{"id":60628,"date":"2018-05-29T16:52:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T21:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=60628"},"modified":"2018-06-04T19:29:11","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T00:29:11","slug":"wwe-smackdown-primer-5-29-samoa-joe-vs-daniel-bryan-new-day-vs-the-miz-the-bar-carmella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/05\/29\/wwe-smackdown-primer-5-29-samoa-joe-vs-daniel-bryan-new-day-vs-the-miz-the-bar-carmella\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN PRIMER 5\/29: Samoa Joe vs. Daniel Bryan, New Day vs. The Miz &#038; The Bar, Carmella"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1056284025\" 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 SMACKDOWN PRIMER<br \/>\nMAY 29, 2018<br \/>\nRALEIGH, N.C. AT PNC ARENA<br \/>\nPREVIEW BY FRANK PETEANI, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p>The WWE makes its return to Raleigh five years after its last appearance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAMOA JOE VS. DANIEL BRYAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We continue on the path to the Money in the Bank PPV, as the final competitor for the men\u2019s ladder match will be decided in a match between Samoa Joe and Daniel Bryan.\u00a0 Bryan had a second chance match with Jeff Hardy last week to determine who would face Joe in the final qualifier this week.\u00a0 Hardy was previously unsuccessful punching his ticket as he lost a tremendously competitive match against The Miz a few weeks ago while Daniel couldn\u2019t get past the Bulgarian Brute Rusev.<\/p>\n<p>Due to an injury to Big Cass, who was supposed to face Samoa Joe in a qualifier last week, Bryan and Hardy were given a second chance and delivered a fine one-on-one for the Worcester, Mass. fans.\u00a0 After a great exchange of offense, the leader of the &#8220;Yes! Movement&#8221; came out victorious with a heel lock submission.\u00a0 Bryan couldn\u2019t celebrate for long as Joe, who had been on guest commentary, got in his face after the match.\u00a0 Moments later in gorilla with Renee Young, he told everyone he would put Daniel to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>What will happen this week?\u00a0 These two wrestlers have crossed paths on the independent scene; however, never in a WWE ring. Daniel Bryan\u2019s previous Smackdown match in this arena was a loss to Dean Ambrose, then of the Shield.\u00a0 Will the venue prove unsuccessful once again, or will this second chance propel him to the annual ladder match he won back in 2011?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW DAY VS. THE MIZ &amp; THE BAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another match announced for this week is a six-man tag featuring The New Day vs. The Miz &amp; The Bar.\u00a0 Last week The New Day were guests on Miz TV.\u00a0 We thought we were going to find out whom of The Booty O\u2019s clan would enter Money in the Bank, as they had won the right to choose a member in their previous victory over The Bar.\u00a0 After quite the spirited verbal exchange between both parties we did not get a result, however a match was announced between Big E and The Miz.\u00a0 The A-lister would come out victorious as Sheamus and Cesaro would come out and attack Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston on the outside.\u00a0 This caused Big E to be distracted, allowing Miz to hit the skull crushing finale and score the pin.\u00a0 This week, all six gentlemen will do battle.\u00a0 Can the New Day regroup?\u00a0 Does Miz come out on top again with help from a tag team with whom he\u2019s previously been paired?<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER ITEMS&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-770956882\" 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>-Some other issues of which we should pay attention is the continued rivalry of Shinsuke Nakamura and WWE Champion A.J. Styles.\u00a0 Nakamura announced their match for the title at Money in the Bank will be Last Man Standing.\u00a0 Will their be a further exchange between these two now very fierce rivals?<\/p>\n<p>-Also Smackdown Women\u2019s Champion Carmella reiterated how she had been victorious twice over Charlotte, who had previously beaten her upcoming challenger Asuka at WrestleMania.\u00a0 Will Asuka have something to say this week to the Queen of Staten Island, or will Carmella continue to trash talk her upcoming opponent who recently touted quite an impressive undefeated streak?<\/p>\n<p>-Lana qualified for the women\u2019s Money in the Bank ladder in quick victory over Billie Kay.\u00a0 Will the IIconics seek a measure of revenge?\u00a0 Rusev is advertised for the show, therefore Lana can\u2019t be far behind.<\/p>\n<p>-Let\u2019s also look for Andrade \u201cCien\u201d Almas who scored his second victory last week since debuting on the main roster.\u00a0 Though not advertised for the show, will Elidolo and his business manager Zelina Vega grace us with presence?\u00a0 Finally The Good Brothers Gallows &amp; Anderson scored what could be classified as an upset over The Usos in a #1 contender\u2019s match to face The Bludgeon Brothers for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship at Money in the Bank.\u00a0 Will the Usos seek revenge?\u00a0 Will the current Tag Champs have something to say to their upcoming challengers?<\/p>\n<p>-According to PCNarena.com, dark matches announced are Shinsuke Nakamura vs. WWE Champion A.J. 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