LA Knight, Tiffany Stratton, Naomi qualify for WWE Money in the Bank
Three more wrestlers qualified for the Money in the Bank ladder matches set for July 6 on Friday’s WWE SmackDown.
LA Knight defeated Logan Paul & Santos Escobar in a triple threat qualifying match on Friday to earn the fifth spot in the six-person men’s Money in the Bank ladder match field at next Saturday’s MITB pay-per-view. Knight pinned Paul with a roll-up after hitting Escobar with BFT to secure the victory.
In the first women’s qualifying bout on Friday’s episode, Tiffany Stratton defeated Jade Cargill & Candice LeRae in a triple threat. Stratton pinned LeRae with the PME after Indi Hartwell interfered on LeRae’s behalf and took out Cargill on the floor.
In the second women’s qualifier on Friday, Naomi defeated Hartwell & Blair Davenport after Cargill got retribution on Hartwell, interfering in the match to lead to Naomi’s victory.
Five of six spots are secured in both the men’s and women’s Money in the Bank ladder matches set for next Saturday, with the final spots to be decided on Monday’s Raw.
Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus vs. Ilja Dragunov will decide the final men’s participant in a qualifier on Monday’s Raw, while Zoey Stark vs. Ivy Nile vs. Dakota Kai will determine the final women’s qualifier.
The current lineup for WWE Money in the Bank on Saturday, July 6 in Toronto at Scotiabank Arena:
- World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest defends against Seth Rollins — If Priest retains, Rollins can’t challenge for the title ever again as long as Priest holds it. If Rollins wins, Priest leaves The Judgment Day
- Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn defends against Bron Breakker
- Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton & Kevin Owens vs. The Bloodline
- Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match: Jey Uso vs. Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. Chad Gable vs. LA Knight vs. TBD
- Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match: IYO SKY vs. Chelsea Green vs. Lyra Valkyria vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Naomi vs. TBD