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SmackDown Discussion Post: 07.30.21

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Tonight’s SmackDown doesn’t officially have anything advertised for the women, however, the venue the show is at does show that Sasha Banks is listed. Banks hasn’t been seen on WWE programming since the SmackDown after WrestleMania. Will tonight be her return? SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair is coming off of back-to-back weeks where she has … Read more

Toni Storm victorious in her SmackDown debut

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Toni Storm made her highly anticipated official debut on this week’s SmackDown and she is ready to climb to the top of the blue brand. She faced Zelina Vega in her debut match.

Although Vega was motivated to pick up a win after failing to become Ms. Money in the Bank, she was no match for the debuting Storm. Storm picked up the win with her Storm One finisher which commentary announced as her evolution. From Storm Zero to Storm One.

Also on SmackDown was a rematch for the SmackDown Women’s Championship between Bianca Belair and challenger Carmella. The match took place at Rolling Loud Festival in Miami, Fla. Belair won with the K.O.D.

Check back in with Diva Dirt for all of your news on the women from the SmackDown brand.

Bianca Belair vs. Carmella rematch set for July 23 SmackDown

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SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair received an absolute electric reception when crowds returned on last night’s SmackDown. She successfully defended her title against a determined Carmella but the Most Beautiful Woman in all of WWE wasn’t happy with this last-minute booking.

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Because Carmella wasn’t “prepared” for her match, she is getting another one. The two will clash again next Friday on the July 23 episode of SmackDown.

Belair appeared on Talking Smack after their match and provided a response to Carmella who says she wasn’t ready because she only had six days to prepare. The champ says people like Carmella tend to go on Twitter and act like they aren’t bothered when they are. So if Carmella wants a rematch then she can have that because Belair is a fighting champion.

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Toni Storm will also be debuting on SmackDown next week. A match or opponent has not been announced at the time of this writing.

Check back in with Diva Dirt for all of your news on the women from the SmackDown brand.

Bianca Belair retains against Carmella; Liv Morgan gets emotional about Money in the Bank

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This week’s Friday Night SmackDown was an explosive showing as live crowds have returned for the first time in 16-months. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair was able to defend her title for the first time in front of a crowd since she won it at WrestleMania in April. Carmella was her opponent and what a … Read more

Liv Morgan added to MITB; Carmella now facing Belair for the SmackDown Women’s Title on July 16

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Bayley’s injury that was reported earlier on Friday shook the SmackDown women’s division and put a wrench into the Money in the Bank plans. Bayley was set to face Bianca Belair for the SmackDown Women’s Champion at the July 18 event but due to an ACL injury during training, she is now out of action for at least nine months.

WWE Authority Sonya Deville had to find a suitable replacement for Bayley now that she is unable to compete. Prior to Deville making her announcement, Bayley had some words to give to the WWE audience.

Now, what happens with the SmackDown Women’s Title match? It is no longer on the Money in the Bank card but will be on the July 16 episode of SmackDown, the first show back with a live crowd. Belair will be facing and defending her title against a former SmackDown Women’s Champion and two-time Money in the Bank winner – Carmella.

The most beautiful woman in all of WWE will have the chance to become a two-time SmackDown Women’s Champion which means she will no longer be in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Before Deville could announce that last part, an irate Liv Morgan made her way to the ring. She was tired of seeing Carmella getting handing opportunities while she herself has earned them.

Deville then snapped back at her letting her know she should have let her finish. Because Carmella has been pulled from the MITB match, Morgan is now in. As Morgan leaves with a smile on her face, she says she hopes Carmella defeats Belair so that she can win the briefcase and cash in on her.

This of course caught the eye of Bianca Belair. She says that she will gladly take Carmella as her challenger. She sends a message to Bayley saying she looks forward to finishing their feud when she comes back.

The Money in the Bank Ladder Match participants is now: Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Naomi, Nikki Cross, Zelina Vega, Liv Morgan, and two more women to be announced.

Check out what else happened on SmackDown with the debut of Shotzi & Nox by clicking here.

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Shotzi & Nox make their official SmackDown debut; Toni Storm coming soon to the blue brand

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Now dubbed as Shotzi & Nox, Shotzi Blackheart and Tegan Nox have officially made their debut on SmackDown. They faced the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Natalya and Tamina in a non-title match.

Nox just made her return to NXT this past Tuesday after being out action for nearly a year. Sidelined with her third ACL tear, Nox was written off NXT television after she was attacked backstage by Candice LeRae. Nox distracted LeRae during her and Indi Hartwell’s NXT Women’s Tag Team defense which resulted in a title change. Io Shirai and Zoey Stark became the new champions.

As for Shotzi, she was in a well-established tag team with Ember Moon. The duo were former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions and had a rivalry with Dakota Kai and NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez. Shotzi is now with Nox as Moon is staying in NXT. Moon took to Twitter to congratulate her now former tag team partner.

As for the match between the debuting team and the tag team champions, Shotzi picks up a huge win for her team after pinning the veteran Natalya. With the lack of tag teams on the main roster (mostly as a result of the WWE releases), this is a good start.

Shotzi and Nox aren’t the only call-ups coming. A vignette aired for the former NXT UK Women’s Champion Toni Storm. Storm has worked a dark match with Nox recently and along with Shotzi and Scarlett have been rumored to be moved to the roster. There is no further news on Scarlett at this time.

What do you think of these women making their way to the SmackDown roster? Join the discussion below!

Bayley out for approximately nine months with injury, Belair to receive new challenger for Money in the Bank

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WWE has officially announced that Bayley has sustained an injury while training for her upcoming Money in the Bank match. She was scheduled to take part in an “I Quit” Match against SmackDown Women’s Bianca Belair. A replacement for Bayley in the match against Belair will be announced tonight on SmackDown. The nature of the … Read more

Liv Morgan talks Money in the Bank, says she is one of the best on the roster

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The yearly Money in the Bank event is rapidly approaching and will be in front of a live audience on Sunday, July 18. WWE is gearing up for its women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match and there will be eight women involved in the high-risk, high-reward style atmosphere. There have only been four women … Read more

Zelina Vega says she has “unfinished business” with Bianca Belair

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Zelina Vega shocked the WWE audience when she returned to SmackDown this past Friday. Vega was released from the company in November and reports in May started to swirl noting that she would be making her return. Up until Friday that was pure speculation.

WWE Authority Sonya Deville announced Vega’s returning by adding her into the upcoming Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Vega was on this weekend’s Talking Smack to discuss her return and involvement in the match and which champion she may target if she wins the briefcase. She was also in action on Friday in a losing effort against Liv Morgan who is trying to prove she deserves her own spot in the MITB match.

“I think I have some unfinished business with Bianca [Belair]. If she’s even going to remain champion, although, I’m not really fond of Bayley either. Whoever it’s going to be, that’s who I have my eyes on right now.”

In 2020, Vega and Belair had a rivalry in which Belair came out with victories on numerous occasions. The story writes itself regardless if Vega wins the briefcase or not with her being a potential future opponent for the SmackDown Women’s Champion. Vega also included NXT in the discussion of possible champions to cash in on if she were to win the contract.

She joins Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Naomi, Nikki Cross, and Carmella so far for this upcoming match. Two more names from SmackDown are still to be announced. Belair is set to defend her title against Bayley at Money in the Bank in an “I Quit Match.”

With the names so far announced for the MITB match, do you think Zelina has good odds to win? Join the discussion below.

Zelina Vega returns to WWE and is added to the Money in the Bank Ladder Match

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Zelina Vega is back!! It was first reported mid-May that Thea Trinidad, known as Zelina Vega in WWE, was possibly returning to the company. She was released in November after breaching WWE’s policy of being on third-party platforms. Now she is back and is not only on the SmackDown brand but is in the upcoming … Read more

Carmella gets added to the Money in the Bank Ladder Match

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On tonight’s SmackDown, WWE Authority Sonya Deville made her way to the ring and announced the first woman from the blue brand that will be in this year’s Money in the Bank. We know that Asuka, Naomi, Alexa Bliss, and Nikki Cross will represent RAW after they all qualified on Monday. Deville reveals that the … Read more

Liv Morgan says she is a future SmackDown Women’s Champion after victory against Carmella

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Liv Morgan picked up her first singles win since November after pinning Carmella on this week’s SmackDown. For the past two weeks, Morgan has had to find her footing without her tag team partner Ruby Riott who was released by the company. Whereas she has had more recent wins alongside Riott, Morgan now has to … Read more

SmackDown Women’s Title match booked for Hell in a Cell; Carmella defeats Liv Morgan

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This week’s SmackDown saw SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair putting her foot down when it comes to Bayley. Belair knows that she has bested Bayley inside the ring, however, for a while now the Role Model has been getting in the head of the EST.

Belair admits that she has had people mocking and laughing at her her entire life. Something that Bayley continues to do to her with her excessive cackling. So the champ decides to take the matter in her own hands and challenges Bayley to a match at Hell in a Cell.

As Belair is waiting for Bayley to answer the challenge, the champion starts to hear the cackling. Bayley shows up on the screen via satellite from her “sanctuary” where she had photos of herself as champion plastered behind her. The Role Model then accepts the EST’s challenge and says that she won’t be the only one laughing when she beats her. She then starts her laughter as all the screens in the Thunderdome fill up with the image of Bayley cackling.

Much like the upcoming RAW Women’s Championship match between Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair, this match was not announced to be inside the Hell in a Cell structure at the time of this writing.

Also on SmackDown, Carmella took on Liv Morgan. Prior to the match, Morgan addressed in a prerecorded promo that she thinks it is so cute that Carmella thinks she is the most beautiful woman in all of WWE. Morgan considers Carmella a 7 at best.

At the end of the match, Carmella tripped up Morgan and then proceeded to lock her in the Code of Silence. Morgan then tapped out to give Carmella the victory. After the match, Carmella required the ring announcer to address her win by referring to her as “the most beautiful woman in all of WWE.”

Morgan took to her social media after her loss and tweeted out to “keep watching.”

What were your thoughts on this week’s SmackDown? Leave your comments below.

SmackDown Discussion Post: 06.04.21

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Last week, SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair defeated Carmella in a non-title match. While Belair was trying to focus on her match, Bayley was on commentary and was up to her normal heckling. Belair successfully defended her title against Bayley at the WrestleMania Backlash event a few weeks back. The preview for tonight’s show will … Read more

Winners & Losers: SmackDown 05.28.21

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Have we finally broken the cycle of the rematch? At least on SmackDown we may have. This week’s SmackDown had two matches and neither one was a rematch or multi-woman tag team match thrown together. The results are as follows: Natalya & Tamina defeated The Riott Squad Bianca Belair defeated Carmella The first match was … Read more

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