Tonight’s version of Friday Evening SmackDown was a pre-taped episode from the CHI Well being Heart in Omaha, Nebraska because the roster is at the moment abroad in Japan.
To begin the present, LA Knight took on Santos Escobar, who was accompanied by Elektra Lopez. Her principal involvement within the match was to slap Knight within the face. Escobar would go on to lose, however he and United States Champion Logan Paul would crew as much as assault Knight after the match.
First up was Naomi, who was interviewed by Byron Saxton following her assault by the hands of Blair Davenport two weeks in the past. Naomi stated that she doesn’t know what Blair’s situation is together with her, however can inform that she’s making an attempt to play thoughts video games, which received’t work. Naomi says that not solely will she make Blair really feel the glow, she’ll make her respect it. Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair take part on the interview, letting her know that they need to deal with some enterprise with Alba Fyre and Isla Daybreak.
The present returns from industrial as Cargill and Belair make their approach out to the ring. Bianca seems like The Unholy Union has been ghosting her and Jade since successful the Girls’s Tag Workforce Championships at Conflict on the Fort. However the place are the champions? Proper behind them! Fyre and Daybreak assault Cargill and Belair from behind, but it surely backfires rapidly as they get manhandled by each ladies exterior the ring.
A video package deal was proven after of WWE’s present tour of Japan. The ladies featured included video footage and nonetheless photographs of Harm CTRL, Liv Morgan, Asuka, and Meiko Satomura.
Backstage, Tiffany Stratton was proven sighing within the locker room over the sight of her busted up Cash within the Financial institution briefcase. Queen Nia Jax walks as much as her, telling the Buff Barbie that she’ll get her a brand new briefcase, and that she may nonetheless money in on Bayley, however she has her assured match at SummerSlam. Tiffany’s principal motive for tonight is to get revenge on Bayley.
Michin would make her entrance for the primary occasion tag crew match, however would quickly develop into the sufferer of an affordable shot by Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton. That might be stopped by Michin’s companion Bayley. The WWE Girls’s Champion would come out working and able to swing a kendo stick at Jax and Stratton. The assault would result in a 2-on-1 benefit initially of the match, though Bayley was in a position to maintain her personal towards Stratton. Michin ultimately acquired up however Jax made certain to hit a Samoan drop on the surface to incapacitate her as soon as once more, with the heel crew gaining the higher hand each earlier than and after commercials.
It could take a couple of minutes for Bayley to lastly regain floor, as Michin was in a position to arise and get a tag in after two unsuccessful makes an attempt from Bayley. Michin scored a close to pinfall on Stratton, who kicked out as every crew remained unwilling to lose. Bayley would get hit within the face with Tiffany’s MITB briefcase whereas the referee wasn’t paying consideration, costing her the match as Jax hit the Annihilator for the win.
Right here’s what’s scheduled for subsequent week’s version of Friday Evening SmackDown:
- The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Daybreak) (c) vs Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill for the WWE Girls’s Tag Workforce Championship
