On Friday Night SmackDown, they announced several matches and segments for the coming weeks including the start of the Money in the Bank qualifying matches.
Next week’s episode will feature a triple threat match between The Miz, Jey Uso, and Big E. with the SmackDown tag titles on the line. The idea is that the opposite members of the team from the ladder match at WrestleMania will face off for the titles.
They are also advertising two qualifying matches for the Money in the Bank ladders matches. On the men’s side, Daniel Bryan will face Cesaro next week and on the women’s side, Dana Brooke will take on Naomi. The Money in the Bank event is advertised for Sunday, May 10th but will not be taking place at its original destination of Baltimore, Maryland at the Royal Farms Arena.
The episode next week is also advertising a match between Tamina and Sasha Banks with the stipulation that Tamina will receive a SmackDown women’s title shot against Bayley if she wins the match.
WWE is also promoting a 25th-anniversary celebration for Triple H beginning in two weeks on the April 24th edition of Friday Night SmackDown. Wrestling as Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Paul Levesque made his debut for the company in 1995.