Tamina defeats Sasha Banks: Smackdown April 17

Result: Tamina defeats Sasha Banks

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Match

If Tamina defeats Sasha Banks, then Tamina gets a Smackdown Championship match against Bayley.

Sasha gave Tamina a Legit Boss T-Shirt, but it Tamina said that she wears XL not small. After a couple moments, Tamina knocked Sasha out of the ring and Smackdown went to commercial. Back from the break, Sasha hit a meteora to swing the match back in her favor. When action spilled to the outside, Bayley provided a distraction that allowed Banks to push Tamina into the post and then the ring steps.

When Bayley stood up to apparently get involved, Lacey Evans came out and hit a forearm jumping off the ring steps. Tamina followed up by hitting Sasha with a pair of super kicks for the pinfall victory.

All Matches from Smackdown on April 17

• Full Results
• Daniel Bryan vs. Cesaro – Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
• Naomi vs. Dana Brooke – Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
• Big E vs. Jey Uso vs. The Miz – Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match
• Sheamus vs. Denzel Dejournette
• Tamina vs. Sasha Banks – Smackdown Championship Opportunity

Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent