Episode
WWE Friday Night SmackDown: May 14, 2019 (London, England)
Overview
With WWE Champion Kofi Kingston as the scheduled guest on “The Kevin Owens Show,” it seemed likely that the two WWE Money in the Bank opponents would trade blows only five nights before their WWE Title Match … which they did, but no one could have predicted how it materialized, thanks to Mr. McMahon’s Wild Card Rule.
Details
- Series
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown
- Season
- Season 21
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2019-05-14
- Runtime
- 85 min
Episode context
May 14, 2019 (London, England) is Episode 20 in Season 21 of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. It aired on 2019-05-14. The runtime is 85 min.
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Episode 19: May 7, 2019 (Louisville, KY)
The “Wild Card Rule” brought Raw’s AJ Styles and Sami Zayn to SmackDown LIVE, but WWE Champion Kofi Kingston upped the ante when he challenged both Superstars to a Triple Threat Match with WWE’s most prestigious prize on the line. Elsewhere, new SmackDown Tag Team Champions were crowned, but not in the way Shane McMahon intended when the “Wild Card Rule” struck again.
Episode 21: May 21, 2019 (Providence, RI)
Roman Reigns took on Elias in a Money in the Bank rematch, with it clear that Shane McMahon would be doing everything in his power to slow The Big Dog down prior to WWE Super ShowDown … including using the Wild Card Rule to his advantage. Elsewhere, Big E returned to SmackDown LIVE … but so did Dolph Ziggler, and he made it clear he is coming for WWE Champion Kofi Kingston.
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Episode 22: May 28, 2019 (Tulsa, OK)
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Episode 17: April 23, 2019 (Lincoln, NE)
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Episode 23: June 4, 2019 (Laredo, TX)
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Episode 16: April 16, 2019 (Montreal, Canada)
Night Two of the Superstar Shake-up seen on SmackDown LIVE with many surprises that include the arrivals of Roman Reigns, Finn Bálor, Bayley, Ember Moon and many more. Elsewhere, The New Day appoints a new honorary member of the group after appearing on “The Kevin Owens Show.”
Episode 24: June 11, 2019 (Sacramento, CA)
With Big E finally being cleared for in-ring competition, The New Day brought their best to the trio of Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in the SmackDown LIVE main event. Elsewhere, Shane McMahon attempted to make an example out of The Miz as his Super ShowDown victory tour continued.
Episode 15: April 9, 2019 (Brooklyn, NY)
Kofi Kingston’s WWE Championship celebration was cut short when The Bar & Drew McIntyre crashed the party, challenging The New Day to a Six-Man Tag Team Match in the main event of SmackDown LIVE. Elsewhere, The Usos and The Hardy Boyz battled for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles, but the winners would not be able to enjoy the victory, as Lars Sullivan emerged to wreak havoc.
Episode 25: June 18, 2019 (Ontario, CA)
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston & Universal Champion Seth Rollins teamed up to take on Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn in a blockbuster 2-out-of-3 Falls Match main event on SmackDown LIVE. Elsewhere, the growing tension between SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley and Alexa Bliss finally boiled over in a tumultuous “Moment of Bliss” that would see fists fly.
Episode 14: April 2, 2019 (Baltimore, MD)
WWE Champion “The New” Daniel Bryan railed on Kofi Kingston’s good name one too many times, as a passionate Kofi finally lashed out verbally just five days before challenging The Planet’s Champion for the title on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
Episode 26: June 25, 2019 (Portland, OR)
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler amazed the WWE Universe with an incredible 2-out-of-3 Falls Match, wherein The Showoff could earn his way into the WWE Title Match at Extreme Rules with a win. Elsewhere, another 2-out-of-3 Falls bout took centerstage as The Miz squared off against Elias.