WWE Star Snaps On WWE SmackDown; Destroys Nick Aldis In Vicious Attack
WWE SmackDown General Manager suffered a vicious attack on his return to the blue brand tonight. Aldis was suspended from the show following Night of Champions, before being reinstated tonight.
He got into a massive altercation with the Ring General, Gunther, at Night of Champions, where Aldis shoved Gunther after the latter got in his face and instigated him. This resulted in Aldis’ suspension, leaving Adam Pearce in charge of both shows.
After he was reinstated as the SmackDown General Manager tonight, he welcomed CM Punk to the show. During their segment, Cody Rhodes intervened and challenged Punk to a match at SummerSlam, which the champion accepted.
Nick Aldis suffers a devastating blow on WWE SmackDown
Nick Aldis made the match official, and this infuriated Gunther, who’s gunning for the Undisputed WWE Championship. He asked Aldis to come up with a solution to his problem and gave him till the end of the night.
He called the General Manager out to the ring in the main event of the show. After Aldis confirmed that he wasn’t giving Gunther a shot at the title, he was infuriated and snapped in the ring.
🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED: CM Punk & Cody Rhodes will team up to battle Gunther & Sami Zayn at #SNME on July 18th at Madison Square Garden!
Gunther is NOT happy about it… pic.twitter.com/18FH5LweHw
— WWE (@WWE) July 11, 2026
Gunther attacked Aldis from behind before taking him out with a huge clothesline. Several match officials and producers came out to Aldis’ rescue, but weren’t able to keep Gunther off the SmackDown General Manager.
He locked in the Sleeper Hold on Aldis and choked him out before leaving. He made his way back before returning and choking him out in the hold again. Gunther proceeded to choke him out four times before Cody Rhodes came to Aldis’ rescue, but WWE cut the feed just then as the show had already gone overtime.
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