Jeff Hardy will defend his United States championship against a competitor TBD tonight on Smackdown. Tonight’s event will take place inside the Century Link Center in Omaha, NE. It will be the second last show before the Extreme Rules pay-per-view on July 15th from Pittsburgh.
Smackdown Live 7/3/18 Preview
Team Hell No Kicks Off Smackdown
- Smackdown will kick off with Team Hell No in a talking segment tonight. They’ve been announced as the first segment tonight.
- Last week on Smackdown, Paige announced the newly reunited team will take on the Bludgeon Brothers for the Smackdown tag-team championships at Extreme Rules.
- We should get a preview of that match tonight as there is only one more episode left until the PPV.
AJ Styles vs Aiden English
- Rusev and Aiden English believe Styles took a cheap shot at English a couple weeks ago on Smackdown. English will get his shot at revenge tonight.
- With Styles taking on Rusev at Extreme Rules, expect the Bulgarian Brute to play a role in this match tonight.
Jeff Hardy US Open Challenge
- With title contender, Shinsuke Nakamura, out with a standard bomb-sniffing dog bite injury, Hardy will defend the title tonight against anyone daring enough to answer the challenge.
- Last week it was Eric Young who answered the challenge in Nakamura’s absence. Will it be someone else from Sanity tonight or a new contender altogether?
Becky Lynch vs Peyton Royce
- Lynch made Billie Kay tap out recently and now she’ll get a chance to do the same to another member of the Iiconics.
- Lynch seems to be on a bit of a win streak as of late.
Asuka vs James Ellsworth
- Inter-gender wrestling takes place tonight on Smackdown! Asuka will look to get her revenge on Ellsworth for causing the distraction in her title match with Carmella at Money in the Bank.
- Asuka and Carmella will meet again for the title at Extreme Rules.
New Day 3rd of July Pancake Eating Contest
- New Day will celebrate July 4th eve by eating a bunch of pancakes tonight on Smackdown.
- The trio says this is the start of a new annual tradition.
