August 1 , 2014 Smackdown results The August 1 , 2014 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE ' s Smackdown brand , which took place on July 29 , 2014 at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi , Texas . Summary . With The Biggest Party of the Summer fast approaching , SmackDown got heated as Chris Jericho faced Wyatt Family follower Erick Rowan in a match that had SummerSlam implications , Randy Orton set his serpentine sights upon Roman Reigns and Paige ambushed her “ friend ” AJ Lee . Just four days after an explosive encounter with Rusev on Raw , Jack Swagger went head - to - head with his former Real American tag team partner Cesaro in SmackDown ’ s opening bout . After a hard - hitting battle against The Swiss Superman that saw The Real American make his foreign - born opponent tap to the Patriot Lock , Lana and Rusev arrived with the Russian flag in tow . The Ravishing Russian challenged Swagger to a Flag Match at SummerSlam , to which the patriotic Zeb Colter not only heartily accepted on behalf of the former World Champion , but also in the name of Real Americans everywhere . “ We The People ! ” On the heels of delivering one of the most brutal beatings in WWE history , Randy Orton dared Roman Reigns to step inside the ring with The Viper at SummerSlam . With the black - clad Superstar likely still feeling the effects from arguably the worst thrashing of his young career , the question now is , will Reigns rise up to The Apex Predator ’ s challenge ? After having his winning streak snapped on Raw by R - Truth , the inspirational Bo Dallas once again came up on the losing end to the rapping Superstar . This time , the motivational grappler was disqualified after he refused to stop his attack by the referee ’ s five - count , continuing to viciously assault his opponent well after the match concluded . The seemingly oblivious Dallas then rationalized that he Bo - lieves the former United States Champion got what was coming to him , adding that the WWE Universe deep down Bo - lieves in him . Divas Champion AJ Lee made quick work of Rosa Mendes , forcing the newest cast member of “ Total Divas ” to tap out to the Black Widow within seconds . However , the titleholder ’ s victory celebration was short lived , as Paige attacked her “ friend ” from behind . After sending the unsuspecting titleholder spiraling off the SmackDown stage , “ The Diva of Tomorrow ” skipped away as the New Jersey native was attended to by emergency personnel . Amid a heated Handicap Match against Seth Rollins & Kane , Dean Ambrose decided to even the odds with a steel chair . Despite getting disqualified , The Lunatic Fringe got oh - so - close to finally getting sweet justice against his former “ Shield ” brother . Although Mr . Money Back successfully retreated , the Demon Kane was not as lucky , receiving a steel chair beat down from the fired - up former United States Champion . Fandango faced Diego in a Raw rematch , as the masked matador was again accompanied to the ring by the dancing Superstar ’ s former flames Summer Rae and Layla . In the end , a ringside triple tango involving the sultry Divas and El Torito distracted the fleet - footed Fandango long enough to allow Diego to pick up the victory . Just as Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler ’ s hard - fought fight reached a fevered pace , Intercontinental Champion The Miz – who joined the SmackDown announce team at ringside – decided it was the appropriate time to continue his acceptance speech from last Friday night . The bleached blonde Superstar took the distraction personally , chasing off The Awesome One . But , when he attempted to climb back into the ring , he was met by a kick to the face from his opponent . After the Mexican Superstar forced a fallen Ziggler to tap to his Cross Armbreaker submission , a gleeful Miz returned to make sure his embattled rival could get a good look at his “ Moneymaker . ” Prior to SmackDown ’ s main event , it was announced that Erick Rowan would be banned from ringside at Bray Wyatt and Chris Jericho ’ s SummerSlam bout if he lost his match Friday night to Y2J . With the stakes increased , the Ayatollah of Rock ‘ n ’ Rolla battled The Wyatt Family follower blow for blow , eventually landing the knockout strike in the form of a Codebreaker . The vital victory means the goat - masked Rowan will be unable to assist his cryptic leader at The Biggest Party of the Summer , but will it be enough for the first Undisputed Champion to save himself from The New Face of Fear ?