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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 1H 59M

THE VIPER STRIKES IN BOSTON

from Turnbuckle Talk Wrestling

Co Host Aiden Haystack's first SmackDown!!! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 Two new champions. Randy Orton loses his mind. And SmackDown somehow leaves some of its most interesting stories on the cutting-room floor.The August 14 edition of SmackDown from Boston gave us major title changes, a personal CM Punk/Kevin Owens confrontation, Chelsea Green fighting to hold onto her championship, and a chaotic ending that stopped Cody Rhodes vs. Sami Zayn before it could even begin.🤔 But one of the biggest questions coming out of the show might be about what we didn’t see.WWE reportedly cut five backstage segments that would have advanced multiple stories across the roster — which raises a pretty simple question: if those stories matter, why aren’t they making television?━━━━━━━━━━━━🏆 TWO NEW CHAMPIONSThe MFTs captured the WWE Tag Team Championship, while Jacy Jayne defeated Tiffany Stratton to become the new Women’s United States Champion.💔 CHELSEA GREEN FIGHTS TO REMAIN CHAMPIONChelsea makes an emotional plea to hold onto her championship as the uncertainty surrounding her injury continues.🔥 PUNK & OWENS GET PERSONALAhead of their championship match in Toronto, CM Punk and Kevin Owens turn up the intensity with an increasingly personal confrontation.🐍 RANDY ORTON ENDS THE NIGHT IN CHAOSCody Rhodes vs. Sami Zayn never even gets started after Randy Orton attacks Cody and brings SmackDown to a chaotic close.━━━━━━━━━━━━🎙️ Also on this episode:GUNTHER takes on Matt Cardona.Baron Corbin defends the United States Championship against Carmelo Hayes.We break down the five reportedly cut backstage segments involving Giulia and Blake Monroe, The Miz and Kit Wilson, Ricky Saints and Fraxiom, Shinsuke Nakamura, Paige, and Nikki Bella.━━━━━━━━━━━━🛡️ Sponsored by ZARC InternationalPersonal protection starts with being prepared before the moment comes when you actually need it.Check out the full VEXOR lineup on Amazon or at Zarc.com.Be Prepared. Protect Yourself. Carry VEXOR.━━━━━━━━━━━━🎧 Turnbuckle Talk WrestlingWWE analysis, long-form discussion, wrestling philosophy, and the bigger stories behind what happens on screen.Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Amazon Music.𝕏 Follow Alexander the Great at @Froe87💬 Join the TTW Discord and keep the wrestling conversation going between episodes.

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