• Samoa Joe Chokes Out Daniel Bryan To Advance To Money In The Bank, Updated Match-Card For Money In The Bank 2018
The final qualifying match for the Men’s Money In The Bank ladder match took place in the main event of this week’s SmackDown Live. SmackDown Live General Manager Paige changed the original Daniel Bryan vs. Samoa Joe qualifying match to a triple threat match by adding Big Cass to it.
The match ended with Joe choking out Bryan to win the match and qualify for the Men’s Money In The Bank ladder match.
You can watch the ending moments of the match below:
It should be noted that all the spots for the Men’s & Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder matches are filled now.
Below is the updated match-card for Money In The Bank 2018:
– Men’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Braun Strowman vs. The Miz vs. Bobby Roode vs. Kevin Owens vs. Finn Balor vs. Rusev vs. One Member Of The New Day (Big E or Kofi Kingston or Xavier Woods) vs. Samoa Joe
– RAW Women’s Championship Match: Nia Jax (c) vs. Ronda Rousey
– Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal
– Last Man Standing Match For The WWE Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
– Women’s Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Charlotte Flair vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Ember Moon vs. Becky Lynch vs. Lana vs. Naomi vs. Natalya vs. Sasha Banks
– SmackDown Women’s Championship Match: Carmella (c) vs. Asuka
– SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match: The Bludgeon Brothers (c) vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson
– Bobby Lashley vs. Sami Zayn
• What Happened On Day 1 Of CM Punk’s Trial With WWE Doctor Chris Amann?
The trial between CM Punk/Colt Cabana and WWE Doctor Chris Amann began yesterday in Cook County, Illinois.
Below are some notes from Day 1 of the trial:
– Chris Amann testified for himself.
– Amann was “short and curt” in his testimony, according to PWInsider.
– Amann mentioned all the negative comments about him that were made on the internet after what CM Punk said about him on Colt Cabana’s ‘Art of Wrestling’ podcast back in 2014.
– The jury heard that entire edition of ‘Art of Wrestling’ podcast.
– Amann will be cross-examined by Punk’s attorneys today.
Gregory Pratt of the Chicago Tribune was at the Cook County courthouse and he shared some notes about day 1 of this trial on Twitter. You can check them out below:
I had business at Cook County courthouse so I stopped in for a minute to watch the @cmpunk @coltcabana defamation case. Surreal to see two wrestlers sitting across from a jury listening to a podcast of them talking life and pro wrestling that led WWE’s doctor to sue the ex-champ
— Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt) May 29, 2018
Caught some of WWE doc Chris Amann’s testimony. The podcast dropped on Thanksgiving 2014. Amann lawyer went thru tweets calling for him to be fired and news stories on the podcast, including from 411mania. Amann disputes Punk’s story about the doctor failing to treat him.
— Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt) May 29, 2018
It is happening, tho: The lawsuit between WWE’s longest-reigning modern champion and a company doctor is being heard in Cook County, nearly four years after podcast dropped. Both sides present different stories. We’ll see what the system decides
— Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt) May 29, 2018
On timing, the doctor is likely to continue testifying tomorrow from what I heard. No idea how long the trial will go, but they were being thorough in going thru stuff. The jury heard all of the controversial podcast episode, including Cabana’s plugs and upcoming events
— Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt) May 29, 2018
CM Punk seemed visibly amused, chuckling here and there at some of the over the top things in the podcast, like Cabana saying fuck you to people who might call next week w abrasive questions
— Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt) May 29, 2018
Just to be clear: He was mostly serious and attentive, but there were moments where some of the wrestling talk was over-the-top or the aforementioned comment that he seemed amused by https://t.co/QN8tIMmtvr
— Gregory Pratt (@royalpratt) May 29, 2018
