Smackdown Live came up with another packed edition of the show. We witnessed the final qualifier for MITB. It crowned the last name for the MITB ladder match from the men’s division.
There was a huge six-man tag team match featuring The Miz, The Bar and The New Day. Check out all the results from last night’s show hosted by the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Samoa Joe kicked off this week’s Smackdown Live. He cut a furious promo on his opportunity for MITB ladder match. Daniel Bryan came out to defend himself in this situation.
Big Cass also came out declaring doctors cleared him to compete. He shoved both the men off the ring to stand tall.
The Smackdown GM Paige addressed this matter and changed the qualifying match. It converted into a triple threat match. Big Cass v. Daniel Bryan vs Samoa Joe was official for the MITB qualifying match.
The New Day took on the team of The Miz and The Bar in a six-man tag match. It was an entertaining contest which witnessed a melee. Woods gave an elbow to Sheamus. Cesaro took him out. Kingston put both of them down. Big E hit the Big Ending on Miz to pick up the win on Smackdown.
Shinsuke Nakamura got a one-on-one match against Tye Dillinger. The man with ‘perfect 10’ gimmick got the upper hand delivering early chops. But, Nakamura prevailed with a knee off the second rope. He delivered a Kinshasa on his opponent to get the win. The attack continued even after the match.
A dance-off contest took place between Lana and Naomi on Smackdown. These two ladies entertained the crowd until Lana gave a cheap shot to Naomi. Both the ladies slapped each other. The Usos took out Rusev and Aiden English. Naomi hit a rear view on Lana to end the segment.
Asuka received a match against Mandy Rose courtesy of Paige. Sonya Deville attacked Asuka when she was walking down the ramp. The former NXT Champion still competed in the match and won it via the Asuka Lock. Carmella entered the ring after the match and posed with her championship.
The main event of Smackdown Live witnessed the MITB qualifier. Daniel Bryan prevailed for the most part of the match with his YES kicks.
He even connected with a running knee to Cass. But Joe came from the back and locked in the Coquina Clutch to fade him away. Joe advanced to MITB with this win. Cass ended the show with an assault on Bryan.