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SmackDown kicked off with Mandy Rose who was backstage, getting ready for her match with Sonya Deville. Otis asked if she wanted any help and Mandy said she was confident about the match. Sonya was getting ready as well and Dolph Ziggler came in to tell her to spare Mandy's face before the first match on SmackDown.
Mandy Rose vs. Sonya Deville
Mandy went on the offense right off the bat and Sonya had to flee the ring for a breather. Mandy was caught on the ropes and Deville gained control of the match for a bit as she attacked Rose's injured leg from last week on SmackDown.
Mandy was angry as she knocked Sonya around the ringside area before sending her into the announce table and the steel steps. Deville countered the finisher in the ring and reversed it into a pin attempt, getting an unexpected win on SmackDown.
Result: Sonya Deville def. Mandy Rose
Match rating: A
Miz & Morrison vs. Lucha House Party vs. The New Day vs. The Forgotten Sons
Kofi Kingston started the match against The Miz but before long, a brawl broke out between the teams. Big E took out both Blake and Cutler and Kofi tagged in for a leapfrog leg drop. Kofi went for a splash in the corner but Cutler yanked Blake out of harm's way. Miz tagged in and hit some big boots to the former WWE Champion.
Dorado ducked a knee from Morrison and nearly pinned him. A Samoan Drop took Dorado down but he managed to avoid the Starship Pain. Miz tagged in and hit the Skull Crushing Finale on Lince for the win on SmackDown.
Result: Miz & Morrison def. Lucha House Party, The New Day & The Forgotten Sons
After the match, Miz & Morrison tried to ally with The Forgotten Sons but it looked like that their words fell on deaf ears.
Match rating: A
King Corbin was being interviewed about the upcoming six-man tag match on SmackDown. Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak had a mystery tag team partner but Corbin wasn't worried about it. He was more focused on becoming the second man to win the Money in the Bank match twice.
Jeff Hardy was back and being interviewed by Renee Young as Sheamus mocked him from backstage on SmackDown. Hardy was wondering where Sheamus was before he walked out to call Jeff an 'adrenaline junkie' and said that no one cared about him anymore. They argued for a bit about which of them was the washed-up star before Sheamus ran to the ring, only to eat a Twist of Fate and the Swanton Bomb.
Braun Strowman was out and asked Bray Wyatt to stop playing games and talk to him face to face on SmackDown. Wyatt came out and said that Braun owed him an apology before demanding that he was Strowman's 'creator' and asked him to come home. Wyatt wanted to 'relieve' him of the title before saying that their journey was 'just beginning'. Wyatt held out Braun's old mask but Strowman said that he was already home and left.
Backstage, Drew Gulak and Daniel Bryan were trying to get Otis to join them in the match with King Corbin, Nakamura and Cesaro on SmackDown.
Tamina & Lacey Evans vs. Sasha Banks & Bayley
Banks fled the ring right away as she and Bayley tried to catch Tamina unaware. They cornered Tamina, isolating her, and wailed on her for a good few minutes. Tamina still managed to power through and Bayley called for a time-out.
Lacey took out Banks on the outside and Bayley was thrown outside by Tamina as we headed for commercials. Sasha hit an inverted dropkick on Lacey in the ring as we returned and tagged Bayley in.
Evans ran in and knocked out Sasha with the Women's Right. Bayley sent Evans to the floor but Tamina rocked Bayley with a superkick and a Samoan Drop, getting a pinfall win over the champ on SmackDown.
Result: Tamina & Lacey Evans def. Sasha Banks & Bayley
Match rating: B
Dana Brooke and Carmella were backstage on SmackDown and were hyped for the Money in the Bank match on Sunday.
The hooded Mysterious Hacker returned and sent another message to the entire roster on SmackDown. At the end, a voice note revealed that payback is coming. Honestly, it's a bit creepy how he spies on everyone.
King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro vs. Daniel Bryan, Otis & Drew Gulak
Corbin and Bryan kicked off the match and Gulak tagged in early to get a near fall on Cesaro who had tagged in as well. Otis came in and ran into all three opponents before decimating Nakamura who was the legal man during the match on SmackDown.
Otis hit the caterpillar on Nakamura but Cesaro broke up the pin. Corbin hit the Deep Six for the sudden win.
Result: King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro vs. Daniel Bryan, Otis & Drew Gulak
After the match, the heels tried to attack Gulak but Otis and Bryan sent them over the barricade and into the seats. Corbin was left alone and he set up a ladder and went for the briefcase. Daniel Bryan came out but was sent into the ladder before Otis came out.
Otis took out Corbin but the ladder rungs couldn't take his weight. Corbin took him down and then stopped Daniel from getting to the ladder before himself grabbing the briefcase to end tonight's SmackDown.
Match rating: A
Episode rating: B
Jeff Hardy made his comeback on SmackDown while Bray Wyatt came out to the ring after many weeks. Two epic tag matches stole the show while Mandy and Sonya's grudge match ended in an upset.
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