The Queen and King of the Ring tournaments continue on as we head back to Italy for Smackdown as the WWE continues its European tour.
We get another replay, the same replay of Clash in Italy from LAST Saturday, almost a week ago. I think people know what happened by now WWE. Why are we wasting time with this? Ugh.
Smackdown 6/5/26 Results
A bunch of superstars are arriving.
Gunther arrives and he is pissed off. He rips apart the announce tables. He starts throwing chairs everywhere. He stand on one of the announce tables.
“Nothing happens tonight until I get what I want!” he yells.
Gunther demands justice for what happened at Clash in Italy. He intentionally put his foot under the ropes.
“That means Cody didn’t beat me. He cheated!” he rants. “The Golden Boy continues kissing everyone’s butt around here!”.
All of sudden:
Adrenaline in my soul
Every fight out of control
Do it all to get them off their feet
Crowd is here, about to blow
Waitin’ for me to start the show
Cody heads to the ring. He even stops to sign some Funko figures as he walks there. He signals that it is so loud he cannot hear.
“What are you so angry about?” he yells across the arena as his music plays on.
“I cannot believe I am going to say this but you are right,” begins Cody
Cody Rhodes. Cody. Cody Rhodes.
Cody wonders why Gunther is so “big mad” though. Has he not ever been involved in a controversial finish before?
“Sometimes you are the hero and you save all the little piggies from the cold-blood sausage maker and sometimes you are the cold-blood sausage maker. The difference is I know which one I am,” says Cody.
Cody accepts Gunther’s challenge. He wants a rematch tonight!
We hear:
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Oh-oh-oh-ohLet’s go!
They cheer Zayn’s theme in Italy. Zayn thanks his “ride or die” fans in Italy. He appreciates the respect.
Sami! Sami! Sami!
Zayn has had world title opportunities ripped away from him all the time. He calls Cody a “Golden Boy” ready to fight. He claims both of them did him wrong. Gunther tells him to shut up and to get out of the ring. Cody doesn’t know which Sami he is getting right now.
“I am a little busy right now,” says Cody.
Zayn says Cody has been blowing him off for months. He is the biggest threat to his championship. Zayn reminds Cody that he said when he was done with Gunther he was going to teach him a lesson.
“Okay, when are you going to teach me that lesson?” asks Sami.
Gunther rushes the ring. He shoves Cody into Zayn. He puts the sleeper on Cody. Zayn attacks Gunther. Gunther throws Zayn out of the ring. Cody takes Gunther down. He pounds away on him. Gunther turns things around pounding on Cody. Zayn pulls Gunther out of the ring. Cody dives. Gunther pushes Zayn in Cody’s way. Gunther leaves laughing. Cody offers to help Zayn up. Zayn blows him off.
The Miz is backstage chatting to Kit Wilson on the phone. He finds Danhausen’s lab. He goes to peek to see what is under the cover on the operating table. Danhausen tells Miz to leave things alone.
“You don’t like people coming into your house uninvited, do you?” asks Miz.
Miz starts smashing Danhausen’s things, kicking stuff over. Danhausen warns Miz not to touch one thing…and he gets electrified.
WAH. WAH. WAH.
Gunther catches up to GM Nick Aldis outside the arena. Gunther is angry he is disrespected since he arrived on Smackdown. “You fix this or I will call my legal team and you will have so many lawsuits your grandchildren will need lawyers,” growls Gunther.
Raquel Rodriguez versus Bayley versus Jacy Jayne versus Kiana James – Queen Of the Ring First Round, Fatal Four-Way Match
Too much action to call. Giulia stays at ringside while all the other extraneous people leave. Interesting that. The fans are solidly behind Bayley. Raquel is beat the snot out of and dumped on the floor early on. The women, mostly Bayley, whip Raquel into the ringside steps so she is absent for a lot of the match.
When Raquel does enter the match again her shoulder tackle sends Jayne out of the ring. Raquel splashes Bayley and James for a two count. Raquel powerbombs Bayley into Jayne. She chokeslams Bayley and Jayne. James breaks up the pin.
Bayley clocks Jayne with a running knee on the apron. She gives her a flying elbow from the top rope. James breaks that pin up. Bayley kicks out of the Deal Breaker.
Bayley knocks Jayne to the floor. James tries to use the ropes as leverage to pin Bayley. Jayne knocks James’ feet off the ropes. Giulia shoves Jayne down.
James starts yelling at Giulia. She thinks she pushed he feet off the ropes. Giulia points to Jayne. Bayley with the Rose Plant on James. Rolling Elbow from Jayne on Bayley. Big Boot from Raquel on Jayne. Raquel pins James with her powerbomb.
Winner: Raquel Rodriguez
Giulia attempts to help James up. James shoves her away.
“Get off of me! This is your fault!” she screams at Giulia. James says they are done. Giulia tries to explain again. James shoves her again.
“It is never about me! It is always about you! We are done!” yells James from across the ring.
Giulia! Giulia! Giulia!
Giulia leaps on James and punches her, kicks her.
Zayn is throwing a tantrum backstage. He corners Johnny Gargano who is laying in a coma again. So stupid. Zayn rants on about doing the right thing. Zayn demands a meeting with Aldis but Chad Gable is there. The crowd cheers Gable. Aldis invites Gable into his office.
Tala Tonga versus Royce Keys
Both men exchange punches. Tala drives Keys to his knees with a haymaker. A running clothesline sends Tala over the top rope and to the floor. Tala slams Keys on the announce table. Solo sits on a chair laughing at Keys. Tala slams Keys spine-first into the steel post. Back in the ring, Tala stomps on Key’s spine and drops some axe handles as well. A sidewalk slam has Key reeling.
Key attempts to fight back from his knees but is driven back down. Tala puts a nerve lock on Keys. Tala misses a big foot, getting caught up in a corner. Key lays in some shots.
Keys clotheslines Tala again and again. He tries to slam him but he cannot pick him up. Key splashes Tala in a corner. A running shoulder tackle takes Tala off his feet. Key powerslams Tala. Solo gets on the apron. Keys clocks him. Tama Tonga arrives grabbing at Key from the floor. Key goes to the floor. Tama leaps off the stairs only to get punched in the face.
Winner:
