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SmackDown kicked off with Roman Reigns and Jimmy Uso in the locker room, talking about where Jey is. Jimmy informed Roman that Jey told him that he wasn't coming back. Roman was shocked that he turned Jey into a main eventer but he decided to throw it all away.
Jimmy said he was ready to be Roman's right hand and take Jey's place before Roman asked him if he could really do what Jey does. Jimmy said that he could and Roman told him to go out there and prove it.
Bianca Belair came out to the ring to celebrate her successful title defense at Hell in a Cell. She called Bayley a bully and talked about her brutal match before Seth Rollins interrupted her to talk about his own win.
Rollins undermined the SmackDown women's champ's win, saying that she barely won against Bayley but his own victory was far more impressive. He went for a high five but Bianca was annoyed. Bayley came out and called Bianca's win a fluke before Belair attacked her.
Rollins got in their way before Bayley used the distraction to take Bianca out. Cesaro came out and attacked Rollins before joining Bianca in a double-team move to clear the ring on SmackDown.
Bianca Belair & Cesaro vs. Bayley & Seth Rollins on SmackDown
Bianca and Bayley kicked off the match and the champ had the upper hand before Rollins and Cesaro tagged in. Rollins hit a slingblade before Cesaro got an uppercut in.
Rollins and Cesaro countered each other's moves before Bianca took the tag and resumed her dominance with a backbreaker and standing moonsault. The match went outside and Bayley sent Bianca into the ring post, slowing her down.
Back after the break on SmackDown, Bayley was in control before Cesaro came in and dominated the match before hitting the swing on Rollins.
Bianca Belair & Cesaro vs. Bayley & Seth Rollins on SmackDown (contd...)
Rollins got a near fall thanks to a distraction before Belair broke the pin on SmackDown. Rollins was furious and made a tag before sending Cesaro outside. In the ring, Belair nearly got the win off a spinebuster before Rollins interrupted her KOD finisher. Bayley used the distraction to get a Roseplant before getting the pin.
Result: Bayley & Seth Rollins def. Bianca Belair & Cesaro.
Grade: B+
Backstage on SmackDown, Jimmy asked Paul Heyman what Roman meant by 'prove it'. Heyman told him to win a match and Jimmy agreed to it, asking him to set it up.
Shinsuke Nakamura was out for his King of the Ring coronation and Rick Boogs was out to support him. Corbin was backstage, watching the celebration, and looked sad as he pondered about his future on SmackDown.
Rollins was backstage with Deville and Pearce, asking them for a match against Roman Reigns for the Universal title. Pearce said they will think it through before they make anything official.
Big E vs. Apollo Crews - Money in the Bank Qualifier Match on SmackDown
Big E managed to toss Apollo outside early on before continuing to dominate in the ring on SmackDown. E hit a thunderous clothesline before Apollo got a Death Valley Driver on the apron.
After a break on SmackDown, Apollo hit a dropkick for a near fall before Big E locked in the Stretch Muffler. But Commander Azeez rolled the champ out of the ring. Apollo hit a splash for a near fall before getting a German Suplex.
Outside the ring, Big E hit a Uranage but Azeez dragged him away and tried to hit the Nigerian Nail. Azeez was sent backstage while E managed to hit the Big Ending for the win.
Result: Big E def. Apollo Crews and will join the Money in the Bank match
Grade: B
Sami Zayn was in an interview, backstage on SmackDown, and was shocked to hear that he would face Kevin Owens next week again for a Money in the Bank qualifier match. Zayn was convinced that WWE was conspiring against him.
Sami Zayn found Adam Pearce on SmackDown and demanded that he be given the Money in the Bank contract right away. Pearce said that he had to qualify like everyone else and win the ladder match. Sami was furious, even before Pearce decided to make it a Last Man Standing match next week on SmackDown between him and KO.
Sonya Deville was out next and announced the first Women's Money in the Bank ladder match entrant from the Blue Brand, Carmella. Liv Morgan came out and mocked Carmella before attacking her. Sonya broke it up and told Liv to earn a spot in the match by beating Carmella.
Liv Morgan vs. Carmella on SmackDown
Morgan was taking a beating on the outside when we returned from commercials. Back in the ring, Carmella was dominating and kicked Liv into the corner before getting a near fall.
Carmella taunted Liv and slapped her in the face before Morgan got a near fall off a rollup. Carmella went for some more offense and got a modified hurricanrana but Liv managed to roll her up for a quick win.
Result: Liv Morgan def. Carmella.
Grade: C
Jimmy Uso vs. Dolph Ziggler on SmackDown
Uso unloaded on Ziggler as the match began on SmackDown and took him down with a big shoulder tackle. Ziggler hit a dropkick and took Jimmy down before hitting an elbow drop.
Ziggler was sent over the top rope and Uso hit a dive, taking out Rober Roode who was at ringside. Ziggler ran in with a Zig Zag on the ring stairs before we headed for a break. Back on SmackDown, Ziggler raked his eyes to escape a Samoan Drop, but Jimmy nearly took his head off with a clothesline.
A Samoan Drop sent Ziggler for a near fall before Jimmy took another Zig Zag. However, he recovered and hit Ziggler with a superkick to get the win on SmackDown.
Result: Jimmy Uso def. Dolph Ziggler
Grade: C
Roman Reigns was heading out to the ring as Jimmy went backstage after the match and Heyman told him to hang back. Roman and Heyman walked out to the ring to address the WWE Universe before Heyman asked to run the footage of Reigns destroying Rey Mysterio last week.
The virtual crowd on SmackDown seemed was unhappy with the Universal Champion as Heyman reminded us of all the opponents that Roman beat during his current title reign. Heyman teased that Reigns was about to something that 'hadn't been done before' before handing Roman the mic.
Edge returns to SmackDown
Roman was about to speak when Edge's music hit and he walked out to the ring. Edge and Roman started brawling before the Rated-R Superstar started smashing Reigns' head on the announce table over and over.
Reigns came back with a Superman punch and went for a steel chair. Edge hit a spear before Roman could use the chair on him and went for the con-chair-to but Jimmy Uso came in and took Edge out.
Uso was sent into the steel steps before Edge speared him through the barricades. Roman retreated and Edge called out to him before the show went off the air.
Episode rating: B
Tonight's episode of SmackDown saw two more qualifiers for the Money in the Bank matches while we saw the fallout from Hell in a Cell in the form of a mixed tag match. Roman asked Jimmy Uso to prove himself in a match while King Shinsuke had his coronation on SmackDown.
