#5 Nikki Bella vs Naomi vs Natalya vs Alexa Bliss vs Carmella (#1 contender match for SmackDown Women’s Championship)
Following BackLash’s Six Pack match , which Becky Lynch won to become the inaugural SmackDown Women’s Champion, a Fatal-5-Way match was announced to become the number one contender for The Irish Lass Kicker’s Championship.
Naomi, Natalya, Alexa Bilss, Carmella and Nikki Bella were all in what a shot at becoming the #1 contender for SmackDown Women’s Championship. Bella speared Carmella, while Natalya, Naomi and Alexa Bliss clash as the bell is rung.
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Natalya gains momentum after taking out Nikki before hitting Snap Suplexes to both Bella and Bliss and followed it with a bodyslam on Naomi. Naomi is then seen working on Nikki for a while hitting a spinning kick before following it with head scissors in one of the corners. Alexa enters the fray and is hit by an enzeguiri by Naomi but Nikki does not let her gain the momentum and nails a Bella Buster.
Naomi is then on the end of some beating by Natalya first followed by Nikki. Nikki then lines up Alexa for the TKO but is instead welcomed by a Superkick from Carmella. Alexa throws The Princess of Staten Island outside of the ring before covering Nikki for the win.
Result: Alexa Bliss beat Nikki Bella and Naomi and Natalya and Carmella via pinfall to become the #1 contender for SmackDown Women’s Championship