- Before the show, Daniel Bryan tells several of the women that he's going to hear what Carmella & James Ellsworth have to say before making a decision on the controversial ending to the women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
- Carmella & James Ellsworth kick off the show. Ellsworth demands everyone stand up for her before Carmella welcomes us to the Fabulous Era of Carmella. She then addresses the controversy, saying it doesn't matter if she cheated to win the match. She says she has been overlooked since coming to SmackDown and that she's smart for not trying to "make history" and just trying to win. She says she won fair & square and gives examples of other people interfering in previous matches and nobody saying anything. She calls the internet trolls pathetic and says you can't break a rule that doesn't exist. She says that Daniel Bryan should make the right decision and allow her to keep the briefcase.
- Cut to backstage, where Daniel Bryan is confronted by Charlotte. He says that the medical team examined her neck, but she brushes it off and tells her to act on what Carmella & Ellsworth said. Bryan says that Carmella was right about the match being no disqualification, but Charlotte says that should only apply to the people in the match. She tells Bryan to do the right thing before leaving.
- IT'S A NEW DAY, YES IT IS! Outcomes the New Day. They say they should be the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, but the Usos decided to take the easy way out and get counted out.
- Big E vs Jimmy Uso-Uso starts out with a forearm to the back of the head, but Big E quickly locks in an abdominal stretch. Big E slaps Uso's ass before sending him out of the ring off a back elbow. Big E sets up Uso on the apron and sets up for the apron splash, but a distraction from Jey Uso allows Jimmy to hit a superkick. Jimmy follows up with a wrecking ball dropkick, sending Big E to the outside. Back in the ring, Uso stomps away at Big E before hitting the corner hip attack for a near fall. Uso controls the match until Big E catches him on a diving nothing with and hits a belly-to-belly suplex. Big E suplexes Uso around the ring and goes for the big splash, but Uso pops up and hits a Samoan Drop for a near fall. Big E comes back with a corner STO and goes for the Big Ending, but Uso slips out and rolls out of the ring. The Usos decide to take a countout loss, but Kofi Kingston jumps off the steps and takes out Jey Uso. Xavier Woods threatens Jimmy Uso with his trombone, allowing Big E to pull him back into the ring and hit the Big Ending for the three and the win. Fine match, nothing special.
- Backstage, Natalya & Tamina confront Daniel Bryan. who is talking to Shane McMahon on the phone. Natalya tries to tip-toe around the subject of the Money in the Bank outcome, only for Tamina to say Bryan can't let Carmella & Ellsworth get away with what they did. Bryan says he'll have a decision soon.
- Dasha Fuentes interviews Naomi. She says it's a shame how the Money in the Bank ladder match ended, but she thinks Daniel Bryan will make the right decision and she'll be ready for whoever has the Money in the Bank contract. She is interrupted by Lana, who says it's Carmella & Ellsworth's fault that she lost at Money in the Bank. She says she wants a rematch, which Naomi gives her next week.
- Tom Phillips has a sit-down interview with Randy Orton. He says he lost control at the end of his title match at Money in the Bank when the Singh Brothers attacked his father. He says it was probably part of the plan by Jinder Mahal and says he's willing to do anything to get his hands on Jinder. He says he's going hurt Jinder and threatens to go to India and RKO everyone in Jinder's family. Please do a vignette of that.
- Dolph Ziggler vs Shinsuke Nakamura-The two feel eachother out to start the match before trading holds. Nakamura gets an armbar early on, but Ziggler breaks it and rolls out of the ring. Ziggler mat wrestles Nakamura to the ground, but Nakamura gets to his feet and catches Ziggler with a knee to the gut. Nakamura follows up with an enziguri before dropping a knee on Ziggler. Nakamura gives Ziggler Good Vibrations in the corner before dodging a dropkick but gets tossed through the turnbuckle by Ziggler. Ziggler hits a dropkick for a near fall before dragging Nakamura's face across the top rope. Nakamura manages to backdrop Ziggler out of the ring before the commercial break. We come back to Ziggler working over Nakamura with a headlock. Nakamura is able to fight back and hits a follow through spinning heel kick. Ziggler throws Nakamura down by his hair but gets caught with a knee followed by an axe kick. Nakamura kicks away at Ziggler before hitting a single leg dropkick. Nakamura drapes Ziggler across the top rope and hits a step up knee for a near fall. Nakamura knees Ziggler on the ground before hitting a front suplex. Nakamura goes for the Kinshasa, but Ziggler avoids it and hits the Famouser for a near fall. Ziggler goes for the superkick, but Nakamura avoids it and locks in an armbar. Ziggler escapes it by raking Nakamura's eyes before uppercutting Nakamura. Nakamura goes for the inverted exploder suplex, but Ziggler lands on his feet and hits a Zig Zag, but Nakamura kicks out. Ziggler quickly locks in the sleeper hold, but Nakamura breaks the hold and knees Ziggler in the back of the head. Nakamura finishes Ziggler off with the Kinshasa for the three and the win. Pretty good match.
- Backstage, Daniel Bryan tells Sami Zayn he's facing Baron Corbin next week. Becky Lynch walks up and says he was rooting for her before walking off. Becky says the worst part about the ending of the ladder match was that she had the briefcase was in her hands before James Ellsworth tipped over the ladder. She says no matter how hard she works, someone cuts in front of her to the front of the line. Bryan says it's a complicated situation, but Becky says making the right decision isn't complicated.
- Outcomes Kevin Owens. He says the other five men in the Money in the Bank match ganged up on him and tried to end his career. However, he says he is still the United States Champion and tonight, he's giving someone from Dayton, Ohio a shot at the title. This brings out AJ Styles, who says he wants the title shot. However, Owens says the open challenge is only for someone from Dayton, Ohio. This brings out Chad Gable. Wow, it's been a while since he's been on SmackDown. Owens says he's not from Dayton, but Gable says he just moved to Dayton...this morning. He says his new address is 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway. That's the actual address of the arena they were in. Guess what that building is called? The Nutter Center. I couldn't make that up if I tried. SmackDown was live from the Wright State University Nutter Center. So anyway, now we have a match.
- Kevin Owens (c) vs Chad Gable-United States Championship-Owens argues with the referee right at the start, allowing Gable to suplex Owens around before locking in the ankle lock. Owens is able to break the hold and roll out of the ring before the commercial break. We come back to Gable & Owens on the top rope. Gable knocks Owens down, but Owens yanks him down. Owens goes for the Pop-Up Powerbomb, but Gable rolls through and gets a near fall on a rollup. Owens catches Gable with a superkick for a near fall. Owens gets Gable on his shoulders, only for Gable to turn it into a DDT before hitting a moonsault for a near fall. Gable goes for a German suplex, but Owens blocks it and tosses Gable through the turnbuckle into the ring post. Owens goes for the Cannonball, but Gable dodges it and hits Chaos Theory, but Owens kicks out. Owens throws Gable into the ropes before hitting the Pop-Up Powerbomb for the three and the win. Pretty good match for what it was.
- Backstage, Zack Ryder & Mojo Rawley point out to Daniel Bryan that they never got the Tag Team Championship match they earned and say they want it. Bryan instead says that next week, they'll face the Usos and if they win, they'll get a title shot.
- Sami Zayn & Tye Dillinger shill out Sonic milkshakes. It's been a while since Dillinger's been on TV too. Zayn asks for Dillinger's opinion on which of two shakes is better, Dillinger says they're both a 10 and Zayn should just eat both.
- Outcomes Daniel Bryan. He brings out all the women (and James Ellsworth) from the Money in the Bank ladder match before pointing out that technically, there is no rule against what Ellsworth did, but nothing like this has ever happened before. Ellsworth interrupts him and says becoming a father has made Bryan soft. Bryan tells him never to talk about his child or he'll punch him & fire him. All the women argue, during which we get an incredibly awkward moment. Charlotte tells Natalya to stop talking or she'll make her look like Ellsworth. Right after that, Tamina tells Charlotte to stop talking or she'll make her look like Ellsworth. They basically said the exact same line. It really seems like someone said the wrong thing. My guess is Tamina because Tamina is kind of awful. Bryan stops the arguing and says Carmella will be stripped of the Money in the Bank briefcase, announcing that next week, there will be another women's Money in the Bank ladder match next week. Tamina then says they should have another women's Money in the Bank ladder match next week. The women brawl, ending with Charlotte hitting Natural Selection on Carmella before Becky locks in the Dis-Arm-Her on her.
- Jinder Mahal with the Singh Brothers vs Luke Harper-Jinder takes the fight to Harper in the corner, but Harper fights back and dropkicks Jinder out of the ring before the commercial break. We come back to Harper going for a suicide dive on Jinder, only for Jinder to pull Samir Singh in the way. Jinder is able to clothesline Harper before throwing him back in the ring. Jinder controls the match until Harper avoids a clothesline and hits a butterfly suplex. Harper runs wild before hitting a slingshot senton bomb and a big boot for a near fall. Harper goes for a discus clothesline, but Jinder blocks it, only for Harper to hit a spinning side slam for a near fall. Harper goes for a suplex, but Jinder avoids it but gets floored with a back elbow. Harper goes to the top rope, but Jinder meets him there and hits a superplex. Suddenly, Baron Corbin comes down to ringside, Money in the Bank briefcase in hand. He walks down to the timekeeper's area...only to walk back up the ramp. Harper rolls up Jinder for a near fall before hitting a superkick. Harper calls for the discus clothesline, but a distraction from Sunil Singh allows Jinder to hit a big boot and the Khallas for the three and the win. Fine match, nothing special. Right after the match, Randy Orton comes down to the ring. Orton tosses the Singh Brothers aside before going after Jinder. Orton throws Jinder around ringside before back suplexing Jinder into the timekeeper's area. Orton then gives Jinder a draping DDT off the barricade before throwing Jinder back in the ring. Orton calls for the RKO, but the Singh Brothers stop him. Orton gives both of them RKOs as Jinder escapes through the crowd. To close the show
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