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SmackDown will take place tonight at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio
After Kevin Owens lit The New Day last week, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston will address Owens . Former honorary New Day member hit Kingston with a superkick and gave Woods a hot shot last Tuesday.
Roman Reigns is preparing to face Elias at Money in the Bank. Shane McMahon faced Reigns last week. Shane and Elias defeated Reigns, which was the result of it, interrupting Elias and Superman hitting Vince McMahon. Reigns is scheduled to appear tonight.
SmackDown participants in Money in the Bank matches will be announced tonight. Raw has already been revealed, with Ricochet, Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman ready for the men's ladder match. Alexa Bliss, Dana Brooke, Naomi and Natalya will take part in the women's match.
In addition, Raw & SmackDown's women's champion Becky Lynch will face Bayley tonight's untitled title. Eastern Time.
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Michael Cole was already in the ring to launch SmackDown. He introduced WWE Champion Kofi Kingston. Kingston went out alone but still jumped and threw pancakes
Cole said he was delighted to be here tonight to celebrate a remarkable eleven year career. He talked about Kingston winning the title at WrestleMania. They showed footage of Elimination Chamber and last month's Vest game, lost by Kingston. Cole asked Kingston if he thought he had the title shot after losing both games.
Kingston stated that he had to fight and that he was proud of his feat. He said he could not do it without Xavier Woods and that Big E. Cole said it was an honor to know Kingston and described it as a magical moment at WrestleMania. Cole said winning the WWE title in Kingston was the biggest moment in WrestleMania history. They showed images of WrestleMania of Kingston winning the title.
The fans sang a powerful song: "You deserve it". Cole pointed out that Kingston now had a target on his back. They showed last week's images of Kevin Owens turning on Kingston. Kingston blamed himself for trusting Owens. He said that The New Day thought that Owens really wanted to change.
Kingston said that if Owens wanted a title, all he had to do, was ask. Kingston challenged Owens to match the money in the bank. He is not afraid of Owens or losing his title.
Kevin Owens paused and went out on the ramp. He accepted the challenge and admitted that Kingston had given fans a memorable moment for WrestleMania. Owens said fans did not believe Kingston's champion's equipment. He told Kingston not to believe it too.
Xavier Woods suddenly jumped Owens from behind. Owens retaliated and escaped while Kingston proceeded to save. Fans broke into a "New Day Rocks".
Later in the evening, WWE Team Champions, The Hardy's, will talk about their future at WWE.
Raw & SmackDowns Champion Becky Lynch vs. Bayley in an Untitled Game
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