Smackdown: Shane McMahon suspended from WWE
Wednesday 6 September 2017 09:52, UK
Smackdown commissioner Shane McMahon has been suspended by WWE for attacking superstar Kevin Owens.
McMahon snapped after Owens, who has had a long-time feud with his boss, mentioned his children during a heated exchange at the start of the show.
WWE officials, producers and Smackdown general manager Daniel Bryan were needed to prise McMahon off Owens, who has since threatened legal action.
Bryan confirmed McMahon has been suspended indefinitely and WWE chairman Vince McMahon will make a rare appearance next week to sort out the situation.
Elsewhere on Smackdown, Shinsuke Nakamura became the new No 1 contender for the WWE Championship by beating Randy Orton.
Nakamura countered two RKOs and eventually hit his brutal Kinshasa knee strike to knock off the veteran and line up a second shot at Jinder Mahal at Hell in a Cell next month.
It was an eventful night for Carmella after losing to Smackdown Women's Champion Natalya.
Ms Money in the Bank fell out with her running mate James Ellsworth and insulted him in the ring before kissing him backstage, following that up with a huge slap to his face.
Other results saw Aiden English pin Sami Zayn and Baron Corbin defeat Tye Dillinger.
