SmackDown GM Daniel Bryan announced on tonight’s “Talking Smack” post-show that James Ellsworth will get a shot against WWE World Champion AJ Styles on next week’s SmackDown in Denver.
The match was made after Ellsworth defeated Styles in a non-title match tonight, thanks to an assist from special referee Dean Ambrose.
BLOCKBUSTER NEWS by @WWEDanielBryan: JAMES ELLSWORTH will get a WORLD TITLE MATCH vs. @AJStylesOrg NEXT WEEK on #SDLive! #TalkingSmack pic.twitter.com/JHvxMlsvqt
— WWE (@WWE) October 12, 2016