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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: THREE QUALIFYING MATCHES, THE STAKES ARE RAISED FOR MONEY AT THE BANK, WHO DO YOU ACKNOWLEDGE?, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2024-06-28 21:59:00

Solo Sikoa is in the back with Paul Heyman.  

Paul tells Solo that Cody, Randy, and Kevin have been removed from the building.  Paul wants to serve Solo as the wise man.  He wants to know what is happening tonight and he asks where is Jacob.  

Solo tells Paul he is his wise man and he will take his advice.  Solo says that you said that Jacob was too violent so he isn't here tonight.

Logan Paul says that this is the mecca of sports entertainment where legends are made and heroes are born.  Tonight, he gets to compete here.  Logan says he brought someone who know what it means to win at Madison Square Garden.  He brings out Tyrese Halliburton.

Match Number Two:  Santos Escobar versus Logan Paul and LA Knight in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match

Knight punches Logan and connects with elbows to Santos.  Knight with shoulders to Logan and a clothesline to Santos.  Knight punches Logan and Santos with a double leg take down on Knight.  Logan and Santos work over Knight with kicks.  Santos with a kick and Logan kicks him as well.  Santos punches Knight and Logan pushes Santos away.  Logan with an uppercut to Knight.  Santos with a punch.  Santos with a head scissors to Knight but he pushes Logan.  Logan sends Santos over the top rope to the floor.  Logan with a power slam for a near fall.  Knight with punches and Logan with a knee.  Knight with a drop kick through the ropes to Santos.  Knight with a shoulder from the apron and a slingshot shoulder tackle to Logan.  Knight with punches and kicks to Logan.

Paul with a knee to Knight and he sets for a fallaway power bomb.  Logan with a pescado onto Knight.  Santos with a suicide dive to Logan.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Knight sends Paul into the announce table and Santos hits Knight from behind.  They return to the ring while Paul stays outside the ring.  Knight with a back elbow to Santos and he goes to the turnbuckles with Santos on his shoulders.  Santos with an elbow and he sets for a super Rana and hits it for a near fall.  Logan sets for a fallaway power bomb and sends Santos onto Knight and the referee actually makes the count for Santos.  Paul gets a near fall.  Logan with an uppercut to Knight and Knight with a punch.  Logan fires back and Knight with a kick and jabs.  Knight with a side Russian leg sweep and a DDT to Santos.  Logan with a splash on Santos when Knight moves.  Knight with a belly-to-back suplex and he sets for the Yeahple's Elbow but Santos with a jumping knee.  Knight with a tilt a whirl power slam and elbow drop.

Knight kicks Logan in the corner.  Knight with a running hip to Logan but Santos with a running double knee strike and Santos with a Phantom Driver to Knight for a near fall.  Logan with a forearm in the corner and punches followed by chops.  Santos with chops to Logan.  Logan with a forearm to knock Santos off the turnbuckles.  Santos kicks Logan.  Santos kicks Knight away and Knight leaps up and hits a belly-to-back superplex on Santos.

Logan with a swanton to Knight for a near fall.  Logan calls for his cheating implement from his sycophants.   Tyrese holds them and Jalen Brunson trespasses and they are separated.  

Santos with running knees to Logan and he misses on Knight.  Knight with BFT to Santos and Logan with an O'Connor Roll and a handful of tights for a near fall.  Knight reverses and gets the three count, with some help.

Winner:  LA Knight

After the match, Tyrese has the brass knuckles and Logan gets behind Knight.  Knight makes sure he can see them while Jalen Brunson brings a chair into the ring.

Logan and his basketball friend leave the ring.

Baron Corbin is with Apollo Crews and Baron says Knight has a tough chance.

Crews says he likes Jey and he is happy that Santos won't be in the match.

Carmelo Hayes shows up and says Melo is in the Garden and they ask about Carmelo Anthony.  

Hayes says when he wins, his Melo in the Bank shirt will be a top seller.

Crews says that Hayes is a bit delusional.

Hayes says he pinned Randy Orton and people should put their money on him.

We take a look back at Sika with a video package.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Andrade says Money in the Bank isn't any other match.  It is where dreams are made.  It is a time for glory.  For him, it is a time for destiny.  He does not fight to win, he fights to destroy.  He says he is not just taking the briefcase, he is taking everything.

Match Number Three:  Blair Davenport versus Naomi versus Indi Hartwell in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match 

Blair and Indi shake hands and talk about strategy and Naomi with a double drop kick.  Naomi slides under Blair and Indi and hits a mule kick on both.  Blair and Indi with a slam to Naomi.  Indi gets a cover and Blair with a rollup on Indi.  They Irish whip Naomi and Naomi kicks Blair and goes for a rana on Indi but Indi blocks it and swings Naomi into Blair and she hits a power bomb for a near fall.  Blair with a double stomp off the apron to Naomi's back and Blair sends Indi over the ring steps.  Blair with a double stomp to Indi off the steps.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Indi with a sleeper on Blair but Blair with a jaw breaker.  Naomi with a neck breaker to Indi after Naomi sends Blair to Indi for a DDT.  Naomi goes up top and hits a cross body on both women.  Naomi with a clothesline to Blair and a springboard round kick to Indi.  Naomi with a split leg drop to both for a near fall.  Naomi with forearms to Blair and Indi.  Naomi with a splash to Blair and Indi with a slam to Naomi and she hits a slam onto Naomi for a near fall.  Naomi with a bulldog of Indi into the corner and Blair is in the corner.  Naomi with a moonsault onto Indi.  Blair with a Falcon Arrow to Naomi for a near fall.

Naomi with forearms to both and then Indi and Blair with their own forearms.  Blair with a thrust kick to Naomi and Indi with a thrust kick to Blair.  Naomi with Last Train to Clarksville on Indi.  Naomi with a kick to Blair and Naomi misses the split legged moonsault.  Indi pulls Blair to the floor and swings her into the ring steps.  Indi sends Naomi into the ringside barrier.  Indi sends Naomi into the ring and Jade Cargill comes out and Indi throws a punch but Jade with a forearm and she sends Indi into the ring post.  Indi is thrown into the ring and Naomi with a round kick and a Bubba Bomb and rollup for the three count.

Winner:  Naomi

We go to commercial.

We are back and next week Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair face Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae.  Next week, Pretty Deadly face The Street Profits.  Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa face Austin Theory and Grayson Waller for the Tag titles.

Byron Saxton is with Johnny and Tommaso and he asks them what is their strategy for next week.  Tommaso says they have history in Toronto because they won the tag titles there.  They return to the same building . . . 

Austin Theory shows up and he says he has thought about it for two weeks.

Johnny says Waller pulled Theory in front of him.

Theory says they are going to be in Toronto and he is his best friend.

Johnny says Waller doesn't care about Theory.  He is only doing it to keep the titles.

Waller attacks Johnny and Tommaso.  

Theory pulls Waller away and they leave.

Solo Sikoa, Paul Heyman, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa make their way to the ring.

Paul introduces himself and he starts to talk but he is cut off by Solo because Solo held out his hand.

Solo says before we do that, he wants to introduce the newest member of the Bloodline . . . The Samoan Werewolf, his enforcer . . . Jacob Fatu.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Solo identifies the building they are in and he wants them to acknowledge him and Paul has a shocked look on his face.

Solo tells Tama Tonga to acknowledge him.

Tama does it.

Solo tells Tonga Loa to acknowledge him and he does.

Solo wants Jacob Fatu to acknowledge him.

Jacob acknowledges him.

Solo tells Paul this is his one chance to live and he tells Paul to acknowledge him.

Tonga pulls out the Roman red lei and he hands it to Paul to put around his neck.

Paul tells Solo he loves him and he acknowledges that he is not his tribal chief.

Solo hits Paul with a Samoan Spike.

Solo tells Jacob to go up.  

Jacob with a diving head butt to Paul.

They drag Paul to the announce table as they rearrange it.

They get Paul up for the Cerberus Bomb through the announce table.

The Roman Red Lei is put around Solo's neck.

We go to credits.

 


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