– Following this week’s SmackDown Live, teams still in the tournament to crown the first SmackDown Tag Team Champions include American Alpha, The Usos, The Vaudevillains, The Hype Bros and the team of Rhyno & Heath Slater. Another team will be added next Tuesday night as they will face Slater & Rhyno. The Ascension and Breezango were both eliminated from the tournament last night.
The finals of the tournament will take place on 9/11 at the Backlash PPV and new champions will be crowned.
Here are backstage reactions to the tournament announcement from American Alpha and the Hype Bros:
Baclash will also feature Natalya vs. Becky Lynch vs. Naomi vs. Nikki Bella vs. Carmella vs. Alexa Bliss to crown the first SmackDown Women’s Champion. Becky talks to Charly Caruso about standing out and about winning the championship in this backstage video:
