First tag team tournament match set for WWE SmackDown
Ahead of it beginning tomorrow, WWE has revealed the matchups for SmackDown’s tag team tournament.
WWE announced today that The New Day vs. SAnitY will be the first tournament match and will take place on tomorrow’s SmackDown. That means that Cesaro & Sheamus will face The Usos in the other first round matchup on next week’s episode.
The tournament finals are scheduled for the August 7 edition of SmackDown, with the winning team getting a Tag Team title shot against The Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam. The pay-per-view will be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on August 19.
SAnitY (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe & Killian Dain) defeated The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) in a tables match on the Extreme Rules pre-show earlier this month. The Bludgeon Brothers’ program with Daniel Bryan & Kane also finished up at Extreme Rules as Harper & Rowan retained their titles.
On last week’s SmackDown, Young defeated Kingston in a singles match. He won with the wheelbarrow neckbreaker after Dain threw Woods into Kingston.
This Tuesday’s show will also feature Paige revealing AJ Styles’ WWE Championship challenger for SummerSlam, along with Carmella facing Becky Lynch in a non-title match. If Lynch wins, she’ll challenge for Carmella’s Women’s Championship at the PPV.
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