Welcome to Wrestling Inc.’s dwell protection for “WWE SmackDown” on August 16, 2024, coming to you reside from the Kia Middle in Orlando, Florida!
Nia Jax might be showing on “SmackDown” earlier than the WWE Universe for the primary time since WWE SummerSlam as Tiffany Stratton holds a WWE Ladies’s Championship commemoration for her. Not solely did Jax dethrone Bayley as titleholder on the August 3 Premium Stay Occasion, however cracks within the alliance between Jax and Stratton have begun to kind as the results of the latter’s Ladies’s Cash In The Financial institution briefcase.
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After advancing within the semifinals of the WWE Tag Staff Championship Quantity One Contenders Match throughout final week’s version of “SmackDown”, The Avenue Income and #DIY will battle it out to find out who earns the suitable to problem titleholders Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins emerged victorious over A-City Down Underneath to safe their spot in tonight’s match whereas Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano defeated Fairly Lethal.
Talking of The Bloodline, Solo Sikoa, Tanga Loa, and the aforementioned Tonga had been blindsided by Roman Reigns final week after Sikoa known as him out. Reigns subsequently put Sikoa on discover and despatched him a message by taking out Sikoa and Loa. Following such occasions, Reigns might be showing on tonight’s present.
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Grayson Waller might be returning to singles competitors tonight for the primary time since defeating the aforementioned Gargano on the June 7 episode of “SmackDown” as he goes one-on-one with Kevin Owens. Though he was at first hesitant to simply accept the chance, Cody Rhodes provided Owens a shot at his Undisputed WWE Championship at WWE Bash In Berlin on August 31 final week. Liking the concept, “SmackDown” Common Supervisor Nick Aldis made it official later that very same night time.
Jade Cargill defeated Alba Fyre final week in singles competitors, however Fyre, the opposite half of The Unholy Union Isla Daybreak, and their new ally Blair Davenport blindsided Cargill and her tag group companion Belair following the match. Naomi finally supplied a serving to hand to her associates, and tonight, she appears to hunt some retribution for the occasions of final week as she collides with Davenport.
Moreover, the aforementioned Bayley, Belair, Cargill, and Rhodes are all slated to be on the town per WWE’s occasion web page.
