On this week’s Friday Night Smackdown, Sonya Deville, Aliyah, Raquel Rodriguez, Shotzi, Xia Li, Natalya and Shayna Baszler were battled in Gauntlet match to earn the Smackdown Women’s Championship opportunity.
Before the bout began, Morgan came out to the ring for an in-ring segment and addressed her controversial victory over Ronda Rousey at SummerSlam. Sonya Deville interrupted Liv Morgan and expressed her interest in dethroning Liv for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. Aliyah then came out to start the match.
Deville eliminated her with the Devil’s Advocate a few minutes then, Raquel Rodriguez came out as next competitor. Raquel eliminated Sonya by slamming her onto the mat. Shotzi was next and eliminated by the Raquel Rodriguez. Then, Raquel also eliminated Xia Li, and WWE veteran Natalya. The final competitor was Shayna Baszler, who managed to defeat the Raquel and earned the titles shot.
Following the match, WWE announced that Shayna Baszler will challenge Liv Morgan for the Smackdown Women’s Championship at WWE Clash at the Castle, which will take place on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
.@YaOnlyLivvOnce will defend her #SmackDown Women's Championship against @QoSBaszler at #WWECastle!
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— WWE (@WWE) August 6, 2022
