Bengaluru, May 29: Three weeks left for the Backlash pay-per-view event, SmackDown will focus mainly on the Intercontinental Championship Tournament alongside the championship storylines on tonight's show.
Two huge semifinal matches are set to happen on the show that will also witness the latest blue brand member in action who is also the most favorite to end up winning the gold. We'll get to know the final lineup when SmackDown airs from a redecorated WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
The tournament in progress for the Intercontinental Championship is going to be the main attraction of this week's SmackDown that began two weeks ago, eyeing to crown a new title-holder. The former champion, Sami Zayn was said to be in an incompetent state who was forced to vacate the title following Money In The Bank pay-per-view.
The original field of the tournament was comprised of Daniel Bryan, Drew Gulak, Jeff Hardy, Sheamus, Elias, King Corbin, AJ Styles, and Shinsuke Nakamura. Elias delivered payback to Corbin whereas Bryan bested his training partner and friend Drew Gulak to be the first two names to move to the second round.
The following week on SmackDown, AJ Styles made his triumphant return to the blue brand picking a win over long-time rival Shinsuke Nakamura while Jeff Hardy earned a hard-fought victory over current rival Sheamus to roll through the first round of the competition.
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