AND NEW! Liv Morgan is the new SmackDown Women’s Champion!
Liv Morgan, the 2022 Women’s Money In The Bank contract winner, wasted no time in cashing in her contract. Morgan ran to the ring after the Ronda Rousey versus Natalya match and cashed in to win the title. Rousey blocked a kicked and hooked Liv in an ankle lock, but Liv rolled through and scored the pinfall to win the title.
Rousey ultimately got up and presented Morgan with the title before leaving, and Liv stood up and got a “you deserve it” chant from the crowd in Las Vegas.
Check out a recap of the match from our live coverage page:
SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: RONDA ROUSEY (C) VS. NATALYA
Natalya and Rousey trade submission holds. Natalya traps Rousey in an ankle lock. Rousey reverses it into an ankle lock of her own. Natalya escapes and tries a dropkick but Rousey picks her out of the air and slaps on another ankle lock. Natalya escapes again. Rousey chases Natalya around the ring. Natalya lands a spinning clothesline. Natalya works over Rousey. Rousey fires up and slaps on her own version of the Sharpshooter.Rousey does HBK’s showstopper taunt while she is applying the pressure. Natalya gets to the ropes. Natalya puts Rousey in the Sharpshooter on the apron. Rousey slingshots Natalya into the ring post. Natalya is almost counted out. Rousey is limping. Her knee is hurt. Rousey tries an armbar, but Natalya turns it into a Sharpshooter. Rousey reverses that into an ankle lock. Natalya counters again with a Sharpshooter. Rousey turns that into a standing armbar. Natalya taps out.
Winner and STILL SmackDown Women’s Champion, Ronda Rousey!
Rousey struggles to get to her feet. Liv Morgan’s music hits. Morgan cashes in on Rousey. As soon as the bell rings, Rousey puts Morgan in the ankle lock. Morgan turns it into a pin for the win.
Winner and NEW SmackDown Women’s Champion, Liv Morgan!
Rousey hands Morgan the title and gives her a hug. Rousey leaves the ring to give Morgan her moment.
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— WWE (@WWE) July 3, 2022
LIV MORGAN IS YOUR NEW #SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!!!@YaOnlyLivvOnce #MITB pic.twitter.com/TY6C2pMCx0
— WWE (@WWE) July 3, 2022