that,
McIntyre
defeated
Mahal
in
singles
motion
on
the
July
5
episode
of
Raw,
by
disqualification.

The
rivalry
between

@DMcIntyreWWE
and

@JinderMahal
is
set
to
boil
over
at

#SummerSlam!

https://t.co/zRVsA8im9e
pic.twitter.com/hTQ5IXfX9x

—
WWE
(@WWE)

August
13,
2021

McIntyre
then
delivered
a
beatdown
on
Veer
and
Shanky
with
Steel
Chair
earlier than
choosing
up
a
2-on-1
Handicap
Match
win
over
Mahal’s
associates.
Now,
these
two
are
set
to
meet
in
much less
than
two
weeks
of
time
and
it
seems
Mahal
will
have
the
benefit
with
Veer
and
Shanky
by
his
nook.

WWE
SummerSlam
is
scheduled
to
take
place
on
Saturday,
August
21
from
Allegiant
Stadium
in
Las
Vegas,
Nevada.
Check
out
the
up to date
card
for
the
evening,

WWE
Universal
Title
Match

John
Cena
vs.
Roman
Reigns
(c)

WWE
Title
Match

Bill
Goldberg
vs.
Bobby
Lashley
(c)

Triple
Threat
for
the
RAW
Women’s
Title

Rhea
Ripley
vs.
Charlotte
Flair
vs.
Nikki
A.S.H.
(c)

SmackDown
Women’s
Title
Match

Sasha
Banks
vs.
Bianca
Belair
(c)

SmackDown
Tag
Team
Titles
Match

The
Mysterios
(Rey
Mysterio,
Dominik
Mysterio)
vs.
The
Usos
(Jimmy
Uso,
Jey
Uso)
(c)

WWE
United
States
Title
Match

Damian
Priest
vs.
Sheamus
(c)

Edge
vs.
Seth
Rollins

Drew
McIntyre
vs.
Jinder
Mahal