SmackDown LIVE preview, June 6, 2017: Nakamura and Owens square off as WWE Money in the Bank approaches

With WWE Money in the Bank less than two weeks away, two competitors in the high-stakes ladder match will
collide for the first time ever on SmackDown LIVE. Who will be victorious: WWE’s Rockstar, Shinsuke Nakamura
or United States Champion Kevin Owens? Find out tonight at 8/7 C on USA Network!

Shinsuke Nakamura and Kevin Owens to square off in one-on-one action for first time tonight on SmackDown LIVE

WWE’s Rockstar, Shinsuke Nakamura, has rocked the very foundation of SmackDown LIVE by storming out of the gate
with his trademark strong style offense. Nakamura has defeated United States Champion Kevin Owens in tag team
action in back-to-back weeks, and The New Face of America will look to get a measure of payback when he squares
off with The King of Strong Style in one-on-one action tonight.
Will KO be able to hand The Artist Known as Shinsuke Nakamura the first loss of his SmackDown LIVE career? Or will
WWE’s Rockstar keep the momentum going as these two Money in the Bank Ladder Match participants square off in a
major bout next week on the blue brand?

Styles and Ziggler clash in rematch

Last week, Dolph Ziggler ruined AJ Styles’ Atlanta homecoming, defeating The Phenomenal One in SmackDown LIVE’s
thrilling main event.
Tonight, Styles will seek payback for that loss, as he gets a rematch against The Showoff. Will Styles get his
retribution, or will Ziggler once again show why every other Superstar in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match
should be watching out for him?

Naomi and Money in the Bank Ladder Match entrants collide in Six-Woman Tag Team battle

One week ago, SmackDown LIVE Commissioner Shane McMahon sent shockwaves through the WWE Universe when he announced
the first-ever Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match, where five of the blue brand’s brightest stars will compete
for a guaranteed SmackDown Women’s Championship Match.
This week on SmackDown LIVE, current titleholder Naomi will join forces with two of the match’s entrants, Charlotte
Flair and Becky Lynch, to take on the other three Ladder Match participants, the “welcoming committee” of Natalya,
Carmella & Tamina.
The last time these trios faced off at WWE Backlash, Naomi, Flair and Lynch could not get on the same page,
while their rivals acted like a well-oiled machine. Will they be able to overcome the “welcoming committee”
this time? Or will the specter of the Money in the Bank contract hanging over the SmackDown LIVE Women’s
Division drive a wedge between the champion and her teammates?

The New Day to make SmackDown LIVE in-ring debut

Last Tuesday, The New Day made their long-awaited debut on SmackDown LIVE, calling out SmackDown Tag Team
Champions The Usos and revealing that they’d be squaring off for the titles at the WWE Money in the Bank.
Tonight, The New Day will make their in-ring debut on SmackDown LIVE, though Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier
Woods haven’t seen action in almost two months. Will they have any ring rust to shake off, or will The Power of
Positivity propel them to victory as they tune up for WWE Money in the Bank? Find out on SmackDown LIVE,
tonight at 8/7 C on USA Network!