Once Belair got free, she whipped Carmella with her braid and nailed the K.O.D. Carmella had Belair on the mat and used Belair's hair braid against her. Carmella via pinfallВ via the K.O.D to retain the SmackDown women's championship. Natalya went for the sharpshooter, but was distracted by women's Money in the Bank match participants Liv Morgan and Zelina Vega fighting on the outside. Natalya and Tamina via pinfallВ when Nox rolled up Natalya. Balor hit a Coup de Grace off the top rope on Zayn. Zayn tried to attack Balor, but Balor saw it coming and took down the former intercontinental champion. While Zayn attempted to hijack the show, Finn Balor made his return to SmackDown. Sami Zayn cut a promoВ in which he stated that there was a conspiracy that kept him out of the men's Money In The Bank match.Grade: B+ What else happened on WWE SmackDown? Sunday's universal championship match could be an instant classic. It was strong booking to have the bottom bar of the steel chair continue to be used. Since Edge has gotten the upper hand on Reigns and the Usos the last two weeks, it wasn't a surprise to see Reigns and the Usos come away with the victory.

It was phenomenal to see some of SmackDown's biggest stars involved in one match to kick off the show. During the interview, Seth Rollins came over and laughed at Edge and said that he wants to see the Rated-R Superstar defeat Reigns on Sunday then will cash in on Edge after he wins the Money in the Bank briefcase. In a backstage interview after the match, Edge said that he's going to have to go to places that he hasn't gone before in order to defeat Reigns on Sunday. After Reigns tapped, Edge grabbed the universal championship belt and hoisted it in the air. With Reigns' attention diverted, Edge connected with a spear and locked in another crossface with the bar on Reigns. With Edge on the ground, Reigns grabbed the bottom bar of the steel chair. However, Reigns came out of nowhere and connected on a superman punch to Edge. Moments later, Rey Mysterio was sent flying into the middle rope and Jey Uso was able to roll up Mysterio by his tights for the victory.ДЇollowing the match, the Uso attacked the Mysterios before Edge made the save with chair shots to both Jimmy and Jey. Late in the contest, Rey Mysterio attempted a 619 on Jey Uso when Reigns caught him in midair and took him out. Roman Reigns asserted his dominance throughout the six-man tag team match. Reigns and the Usos win, but Edge gets last laugh In addition, the Usos attempted to gain some momentum for their SmackDown tag team title match against the Mysterios on Sunday.Д¬BS Sports was with you all night with recaps and highlights of all the action from the Toyota Center in Houston. The six-man tag-team match was the final tune-up for Edge and Reigns before they do battle for the universal title. In the go-home edition of SmackDown before Money in the Bank, Edge and Dominik and Rey Mysterio faced off against universal champion Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, and Jimmy Uso. WWE chairman Vince McMahon opened the show by coming out and acknowledging the crowd before the show got started. Friday night's edition of SmackDown marked just the second time that fans were in attendance since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.

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