Tonight’s version of Friday Night time SmackDown was a pre-taped episode from the CHI Well being Heart in Omaha, Nebraska because the roster is at present abroad in Japan.
To start out 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 group 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 mentioned that she doesn’t know what Blair’s concern is along with her, however can inform that she’s attempting 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 must deal with some enterprise with Alba Fyre and Isla Daybreak.
The present returns from industrial as Cargill and Belair make their manner out to the ring. Bianca appears like The Unholy Union has been ghosting her and Jade since profitable the Ladies’s Tag Group Championships at Conflict on the Fortress. However the place are the champions? Proper behind them! Fyre and Daybreak assault Cargill and Belair from behind, however it backfires rapidly as they get manhandled by each girls exterior the ring.
A video bundle 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 group match, however would quickly turn into the sufferer of an inexpensive shot by Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton. That might be stopped by Michin’s associate Bayley. The WWE Ladies’s Champion would come out operating and able to swing a kendo stick at Jax and Stratton. The assault would result in a 2-on-1 benefit firstly of the match, though Bayley was in a position to maintain her personal in opposition to Stratton. Michin ultimately received up however Jax made positive to hit a Samoan drop on the skin to incapacitate her as soon as once more, with the heel group 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 group 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 Night time SmackDown:
The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Daybreak) (c) vs Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill for the WWE Ladies’s Tag Group Championship
