WWE Friday Night SmackDown rolls on. Tamina is being interviewed backstage and says she won’t be disrespected by a bunch of bratty, masquerading mean girls. Sasha Banks appears before Tamina and acts all hurt, saying after everything they’ve been through, she’s talking like that? She tries to have a heart to heart with her and acts like she’s her friend, but then Tamina turns around in time to grab Bayley by the throat as she was attempting a sneak attack! Sasha attacks from behind though and they pound on her together until Lacey Evans makes the save! Officials have to separate them. In a different part of backstage, Sonya Deville is talking with Dolph Ziggler about his earlier confrontation with Otis.
Dolph says just because he knows the way the world actually works doesn’t make him a bad guy. But he gets it. They cheer on Otis because they can see themselves in him but the both of them know that guys like them don’t actually win. They get pats on the back, sympathy likes and participation awards and start to believe that heart actually matters, like it can overcome talent. Promises to go to the Money In The Bank ladder match and win, and become Universal Champion. In a hushed, pretty creepy voice he says after Sonya is finished hurting Mandy, he’ll slide up next to her and make her feel better. Yipe. This parlays into Otis and Ziggler’s match, with a spot in the Men’s Money In The Bank ladder match on the line.
Otis Dozovic vs. Dolph Ziggler (Men’s MITB Qualifier)
At the bell, Otis immediately nails Ziggler with a shoulder tackle that sends Dolph spilling from the ring! Ziggler slides back inside, avoids a charging clothesline in the corner, tries to pick a leg but Otis is keeping his ground. Biel toss sends him across the ring. Delayed Vertical Suplex for a 2 count! Dolph wants to send Otis into the top buckle but Otis blocks it and reverses it, stands on the small of Dolph’s back. Big scoop slam for a 2 count. Dolph fights back, tries a dropkick but Otis counters with a massive Catapult that sends Dolph flying headfirst into the middle buckle, wild bump! Dolph bails from the ring but Otis pursues and tosses him back into the ring. Pulls him up, Back Suplex plants him hard for a nearfall!
Dolph sidesteps a charge and sends Otis into the ringpost and he spills to the floor! Dolph drives him into the barricade! Commercial break. When we come back, Dolph is working Otis over in the ring until he blocks a turnbuckle and hits a back elbow. But he can’t really capitalize due to his pained head, Dolph nails him with a crisp dropkick! A second one drops him, Dolph chokes him with his boot. Dolph with a piggyback sleeper, Otis drives him into the corner and snapmares him to break it. Dolph with a charging kick to the gut but it just gets Otis wiggling. He pumps his fists and nails him in the face, lariat, corner charge is stopped with a back blow. Dolph charges but Otis drives him into the corner and he’s laid out.
Otis tries the Caterpillar but Dolph rolls to the apron, Otis pursues and Dolph gets him with a hot shot! Tries a Fameasser but Otis attempts a powerbomb counter, Dolph blocks this with a rake of the eyes, Zig Zag! Slight delay on the cover, there’s the nearfall! Dolph starts a-stompin’ for the superkick. But Otis counters it into a Fallaway Slam! Hits the Caterpillar this time… and gets the win!
Winner: Otis Dozovic
Solid match, and actually pretty cool to see this feud get the nod of being the main event match tonight.
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