WWE SmackDown Review: Money in the Bank Qualifying Matches

WWE SmackDown
EnMarket Arena in Savannah, GA

—Joe Tessitore introduced WWE SmackDown show.We saw backstage shots of WWE Tag Team Champions Street Profits, Fraxiom, Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa and JC Mateo were shown. Damian Priest jumped Drew McIntyre as he arriving backstage. WWE agents pulled McIntyre and Priest away from each other. 

Tiffany Stratton Promo

WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton made her way to the ring. Tiffany got a great reaction. Highlights were shown of Tiffany defeating Nia Jax last week in a great match to retain the Women’s Title. Tiffany asked the crowd what time is it? The crowd screamed “Tiffy Time!” Tiffany spoke about last year at this time walking into the Money in the Bank Ladder match will all the hype in the world. Tiffany spoke about a year later standing in the ring as WWE Women’s Champion. Tiffany spoke about beating Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax. Tiffany spoke about someone will have the same opportunity she had at Money in the Bank. 

Alexa Bliss made her way to the ring receiving a huge reaction. Bliss said she and Tiffany haven’t formally met yet. Bliss brought up winning Money in the Bank briefcase and being Women’s Champion. Bliss spoke keeping an eye on Tiffany after she beat Charlotte at WrestleMania. Bliss said she actually felt for Charlotte but doesn’t for someone who calls themselves the Queen. Bliss spoke about wanting the Money in the Bank briefcase. Bliss said it’s not personal it’s business. Bliss said she cashed in on Jax who she liked. Bliss said she doesn’t know Tiffany and hopes she doesn’t cash in on her. 

Charlotte Flair made her way to the ring next. Charlotte got a big firework display. Charlotte’s robe looked awesome. The crowd booed as Charlotte spoke. Charlotte called herself the humble 14x Women’s World Champion. Charlotte wanted to humbly congratulate Tiffany for winning at WrestleMania. Charlotte said she’s done everything in WWE except win the Money in the Bank briefcase. Charlotte said that’s the path she will take. Charlotte said she will cash in and get back the Women’s Title. Charlotte said she doesn’t wait she just takes it. 

Tiffany called Charlotte a hypocrite. Tiffany brought up Charlotte cashing in was the easy way out. Tiffany wondered why Charlotte was here trying to qualify for the match. Tiffany called both Bliss and Charlotte vintage for her. Tiffany said Bliss and Charlotte were the standard. Tiffany said she was the upgrade. Tiffany said it will always be Tiffy Time as long as she’s champion. Tiffany dropped the mic and left the ring. Tiffany walked to the back. Tiffany stopped as SmackDown’s newest superstar Giulia made her entrance. Giulia’s entrance looked awesome. Giulia and Tiffany had a quick stare down. 

Amin’s Thoughts — I liked how Tiffany got the last words on the mic as did good with Bliss and Charlotte together in the ring. Bliss sounded tremendous and really confident on the mic. Bliss has been doing some great work since returning back to WWE TV. I’m liking this new way Charlotte is cutting promos it’s suits her onscreen character perfectly. Nice little tease between Giulia and Tiffany as well. Fine start the show. 

(1) WWE Women’s United States Champion Zelina Vega vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Giulia in Women’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

Charlotte and Giulia had a stare down. Vega shoved both Giulia and Charlotte away. Vega caught Charlotte with a head scissors. Giulia nailed Vega with a big boot. Charlotte and Giulia had a quick lockup. Charlotte launched Vega catching Giulia with a head scissors. Charlotte launched Vega with a Fallaway Slam. Charlotte and Giulia took turns rocking Vega with strikes. Charlotte launched Giulia who rocked Vega with a Spear. Charlotte and Giulia exchanged strikes. Vega caught Charlotte and Giulia with a double DDT for two. Vega hit a flying Moonsault onto both Charlotte and Giulia.

Charlotte caught Vega flying off the ropes. Giulia connected with a missile dropkick to Flair who backdrop Vega for two. Everyone exchanged big strikes. Charlotte hit a flying crossbody onto both Giulia and Vega. Vega caught Charlotte with La Mistica. Vega placed Charlotte in a Dragon Sleeper. Giulia made the save nailing Vega with a knee strike. Charlotte rocked Giulia with a big boot for two. Charlotte hit a double Flying Moonsault Press onto Giulia and Vega for two in a nice spot. 

Giulia caught Charlotte in the Rings of Saturn. Vega caught Charlotte with a 619. Giulia rocked both Charlotte and Vega with head butts. Charlotte bounced off the ropes rocking Giulia with a Spear for two. Giulia caught Charlotte with a rollup for two. Giulia went for a dropkick. Charlotte countered catching Giulia in a Figure-4-Leg Lock. Vega made the save. 

Vega caught Giulia with Code Red. Charlotte made the save. Vega moved as Charlotte charged into the turnbuckle. Vega called for Code Red but Charlotte escaped. Charlotte rocked Vega with a boot. Charlotte placed Vega in the Figure-8-Leg Lock. Giulia hit a flying double stomp onto the Charlotte’s injured knee. Giulia hit a Northern Lights Bomb onto Vega for the 1-2-3 win. 

Giulia defeated Zelina Vega and Charlotte in 13:30 to qualify for Women’s Money in the Bank

Amin’s Thoughts — There were a couple of moments where everyone was getting their footing down. This turned into a pretty fun match once the action really got going. A good showing from everyone getting shine in the match. They teased heavily the interactions between Charlotte and Giulia as it had the feeling of a big match. I really liked the match layout with Giulia pinning Vega for the win. This now sets up Giulia to challenge Vega for the Women’s United States Title. A really nice showing for Giulia in her SmackDown debut. Giulia is going to be a big star on the WWE main roster. 

—DIY promo package aired. Tommaso Ciampa spoke about making the SmackDown tag division the best on the planet since they arrived. Ciampa spoke about Street Profits holding the gold. Ciampa spoke about the Motor City Machine Guns breathing down their neck when they take a step forward. Johnny Gargano spoke about Alex Shelly and Chris Sabin piggy banking off their friendship. They showed old pictures of DIY and MCMG together. Ciampa spoke about Fraxiom coming in adding to the delusion. Ciampa said something has to change when he faces Sabin in an action. Ciampa said this story will change when DIY becomes 3 time WWE Tag Team Champions.

—We saw clips of Stephanie McMahon speaking to Paul “Triple H” Levesque on the latest episode of Stephanie’s Places. 

—Chelsea Green mocked Zelina Vega backstage for for being a loser as champion. A brawl broke out. B-Fab and Michin appeared to even the odds. WWE officials pulled everyone away. SmackDown GM Nick Aldis appeared and said enough. Michin and B-Fab wanted a match with Alba Fyre and Piper Niven which Aldis made official for the show. 

Alex Shelly and Chris Sabin made their entrance. Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano made their entrance for the next match. 

(2) Chris Sabin (w/Alex Shelly) vs. Tommaso Ciampa (w/Johnny Gargano)

Sabin started quickly catching Ciampa with an arm drag. Ciampa stopped Sabin at he stomped away in the corner. Sabin caught Ciampa with a head scissors. Sabin went for a dive. Ciampa threw a jacket at Sabin. Ciampa took control hitting a Willow’s Bell DDT. Ciampa and Gargano sat then clapped on the ring apron.

Sabin caught Ciampa with a bulldog. Sabin made a comeback launching Ciampa with a German Suplex. Sabin connected with a running kick for two. Ciampa caught Sabin with an Air Raid Crash onto the ring apron for two. Ciampa called for Fairytale Ending. Sabin countered into a Dragon Screw. Sabin caught Ciampa with a Flying DDT for two. Gargano and Shelly stood on the ring apron. Ciampa knocked Shelly off the ring apron. Sabin caught Ciampa with a rollup for two. Sabin hit a slingshot crossbody onto DIY to the floor. Shelly shoved Ciampa off the ropes. Ciampa sold a leg injury. Candice LeRae appeared pulling Sabin on the ropes. Ciampa nailed Sabin with a running knee strike for the 1-2-3 win. 

Tommaso Ciampa defeated Chris Sabin in 11:15

➤Candice LeRae celebrated with Ciampa and Gargano after the match. 

Amin’s Thoughts — An enjoyable action filled match here between Ciampa and Gargano. LeRae hasn’t been a featured player since coming onto the WWE main roster. There’s lots of history here between Gargano, Ciampa and LeRae going back to the NXT times. I liked the finish with LeRae helping Ciampa getting the win. 

—Byron Saxton interviewed Axiom and Nathan Frazer backstage. Frazer said it’s been a wild ride since coming to SmackDown. Axiom spoke about the time of him and Frazer on the rode dreaming about nights like this. Axiom called Street Profits on the best teams on the planet. Axiom said they are just a step on their way to greatness. Frazer said they aren’t concerned about DIY. Frazer said he puts him and Axiom as the best team if they are on the same page. Saxton wished them luck in the match. [c]

—Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett hyped the Saturday Night’s Main Event card. John Cena vs. R-Truth hype video aired. 

—Drew McIntyre jumped Damian Priest as he was making his entrance to the ring. McIntyre and Priest brawled around ringside. WWE agents pulled McIntyre and Priest away. Priest wondered where McIntyre was going. Priest said he was going to send McIntyre to the hospital at Saturday Night’s Main Event. Priest said he would get his flesh first on the show. This led to another huge brawl between McIntyre and Priest. WWE agents pulled McIntyre and Priest away. 

—Solo Sika was backstage hyping up Jacob Fatu and JC Mateo for the tag match. Fatu said he wanted to speak to Solo alone. Solo said he wants Fatu to say everything to him and JC. Fatu said he doesn’t know or like JC. Fatu doesn’t like what Solo has going on. Fatu said he didn’t needed Solo or JC help at Backlash. Fatu said JC wasn’t blood or family. Solo hold JC back. Solo said he wanted to see that aggression in the tag match. Solo said Jimmy Uso was upset Roman Reigns left. Solo said he never left. Solo said he wants Jimmy to come back. Fatu stopped Solo from doing his catchphrase. Fatu told Solo he was saying it wrong. The crowd cheered as Fatu did his catchphrase. Solo asked JC if he was doing it right. LOL 

The Secret Hervice made their entrance for the next match.

—Charlotte Flair was walking backstage. Alexa Bliss was talking to someone Bliss said it was important to have friends. Bliss said when you don’t nobody is there to pick you up. Charlotte wondered what Bliss said. Bliss was speaking to her Lilly Doll which the crowd cheered. Bliss told Charlotte she will see her at Money in the Bank. Bliss said sorry and walked off. This got Charlotte’s attention.

Amin’s Thoughts — Really liking the interactions between Bliss and Charlotte over the past weeks on SmackDown. It feels like they are building to some sort of alliance between them and not a match.

(3) Michin & B-Fab vs. The Secret Hervice (Alba Fyre & Piper Niven) (w/Chelsea Green)

B-Fab and Niven began exchanging strikes. Niven pulled B-Fab into their corner. Niven hit a running senton onto B-Fab. Fyre hit a side kick for two. Niven went for her finish but B-Fab countered into a knee strike. Michin ran wild rocking Fyre with a Woo Dropkick. Michin hit Sliced Bread on Niven. Green stood on the ring apron. Vega yanked Green off the ring apron. B-Fab caught Niven with a flying clothesline on the floor. Green hit Eat Defeat on Fyre. B-Fab followed hitting a spinning FaceBuster for the 1-2-3 win. 

Michin & B-Fab defeated Alba Fyre & Piper Niven in 3:45

Amin’s Thoughts — A quick fun action packed match. I really like team of B-Fab and Michin as they worked well together. The Secret Hervice are an entertaining act on the show. A blowoff match between Vega and Green is coming with the interactions on the show. 

—Byron Saxton interviewed WWE Tag Team Champions Street Profit backstage. Angelo Dawkins said it was a big night for both teams. Dawkins pointed at the title saying this was no friendly exhibition and will see under the lights if the moment is too big for Fraxiom. Montez Ford said they are walking in and out as WWE Tag Team Champions. Solo Sikoa, JC Mateo and Jacob Fatu appeared. Solo shook his head and walked away with the crew. 

WWE United States Champion Jacob Fatu and JC Mateo made their entrance for the next match. Solo Sikoa accompanied them to the ring. 

—Legado Del Fantasma highlight promo aired. Santos Escobar told Angel and Berto there are lots of beautiful moments between family but sometimes fights as well. Santos knows what happens when they come together. Berto said it was a stupid pep talk. Santos said it was business. Santos brought up the Worlds Collide show. Santos said that got Berto’s attention. Santos said they would come together with their best against their best. Santos said this was a unique opportunity to stand victorious in front of our people. Santos offered a toast. Berto refused. Santos told Berto to trust him and see the vision. Berto stood up and drank the champagne before leaving. Angel asked Santos if he should go after him. Santos told Angel to let him go. Santos said he will understand. Angel and Santos had a toast. 

—They showed a graphic announcing Legado Del Fantasma vs. El Hijo De Dr. Wagner Jr., Psycho Clown & Pagano for Worlds Collide show with WWE, NXT and AAA for Saturday June 7th. 

—Jimmy Uso and Rey Fenix hyped each other up backstage for their match. 

Jimmy Uso made his entrance first to a strong reaction. Rey Fenix made his entrance to a strong reaction. Fenix got a big firework display. 

(4) Rey Fenix and Jimmy Uso vs. WWE United States Champion Jacob Fatu and JC Mateo (w/Solo Sikoa)

Mateo tagged himself into the match to start. Mateo rocked Jimmy with a shoulder tackle. Fatu tagged himself into the match. Jimmy caught Fatu with a spinning enzugiri. Jimmy launched Fenix catching Fatu with a Hurricanrana. Fenix and Jimmy welcomed Mateo to the SuperKick Party. Jimmy launched Fenix who delivered an awesome Corkscrew Hilo onto Fatu and Mateo to the floor.

Mateo rocked Jimmy with a lariat. Mateo connected with a standing Moonsault onto Jimmy. Fatu rocked Jimmy with a pair of Umaga Hip Attacks. Mateo went for a Super German Suple but Jimmy blocked. Jimmy caught Mateo with Uso in the Wind for double down. Fenix ran wild rocking Mateo with a Ropewalk Amigo Kick into a springboard Hurricanrana on Fatu. Fenix rocked Fatu with a 360 Kick. Fenix hit a Poisonrana on Fatu for a great two count. The crowd chanted Ref You Suck! Fatu responded catching Fenix with a Popup Samoan Drop. Fenix avoided an Umaga Hip Attack. 

Mateo tagged into the match. Jimmy caught Mateo with a flying crossbody. Fatu made the save on Jimmy. Fenix hit a missile dropkick on Fatu. Fatu caught Fenix going for a dive and launched him over the announcers table. Jimmy rocked Fatu with a SuperKick. Jimmy rocked Mateo with a Spear. Jimmy called for an Uso Splash. Solo tried to convince Jimmy to join the family. Fatu stood up as well. Mateo avoided a Jimmy dive hitting Tour of the Islands for the 1-2-3 win. 

JC Mateo & Jacob Fatu defeated Jimmy Uso & Rey Fenix in 12:40

➤Solo applauded Mateo’s win. Solo held up both Fatu and Mateo’s hand. 

Amin’s Thoughts — Rey Fenix is simply incredible as it’s just so fun to see him in action. I would like to see Fenix have a big match on the Worlds Collide show with Penta. Good to see Mateo wrestling in his ring gear. You can see Mateo is holding back from his great stuff we’ve seen in NJPW. Good to see Mateo get another nice win on SmackDown. They are biding their time before giving Fatu his full babyface run. Mateo and Fatu is a big match which would be fun to see on WWE TV. 

—Byron Saxton interviewed LA Knight backstage. Let Me Talk To You! YEAH! Knight said Solo Sikoa had a front row seat to see him grab the Money in the Bank briefcase. Knight said the odds are against him. Knight said the odds have been against him the day he stepped foot inside WWE. Knight said he stands here with people calling him the Megastar. Knight spoke about the lights turning out when both Aleister Black and Shinsuke Nakamura come out Knight noted he’s gonna shine a little light on a couple guys in Black and Nakamura living in spooky season. Knight said it was championship season. Knight noted he’s walking and talking 24/7 Money in the Bank. With everybody saying, LA Knight…YEAH! 

R-Truth Promo

R-Truth made his entrance to a strong reaction. R-Truth told the crowd What’s Up! R-Truth noted people keep asking how’s he going to fight his childhood hero John Cena at Saturday Night’s Main Event. R-Truth said he wasn’t fighting his childhood hero. R-Truth said he doesn’t recognize the Cena who attacked him. R-Truth said he realized the problem. R-Truth led the crowd to chant “What!” R-Truth said it was always power. R-Truth spoke about Cena being more disconnected with more power. R-Truth spoke about getting less replies and that Cena felt annoyed with him. R-Truth said he spoke to others and they felt the same way he did. R-Truth said he doesn’t like who he’s become. R-Truth said he’s not sure but will try to get the old Cena back. R-Truth noted he needed to save Cena it he wanted to save wrestling. R-Truth noted he didn’t want to put his hands on Cena R-Truth noted if he had too, he would beat the ever living Hustle, Loyalty, Respect right back into Cena’s a**. R-Truth said he misses his hero. R-Truth said if Cena win, they riot. 

Amin’s Thoughts — Nice for R-Truth to get a match with John Cena during his WWE retirement tour. This mostly feels like just WWE’s way to get Cena to have a quick match on the Saturday Night’s Main Event TV special. I’m wondering if this match with R-Truth is there to set the stage for a bigger angle between Cena and maybe Cody Rhodes returning to set something for the Money in the Bank PLE. 

—Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett hyped the Seth Rollins & Bron Breakker vs. CM Punk and Sami Zayn match for Saturday Night’s Main Event. 

Aleister Black made his awesome entrance for the next match. 

—Highlight promo package was shown hyping the Women’s Money in the Bank qualifying match between Jade Cargill vs. Naomi vs. Nia Jax for SmackDown next week. 

Shinsuke Nakamura made his entrance next. Nakamura’s new entrance looks awesome. LA Knight made his entrance to a big reaction.

(5) Aleister Black vs. LA Knight vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in Men’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

The match began with everyone exchanging strikes. Black and Knight hit a High/Low combo on Nakamura. Knight caught Black with a jumping NeckBreaker. Nakamura stopped Knight with a leg sweep. Black and Nakamura had an awesome strike exchange. Black nailed Nakamura with a jumping knee. Black went for a Flying Moonsault. Knight caught Black with a Jumping SuperPlex in a great spot. Nakamura rocked Knight with a flying knee strike. 

Black caught Nakamura with a springboard Moonsault. Knight made the save. Knight ducked Black Mass. Black avoided the BFT. Knight hit a Burning Hammer on Black. Nakamura made the save. Nakamura taunted Black leading to another great strike exchange. Nakamura nailed Black with a rolling kick. Knight rocked Black with a corner running knee strike. Knight sent Nakamura to the floor. Black hit a knee strike sending Knight to the floor. Black hit a Flying Moonsault onto Nakamura as Knight moved away. 

Black hit a Tope Con Hilo to Knight to the floor. Knight stopped Black with a DDT. Knight hit an LA Elbow on Black. Nakmaura caught Knight with a Kinshasa to the back. Knight grabbed the ropes. Black launched Nakamura with a reverse Exploder Suplex. Black caught Nakamura charging with Black Mass. Knight tossed Black outside the ring. Knight covered Nakamura for the 1-2-3 win. 

LA Knight defeated Shinsuke Nakamura and LA Knight in 11:00 to qualify for Men’s Money in the Bank

Amin’s Thoughts — A pretty enjoyable action packed three way match. The brief interactions between Black and Nakamura was fun to watch. That got me interested in wanting to see a Black and Nakamura program. Knight winning the match was the correct choice. Knight reminds me lots of Jey Uso. Knight has the crowd behind him and can work strong matches. I would not mind if Knight wins Money in the Bank and leads to him reaching main event tier star in WWE. 

—Carmelo Hayes and The Miz were backstage. Melo said it was great not seeing Black win. Miz wondered how many times he needs to take Black Mass for Melo to listen to him. Melo told Miz he spoke to Nick Aldis and has a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match. Miz noted he told Aldis to put Melo in the match because he believes in him. Miz brought up how winning the Money in the Bank led him to main eventing WrestleMania. Miz explained to Melo how Money in the Bank can take him to Superstardom. Hayes said he’s going to win. Miz said he was going to make sure Melo is going to win. Miz asked Melo if he will run the play like he planned. Melo said he will. Miz hyped Melo up. 

—Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu and JC Mateo were backstage. Nick Aldis appeared. Aldis congratulated them on the win. Aldis said Fatu will be in a Men’s Money in the Bank qualifying match next week. Aldis walked off. Solo’s facial expression changed. Solo unenthusiastic expressed excitement over Fatu being in the match. Fatu said “I Love You Solo” before smiling and waking off. Solo told Mateo he hasn’t said it like that in six months. Mateo asked Solo if he was okay with that. Solo told Mateo he’s gonna be alright. 

Amin’s Thoughts — I’m gonna say Solo Sikoa has got something going bringing out the comedic side in him. A babyface run with Solo is something that could work down the road. The way Mateo plays off Solo in these backstage skits is great stuff.  

—Bianca Belair highlight promo aired. Belair spoke about reading a quote saying “The only consistent thing in life is change.” Belair said that really stuck with her. Belair said she tries to smile through everything. Belair noted if she was being transparent right now, she noted these past six months have been most uncomfortable, difficult and challenging times in her career. Belair spoke about losing championships, friendship, losing first match at WrestleMania and getting injured. She said sometimes she would like to say forget it and give up. She then wondered the kind of example would she be for herself if that defined her. She said she would get through it. She said she’s healing. She said she’s gonna heal stronger and wiser. She mentioned here’s to a new beginning. Belair then rephrased the quote “The only consistent thing in life is change and me.” 

Amin’s Thoughts — Really strong video package and promo from Belair. You can look closer and see change is coming when Belair rephrased the quote in the end. Belair heel turn could very well be in the works. 

—They showed a graphic for Bianca Belair returning to SmackDown next week in her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee. Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett hyped the SmackDown show for next week. John Cena appears on SmackDown next week. Women’s Money in the Bank qualifying match between Jade Cargill, Naomi and Nia Jax. Men’s Money in the Bank qualifying match between Carmelo Hayes, Andrade and Jacob Fatu. 

Amin’s Thoughts — A pretty strong line up for SmackDown next week. Will be cool to see Cena back on SmackDown after being away for the SNME build. The more interesting to me was Bianca Belair returning to SmackDown next week in her hometown. The same week of the Women’s Money in the Bank qualifying match. Was the highlight package and the announcement of Belair’s return next week to set the stage for a heel turn in her hometown? I’m guessing that’s what it’s leading too.  

Axiom and Nathan Frazer made their entrance to a solid reaction. Fraxiom got a new theme song. WWE Tag Team Champions Angelo Dawkins & Money Ford made their entrance to a strong reaction. The new Street Profit theme is quite lame gotta say but fits their new onscreen subtle babyface/heel onscreen characters. 

(6) The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (c) vs. Fraxiom (Axiom & Nathan Frazer) for the WWE Tag Team Championship

Dawkins rocked Frazer with a shoulder tackle for two after a fun exchange. Ford nailed Frazer with a standing dropkick for a near fall. Frazer stopped Dawkins with a jumping enzuigiri. Frazer tagged Axiom into the match. Frazer used his quickness catching hitting a sliding DDT on Dawkins. Axiom and Frazer rocked Ford with combination moves. Axiom and Frazer hit stereo topes onto Street Profits. Frazer hit a Tope Con Hilo onto Dawkins and Ford to the floor. Axiom followed hitting a springboard Moonsault onto Axiom and Frazer to the floor. 

Dawkins hit a corner corkscrew splash to Axiom for two. Axiom stopped Dawkins with a flying DDT. Frazer ran wild rocking Ford with a SlingBlade. Frazer hit a running Shooting Star Press on Ford for two. Frazer rocked Dawkins with a running kick on the ring apron. Frazer faked Ford and then hit a springboard dropkick for two. Ford avoided Frazer tagging Dawkins into the match. Dawkins launched Frazer into a Backdrop Suplex from Ford for two. 

Axiom and Ford exchanged strikes. Axiom caught Ford in a Rear-Naked Choke. Frazer caught Dawkins with a Guillotine Hold. Dawkins dumped Frazer onto Axiom to free Ford from the submission. Frazer caught Ford with a Jumping Superplex. Frazer maintained control as he and Axiom hit a BrainBuster/SuperKick combo on Ford for two. Frazer went for a dive. Dawkins stopped Frazer sending him crashing into the ring steps. Dawkins and Ford hit a Doomsday Blockbuster onto Axiom. Frazer made the save hitting a springboard dive onto Dawkins in a cool spot. 

Axiom caught Frazer with a Super Spanish Fly. Frazer followed hitting a Phoenix Splash onto Dawkins. Ford leaped off Frazer’s back to make the save for Dawkins. This led to Axiom catching Ford with a mid-air Golden Ratio. The crowd booed as DIY ran down. MCMG ran down as a brawl broke out ringside. Ford hit an awesome Tope Con Hilo onto DIY and MCMG to the floor. Dawkins caught Frazer with a Sky High SpineBuster. Ford climbed the ropes calling for From The Heavens. The lights went out as The Wyatt static was heard. The crowd went wild. The lights turned on Wyatt Sicks was inside the ring. Ford did the Cross sign. Dexter Lumis hit a springboard yanking Ford off the ropes. The referee called for the bell. 

Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford vs. Axiom & Nathan Frazer ended in 21:17 via No-Contest

Amin’s Thoughts — A really fun action packed tag team match. I really liked the match layout with Dawkins and Ford playing subtle heels taking control over to their pace. This was nicely done to get the crowd between Axiom and Frazer who are still a new tag team that recently joined the SmackDown roster. A really good showing from both teams. I usually don’t like seeing DQ finishes in championship matches. This was fine here as it kept both the Street Profits and Fraxiom strong. Good to see the Street Profits still holding the titles. The DQ finish also led to something bigger with the big post-match angle from the returning Wyatt Sicks. Good stuff here all around. 

➤Erick Rowan took out Gargano and Ciampa with a double running crossbody on the floor. Nikki Cross took out Candice LeRae with a flying crossbody. Joe Gacy hit a handspring rebound lariat on Dawkins. The crowd was chanting “Holy S*it” which was censored. Gacy grabbed Lumis and PowerBombed him onto Dawkins. Uncle Howdy placed Frazer in the Mandible Claw. The crowd went wild as Uncle Howdy gave Gargano the Sister Abigail. The lights went out as The Wyatt Sicks posed together. The crowd in the arena did the fireflies. Nikki placed a birthday cake in the ring. Friday on SmackDown was the date of Bray Wyatt’s birthday. Uncle Howdy looked up into the sky saying “My Life for You!” Uncle Howdy blew out the candle on the cake to close the show.

Amin’s Thoughts — A fantastic return for The Wyatt Sicks as they looked awesome together as a group. The crowd reacted to The Wyatt Sicks like they were huge stars. The first time Wyatt Sicks debut was awesome and made you feel something special was in the works. This return once again felt like there’s something special to come. The Wyatt Sicks returning back to WWE TV on Bray Wyatt’s birthday was perfect. Bo Dallas blowing out the candle was a wonderful touch to celebrate Bray’s birthday. This was nicely done. Looking forward to seeing where this leads for Wyatt Sicks.

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