WWE has apparently pulled Aliyah from tonight’s SmackDown on FOX, and replaced her with Tamina.
It was announced last week that Aliyah vs. Shotzi in a qualifier for the Women’s Money In the Bank Ladder Match would take place during tonight’s blue brand episode. However, WWE has now announced Tamina Snuka vs. Shotzi for tonight’s show.
WWE’s preview for tonight’s SmackDown makes no mention of why Tamina is replacing Aliyah, and there’s no word on if Aliyah will be added to another match.
As seen in the tweets below, Aliyah was still tweeting about the match with Shotzi as recent as this afternoon. She re-tweeted match advertisements from the WWE Deutschland and WWE Southeast Asia Twitter accounts, and made a tweet of her own on Thursday night.
The 8-woman MITB Ladder Match currently has 5 spots confirmed – Lacey Evans, Asuka, Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, and Raquel Rodriguez. After Tamina vs. Shotzi, there will be just two more open spots.
Aliyah in the bank 🪜💰 #mitb pic.twitter.com/fu3Miv89i1
— ALIYAH 3:17 (@WWE_Aliyah) June 24, 2022
🇩🇪 @WWE_Aliyah will zu Money in the Bank und bei #SmackDown kann sie sich qualifizieren! Samstag, 22 Uhr auf @ProSiebenMAXX! #maxxWWE #WWE #Aliyah #MITB pic.twitter.com/M8gwWUYeUB
— WWE Deutschland (@WWEDeutschland) June 24, 2022
You don’t want to miss tomorrow's #MITB qualifying matches 🤑
🔵The #KingOfStrongStyle @ShinsukeN takes on @SamiZayn
🔵Fierce rivals @WWE_Aliyah and @ShotziWWE face off yet againTune in and find out who makes the cut! pic.twitter.com/vz0HDpVjkH
— WWE Southeast Asia (@WWESEAsia) June 24, 2022
Aliyah Pulled From SmackDown
