Why did so many advertised matches get canceled at the last moment on the latest episode of SmackDown?

The June 23 episode of SmackDown saw many matches get canceled at the last minute due to Vince McMahon's interference in the announced plans.

Why did so many advertised matches get canceled at the last moment on the latest episode of SmackDown?

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WWE advertised a few matches before this week’s Friday Night SmackDown in Lafayette, LA. This strategy of WWE was to hype up the event in the prior week to gain the audience’s attention. It was reported earlier about Vince McMahon’s interference in WWE’s creative plans. Thus, the June 23 episode of SmackDown also saw many matches canceled at the last minute.

Fightful has provided an update on the last-minute changes that took place this week on SmackDown, calling them Vince McMahon’s decision. With McMahon’s involvement, nearly half of the announced matches were changed drastically at the eleventh hour. It was reported earlier that the former WWE Chairman has been paying attention to the creative plans again. Even after stepping down from the CEO position, he made his return to the creative section only a few months earlier.

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The major alteration was the match between Bayley and Shotzi. It was supposed to have implications on the Women’s Money in the Bank ladder match. . A rematch between Cameron Grimes and Baron Corbin was also scrapped by the former WWE Chairman. Only one match was modified from the announced triple threat match to a singles match.

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The original match was scheduled between Money in the Bank participants Butch, Santos Escobar, and LA Knight. However, it did not happen, and Rey Mysterio battled LA Knight instead. The aftermath of Vince’s change made the audience’s understanding of the situation chaotic. The switched matches resulted in even the stars getting frustrated with the unorganized schedule.

As a result, Bayley reacted to her trimmed match and showed disappointment on Twitter. Vince McMahon has been interfering much in the creative process lately. The WWE Universe hopes for the next episode of SmackDown to be unaltered, as it will be a remarkable one airing from London.

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Announced schedule for the June 30 episode of SmackDown from London

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SmackDown (June 30) from London (via The O2)

The June 30 episode of Friday Night SmackDown will prove to be a remarkable one as it will be airing live from the O2 Arena in London. Following the Friday night event, Saturday night will witness the Money in the Bank event from the same place. The WWE Universe is hyped up for this spectacular event.

WWE has announced some huge matches and segments for the next episode of SmackDown. It advertised Roman Reigns‘ appearance, who will be addressing The Bloodline Civil War situation. Logan Paul is also advertised to be a guest on the “Grayson Waller Effect” on SmackDown next week.

On the other hand, the matches scheduled for the show are the title matches. Pretty Deadly will challenge Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for the Undisputed Tag Team Titles. On the other hand, Charlotte Flair will battle Asuka for the WWE Women’s Championship. Thus, it will be interesting to tune into the go-home edition of SmackDown.

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