During tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown Live, a small preview of this weekend’s Money in the Bank was given to us when Andrade, Finn Balor, Ali, and Randy Orton all participated in a fatal four-way match. Prior to the bout, Orton came out early and bragged about how he was going to come away as the winner on Sunday, and that was quickly followed by everyone else coming out and promptly getting into the brawl. In what promises to be a foreshadowing of this weekend, the ladders quickly made their way into the ring, with Ali and Andrade putting them to good use almost immediately.
Why wait till Sunday? Let's break the ladders out NOW!!!! #MITB #SDLive #Fatal4Way @FinnBalor @AliWWE @AndradeCienWWE @RandyOrton pic.twitter.com/hYjWAY3MIW
— WWE (@WWE) May 15, 2019
As all four competitors began to tire from the constant fighting and ladder hits, it was Randy Orton who looked to capitalize most. After nailing a couple of RKOs, it looked as if Orton was going to repeat his SmackDown Live history yesterday and come away with a win. Unfortunately for him, Finn Balor who broke things up between Orton and Ali, and then took down everyone outside of the ring. From there, Andrade was able to smartly stay away from the chaos before sneaking up on Balor and throwing him into the stairs outside of the ring. After tossing Balor into the ring, Andrade quickly landed a vicious DDT on him and pinned him for a victory.
It's a WILD @KingRicochet! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/Yz1yBlSpTO
— WWE (@WWE) May 15, 2019
After the match, Andrade made a show of climbing a ladder to pose near the Money in the Bank briefcase, but in a surprise appearance, Ricochet stormed into the ring, jumped onto the ladder to take down Andrade, and grabbed the briefcase for himself. Needless to say, this weekend promises to be a huge show.
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