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Paige opened the show by introducing us to the four Superstars who will represent SmackDown Live at the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match. Paige said he doesn't care who wins it as long as its brought to her house, the Blue brand. Lana says, "No problem" and Naomi has a problem with it since she'll be the one to win it. Charlotte and Becky joined in and explained why they deserve to win the briefcase.
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The IIconics showed up to spoil the party. They mock Becky for being Irish imitating her accent; says Charlotte borrowed his dad's coat and then started dancing to make fun of Naomi and Lana. The Absolution came out and joined the IIconics and the four MITB contestants attacked the IIconics and The Absolution. The turmoil continued outside the ring for a moment before we broke for ads. When we returned, a match between the two opposing teams of four had been added to the card for the night.
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#1 Daniel Bryan vs. Shelton Benjamin
Daniel Bryan came out to a huge pop. Shelton took control with some right hands to the head but Daniel backflipped out of the following move. Bryan went for the Yes lock but Shelton broke free. Bryan was on the apron and Shelton kicked him in the knee sending him outside. Shelton sent Daniel knee first into the announce table as we headed into commercials.
We returned to see Bryan in a hold and Sheldon aiming to damage the knee. Bryan reversed a big move and managed to take down Shelton. He went for the yes kicks and finished off with a dropkick to the knees of Benjamin. Bryan was on the top rope and Shelton delivered a superplex but it was only a near fall.
Bryan administered the Yes lock but Benjamin reversed it and Bryan managed to reverse it again into a heel hook before Benjamin tapped out.
Result: Daniel Bryan def. Shelton Benjamin
Paige was backstage and ran into Asuka who asked to face Carmella. Paige said all she can do is add the two of them to the already planned 8-Woman tag match making it a 10 Woman tag match. Miz approached Paige next and convinced her to let him be the referee for Samoa Joe vs. Rusev which was planned for later in the night by feeding her some story about a movie he was doing called Rough Rough Referee.
Jerry 'The King' Lawler interviews WWE Champion AJ Styles
Lawler commented straight off the bat that he loved how AJ slapped Nakamura like he once slapped Andy Kaufman. AJ says he's sorry that he didn't knock Nakamura's head off and that come Money in the Bank, he'll walk away as the champion.
Backstage, Miz was seen taking tips from an official before he played the role of referee in our next match.
#2 Samoa Joe vs. Rusev with The Miz as special guest referee
Joe took Rusev to the corner but Miz stopped him. While the two were arguing, Ruev attacked Joe. Rusev took a big move from Joe to the outside as we cut for commercials. Joe managed to lock in the Coquina Clutch twice but Rusev kept coming back.
Joe hit a big move and pinned Rusev but The Miz was down and didn't see the pin. Joe and Miz fight again and while Joe was attacking the Miz, Rusev hit him with a big boot to the side of the head and went for the pin. Miz counted to three and Rusev won the match.
Rusev and Aiden English brought a ladder to the ring and hit Joe with it before setting it u to retrieve the briefcase that was hanging from the rafters. Miz hit Rusev with a skull crushing finale from behind and retrieved the MITB briefcase but it was filled with pancakes. The Miz cursed the New Day and the trio watched and laughed from backstage.
Result: Rusev def. Samoa Joe
#3 Jeff Hardy vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Nakamura mocked Hardy and Jeff took him to school before Shinsuke escaped the ring to mock him once again. Hardy caught Shinsuke and sent him head first into the barricades. Jeff followed it up with a high flying clothesline from the apron before we broke for commercials.
Nakamura finally took control after the break but it didn't last long. Hardy hit an exploder and then a sit up dropkick on Nakamura but only got a near fall. Nakamura countered a big move from Hardy and followed up with a kick to the side of the head. Hardy dodged the Kinshasa and hit a Whisper in the Wind but yet again it was a two count.
Nakamura's Kinshasa was reversed into a Twist of Fate an then Hardy followed up with the Swanton Bomb. Nakamura kicked out and rolled out of the ring. Hardy went for another twist of Fate but Nakamura countered it with a low-blow and was disqualified. He then hit the Kinshasa and counted to ten as a message to AJ Styles.
Result: Jeff Hardy def. Shinsuke Nakamura via DQ
Big Cass cut a promo backstage about amusement parks and their "height requirement" for rides. He wanted to take the roster out for a day off, but Bryan wouldn't meet the height requirement. He vows to make his match at MITB against Bryan a "Freefall drop"
#4 Asuka, Charlotte, Becky Lynch, Lana & Naomi vs. Carmella, The IIconics & The Absolution
Lana and DeVille kicked us off and the heels dominated the first bit. DeVille speared Becky into the mat before tagging in Billie Kay who administered a submission hold. Becky made the tag and Charlotte took on Peyton in the ring. Charlotte went for the moonsault but Royce got her knees up in time.
Asuka was tagged in and delivered a crushing knee to Mandy Rose from the top rope. Mandy went for a double underhook suplex but Asuka reversed it into the Asuka lock. The IIconics broke the pin but took a moonsault from Charlotte to the outside. Carmella tagged herself in and Asuka took her on. Carmella was caught in the Asuka lock before she tapped out and the MITB contestants won the match.
Result: Asuka, Charlotte, Becky Lynch, Lana & Naomi def. Carmella, The IIconics & The Absolution
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