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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: MORE QUALIFIERS FOR MONEY IN THE BANK, NAKAMURA ANNOUNCES HIS STIPULATION, BIG MATCH NEXT WEEK, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2018-05-22 21:58:00

We are back and AJ Styles makes his way to the ring to hear what the stipulation will be for his WWE Title defense at Money in the Bank.

Renee Young brings out Shinsuke Nakamura.

Renee asks Nakamura what will he select for his stipulation, but AJ interrupts.

AJ wants to know what is the stipulation.

Nakamura tells AJ to relax and remember why he gets to choose the stipulation.  We see what happened at the end of the match to allow Nakamura to get the win.

AJ tells Nakamura to enjoy that and remember that because it will never . . . 

Nakamura tells AJ to be quiet and he says that not only will he beat AJ, he will dishonor him.  AJ will never recover.  Your title is mine.  Your house is now his house.  

AJ says he wants to know what his last ever match will be.

Nakamura says the stipulation will be . . . a Pillow Fight.

AJ wants to make sure he heard what Nakamura said.  AJ says he knew that Nakamura was the King of Soft Style. 

Nakamura says he jokes because he has the upper hand.  AJ jokes because he is afraid and weak.  Nakamura says he can only think about Knee to Face.

AJ says he doesn't care what the stipulation is because when it matters Nakamura cannot beat him.  That is why Nakamura keeps using the cheap shots.  This is not the Nakamura that everyone wanted on Smackdown.  Choose your stipulation because it will not even the field.

Nakamura tries to punch AJ and AJ blocks the punch and punches Nakamura.  They go to the floor and Nakamura with a knee.  AJ sends Nakamura into Yeatonville.

AJ adjusts the announce table but Nakamura hits AJ with a chair.  AJ sends Nakamura into the crowd and they exchange punches.  Styles comes off the ringside barrier and Nakamura hits AJ with a chair.  

Nakamura starts counting while AJ is on the ground.  Nakamura with a knee and then he drops AJ across the announce table.  Nakamura sets for Kinshasa and he hits it.  Nakamura counts again and he gets to ten.  Nakamura gets on top of the table and he asks for a mic.  He says it will be Last Man Standing.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Luke and Karl say they respect the Usos, but when you had your shot with the Bludgeon Brothers, you blew it.  Luke says it won't be the Good Brothers taking their spot at the top of the tag team division.  Karl says . . . 

Jey takes the mic and he asks if they know where they at.  This ain't Japan or Raw.  This is Smackdown where the Usos reside.  You have to earn it.  He welcomes them to the Uso Penitentiary.

Karl says he doesn't see any wardens and he has Luke tell them what they see.

Match Number Four:  Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso versus Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows in a Number One Contender Match

The Usos attack Luke and Karl before the bell rings.  Luke with an uppercut to Jey and the referee starts the match.  Jey clotheslines Luke over the top rope and then Jey with a plancha onto Karl and Luke.

Jey and Luke return to the ring and Jey punches Luke.  Jimmy tags in and he hits a forearm into the corner.    Jey tags in and they make a wish on Luke.  Jey with a kick and Jimmy tags back in.  They kick Luke and Jimmy with a head butt and reverse chin lock.  Luke with a belly-to-back suplex and both men are down.  Jey and Karl tag in and Karl with a back elbow and chop followed by a clothesline.  Anderson with a running forearm and he knocks Jimmy off the apron with an elbow.  Karl with a running boot into the corner.  Anderson goes to the turnbuckles and hits a neck breaker for a near fall.

Anderson runs into an enzuigiri and Jey goes up top but Karl with a kick to crotch Jey.  Anderson goes to the turnbuckles and Jey with a hed butt to send Karl to the mat.  Jey with a dragon whip but Gallows tags in.  Gallows misses a splash into the corner and Jimmy and Jey with kicks.  Jimmy tags in and he hits a few super kicks and Jey tags in and hits a superfly splash for a near fall.    Jimmy makes the tag and they go to opposite corners.  Karl knocks Jey off the turnbuckles.  Jimmy with a super kick and Gallows with a super kick of his own.  Anderson tags in and they hit Magic Killer for the three count.

Winners:  Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows 

We go to commercial.

Match Number Five:  Naomi versus Sonya Deville (with Mandy Rose) in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

Sonya with a waist lock take down and rollup for a near fall.  Sonya with another rollup for a near fall.  Naomi with a victory roll for a near fall.  We see Becky watching from the back as Sonya and Naomi miss a series of kicks and then Naomi does a split and gets a near fall with a rollup.  Sonya with a double leg take down as we see Charlotte Flair watching.  Sonya with punches and a snap mare followed by a sliding knee to the back.  Sonya with a body scissors.

Naomi gets back to her feet and she backs Sonya into the corner and then hits a hip toss.  Sonya with a spinebuster for a near fall.  Sonya with kicks in the corner but she runs into a boot.  Naomi with a forearm.  Sonya with a kick.  Naomi with a kick.  Sonya with another kick as they go back and forth.  Both with kicks at the same time as they almost go Kid N Play.  Both with drop kicks at the same time.  Sonya with knees.  Naomi avoids a Superman punch and gets the three count with a rollup.

Winner:  Naomi (Qualifies for Money in the Bank)

We see Jeff Hardy coming out of the locker room and he is in a good mood.

Renee asks Jeff about his feelings about the match.  Jeff says he was excited when he heard the news.  There are things he can do with ladders that will excite the fans.  He gets to climb the ladder rung by rung.  Jeff says he is fired up and he is taking flight.

We go to commercial with Samoa Joe making his way to ringside to watch the main event.

We are back and The New Day will face The Bar and Miz next week.

Match Number Six:  Jeff Hardy versus Daniel Bryan in a Qualify for a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match Non Title Match 

They shake hands before they lock up.  They lock up and Hardy with a waist lock.  Daniel with a wrist lock and Hardy with a reversal and side head lock.  Hardy with a shoulder tackle.  They go for a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock and Bryan with a wrist lock take down.  Bryan with a side head lock and shoulder tackle.  Daniel gets a near fall.  Daniel with a wrist lock and Hardy with a reversal.  Bryan with a reversal.  Daniel flips out of the corner on an Irish whip.  Hardy with a reverse atomic drop followed by a leg drop and drop kick.

Daniel goes to the floor as we go to commercial.

We are back and both men with cross body blocks and both go down.  Bryan with European uppercuts while Hardy with kicks.  Bryan with kicks and an enzuigiri that sends Hardy to the floor.  Bryan with a baseball slide that sends Hardy into the ringside barrier.  Bryan misses the flying knee off the apron and Hardy with a clothesline off the apron and both men are down.  Hardy goes up top and Daniel stops him and puts Hardy in the Tree of Woe.  Bryan with kicks and a baseball slide.  

Bryan goes to the turnbuckles for a belly-to-back superplex but Hardy with punches to knock Bryan to the mat.  Hardy with Whisper in the Wind onto Bryan for a near fall.  Hardy sets for a Twist of Fate and he kicks Bryan but Bryan escapes and he drop kicks Hardy in his injured knee.  Bryan with kicks to the chest and he misses a round kick.  Hardy with a Twist of Fate and then Hardy goes up top for the Swanton.  Daniel gets his knees up as Hardy comes off the turnbuckles and Bryan with a round kick and he gets a near fall.

Bryan sets for the running knee but Hardy moves.  Hardy with a rollup for a near fall.  Bryan misses a round kick and Hardy with a rollup for a near fall.  Bryan with European uppercuts but Hardy goes for a back slide.  Hardy goes for a Twist of Fate but Bryan escapes and hits a dragon screw and then Bryan with a heel hook and he grapevines the leg.  Hardy taps out.

Winner:  Daniel Bryan (advances to face Samoa Joe next week . . . Hardy still Champion)

After the match, Samoa Joe enters the ring and he tells Daniel he does not see what he is celebrating for because next week Daniel faces him.

Samoa Joe is asked about his confidence.  Joe asks why is it when he talks the truth it is called strong words.  Next week, Daniel Bryan goes to sleep . . . Yes . . . Yes . . .Yes.

We go to credits.


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