Official SmackDown Live Preview – May 22, 2018

Building up that money. We’re less than a month away from Money in the Bank and that means it’s time to really start cranking things up. However, with the majority of the sixteen participants across the two matches already set, there’s only so much you can do in the meantime. There are still some matches to be set up, but at the same time we can at least build up a few other matches on the card. That’s what might be done this week on SmackDown Live.

What happened on last week’s show? Check out the full results right here.

WWE.com has released its official preview for this week’s SmackDown Live, which will be covering more building towards Money in the Bank. There will be two more qualifying matches taking place, but we’ll also find out which member of the New Day is going to be in the match after the team earned a spot for one member of the team. Finally, we’ll also be finding out what kind of stipulation Shinsuke Nakamura is picking for his upcoming match with WWE Champion AJ Styles. Here are the stories featured in this week’s preview.

Daniel Bryan and Jeff Hardy to battle in a match with WWE Money in the Bank implications tomorrow on SmackDown LIVE

Daniel Bryan puts Big Cass in his place: SmackDown LIVE, May 15, 2018

The New Day to join The Miz n “Miz TV” during SmackDown LIVE tomorrow

The New Day vs. The Bar - Men's Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: SmackDown LIVE, May 15, 2018

Lana and Billie Kay to clash in Women’s Money in the Bank Qualifying Match tomorrow on SmackDown LIVE

Could Rusev & Lana be Mr. & Mrs. Money in the Bank?: SmackDown LIVE, May 15, 2018

Naomi to face Sonya Deville in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match tomorrow on SmackDown LIVE

Lynch vs. Rose vs. Deville - Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: SmackDown LIVE, May 15, 2018

Opinion: I’ll take what I can get with the qualifying matches instead of the matches going on for weeks for the sake of building momentum. Other than that we might have something interesting with Jeff Hardy vs. Daniel Bryan, though I’m not sure what they mean by implications. That doesn’t sound like a qualifying match, but maybe they’ll be put into another match later on. Either way, at least they’re giving us what should be a good match.

Which of these stories interests you the most? Who do you think will qualify for the ladder match? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 26 wrestling books. His latest book is the WWE Grab Bag.

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