Bengaluru, June 12: The final episode of SmackDown prior to the 2020 Backlash pay-per-view takes place tonight and all the storylines will have the last chance to build-up for the weekend's event.
But the headliner of the show will be out-of-the-PPV context as two of the top superstars from the blue brand will meet inside the ring as they fight it out for the Intercontinental Championship, which currently hangs in the balance.
Also announced for the show, a contract signing segment for Sheamus and Jeff Hardy to make their PPV match, official. Plus, a huge six-person tag team match will go down featuring the Universal Champion and his two challengers.
And that match which will feature the champion and challengers in the opposite teams is expected to give us a preview of what's in-sore at Backlash. It will be exciting edition as WWE continues to present pre-taped versions of SmackDown from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.
Several weeks ago, WWE announced that the former Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn is in an incompetent state after he failed to appear for filming of the shows, even for a single episode. Thus, the mid-card title became vacant and led to a tournament to crown a new champion.
The boys are back with the #UniversalChampion by their side.@otiswwe & @tuckerwwe reunite to team up with @BraunStrowman against @HEELZiggler, @mikethemiz & @TheRealMorrison on #SmackDown!https://t.co/egIlk5LN58
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2020
Time to sign the dotted line ✍️ @JEFFHARDYBRAND and @WWESheamus will meet for a contract signing ahead of their #WWEBacklash showdown. #SmackDownhttps://t.co/rw3bAGERJp
— WWE (@WWE) June 11, 2020