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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: UNIFIED TITLE MATCH NEXT WEEK?, QUALIFIERS FOR MONEY IN THE BANK?, INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH, AND MORE

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Pat McAfee.

We are told that Sami Zayn wrestles Riddle and if Riddle wins he gets a Unified title match but if he loses, he will be banned from Smackdown.

We see Drew McIntyre in Gorilla Position fighting off Butch before he can go to the ring.

Match Number One:  Drew McIntyre versus Sheamus (with Butch) in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

They lock up and they fight for position in the corner.  Sheamus with a punch and chops but Drew gets his turn.  Sheamus with a kick and forearm.  Sheamus with an Irish whip and Drew with a clothesline out of the corner.  Drew sends Sheamus into the turnbuckles and he chops Sheamus.  Drew with a chop.  Sheamus with punches and a side head lock and shoulder tackle.  Drew with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.  Sheamus with a kick and he sends Drew over the to rope but Drew lands on the apron.  Sheamus with a kick and forearms to the chest.  Drew with back elbows and Drew with forearms across the chest.  Drew sets for a power bomb on the apron and Butch gets on the apron and the distraction sends Drew into the ring post.  Sheamus with an Air Raid Crash onto the apron.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Drew with a chop to Sheamus and Sheamus with an Alabama Slam for a near fall.  Sheamus with a double fish hook.  Drew with a clothesline and another clothesline.  Drew with a belly-to-belly suplex followed by an overhead belly-to-belly suplex.  Drew with a neck breaker.  Drew sends Sheamus into the corner and Sheamus with an elbow.  Drew with a spinebuster for a near fall.  Sheamus with a head butt and Drew with a head butt of his own.  Sheamus with a Future Shock DDT for a near fall.  Sheamus goes up top and Drew stops him.  Drew with a chop and punches.  Drew sets for a super Air Raid Crash and he hits it.  Drew gets a near fall.

Drew sets for a Claymore but Sheamus with a knee and he gets a near fall when he collapses onto Drew.  Sheamus sets for a Brogue Kick and Drew counters with a power bomb and he gets a near fall.  Drew with a Claymore to Butch and Sheamus clotheslines Drew over the top rope to the floor.  Sheamus goes to the turnbuckles and hits a clothesline off the turnbuckles.  Drew with an overhead belly to-suplex on the floor and then Drew is sent into the time keeper's area.  They each grab chairs and they both swing and hit the other's chair as the referee calls for the bell.

Double Count Out

Drew sends Sheamus through the announce table as we go to commercial.

We are back and Sheamus and Drew fight around ringside.  Sheamus punches Drew and Drew punches back.  Drew sends Sheamus into the announce table and Butch jumps on Drew while officials try to separate things.  Drew sends Butch to the floor and then Drew and Sheamus fight into the crowd.  

Drew gets on the ring steps while Sheamus stands on the first set of stairs in the aisle.

We take a look at Cody Rhodes from Raw and what Seth Rollins did to him.

Cole mentions that Cody could be out for up to 9 months.

Kayla Braxton is in the back with Lacey Evans.  

Kayla asks Lacey about what winning Money in the Bank means.  Lacey says if she wins Money in the Bank, she can challenge any champion any time, and any place.  Xia Li looks at her like a victim and Lacey says she looks at Xia as someone who is not giving her a chance.  Lacey says she may not be better than Xia Li, but Xia is not better than Lacey.

Xia Li says Lacey Evans is not a winner, she is a whiner.  She will make Lacey cry tears as she goes on to Money in the Bank.

Match Number Two:  Lacey Evans versus Xia Li in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

Xia with a waist lock into a side head lock.  Lacey with a shoulder tackle.  Lacey misses a leg sweep and Xia with a kick for a near fall.  Xia with kicks to the leg.  Xia with a kick and forearm in the corner.  Xia with an exploder for a near fall.  Xia with a Cobra Clutch.  Lacey with an arm drag and shoulder tackle.  Lacey with a kick and snap mare.  Lacey with a running back elbow into the corner.  Lacey with a hesitation Bronco Buster and she gets a near fall.  Xia with a back heel kick and Lacey with a punch for the three count.

Winner:  Lacey Evans

Adam Pearce is on the phone and Drew McIntyre enters.  He says he wants in the ladder match and he tells Adam to make it happen.  Adam says he didn't win.  He has to process things before he can make a decision.  Drew tells Adam to put him in the match.

Smackdown Women's Champion Ronda Rousey makes her way to the ring.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a video for the Viking Raiders.

They say Vikings are some of the most rugged people on the planet.  Every city they go to, they are ready to join the raid.  They pride themselves on honor, valor, and bravery.

Adam Pearce is in his office and Butch and Sheamus enter.  Sheamus says he should be in the match.  Adam says he told Drew there is a lot to process.  Sheamus says he wants results.

Ronda says Money in the Bank is three weeks away.  She says she cannot wait.  She wants to prove to Natalya that the arm bar she learned from her mom is better than that cheap imitation of a Sharpshooter she pilfered from her uncle Bret.

Shotzi makes her way to the stage and she tells Ronda to shut up.  She says she might not have the experience of Natalya or a fancy submission move, but what she has is serious aggression and a killer instinct.   If you are a fighting champion, you wouldn't wait until Money in the Bank.  The Baddest Woman on the Planet would have no problem fighting me right here, right now.

Ronda asks the people if Shotzi should have a match?  Ronda tells Shotzi she is on.

Match Number Three:  Ronda Rousey versus Shotzi in a Non Title Match

Shotzi with a waist lock and Ronda with a wrist lock take down.  Shotzi gets to the ropes to force a break.  Ronda blocks Shotzi going for the legs and Shotzi with a fish hook and knees.  Shotzi with a front face lock and Ronda with a knee.  Ronda with a body scissors take down for a near fall.  Shotzi with a snap mare and kick.  Ronda with a power slam for a near fall.  Shotzi pushes Ronda away and Shotzi with a head scissors in the ropes.  Ronda with an ankle lock in the ropes.  Shotzi kicks Ronda on the apron.  Shotzi with a tornado DDT off the apron to the floor.  Shotzi sends Ronda back into the ring and she gets a near fall.  Shotzi with kicks to Ronda.

Shotzi with forearms and she gets a near fall.  Shotzi goes for a suplex but Ronda blocks it.  Ronda with a waist lock and goes for an O'Connor Roll but Shotzi holds on to the ropes.  Shotzi with a round kick to the temple for a near fall.  Shotzi with a kick to the arm.  Shotzi with a hammer lock using the leg and she works on the other arm with an arm bar.   Ronda rolls through and goes for the ankle lock but Shotzi kicks Ronda in the arm.  Shotzi with a suplex for a near fall.  Shotzi goes for a suplex into the turnbuckles and she hits it.  Shotzi with kicks in the corner.  Shotzi misses a drop kick into the corner when Ronda moves.  Ronda gets Shotzi up and Shotzi with a back heel kick and knee followed by a rolling elbow.

Ronda blocks a kick and Shotzi slaps Ronda a few times.  Ronda with an exploder and it is time for judo throws and punches.  Ronda with a kick to the midsection and she rolls through for Piper's Pit.  Ronda with an arm bar and Shotzi taps out.

Winner:  Ronda Rousey

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