Tuesday morning they woke up in Birmingham Alabama, the city where Smackdown Live is before Battleground. They went over the script for the show before checking out and heads to the legacy Many hours later, they check out the hotel and then heads to the Legacy Arena in downtown Birmingham, when the limo arrive at the arena the fans saw the limo and began to cheers. The driver pulls into the garage, then drove further inside the garage, then came to stop, the door opened and one by one, they step out the limo, grabs their bags from the trunk and then walk away and heads toward the locker room area.

They walk through the backstage area to the locker room, when they arrive at the locker room that they would be using and then open the door and went inside the room and the door closes behind them. They start to prepare for SmackDown. A couple of hours later, Vince, Kayla Stephanie and Mike at the gorilla position getting ready runs to show.

SmackDown opens with the normal opened and then a live shot inside the Legacy Arena Tom Phillips welcomes the fans who are watch on the USA Network. He is joins by JBL and Byron Saxton. They hype tonight's show and some of the matches on the show. Kayla sends the fans to the ring and in ring promo for Battleground. Jinder Mahal cuts a promo about WWE Championship match inside the Punjabi Prison. he goes on and on until Kayla cures Randy Orton music and it hits and the fans cheer. Randy goes on and cuts a promo about Sunday match, as he walks toward the Punjabi Prison. He tells Mahal what is going to happens to him inside that Prison at his hands. He declare that he will be become WWE Champion. Orton's music hits as Jinder and the sigh brothers talks trash from the ring.

Kayla show a graphic of her brother in law John Cena will address Sunday's Flag match, but to commercials, we go. Back from the break and for single match and after the single match, we head to the back and Smackdown Commissioner Shane McMahon is backstage with Lana, Natalya, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, and Tamina Snuka. The fatal five ways is on Sunday but he needs something for tonight. Charlotte wants a match with Lana. Natalya says the delusional queen just thinks she can fights who she wants but that's not happing because she Lana tonight.

Shane says, "no one has Lana tonight." Becky comes with a plan, but Tamina shut s her up and says, 'no none is fighting Lana tonight." Natalya proposes Becky vs. Charlotte. Charlotte says that won't be happening because Shane is looking for a competitive match tonight. Becky is shocked. Charlotte says she's beaten Becky every time. Shane makes Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair for tonight. Back to the commercials.

"Unbelievable he is protecting Lana. He wouldn't protect our baby sister, last year. Well if Lana was on the RAW roster I would put her in match against Kayla," she said.

"Thanks sis," Kayla said.

"You're welcome sis," she said.

Stephanie shows the fans a tape interview, and then back to the ring we go back to the ring for a single match as the match is going John come to the gorilla position because after the single match he was next. After the single match Kayla show that coming up next John Cena back to commercials we go.

Back from the break and John Cena's music hits and Stephanie gave him a kiss and then out he went as some fans sing their version of his theme song. Cena hits the ring, and we see the American Flag posted up on one ring post. The Bulgarian Flag is on the opposite corner. Cena gets a mic and says, "The WWE Universe is excited about the amazing things they will see at Battleground on Sunday."

He hypes the card and says, "When it's all over, we will remember the Flag match." He mentions the Bulgarian Flag and fans boo. Cena point to the American Flag, fans pop and start chanting "USA" when he mentions the American Flag.

Cena says, "One must grab their Flag and securely plant it at there's a lot more to it than that."

He doesn't like Rusev. Cena talks about how Rusev disrespect America every chance he gets. Cena goes on about the match and says, "There are people that don't like him, but we can all agrees on liking the American flag."

Cena just wants the fans to know he's ready for the match. anything can happen and he has his work cuts out for him but he's ready. He goes on and announces again that he's ready, not wanting to let the fans down on Sunday.

Cena says, "Anyone in his shoes would do the same thing because America is a nation of fighters and we do not give up."

Fan chant "USA" again. Cena says, "Fans chants that proudly because they believe what he believe." Cena goes on and retrieve the America Flag from the post. He declares that the America Flag will fly high on Sunday. Cena waves the flag as his music hits.

Rusev comes through the crowd and attacks Cena out of nowhere. Rusev unloads and beats Cena down as fans boo. Rusev charges with a big kick and floors Cena. Rusev stomp and applies the Accolade. Cena eventually powers up and tries to break the hold but Rusev shuts him down. Rusev leave Cena laying and goes to retrieve the Bulgarian flag from the post. Rusev stands over Cena with flag before making is exit to boo. Kayla sends the fans to the commercials. During the break Rusev come through the curtain and stare at Stephanie and she saw him staring at her, and she took off her headset and stood up.

"Don't stare at me like Rusev," she said firmly.

"I will star at you if I want to," Rusev said.

"Oh no, you won't," she said as John came through the curtain and saw what was going and he rush over, attacks Rusev from behind, and unloads on him.

John bears him down to the floor, officials come and pull John off him, and he continues to stomps away at him.

"Stay away from my wife Rusev, I will break you in half," John said.
Other officials got Rusev out of the gorilla position before a full out brawl break out between them.