My WWE 2K20 Results: WWE SmackDown Live (May.W2.18)

WWE SmackDown Live

May.Week 2.2018

London, England

CHAMPIONS

WWE Champion: AJ Styles

WWE United States Champion: Kofi Kingston

WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods)

WWE SmackDown Women's Champion: Becky Lynch

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE POWER RANKINGS

1. Becky Lynch '17 (WWE SmackDown Women's Champion)

2. Kofi Kingston (WWE United States Champion)

3. Harper

4. AJ Styles (WWE Champion)

5. Big E (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion)

MATCH #1

(Dark Match)

Normal Match

Asuka vs Carmella

WINNER: Asuka

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

The winner of last season's SmackDown Live Royal Rumble, Kane, makes his return and challenges AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at Money in the Bank. “The Phenomenal One” accepts the challenge!

Kane vs AJ Styles

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: Kane

TONIGHT ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: SmackDown Live Commissioner, Shane McMahon, announces that AJ Styles will take on Kane in tonight's main event and the winner will choose the stipulation for their WWE Championship match at Money in the Bank!

MATCH #2

MEN'S MONEY IN THE BANK QUALIFYING MATCH

Normal Match

The Miz (w/Maryse) vs Jeff Hardy

WINNER: The Miz

Method: Pinfall

Finish: School Boy Pin

MATCH #3

WOMEN'S MONEY IN THE BANK QUALIFYING MATCH

Normal Match

Charlotte Flair '18 vs Peyton Royce (w/Billie Kay)

WINNER: Charlotte Flair '18

Method: Submission

Finish: Figure Eight

Post-Match: Charlotte decides to teach Peyton a lesson by a retrieving a steel chair from under the ring and wailing away at Peyton with it as Billie stays still in utter shock and/or fear!

THIS PAST SUNDAY NIGHT AT BACKLASH: Kofi Kingston defeated Shelton Benjamin to win the WWE United States Championship!

IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA: Former United States Champion Shelton Benjamin and The Bar aren't exactly allied but nevertheless, Benjamin offers to be in their corner to even things up against The New Day.

MATCH #4

MEN'S MONEY IN THE BANK QUALIFYING MATCH

THE WINNING TEAM WILL CHOOSE WHICH TEAM MEMBER WILL COMPETE IN MITB

Tag Team Match

The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods)(w/Kofi Kingston) vs The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro)(w/Shelton Benjamin)

WINNERS: The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro)

Method: Pinfall from Sheamus on Big E

Finish: Sharpshooter (from Cesaro)

IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA: Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville confront SmackDown Live General Manager, Paige, about her exodus from Absolution after the Superstar Shake-Up. Mandy and Sonya tell Paige that together they can rule SmackDown Live but Paige isn't having any of it and tells them that tonight they will get a Money in the Bank qualifying match in a Triple Threat Match with the two of them facing Naomi!

MATCH #5

Normal Match

Andrade “Cien” Almas (w/Zelina Vega) vs El Mago Jr.

WINNER: El Mago Jr.!

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Flying Clothesline

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

After coming out on top in her championship rivalry against Sonya Deville and recently defending her title against Naomi, the SmackDown Women's Champion, Becky Lynch, wants to know who's going to be the next person to step up to the plate. “The Irish Lass Kicker” receives her answer in the form of “The Empress of Tomorrow” Asuka who SmackDown Live GM, Paige, confirms will challenge Becky for the SmackDown Women's Championship at Money in the Bank!

The segment ends with a surprise slap from Asuka which prompts a brawl that Becky gets the better of!

Becky Lynch vs Asuka

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: N/A

MATCH #6

WOMEN'S MONEY IN THE BANK QUALIFYING MATCH

Triple Threat Match

Naomi vs Mandy Rose vs Sonya Deville

WINNER: Sonya Deville

Method: Pinfall on Mandy!

Finish: Roundhouse Kick

MATCH #7

MEN'S MONEY IN THE BANK QUALIFYING MATCH

Triple Threat Match

Daniel Bryan vs Rusev vs Randy Orton

WINNER: Daniel Bryan

Method: Submission

Finish: Heel Hook

MAIN EVENT

WINNER CHOOSES STIPULATION IN THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AT WWE MONEY IN THE BANK

Normal Match

AJ Styles vs Kane

WINNER: AJ Styles

Method: Submission

Finish: Calf Crusher

NEWS

Cesaro has suffered a minor injury during his match. Although still cleared to compete, the threat of further injury should be a concern on this Superstar's mind.