The WWE SmackDown World Cup continued tonight with two semi-final matches, and now the finals are closed. The two matches of the night included Santos Escobar vs. Butch and Braun Strowman vs. Ricochet, and the first match was Escobar vs. Butch. This ending would tie into the Men’s War Games match, however, and thanks to an ambush by Drew McIntyre and Kevin Owens by The Bloodline, Butch sent his Brawling Brutes teammates Sheamus and Ridge Holland to help them. This would unfortunately set the stage for Legado del Fantasma to step in and help Santos secure the win, taking them through to the finals.
As for the second match, it will be between Ricochet and Strowman, and each superstar will use their biggest advantage throughout the match. Ricochet would focus on keeping Strowman spinning off his feet, while Strowman would find places to use his strength and keep Ricochet on the ground. Then Strowman would have to worry about Imperium, which created a distraction, allowing Ricochet to take advantage and pin Strowman for the win. Ricochet moves on to the finals of the tournament and will face Escobar, and it should be a great match.
As Ricochet was leaving though Strowman was attacked by the Imperium and it was a three-on-one advantage. Imperium was all over Strowman, and after thinking about it on the entrance ramp, Ricochet ran back into the ring and tried to pull Imperium off Strowman. They would work together and after that, Strowman showed respect to his opponent.
Whoever wins the finals will get a shot at the Intercontinental Championship for Gunther, so it makes sense that he’d want to step in in some way. We’ll have to wait and see who gets this shot.
Next up for WWE is Survivor Series War Games, and you can find the full card below.
SmackDown Women’s Championship Match: Ronda Rousey (C) vs. Shotzi Blackheart
United States Championship Match: Seth Rollins (C) vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Austin Theory
Men’s War Games Match: The Bloodline’s Roman Reigns vs Jey Uso vs Jimmy Uso vs Solo Sikoa vs Sami Zayn vs The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Butch), Drew McIntyre vs Kevin Owens
Women’s War Games Match: Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss, Mia Yim, Asuka, and Becky Lynch vs Damage CTRL (Bailey, Dakota Kai, IU Sky), Rhea Ripley, and Nikki Cross
AJ Styles vs Finn Balor
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