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After a spectacular Money In The Bank PPV, SmackDown looks to be another action-packed show. AJ Styles beat Shinsuke Nakamura in the Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship and we will find out who the next challenger for Styles' title will be. GM Paige announced that a #1 contender's battle royale will take place on SmackDown tonight and Big E, The Miz, Rusev, Samoa Joe and Daniel Bryan will take part in the match.
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We will also get a main roster debut tonight as SAniTy finally make their first SmackDown Live debut as they face former tag-team champions, The Usos.
Becky Lynch came within seconds of grabbing the Money In The Bank briefcase but was ultimately thwarted by Alexa Bliss. Lynch will have to put that disappointment behind her as she faces one half of The IIconics, Billie Kay.
Carmella will celebrate retaining the SmackDown Women's Championship and WWE.com is teasing another Mellabration. James Ellsworth will also make his return to SmackDown after helping Carmella retain at Money In The Bank. Could we see Asuka vs Ellsworth soon? Don't bet against it.
Gauntlet match to determine next #1 contender
AJ Styles returned from the brink to retain the WWE Championship at Money In The Bank. With Shinsuke Nakamura now seemingly behind him, Styles will find out who his next challenger will be tonight on SmackDown as 5 of the top Superstars on SmackDown take part in a #1 contender's match, as announced by General Manager Paige.
Who will Styles' next challenger be - Samoa Joe, Big E, Daniel Bryan, Rusev or The Miz? It will also be interesting to see what's next for Shinsuke Nakamura after his unsuccessful chase for the WWE Championship against AJ Styles.
Becky Lynch faces Billie Kay
Becky Lynch will have to put the disappointment of Money In The Bank behind her as she faces Billie Kay on SmackDown. Becky has been on a winning streak on SmackDown and will look to continue her momentum against one half of the IIconics.
Mellabration 2.0
Carmella retained her SmackDown Women's Championship at Money In The Bank with a little help from James Ellsworth. Ellsworth came out from under the ring during her match against Asuka, while dressed up like the Japanese Superstar, mask included.
Ellsworth had Asuka distracted for a couple of moments and that was all Carmella needed, pinning Asuka after hitting her with a Superkick.
WWE.com has been teasing another Mellabration for tonight's SmackDown, which will also see the return of James Ellsworth to the blue brand.
SAniTy make their SmackDown debut
After making their live event debut a couple of weeks ago, SAniTy will make their SmackDown debuts tonight as they take on The Usos. Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain will look to make an impact tonight as the era of SAniTy begins.
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