Thanks to Neil Adam Mark and Ben H. for the following WWE SmackDown spoilers from today’s tapings in London, England at the O2 Arena. These will air tonight on the USA Network:
* Roman Reigns opens SmackDown and introduces The Miz but they’re interrupted by Elias and Shane McMahon. Shane bans Miz from the arena tonight. SmackDown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan and Rowan run down for a four-man beatdown on Reigns. The Usos make the save. Shane makes a 3-on-4 Handicap Match for tonight and if Miz interferes during the match or shows his face in the arena, their Cage Match for Money In the Bank is off
* Andrade defeated Randy Orton, WWE Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor and Ali in a Fatal 4 Way. Andrade pinned Balor for the non-title win. Great match that saw a ladder brought into play. After the match, Andrade goes to grab the briefcase but Ricochet runs down and stops him
* WWE Champion Kofi Kingston is backstage with Xavier Woods. Kofi wants to go on The Kevin Owens Show by himself tonight
* Charlotte Flair cuts a short promo on RAW & SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch. Flair says she will win the SmackDown Women’s Title on Sunday and end their rivalry for good
* They aired another cryptic backstage promo with Aleister Black
* Shane McMahon, Elias, Daniel Bryan and Rowan defeated Roman Reigns and The Usos in a 4-on-3 Handicap Match. After the match, The Miz made the save for Reigns and The Usos
* Backstage promo from Paige to talk Asuka and Kairi Sane
* Backstage promo from Ember Moon to hype Money In the Bank
* Asuka and Kairi Sane defeated Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville. Paige announced before the match that Sane and Asuka are now called The Kabuki Warriors. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The IIconics watched the match from ringside
* Lars Sullivan was interviewed backstage
* Kevin Owens appears on the big screen for a backstage promo. WWE Champion Kofi Kingston makes his entrance to the ring and they exchange words while Owens is still backstage. Owens ends up running down to start brawling with Kofi at ringside. Sami Zayn does a run-in to assist Owens for the double team. Xavier Woods evens the odds. Owens and Sami beat down Kofi and Woods for a few minutes. Kofi mounts momentum and gets a major crowd pop as he sends Owens and Zayn retreating to end SmackDown
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