Here is your post-SmackDown fight-size update for 5/22/2020:
- Charlotte Flair was defeated by Bayley tonight with no help from Sasha Banks, but there was some help from the ropes.
By any means necessary, @itsBayleyWWE takes down @MsCharlotteWWE on #SmackDown! #ChampionvsChampion pic.twitter.com/8rZtTTSdip
— WWE (@WWE) May 23, 2020
- Charlotte Flair will be busy over all three brands for the next few weeks. She is set for the number one contender Triple Threat on the next episode of WWE Raw. She will also be defending her NXT Women's Championship at TakeOver: In Your House
- The Forgotten Sons will not be forgotten anytime soon.
The #ForgottenSons will be forgotten no more. #SmackDown @TheWWEBlake @SteveCutlerWWE @JaxsonRykerWWE pic.twitter.com/8ZNFa1hNiK
— WWE (@WWE) May 23, 2020
- Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles advanced in the WWE Intercontinental Championship tournament. Next week, Jeff Hardy will face Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles will face Elias.
.@JEFFHARDYBRAND has done it!!#SmackDown #ICTitle pic.twitter.com/tZqxRRA0ch
— WWE (@WWE) May 23, 2020
NEXT WEEK on #SmackDown!#ICTitle @WWEDanielBryan @JEFFHARDYBRAND @IAmEliasWWE @AJStylesOrg pic.twitter.com/9BqsFbKhvA
— WWE (@WWE) May 23, 2020
- Charlotte Flair appeared on tonight's episode of SmackDown. She played upon the brewing dissension between Sasha Banks and Bayley.
- Sonya Deville got the better of Mandy Rose once again this week as she and Dolph Ziggler defeated Otis and Mandy rose and left them both laying.
Insult to injury.@HEELZiggler & @SonyaDevilleWWE take down @otiswwe & @WWE_MandyRose on #SmackDown. pic.twitter.com/KRKmFf2jPY
— WWE (@WWE) May 23, 2020
- SmackDown opened this week with an episode of The Dirt Sheet hosted by John Morrison and The Miz. Miz and Morrison mocked WWE Universal Champion Braun Strowman leading to Strowman destroying Miz in a one-on-one encounter. After the match, Miz and Morrison challenged Strowman to a Handicap Match for the WWE Universal Championship at WWE Backlash which will take place on June 14.
It's OFFICIAL!@BraunStrowman defends the #UniversalTitle against @mikethemiz & @TheRealMorrison in a Handicap Match at #WWEBacklash! pic.twitter.com/uRyPVwzssC
— WWE (@WWE) May 23, 2020
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