My WWE 2K19 Results: WWE NXT (May.W2.18)

WWE SmackDown Live

May.Week 2.2018

Baltimore, MD

CHAMPIONS

WWE Champion: AJ Styles

WWE United States Champion: Diamond Dallas Page

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper & Rowan)

WWE SmackDown Women's Champion: Becky Lynch

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE POWER RANKINGS

1. Harper (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion)

2. Rowan (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion)

3. AJ Styles

4. Becky Lynch (WWE SmackDown Women's Champion)

5. Big E

THIS PAST SUNDAY AT BACKLASH: AJ Styles defeated Daniel Bryan to regain the WWE Championship!

TONIGHT ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: SmackDown GM Christian announces that AJ Styles will be here to talk about regaining the WWE Championship at Backlash! He mentions last night's big announcement of two Money in the Bank Ladder Matches taking place next month. One for the men and one for the women. Christian wants the best that SmackDown Live has to offer so qualifying matches will begin right now!

MATCH #1

MONEY IN THE BANK QUALIFYING MATCH

Normal Match

The Miz (w/Maryse) vs Jeff Hardy

WINNER: The Miz

Method: Pinfall

Finish: DDT

LATER TONIGHT ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: Rusev takes on Chris Jericho in a MITB Qualifying Match!

IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA: Sheamus is upset over losing to Xavier Woods last week on SmackDown Live. Cesaro tells him that he has challenged Woods to a match tonight because nobody disrespects The Bar two weeks in a row!

VIDEO PACKAGE: SAnitY is coming to SmackDown Live!

INTERVIEW: Daniel Bryan fully intends to activate his rematch clause in his contract and challenge AJ Styles to a championship rematch!

THIS PAST SUNDAY AT BACKLASH: Becky Lynch defeated Sonya Deville to regain the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship!

MATCH #2

(Rivalry)

Non-Title

Normal Match

Becky Lynch vs Lana

Pre-Match: Becky is attacked on the stage by Sonya Deville who leaves “The Lasskicker” laying!

WINNER: No Contest

TWO WEEKS AGO ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: Billie Kay of The IIconics picked up her first SmackDown Live victory with a huge win over Charlotte Flair!

MATCH #3

MONEY IN THE BANK QUALIFYING MATCH

Normal Match

Charlotte Flair vs Peyton Royce (w/Billie Kay)

WINNER: Charlotte Flair

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Figure Eight

INTERVIEW: The stakes are high tonight for Chris Jericho and he's ready for a fight against Rusev! He talks about coming off of a big win this past Sunday at Backlash against Big Cass and gave credit to Cass for shaking his hand after the match. As for tonight, Jericho (who invented MITB) will prove that the bigger they are, the harder they fall!

MATCH #4

Normal Match

Xavier Woods (w/Kofi Kingston & Big E) vs Cesaro (w/Sheamus)

WINNER: Xavier Woods

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Lost in the Woods

INTERVIEW: AJ Styles is ready to finish it with Daniel Bryan. Bryan might be “The Flying Goat” but this is “the house that AJ Styles built”!

VIGNETTE: The SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Bludgeon Brothers, want people to play with them and their toys. They say the're waiting before they swing their mallets and flatten a group of action figured of SmackDown Live tag teams.

MATCH #5

MONEY IN THE BANK QUALIFYING MATCH

Normal Match

Asuka vs Mandy Rose (w/Mandy Rose)

WINNER: Asuka

Method: Submission

Finish: Asuka Lock

NEXT WEEK ON SMACKDOWN LIVE IN LONDON: The New Day will take on The Bar wit the winning team earning the opportunity to select one member of their team to be in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match!

MAIN EVENT

MONEY IN THE BANK QUALIFYING MATCH

Normal Match

Rusev (w/Aiden English) vs Chris Jericho

WINNER: Rusev

Method: Submission

Finish: The Accolade

SHOW CLOSER PROMO

The WWE Champion AJ Styles accepts Daniel Bryan's challenge for a championship rematch and the two will face off at Money in the Bank!

AJ Styles vs Daniel Bryan

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: AJ Styles

NEWS

AJ Styles entered the ring and called out the #1 contender in front of the whole crowd, looking to prove his superior verbal skills to his challenger and get into his head. Daniel Bryan answered confidently and stood his ground. The two Superstars now have to prove which of them will walk away with the WWE title.

Heated aggression was on display yet again between the SmackDown Women's Championship rivals, as Sonya Deville attacked Becky Lynch before the match began. This Superstar's set this hostile precedent before in the past, but she's now turning it up as she looks to definitely beat her opponent with their impending title match.

Paige has been cleared by medical staff to compete once again! This Superstar is ready to make an impact on the scene as she makes her return to the ring.