Bengaluru, May 22: The headliner for this week’s WWE Smackdown Live was the returning 'power of positivity’ force as The New Day trio reunited, but it was another comeback that stole the thunder.
We also witnessed the Raw and Smackdown women’s champion team up for a solid tag team match, while Roman Reigns was in action against Elias in a rematch from Money in the Bank at the show which took place at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
Check out how Smackdown after Money in the Bank went down:
The show opened with a backstage segment where Elias and Shane McMahon talked about their upcoming matches against Roman Reigns.
Back in the ring, The New Day welcomed Big E on his return. The fun segment, however, was ruined by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn who labelled Big E's return as overhyped. Sami also added that he wanted to face Kofi Kingston on the show. And the WWE Champion readily accepted the challenge.
Meanwhile, Paul Heyman distracted Kofi after the match as Dolph Ziggler returned to attack Kofi from the back. He wrapped a chair around Kofi’s head and slammed it into the side of the announce table. Kofi refused to receive medical attention after the vicious attack.
Becky caught Charlotte with a top rope elbow followed by a Bexploder Suplex. Flair fought back with a big boot and locked in the Figure Four to which Becky countered with the dis-arm-her. Lacey broke the hold with a Woman's Right but Bayley received the tag and reversed another Figure-four attempt into a roll-up for the win.
Later, Dolph Ziggler appeared in the ring to explain about his attack on Kofi Kingston, earlier in the night. He claimed that people should respect him instead of Kofi and hence announced he will face Kofi for the WWE Championship at Super ShowDown PPV.
Later, Shane pounced on Reigns only to digest a Superman Punch. However, Drew McIntyre appeared out of nowhere and hit the Claymore Kick on Reigns to keep him down. Shane raised Drew’s arm in the air as the duo celebrated to end the show.