Friday, June 10, 2022

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for June 10, 2022

Backstage, Drew McIntyre confronts - and throws back - Butch, and Sheamus has to catch Butch and hold him back.

Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus in a Money In The Bank Ladder Match qualifier ends with both men hitting each other with chairs. After the commercial break, Sheamus and Drew McIntyre to brawl with referees and officials trying their best to stop both men as the brawl spills into the crowd.



It is announced that Cody Rhodes will be out of action for up to nine months.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Lacey Evans. Lacey says the Money In The Bank contract changes lives, and if she wins, she can face any champion, any time, any place. As for Xia Li, she only sees her as a doubter and says we can either wallow in self-pity or wake up, work and win.

Lacey Evans beats Xia Li in her first match in months to qualify for the women's Money In The Bank Ladder Match.



Backstage, WWE official Adam Pearce is met by Drew McIntyre, who demands that he be put in the men's Money In The Bank Ladder Match.

We see a vignette for The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik).



Backstage, Sheamus and Butch meet with WWE official Adam Pearce. Sheamus also demands a spot in the men's Money In The Bank match.

"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey heads to the ring. Ronda says that Money In The Bank is in three weeks and that three weeks is not soon enough to prove that her arm breaker is better than Natalya's Sharpshooter. Suddenly, Shotzi shows up. Shotzi says that while she may not be like Ronda or Natalya, she has serious aggression and a killer instinct, then tells her not to wait until Money In The Bank for a fight when she has no problem fighting her right now. Ronda accepts Shotzi's challenge for a match.

"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey beats Shotzi with an arm breaker. After the match, Ronda is attacked from behind by Natalya, who puts Ronda in the Sharpshooter. Multiple referees have to get Natalya to break the hold, and Natalya eventually does.



Backstage, Megan Morant interviews Matt Riddle. Riddle says he thrives under pressure and that he is motivated by how Randy Orton got hurt, and says that he will do whatever it takes to get payback for him. He says the juice is worth the squeeze, and if he beats Sami Zayn, he will get his vengeance.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton announces that "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey suffered a serious injury and that Ronda's ability to compete at Money In The Bank has been thrown into question.

Gunther beats Ricochet to become the WWE Intercontinental Champion!



Backstage, Sami Zayn is met by Paul Heyman, who tells Sami that tonight is the greatest opportunity of his career and that if he wins, it will give him the ammunition to tell Roman Reigns that Sami belongs in The Bloodline. He then implies that the consequences will be dire if Sami loses tonight.

We see footage of John Cena meeting Misha, a fan of John Cena whose family escaped from their home in Ukraine after their town was bombed.

Tonight's classic SmackDown moment is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Booker T in the supermarket from December 13, 2001.

Paul Heyman is acknowledged before the next match.

Matt Riddle beats Sami Zayn to face Roman Reigns for the WWE Undisputed Championship next week. (Had Riddle lost, he would have been barred from SmackDown.) After the match, The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) rush into the ring and attack Matt Riddle, but Riddle strikes back with a Kendo stick and sends them into a retreat.



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