The first match in the tournament to crown new #1 contender’s for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles has been booked.
It was announced over the weekend by SmackDown General Manager Paige that SAnitY, The New Day, The Bar, and The Usos will be part of the tournament. The winners of this tournament will challenge Luke Harper and Erick Rowan for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles at the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view event that is slated to go down on Sunday, August 19, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center that will air on the WWE Network.
On Monday afternoon, Paige revealed the first match for the tournament that will take place this week on SmackDown Live, which is New Day vs. SAnitY. She posted the following video on her official Twitter account:
At the airport and on my way to #SDLive! What’s the first tag-team tournament match you ask? pic.twitter.com/xhhKdrCQBz
— PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) July 23, 2018
WWE is in Evansville, IN at the Ford Center for this week’s episode of SmackDown Live.
The company has already announced a match and segment for the show that includes WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella vs. Becky Lynch in a non-title match with the stipulation that if Lynch wins then she gets a title shot at SummerSlam. Also, Paige will reveal who AJ Styles will defend the WWE Title against at SummerSlam.
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