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<p>The June 7 episode of WWE SmackDown kicked off with a shot of Cody Rhodes backstage who was clearly seething following last week&#8217;s betrayal.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Tonga Loa&#8217;s Anointment Ceremony</h2>



<p>After joining The Bloodline at WWE Backlash, Tonga Loa recently made his in-ring debut, and it was decided that this week he would be anointed into The Bloodline by Solo Sikoa. Paul Heyman addressed the situation and made it clear that Sikoa was the acting Tribal Chief.</p>



<p>Heyman announced that Tama Tonga would now be known as The Right Hand Man, and Tonga Loa would now be seen as a full member of The Bloodline. Sikoa hugged Loa before he pushed for Paul Heyman to thank them for making the save last week on SmackDown.</p>



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<p>The conversation turned to Kevin Owens, who made his way out to the ring, taking out Tama Tonga before fighting back Tonga Loa and Solo Sikoa. The Street Profits evened out the numbers game before Owens cleaned house with a chair.</p>



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<p><strong>Backstage: </strong>Solo Sikoa told Paul Heyman to make a six-man main event happen or he would have to face Tama Tonga. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Bianca Belair &amp; Jade Cargill def. Candice LeRae &amp; Indi Hartwell</h2>



<p>Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre appeared at ringside to watch the match, after attacking the champions on Raw, but this didn&#8217;t bother the action in the ring, since Belair landed a near fall of a handspring. </p>



<p>Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler also pulled up a seat at ringside but the champions were still able to pick up a major win after they were able to hit their tag team finisher on Indi Hartwell.</p>



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<p>After the match, the champions were attacked by Baszler, Stark, Dawn, and Fyre but Cargill and Beliar were able to fight out to deliver their finishers on Dawn and Fyre.</p>



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<p><strong>Backstage:</strong> Cody Rhodes was looking for AJ Styles and was told by Nick Aldis to not pursue him because it was bad for the company. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage: </strong>Apollo Crews was attacked by Legado Del Fantasma, which meant that Nick Aldis lost a match for the night before LA Knight appeared and was interrupted by Carmelo Hayes as he ranted about Logan Paul&#8217;s absence. This led to Aldis making the match. </p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Grayson Waller def. Johnny Gargano</h2>



<p>Grayson Waller took the upper hand early in the match, which allowed him a near fall before Gargano fought back and took Waller down with an Enzuigiri. Gargano then got a near fall from a spear, but Waller then delivered a Belly to Back Suplex.</p>



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<p>Gargano hit a modified Canadian Destroyer, before rolling to the outside and Gargano then took out Theory with a dive. Waller threw him into the ring post before delivering an inverted version of Unprettier. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage:</strong> Security surrounded Cody Rhodes as Nick Aldis informed him that AJ Styles was on his way. Styles then arrived and goaded Rhodes before he opted to head to the ring instead. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Cody Rhodes Promo With AJ Styles</h2>



<p>Rhodes took a mic and called AJ Styles out to the ring. The former WWE Champion responded, heading out with Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. </p>



<p>Styles was stopped by Nick Aldis before he picked up a mic and pushed for a title match at Clash at the Castle. Rhodes accepted and declared that it would be an &#8220;I Quit&#8221; match.</p>



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<p>Nick Aldis made it official and the two men then attempted to brawl but the security got in the way. Rhodes threw security in the ring and around the ringside area as AJ Styles laughed from the top of the ramp. When Rhodes was finally restrained, Styles ran down and hit a cheap shot. </p>



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<p><strong>Backstage:</strong> Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill announced their triple threat Tag Team Championship match for Clash at the Castle.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">LA Knight def. Carmelo Hayes</h2>



<p>This match was made official earlier in the night and Knight clearly had a point to prove. Hayes was going for a high-risk move from the top rope, but counter after counter led to Knight taking Hayes down with a Clothesline before stomping him in the corner.</p>



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<p>Knight hit a Popup Powerslam before going for the BFT, but Hayes rolled him up before Knight reversed the Small Package into his own pin.</p>



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<p><strong>Backstage:</strong> Tiffany Stratton looked to join forces with Nia Jax before Mia Yim threw a drink in her face and attacked her.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Bayley Promo With Piper Niven</h2>



<p>Bayley&#8217;s promo was interrupted by Piper Niven, ahead of their match at Clash at the Castle. Bayley made it clear that she had respect for Niven and claimed that she didn&#8217;t need Chelsea Green. </p>



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<p>This led to Niven noting that Bayley knew nothing about her journey or her story but she would be made aware of it next weekend.</p>



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<p><strong>Backstage:</strong> Chelsea Green clashed with Naomi, which led to Nick Aldis making a match for next week&#8217;s show. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Kevin Owens &amp; The Street Profits def The Bloodline via DQ</h2>



<p>The Bloodline dominated the opening of the match and Solo Sikoa was able to throw Kevin Owens into the ring post. Montez Ford took a lot of abuse from the trio before Owens got the hot tag and was able to deliver a Cannon Ball followed by a Senton to Sikoa.</p>



<p>Sikoa went for the Samoan Spike but Owens hit a Stunner and was dragged out of the ring before he could get the three count. </p>



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<p>Sikoa took down Ford with a steel chair to force the DQ, before the brawl between the men continued with The Bloodline targeting Angelo Dawkins.</p>



<p>Ford was then hit with a Spear before KO tried to help but he was assaulted by Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa before being powerbombed through the announce table.</p>



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