{"id":114372,"date":"2022-07-01T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=114372"},"modified":"2022-07-03T11:36:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T15:36:32","slug":"wwe-smackdown-7-1-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/07\/01\/wwe-smackdown-7-1-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE SmackDown (7\/1\/22) &#8211; Money in the Bank Go-Home Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One day away from <strong><em>Money in the Bank<\/em><\/strong>, in Las Vegas, the go-home edition of <strong><em>Friday Night SmackDown<\/em><\/strong> is live in the state capital of Arizona as stories conclude headed into <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/06\/30\/preview-wwe-money-in-the-bank-7-2-22\/\" target=\"_self\">the Big Five event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>WWE SmackDown (7\/1\/22) Preview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don&#39;t miss the last stop before <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MITB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MITB<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a>, Friday 8e\/7c on FOX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZIZIRkksmJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZIZIRkksmJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEonFOX\/status\/1542274211078500352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Point One: Who has the momentum heading into Money in the Bank?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With the two primary matches of the evening being the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Money in the Bank matches, the questions are, who are the people heading into the match, who are the favorites heading into the match, and who are the dark horses?<\/p>\n<p>From the <em>SmackDown<\/em> side of the franchise, <strong>Lacey Evans<\/strong>, <strong>Raquel Rodriguez<\/strong>, and <strong>Shotzi<\/strong> are the blue brand representatives heading into the match. When it comes to momentum, Rodriguez and Evans are the two with the most momentum on the SmackDown side, compared to <strong>Liv Morgan<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/04\/25\/asuka-returns-monday-night-raw\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Asuka<\/strong><\/a>, and <strong>Becky Lynch<\/strong> on the <strong><em>Monday Night Raw<\/em><\/strong> side. With stories continuing to develop heading into the titular event, it\u2019s a matter of time before the WWE Universe finds out their seventh women\u2019s winner.<\/p>\n<p>As for the men, representing <em>SmackDown<\/em> are <strong>Sami Zayn<\/strong>, <strong>Drew McIntyre<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Sheamus<\/strong> with a potential qualifying opponent decided this Friday. The main question is, who? Will it be another <em>Smackdown<\/em> Superstar or a <em>Raw<\/em> Superstar? That will be determined on the Money in the Bank go-home edition of <em>SmackDown<\/em> as well.<\/p>\n<h3>Point Two: How is the Island of Relevancy Going to Fall for The Usos?<\/h3>\n<p>The Street Profits have considerable momentum heading into the Money in the Bank this weekend. With the proper motivation, it seems that the Chicago-based duo, the tag team triple crown winners, are the ones with the edge.<\/p>\n<p>The Usos have lost many matches against the Profits. With last week having Drew McIntyre and Sheamus winning their qualifying match, is it the Profits&#8217; time to shine?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udde3BUM ASS CORBIN..<\/p>\n<p>Why don&#39;t you ponder this.. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SummerSlam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SummerSlam<\/a> YOU &amp; ME.. NASHVILLE TENNESSEE<\/p>\n<p>In front of the MILLIONS.. &amp; MILLIONS in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWE<\/a> Universe <\/p>\n<p>Shahtaht to my man <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheRock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDAHN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDAHN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CuCS5lHI3I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/CuCS5lHI3I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1540511878673309696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Point Three: Where is Pat McAfee Going With His Antics?<\/h3>\n<p>Lately, it seems that <strong>Pat McAfee<\/strong> has brought about a more volatile version of <strong>Happy Corbin<\/strong>. McAfee has constantly been calling Corbin names, making the audience laugh at him, and verbally running the former Constable down.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Corbin not being on the card heading into <em>Money in the Bank<\/em>, what does it mean heading into <em>SummerSlam<\/em> in a few weeks&#8217; time?<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of questions stand to be answered heading into Vegas. As hot as Phoenix and Vegas get, it\u2019s a matter of how much heat is going to be in the Talking Stick Resort Arena as we close in on <em>Money in the Bank<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One day away from Money in the Bank, in Las Vegas, the go-home edition of Friday Night SmackDown is live in the state capital of Arizona as stories conclude headed into the Big Five event. 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