{"id":122563,"date":"2021-07-09T09:35:37","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T14:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=122563"},"modified":"2021-07-09T15:56:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T20:56:01","slug":"wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-7-9-cesaro-vs-seth-and-shinsuke-vs-corbin-in-money-in-the-bank-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/07\/09\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-primer-7-9-cesaro-vs-seth-and-shinsuke-vs-corbin-in-money-in-the-bank-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER 7\/9: Cesaro vs. Seth and Shinsuke vs. Corbin in Money in the Bank Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-38178310\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>WWE FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN PRIMER<br \/>\nJULY 9, 2021<br \/>\nTAMPA, FL. IN THE THUNDERDOME AT THE YUENGLING CENTER<br \/>\nAIRS ON FOX NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT<br \/>\nBY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Announcers: Michael Cole and Pat McAfee<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Match Results and Key Segments from Last Week<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Shinsuke Nakamura (w\/Rick Boogs) &amp; Big E defeated Baron Corbin &amp; Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews (w\/Commander Azeez).<\/li>\n<li>Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bianca Belair challenged Bayley to an \u201cI Quit\u201d match at Money in the Bank, which has been set.<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn in a Last Man Standing match to earn a spot in the Money in the Bank ladder match.<\/li>\n<li>Sonya Deville anointed the returning Zelina Vega into the women\u2019s Money in the Bank ladder match. Liv Morgan, who defeated Carmella in previous weeks, took issue considering she\u2019s not in the match. She went on to defeat Zelina in an impromptu match.<\/li>\n<li>Otis (w\/Chad Gable) defeated Angelo Dawkins.<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Uso called out Edge, who will challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship at Money in the Bank. Edge came out and ultimately put Jimmy in an STF, with a bar from one of the chairs. Edge opened the show with a promo talking about the time he took off after WrestleMania after not winning the title which should have been the culmination of his comeback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Smackdown Exclusives<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Liv Morgan deserves to be in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match: July 2, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5nTrAOn6qCM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beating Sami Zayn to qualify for Money in the Bank is very special for Kevin Owens: July 2, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jETfd8ZtRQk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Otis and Chad Gable have their sights set on the SmackDown Tag Team Titles: July 2, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C5s1f0jA5u8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carmella says no one can touch her at Money in the Bank: July 2, 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XjZxyt-PPkA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>This Week<\/h4>\n<p>We move closer to Money in the Bank with another edition of Smackdown, which will be the final one in the Thunderdome. Next week, they go \u201cback on the road\u201d when they arrive in the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. There are two Money in the Bank Qualifying matches announced for tonight so far.<\/p>\n<p>News broke that certainly affects the Roman Reigns story. As was reported here at the Torch and multiple wrestling media outlets, Jimmy Uso (real name Jonathan Fatu) was arrested for DUI. With what took place in the closing segment last week (Edge putting Jimmy in the STF with a portion of a metal chair), it\u2019ll be interesting to see how they move forward. I could see them having Roman say something along the lines of Jimmy showed me has no worth and bring Jey back into the picture. We\u2019ll see what happens, but I hope they don\u2019t glorify it somehow or make light of it. Jonathan needs help and I hope he admits he has a problem.<\/p>\n<h4>Money in the Bank Qualifier: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Baron Corbin<\/h4>\n<p>Shinsuke Nakamura and Baron Corbin will go one-on-one, again, only this time for the right to participate in the Money in the Bank ladder match in less than two weeks. Corbin won the 2017 men\u2019s edition in which Shinsuke participated. Corbin was unsuccessful cashing in his contract on, of all people, Jinder Mahal who was the WWE Champion at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Shinsuke and Corbin have been in a feud for weeks over the crown which Corbin earned by winning the King of the Rin tournament two years ago. Corbin has fallen on hard times since losing the crown to Shinsuke. He has admitted to losing money on investments and last week, his car was towed during last week\u2019s tag match (go figure, right?). Rick Boogs, Shinsuke\u2019s sidekick, ran into Corbin backstage and made a bunch of annoying king jokes. Tonight, Corbin attempts to \u201crebound\u201d and score a spot in Money in the Bank.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: Maybe Corbin should be depressed that he failed against JINDER MAHAL?! Anyway, I don\u2019t mind multiple-match series between wrestlers, but this has been over the crown and some of the matches were two-three minutes with distractions. I don\u2019t care. I\u2019m sure we\u2019re in for more distractions and shenanigans with Rick Boogs involved. By the way do me a favor cameraman, will you. Do NOT focus on Pat McAfee if he decides to do that annoying air guitar bit on Michael Cole\u2019s back. OK? I would appreciate it, thank you very much. What an obnoxious blithering buffoon, excuse me for saying so.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Money in the Bank Qualifier: Seth Rollins vs. Zazzaro \u2026 I mean Cesaro<\/h4>\n<p>In another match that will round out the Money in the Bank ladder match, Seth Rollins will take on recent rival Cesaro. They\u2019ve had numerous matches including at WrestleMania, which saw Cesaro defeat Rollins. Rollins defeated Cesaro at Hell in a Cell, and they were involved in a mixed tag match a few weeks ago where Rollins &amp; Bayley defeated Cesaro and Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Bianca Belair. For all intents and purposes that served to set up the \u201cI Quit\u201d match.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Rollins took issue with Edge being given the Universal Championship match against Roman Reigns. Adam Pearce said Edge got the shot because he won the Royal Rumble and didn\u2019t get a one-on-one match for the title. Sonya Deville said his chance will come if he can defeat Cesaro and get into the Money in the Bank ladder match. Rollins won the 2014 edition and cashed in at WrestleMania on Brock Lesnar, making his match with Roman Reigns a triple threat in what is known as the \u201cHeist of the Century.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1590287507\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Frank\u2019s Analysis: So many wrestlers have won the Royal Rumble and been put in triple threat or even fatal four-way matches at WrestleMania. I guess Batista got short-changed never getting his one-on-one after winning the 2014 Rumble. Becky Lynch won the 2019 women\u2019s Rumble, got pulled from the match, and reinstated after going through carnivals of hoops only to find herself in a triple threat match. Need I go on? Oh yeah Cesaro vs. Rollins is happening again. There\u2019s not much to say, but I expect a good match so there\u2019s that.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Injury Update<\/h4>\n<p>WWE announced in the afternoon on Friday that Bayley would miss nine months of action due to an injury suffered while training. This will force her out of the scheduled &#8220;I Quit&#8221; match against Bianca Belair at Money in the Bank. WWE confirmed that that Bayley&#8217;s replacement would be revealed on tonight&#8217;s episode of Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Frank on Twitter @FrankPeteani. 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