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#3 Big E defeated Apollo Crews in a high stakes match on WWE SmackDown

"@WWEBigE has DINOSAUR STRENGTH." - @PatMcAfeeShow #SmackDown #MITB @WWEApollo pic.twitter.com/hr4z2iTbLQ

— WWE (@WWE) June 26, 2021

Big E and Apollo Crews competed in another match on WWE SmackDown this week. However, the two men did not go at it for the WWE Intercontinental Championship this time around.

The match between the two SmackDown Superstars was held to determine who would qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match. Crews dominated the action early and grounded his opponent during the early part of the contest.

Big E used his strength to fight back and delivered a big splash followed by a uranage outside the ring. The referee kicked Commander Azeez out of the arena after he tried to help Crews out.

Big E ended the match with a Big Ending and qualified for the Money in the Bank ladder match. Crews shouldn't have been put in this match as he is already holding a title. The loss following Azeez's expulsion from ringside hurt his credibility.

SmackDown did the right thing by allowing Big E to qualify for the MITB ladder match. He could be one of the favorites to win the multi-man match next month.

Following the match, Kayla Braxton informed Sami Zayn that he will battle Kevin Owens next week in a Money in the Bank qualifier.

If @SamiZayn wants to qualify for #MITB, he'll need to beat @FightOwensFight in a LAST MAN STANDING MATCH next week on #SmackDown! @ScrapDaddyAP pic.twitter.com/Adv8KEeWzA

— WWE (@WWE) June 26, 2021

Adam Pearce made things more interesting by telling Zayn that his match with Owens will be a Last Man Standing Match. The announcement helped build hype for next week’s SmackDown.