Tonight on SmackDown Live!, WWE confirmed previous reports of their plans for the first-ever Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match.
The bell has yet to ring… but this #1Contender's 5-Way #EliminationMatch has broken into sheer CHAOS! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/MVDVRLP356
— WWE (@WWE) May 31, 2017
During tonight’s scheduled number one contender 5-Way Elimination Match between Charlotte Flair, Carmella, Becky Lynch, Tamina and Natalya, an all out brawl broke out between the Superstars that escalated from inside the ring and then spilled to the outside.
Go @MsCharlotteWWE go! pic.twitter.com/q6vMa9NZUH
— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) May 31, 2017
This match never took place as all five competitors continued to create chaos against each other on the outside before the official bell could ring. Things came to an eventual end with Charlotte powerbombing Natalya through the commentator table.
.@CarmellaWWE, @TaminaSnuka, @NatByNature, @MsCharlotteWWE & @BeckyLynchWWE will clash in the FIRST-EVER WOMEN'S #MITB #LadderMatch! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/fRPemSBHlU
— WWE (@WWE) May 31, 2017
This brought out SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon, who praised the SmackDown’s Women’s division appetite for competition, to announce that all five women would do battle again but this time at Money in the Bank.
The updated card to this year’s Money in the Bank is as follows:
- WWE Championship: Jinder Mahal (c) vs. Randy Orton
- Money in the Bank Ladder Match: Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn vs. Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler
- WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship: The Usos (c) vs. The New Day
Money in the Bank takes place live June 18th at 8 PM ET on the WWE Network.
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