WWE SmackDown Results, Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights After Clash in Italy

Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage of WWE SmackDown on June 5.

We're less than a week removed from Clash in Italy, but WWE is already focused on this year's Queen and King of the Ring tournaments.

The quarterfinal round in both brackets is comprised of four Fatal 4-Way matches. So far, Iyo Sky and Oba Femi advanced on Monday.

Whoever wins the crown will get a guaranteed world title shot, so there is more on the line than a decorative hat this time.

Let's take a look at everything that happened on Friday's episode of SmackDown.

Gunther Wants Justice

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SmackDown opened with a recap of Clash in Italy before going live in the arena in Bologna, Italy. As Michael Cole and Wade Barrett were welcoming us to the show, Gunther showed up and started destroying the announce tables.

He grabbed a mic and began ranting about being screwed out of the title at the PLE because his foot was under the rope during the pin.

Cody Rhodes came out to respond and looked as happy as could be as he shook hands and signed autographs for the crowd. The American Nightmare said Gunther was right about his foot being under the rope, but also criticized him for complaining about it instead of being a pro.

Rhodes said he was up for giving Gunther a rematch right then and there, but Sami Zayn came out and said Gunther and Rhodes had both done him wrong.

Gunther ended up coming into the ring and putting Rhodes in the sleeper. Zayn chose to save Rhodes, but a moment later, Rhodes hit Zayn with a suicide dive when Gunther pulled him into the path.

This segment started off strong with Gunther wrecking the ringside area and looking like a crazed beast, but as more people got added, the less interesting it became. A short, energetic promo from Gunther to set up a confrontation later in the show would have served him better.

This was still a decent segment to set up a few potential options. Rhodes having multiple challengers makes the title scene more interesting.

Grade: B-

Notable Moments and Observations

Showing two different shots of Judgment Day during the shots of people backstage made it very obvious that they were not live shots.

There was so much smoke for Rhodes' entrance that you couldn't see him until he was already shaking hands with people in the crowd.

Raquel Rodriguez vs. Jacy Jayne vs. Kiana James vs. Bayley

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Last time in action: Judgment Day lost to Bayley and Lyra Valkyria (Raw, May 25), Kiana James lost to Jordynne Grace (Main Event, May 29), Fatal Influence lost a six-woman tag match (SD, May 8)

The first match of the night was a Queen of the Ring quarterfinal Fatal 4-Way with Bayley, Raquel Rodriguez, Jazy Jayne and Kiana James.

Liv Morgan, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid did not accompany their allies to the ring, but James insisted that Giulia join her for support. Bayley went after Raquel and clotheslined her out of the ring.

Bayley looked especially strong in the early minutes of the match by fending off all three opponents, but the numbers eventually caught up to her.

The match lasted through two breaks, so there was time for all four women to have moments in control of everyone else.

Giving them enough time so that this didn't feel rushed helped a lot. All four competitors looked great in the ring and made this a fun encounter. Rodriguez ended up scoring the win to advance in the tournament.

James and Giulia had a miscommunication that led to James losing. The Beautiful Madness tried to help her friend to her feet, but James blamed her for the loss. Giulia tried to explain, but when James shoved her, she lost it and attacked her.

Result: Rodriguez defeated Bayley, James and Jayne

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

Danhausen and The Miz had a hilarious segment backstage. It shouldn't have worked, but it did.

You would be forgiven for not knowing if Bayley was a member of Raw or SmackDown because she seems to show up on both shows equally.