RANDY ORTON SCREWS CODY RHODES OUT OF MONEY IN THE BANK | WWE SmackDown Review (10/2/26)

Cody Rhodes found himself needing to qualify for the WWE Money In The Bank Ladder match to get back to the WWE Championship. Only thing is, Randy Orton just wasn't going to allow that to happen. Randy Orton screwed Cody Rhodes out of qualifying fo the Men's Money In The Bank Ladder Match, giving Kevin Owens the final spot next weekend. Where do we go from here with Randy Orton, and Cody Rhodes? For the Women, Tiffany Stratton finds herself getting the final spot, looking to win the Money In The Bank for a second year in a row. Join ‪@JDfromNY‬ LIVE for the WWE SmackDown Post Show Review for Friday October 2nd, 2026. Timestamps: 14:32 WWE SmackDown Delivers A Solid Show on Friday Night 17:32 WWE’s Money in the Bank Fields Are Loaded With Believable Winners 20:23 LA Knight Must Shock Roman Reigns at Money in the Bank 21:16 Cody Rhodes vs Randy Orton Needs to Be Added to Money in the Bank 23:02 Why WWE Premium Live Events No Longer Feel Premium 27:50 AEW’s Emotional PAC Tribute Was Bigger Than Television Ratings 32:29 Tiffany Stratton Battles Tatum Paxley and Candice LeRae in a Thrilling MITB Qualifier 36:36 Tiffany Stratton Qualifies for Money in the Bank With a Spectacular Finish 37:55 Tatum Paxley Proves She Is Ready to Become a WWE Breakout Star 39:40 Roxanne Perez Deserves to Win the Money in the Bank Briefcase 40:41 Paige Slaps Nikki Bella and Sets Their WWE Rematch 42:46 Ricky Saints and Rey Fenix Ignite a Wild SmackDown Six-Man Tag 43:23 WWE’s Broken Tag Team Division Needs One Championship 47:08 Ricky Saints Pins Rey Fenix as WWE’s AAA Cruiserweight Plan Raises Questions 50:41 Trick Williams Warns Cody Rhodes Before Money in the Bank 51:52 Damian Priest Begins His WWE Redemption With a Powerful New Vignette 54:17 Is WWE Teasing the End of Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss and Tatum Paxley? 56:09 Sami Zayn Demands Respect as WWE Champion 59:47 Penta, Trick Williams, Finn Balor and Gunther Target Sami Zayn 1:05:41 Gunther Destroys Danhausen in a Bizarre SmackDown Confrontation 1:07:36 Blake Monroe’s Long-Awaited WWE Debut Ends With a Bizarre Finish 1:13:57 Sami Zayn Manipulates Johnny Gargano Before the SmackDown Main Event 1:15:37 Cody Rhodes, Kevin Owens and Johnny Gargano Deliver an Incredible Triple Threat 1:18:11 Randy Orton Screws Cody Rhodes as Kevin Owens Qualifies for Money in the Bank 1:22:43 WWE Barely Acknowledges PAC’s Death on SmackDown 1:28:41 Wrestling Fans Turn PAC’s Death Into Disgusting Tribalism 1:34:29 SmackDown Is Still Missing One Must-See Weekly Story 1:46:07 The Acclaimed Should Sign With WWE and Rebuild the Tag Team Division 📍Support The Channel: ♦Join the "Off The Script" VIP Club: 👉   / jdfromny206   ♦Get Your JDfromNY Merch: 👉https://jdfromny-shop.fourthwall.com/ ♦Follow on Twitter/X: 👉  / jdfromny206   ♦Follow on Instagram: 👉  / jdfromny206   ♦Follow on Tik Tok: 👉  / jdfromny   ♦Follow on Twitch: 👉http://www.twitch.com/jdfromnewyork ♦Request A Cameo: 👉http://www.cameo.com/jdfromny 🤝Sponsors: ♦ Blue Chew (Use Code "JD"): https://go.bluechew.com ♦ Turtle Beach (Code "SCRIPT"): http://www.turtlebeach.com/script ♦ Mars Men (REFERENCE JDFROMNY) http://wwwmengotomars.com 🎵The Official Off The Script Music Playlist: ♦Spotify 👉https://tinyurl.com/49arna26 📢Off The Script Podcast on iTunes & Spotify: ♦Apple Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/3r53nycv ♦Spotify Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/yt8k63t2 #WWE #SmackDown #Wrestling #CodyRhodes #CMPunk