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It’s Friday, which means it’s time for more WWE SmackDown action! With WWE Hell In A Cell just 2 days away, no matches from the blue brand have been announced for the show yet.
Will they announce any tonight? We shall see, but two big matches have been announced for tonight’s episode.
Currently set for the show is:
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship – The Usos (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Riddle
- Six-Pack Challenge – Raquel Rodriguez vs. Shayna Baszler vs. Shotzi vs. Xia Li vs. Natalya vs. Aliyah
- Madcap Moss returns
Follow along with all the happenings on the blue brand here from 8PM EST.
It's a handicap match
Nakamura is out. Riddle is now going 1 on 2 with The Usos. The Usos are beating up Riddle. Jey Uso is in with Riddle. While Riddle is down, Uso mimics Randy Orton.
Riddle is fired up and goes crazy. He hits the pump knee. He hits a beautiful Floating Bro onto Jey from the apron to the floor. Back in the ring, he hits the draping DDT. He looks like he’s going to win. Jey is up on the apron. Riddle takes him out. He avoids being rolled up.
In true WWE2K22 style, Roman Reigns music hits. Riddle is distracted. He manages to still hit a Super-RKO. But, Jimmy wasn’t legal. Jey Uso hits the Uso Splash.
It’s revealed that Sami Zayn turned on the music. He freaks out because it worked. He tries to come out and celebrate with the Usos. Riddle attacks Zayn. The Usos make the save and that’s it folks.
Another SmackDown in the books.
Dedicated to @RandyOrton.@SuperKingofBros #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/SatPFl9xBo
— WWE (@WWE) June 4, 2022
The tag team titles are on the line
Before the main event, we find out Corbin and Moss have been added to Hell in a Cell. We also find out Gunther will challenge for the Intercontinental Championship next week. Cherish that title for one more week Ricochet because I don’t think you’ll have it much longer.
Nakamura and Riddle make their entrance. On a night where they celebrate Cole’s longevity, he’s had a rough night. He has gotten several people’s names wrong. Aliyah, Madcap, and a couple of others. He also screwed up the wording of trying to explain why Nakamura and Riddle were teaming up.
Nakamura comes out hot. He tags in Riddle. They take turns kicking Jey. Riddle is in and is hitting some serious forearms when Jimmy tags himself in with a blind tag. The two Usos take over for a short bit. Riddle is able to tag in Shinsuke.
The Usos slam Nakamura into the steel steps. He hits knee first. The Usos then hit a thrust kick to Shinsuke’s knee. Nakamura is unable to continue. The ref throws up the X symbol. This is cleary not a real injury, but a work. Riddle is about to go 1 on 2 on The Usos. I guess Riddle is now the 1 and the Usos are the 2?
Up and then down @SuperKingofBros goes. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/KGqjHpdBS4
— WWE (@WWE) June 4, 2022
Madcap is back
He’s mad. No jokes. No cap. He’s been repackaged to a guy in black trunks. He says he buried the old Madcap and there’s a new one. The new one wants to punch Corbin in the face.
Corbin comes down to the ring and say he just wants to be his employee again. MJF/Wardlow this segment is not. Corbin says a match is a bad idea.
Adam Pearce immediately comes out and says the match is a good idea. So, the match is official.
By the way, The Inspirational Lacey Evans is coming back to SmackDown next week.
The match ended before it ever really started. Corbin tried to avoid any contact. He runs outside and grabs a chair. Madcap blocks it. He takes the chair and attacks Corbin. He gets DQ’ed. He continues to attack him.
He takes the chair and wraps it around Corbin’s head. He’s got the steel steps and tries to drop it on his head, but the WWE official crew stops him. Madcap is upset.
Looking good @MadcapMoss! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/W1AxkH61I5
— WWE (@WWE) June 4, 2022
6-Way Women's Match
Natalya, Raquel Gonzales, Xia Li, Shotzi, Aliyah and Shayna Baszler are facing off in a 6-way match for a chance to face Ronda Rousey. Xia Li seems like an odd addition to this match. But, she is looking great early on.
As any 6-way match would go, there’s a lot of hectic action. At one point, Shayna Baszler went for a gut-wrench suplex on Aliyah. Aliyah didn’t get flipped all the way over and landed on her head and neck. She immediately rolled right out of the ring. She may have been hurt. She didn’t look like she was ok.
Raquel Gonzales destroys everyone. She hits the Tejana Bomb and is about to make the cover when Shayna Baszler jumps her from behind. This allows Natalya to make the cover for the win.
Yep. Natalya is the number one contender. The BOAT vs. The Baddest. Wahoo!!!
Of course, Pat McAfee had to take a shot at Naomi and Sasha. He said isn’t it awesome that it actually happened.
Who will be the next to challenge @RondaRousey?#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/hNXBV9oZgt
— WWE (@WWE) June 4, 2022
Humberto vs. Jinder Mahal
This is one half of the tag math we saw last week. I wonder if we will get dancing Shanky again?
We did. He’s now know as The Sckscraping Shanky. Humberto had Mahal, but the ref was distracted by Dancing Shanky. Mahal wins. He’s still not happy that Shanky is a dancing maniac. Shanky dances with the female ring announcer. She gets up and dances with him.
The match itself was not the focus at all of this segment was built around Shaynk wanting to dance.
.@DilsherShanky is laser focused. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/qqTikeqPpH
— WWE (@WWE) June 4, 2022
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