Last night at WWE SummerSlam, "SmackDown" General Manager Nick Aldis added two surprise competitors to the number-one contender match between Sami Zayn and Finn Balor, one of whom was Kevin Owens. With his appearance, Owens made his return to the company after being out of action with a serious neck injury for over a year. GUNTHER, who defeated Aldis the night before, was also added to the match, but he couldn't win pulling double duty, as Owens pinned Zayn. As his support, Owens cited his wife, children, friends, WWE's medical staff, and Big E, who went through his own neck injury which forced him to retire. With CM Punk retaining the Undisputed WWE Championship on night one of SummerSlam, Owens will presumably challenge "The Best In The World" for the title in the near future.