Tonight’s episode of Friday Night time SmackDown comes off the heels of final Saturday’s Cash within the Financial institution premium stay occasion. Talking of heels and Cash within the Financial institution, our ladies’s Cash within the Financial institution winner is none aside from Tiffany Stratton. How did her celebration go? Let’s discover out.
Lo and behold, the celebration kicks off the present. Tiffany says that on Saturday, it formally grew to become Tiffy Time when she claimed the ladder to the Tiffy High and have become the youngest feminine winner of the Cash within the Financial institution ladder match in WWE historical past. Whereas Trish Stratus might have been the host of the present, the Buff Barbie believes she was the true star of the present, and with out having the Corridor of Famer round to “damage her second”, it’s now her time. She proceeds to call drop Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez, and Bayley, every of them present ladies’s champions within the firm, warning them to maintain their heads on a swivel as a result of their title reigns are actually on Tiffy Time. One of many champs has had sufficient of Stratton’s phrases within the type of Bayley.
The WWE Ladies’s Champion takes her stand on the mic, congratulating Tiffany for reaching a giant accomplishment by profitable the Cash within the Financial institution ladder match. Stratton questions Bayley’s motives for popping out to the ring, however the champ says she’s there to lend recommendation contemplating her personal MITB victory in 2019, a time that had but to function Tiffany in WWE. Stratton doesn’t pay thoughts to Bayley’s feedback as a result of it’s now 2024, as soon as once more flaunting her standing because the youngest winner and verbally disparaging the lady that stands in entrance of her. Bayley isn’t bothered by the potato chip-eating insults, as a result of she has yet another piece of recommendation to lend to Tiffany: if she even plans on cashing in her Cash within the Financial institution contract, she ought to moreover plan on making historical past as the primary winner to ever fail her cash-in.
An extra girl joins the fray as Nia Jax makes her manner out. The Irresistible Power accuses Bayley of constructing empty threats, particularly when she’ll be dealing with her at SummerSlam for the Ladies’s Championship. However she received’t be dealing with any model of Bayley: not “Hugger” Bayley from NXT, not the Bayley circa 2017 who was injured for 3 months as a result of Nia, however the Grand Slam Ladies’s Champion and Royal Rumble winner, the identical Bayley that’s going to embarrass Nia on the Greatest Social gathering of the Summer season. Nonetheless, on the off probability she loses the title to Jax, what’s Tiffany to do? Does she money in on Nia?
Jax sees by way of Bayley’s phrases as a solution to create friction with Stratton, her “private little Barbie doll”. However to Jax, Bayley is just not a toy; she is a sufferer, and at SummerSlam, Nia goes to victimize her. The champ makes an attempt to throw a left punch that rapidly turns right into a double group assault by Nia and Tiffany, however Michin is available in armed with a kendo follow rescue the Ladies’s Champion as soon as once more.
Following a industrial break, we get highlights of the ladies’s Cash within the Financial institution ladder match. Byron Saxton tries to talk to Piper Niven and Chelsea Inexperienced, who’re outdoors the workplace of Nick Aldis; Inexperienced is noticeably sporting a bedazzled neckbrace after her efficiency at Saturday’s present, stating that she has been referred to as “mom of mayhem” and “princess of ache” by the entire world, so she doesn’t have time to reply any questions. Piper instructions Saxton to go away.
We reduce proper again to the in-ring motion and the combat is on between Michin and Nia Jax. Michin tries to seek out methods to reverse Jax’s arsenal, however the Queen of the Ring winner someway counters it off. Bayley is watching from ringside supporting Michin, whereas Tiffany watches from the opposite facet supporting Nia. Jax ultimately good points management of the match, however the Blasian Baddie continues to combat and reveals no indicators of slowing down. At this level, Tiffany tries to distract the referee by misplacing Michin’s kendo stick, however will get attacked by Bayley for doing so. The distraction looks as if it’ll result in a victory for Michin, however Nia kicks out at two, and he or she finally ends up falling sufferer to a Samoan drop and an Annihilator for Nia to win the match.
With the match now over, Bayley now makes an attempt to throw palms along with her SummerSlam opponent, however identical to earlier than, it turns into one other alternative for Nia and Tiffany to gang up on her. They exit the ring, however Tiffany seemingly has different plans, pondering of doubtless cashing in on Bayley, however Jax stops her and offers her a regarding look, understanding {that a} money in may price her a possibility to win the title at SummerSlam. Stratton turns into nervous, however rapidly brushes it off by high-fiving Nia.
Chelsea and Piper are at it once more, nonetheless standing outdoors of Nick Aldis’s workplace. They run into Fairly Lethal, who’re making an attempt to get their price range authorised for “Fairly Lethal: The Musical”, which they first pitched final week. The 2 are advised by Inexperienced that there’s a line to speak to Nick Aldis, as a result of nobody is getting in line earlier than “mwah” does. The door then opens, and it’s LA Knight to a lot fanfare. Chelsea is offended, however asks if Aldis is busy, and is advised that he’ll name her, however nonetheless has a number of different issues to do.
(Additionally of observe: not Piper studying a ebook referred to as “HOW TO START A CULT”. Embrace that brujería/witchcraft, queen!)
Blair Davenport is featured in one other vignette. Dialogue and a few clips from one in all her earlier vignettes had been recycled, intercut with new footage of her important roster run. Davenport then makes her entrance, gearing up for a match with Naomi. The 2 have had lingering points since Davenport’s arrival to the blue model. The match could be very forwards and backwards firstly, however ultimately picks up in Blair’s favor earlier than a industrial break, as she targets Naomi’s arm and rams her into the ring publish.
The break is temporary, however the ache on Naomi’s arm continues. The followers stay on her facet, despite commentary mentioning that her physique continues to be banged up from Cash within the Financial institution. Her and Blair get some close to falls in, however it was Naomi who bought the W over the promising upstart.
Naomi was now backstage and was congratulated by Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill. Like Piper and Chelsea, Bianca and Jade have been wanting to speak to Nick Aldis, however there’s nonetheless no signal of him in any respect. When Chelsea overhears this within the background, she and Piper storm into Aldis’s workplace. For the reason that present’s nearly over, the ex-Ladies’s Tag Staff Champions plan on going dwelling and say goodbye to Naomi for the evening.
The Lady with the Glow then runs into Blair, who’s hurting and tells her she doesn’t need any hassle, admitting that the very best girl received and providing her a handshake, however Naomi is uncertain that the respect is honest, so Davenport walks away. Chelsea and Piper then exit the workplace, realizing Nick actually is gone and letting Naomi know, leaving in a huff. Sadly for Naomi, her evening ends laid out on the ground due to a sneak assault from Blair, exhibiting resentment for her loss.
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