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WWE Results: SmackDown Live Main Event Winner Heading To MITB
Tonight’s main event on SmackDown Live was another qualifier for the Money In The Bank Ladder Match as Daniel Bryan battled Rusev with Aiden English in his corner. Bryan was able to connect early with quick offense that sent ‘The Lion of Bulgaria’ to the outside, but when Daniel tried a suicide dive, he got caught and launched over the announce table. Rusev utilized his size and power to slow down Bryan, but the former WWE Champion showed the fight that has earned him the adoration of the fans. ‘The Bulgarian Brute’ would thwart off the attack and look for The Accolade, but some damage to his arm earlier in the match wouldn’t allow it and he’d barely be able to escape a Yes Lock with the help of the ropes. Daniel lined Rusev up for the Running Knee, however Aiden would pull his partner out of harm’s way, only to pay for it at the hands of Bryan. The former-WWE Champion again would try the Running Knee, but would instead get surprised by one of his own, then dropped by a Machka Kick for ‘The Lion of Bulgaria’ to score the surprising victory.
YES! YES! YES!@WWEDanielBryan looks to qualify for #MITB against @RusevBUL NEXT on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/LmQ1KlOpia
— WWE (@WWE) May 9, 2018
The LION of Bulgaria @RusevBUL looks to ensure that tonight's #SDLive is a very Happy #RusevDay against @WWEDanielBryan! pic.twitter.com/t9wCU41Axr
— WWE (@WWE) May 9, 2018
Who ya got, @WWEUniverse: @RusevBUL or @WWEDanielBryan?!
The #BulgarianBrute is certainly in control right about now… #SDLive #MITB pic.twitter.com/Oe7iD1w4WK
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 9, 2018
RIGHT ON ?!@WWEDanielBryan has GOLD on his mind as he tries to qualify for #MITB! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/5NW6M2dr0N
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 9, 2018
Is it MACHKA time for @RusevBUL on #RusevDay?! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/7v5LSOGIAT
— WWE (@WWE) May 9, 2018
Is @WWEDanielBryan about to punch his ticket to #MITB?! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/ji4fXf000X
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) May 9, 2018
MARK YOUR CALENDARS. JUNE 17. @WWE #MITB is RUSEV DAY!@RusevBUL kicks his way to victory over @WWEDanielBryan on #SDLive… pic.twitter.com/Md0wq7HlYC
— WWE (@WWE) May 9, 2018
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Did your picks win points?
The AEW Continental Classic is underway, with almost everyone competing. Check in here if you haven’t seen the winners and losers of week 1!
Here are your Gold League standings!
- Jon Moxley: 1-0, 3 points
- Swerve Strickland: 1-0, 3 points
- Jay White: 1-0, 3 points
- Rush: 0-1, 0 points
- Mark Briscoe: 0-1, 0 points.
- Jay Lethal: 0-1, 0 points
Here are your Blue League standings!
- Brody King: 1-0, 3 points
- Claudio Castagnoli: 1-0, 3 points
- Daniel Garcia: 0-1, 0 points
- Eddie Kingston: 0-1, 0 points
- Bryan Danielson: Yet to Compete
- Andrade El Idolo: Yet to Compete
My Thoughts:
Nothing too crazy, nothing too wild, this tournament only just got started. The only disappointing point is that they could not get Bryan “cleared to compete” Saturday night. Not sure how much of that is shoot given the bad eye, but this was kinda the problem of wanting him in the tournament over tons of other choices. Bryan wants to face Okada for WrestleKingdom 18, how is Bryan supposed to do that at his best if he’s also gonna be in a round robin, doing five top level matches in about as many weeks? And it takes away from Andrade being able to do something. Also a little surprised we didn’t even hear from Andrade on Saturday.
Now as we heard on Saturday, round two’s matches are set. Gold League will see Mark Briscoe VS Rush, White VS Swerve, and of course, Moxley VS Lethal. Nice variety there, a couple 0-1 guys facing off, as well as two 1-0 guys, and then 1-0 VS 0-1. No offense to Lethal, but he feels like an 0-2 going up against Moxley. Hard to call the other ones but that’s the fun of it. Meanwhile, Blue League sees Brody VS Claudio in a showdown to be 2-0, then Bryan and Andrade finally jump in, Bryan against Eddie and Andrade against Garcia. Sadly, feels like Eddie and Garcia are going 0-2, no way Tony Khan is booking Bryan and Andrade to lose their first shots.
In fact, that could be half the reason they did wait on those two, that’s almost too good for just a first round opener. But I still would’ve done it, same as NJPW does stuff like that for round robins, which this is all modeled after anyway.
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Tony Khan Reveals the Blue and Gold “Leagues!”
Originally livestreamed, Tony Khan and Tony Schiavone officially announced the twelve total entrants and divided them into the two round robin blocks known as the “Blue League” and “Gold League.” If you don’t feel like sifting through the almost 30 minute video, the groups are:
Blue League
- Bryan Danielson
- Andrade El Idolo
- Brody King
- Claudio Castagnoli
- Daniel Garcia
- Eddie Kingston
Gold League
- Jon Moxley
- Swerve Strickland
- Rush
- Mark Briscoe
- Jay Lethal
- Jay White
Tony Khan also explains the rules for the Continental Classic:
- Every match has a 20 minute time limit
- The winner of each match earns 3 points, losers earn 0, 1 point for a draw
- EVERYONE ELSE is banned from ringside for true 1v1 action
Eddie Kingston also joined the selection special as his “life’s work” is on the line in this tournament, both the ROH World Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship on the line as part of the modern day North American Triple Crown Eddie, Tony Khan, AEW, ROH and NJPW are looking to create together. Gold League competes tonight on Dynamite while Blue League will have their start this Saturday on Collision. Look for more articles like this one to keep up with the Continental Classic standings over the next six weeks of tournament action!
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