WWE Friday Night Smackdown results, recap and highlights: July 1, 2022

The
sixth
and
final
participant
of
the
Men’s
MITB
Ladder
Match
was
decided
in
the
main
event
match.

A
battle
royal
took
place
featuring
the
confirmed
male
participants
as
well
as
the
aspirants
looking
to
secure
a
place
in
the
ladder
match.
Also,
the
women’s
division
participants
competed
in
a
six-woman
tag
team
match.

Check
out
the
recap
and
results
from
the
July
1
episode
of
Friday
Night
SmackDown
that
took
place
at
the
Footprint
Center
in
Phoenix,
Arizona.

–
Confirmed
Money
in
the
Bank
participants
like
Seth
Rollins,
Drew
McIntyre,
Riddle,
Sami
Zayn,
Sheamus,
and
Omos
were
in
the
ring
to
kick
off
things
on
SmackDown
as
they
cut
promos
on
winning
the
ladder
match.

Some
of
the
Raw
and
SmackDown
roster
members
then
came
out
and
filed
complaints
about
not
getting
an
opportunity
for
the
MITB
Ladder
Match.
This
led
to
an
impromptu
matchup
set
by
WWE
Official
Adam
Pearce.

–
A
battle
royal
featuring
Happy
Corbin,
Seth
Rollins,
Drew
McIntyre,
Ezekiel,
Omos,
Riddle,
Sami
Zayn,
The
Miz,
Madcap
Moss,
and
Sheamus
was
the
opening
contest.

McIntyre
and
Sheamus
hammered
away
at
each
other
when
Happy
Corbin
sneaked
up
into
the
ring
and
dumped
them
both
over
the
top
rope
to
the
floor
to
win
the
match.

Happy
Corbin
has
won
the
Good
Old-Fashioned
Battle
Royal!@BaronCorbinWWE
#SmackDown
pic.twitter.com/JG7VwoGp7x

—
WWE
(@WWE)

July
2,
2022

–
Happy
Corbin
was
gloating
about
his
win
at
the
battle
royal,
backstage
when
Kayla
Braxton
asked
him
about
McAfee’s
challenge
for
a
match
at
SummerSlam.
Corbin
was
speechless
as
McAfee
taunted
him
by
calling
him
a
‘bum.’

–
In
another
backstage
segment,
Megan
Morant
interviewed
Natalya
who
went
on
a
rant
about
Ronda
Rousey’s
movie
appearances.
Nattie
also
vowed
to
make
Rousey
tap
out
at
Money
In
The
Bank.

–
The
Viking
Raiders
and
The
New
Day
were
supposed
to
have
a
match
on
SmackDown
but
they
got
involved
in
a
brawl
before
the
match
bell.
Raiders
used
their
shields
to
get
the
better
of
New
Day.
They
stood
tall
by
planting
Kofi
Kingston
with
a
double
last
ride
powerbomb.

–
WWE
Official
Adam
Pearce
announced
a
Fatal-4-Way
match
to
determine
the
final
men’s
division
participant
for
Money
In
the
Bank
ladder
match
featuring
Happy
Corbin,
Ezekiel,
The
Miz,
and
Madcap
Moss.

–
Confirmed
Money
in
the
Bank
participants
Alexa
Bliss,
Asuka,
and
Liv
Morgan
defeated
Lacey
Evans,
Raquel
Rodriguez,
and
Shotzi
in
a
six-woman
tag
team
match.

The
final
sequences
of
the
match
saw
Bliss
hitting
a
dropkick
on
Rodriguez
but
Evans
hit
the
Woman’s
Right
on
Bliss.
Asuka
hit
a
spinning
back
fist
on
Evans
but
Shotzi
tossed
Asuka
out
of
the
ring.
Shotzi
then
went
right
into
Morgan’s
Oblivion
to
digest
the
pin-fall
loss.

During
the
post-match
celebration,
Becky
Lynch
hit
the
ring
and
planted
Asuka
with
a
Manhandle
Slam
before
retreating
through
the
entranceway.

⭐
Watch
her
⭐@YaOnlyLivvOnce
#SmackDown
pic.twitter.com/4iJEInqUUL

—
WWE
(@WWE)

July
2,
2022

What
are
you
doing

@BeckyLynchWWE?!

#SmackDown
pic.twitter.com/eLuwpbd5ne

—
WWE
(@WWE)

July
2,
2022

–
Undisputed
WWE
Tag
Team
Champions
The
Usos
and
their
challengers
The
Street
Profits
confronted
in
an
“Ask
Them
Anything”
contest.
They
traded
verbal
jabs
at
each
other
but
things
didn’t
go
physical
between
them.

–
The
founder
of
Maximum
Male
Models,
Max
Dupri
revealed
MACE
and
Monsoor
as
the
two
members
of
the
faction.

–
WWE
SmackDown
Women’s
Champion
Ronda
Rousey
said
that
she’ll
tap
out
her
opponent
Natalya
at
Money
in
the
Bank,
this
Saturday.

–
In
the
main
event
of
SmackDown,
a
Fatal
Four-Way
Money
in
the
Bank
Qualifying
Match
took
place
with
the
lineup
being
Happy
Corbin
vs.
Madcap
Moss
vs.
The
Miz
vs.
Ezekiel.

The
final
moments
saw
Corbin
hitting
the
End
of
Days
on
Ezekiel
but
Moss
broke
up
the
pin
attempt
and
threw
Corbin
out
of
the
ring.
Moss
covered
Zeke
to
get
the
pin-fall
win.

.@MadcapMoss
IS
GOING
TO

#MITB!!

#SmackDown
pic.twitter.com/kTMDOn7CO8

—
WWE
(@WWE)

July
2,
2022

Moss
was
confirmed
for
the
2022
Money
In
The
Bank
Ladder
Match
as
Pat
McAfee
mocked
Corbin
by
calling
him
‘bum
a**’ Corbin
to
end
the
show.