– Tonight’s SmackDown Live is the “go home” show ahead of this Sunday’s WWE Backlash pay-per-view. SmackDown will feature AJ Styles confronting WWE Champion Dean Ambrose and the semi-finals of the ongoing tag team tournament. American Alpha faces The Usos and The Hype Bros face Heath Slater and Rhyno. The winners will square off at Backlash to crown the first SmackDown tag team champions.
Check back later tonight for our SmackDown Live Results & Discussion.
– Speaking of American Alpha, they’ll be Jonathan Coachman’s guests on ESPN SportsCenter on Wednesday night for this week’s Off The Top Rope segment.
– Check out the latest promo for Total Bellas, which premieres in October:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJDXJR96mDA
– Jinder Mahal thanked WWE for allowing him to return to Japan this past weekend to finish up some bookings that he agreed to before returning to the company after the WWE Draft. Mahal also met WWE Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki while in Japan, seen below:
