WWE SmackDown Spoilers For July 26th

With WWE heading for a tour of Japan, a rare taped edition of SmackDown will air on Friday, 26th July.

WWE fans in Omaha, Nebraska got more bang for their buck as two episodes of SmackDown were taped in the city on July 19th. The company is heading to Japan as part of its SuperShow Summer Tour with one show in Osaka and two in Tokyo’s famed Ryogoku Kokugikan.

The live SmackDown on July 19th saw Logan Paul and LA Knight’s US Title match for SummerSlam made official in a heated contract signing. The night kicked off with Cody Rhodes discussing The Bloodline’s attack on himself and Randy Orton before he was interrupted by A-Town Down. That led to a tag team match being made with Rhodes given the rest of the night to find a partner.

As Rhodes made his way towards the entrance backstage before the match he was joined by Kevin Owens but The Bloodline was watching. Rhodes and Owens won the match but The Bloodline swarmed taking out both men, making Rhodes watch their attack on Owens before they drove the WWE Champion through a table with a triple powerbomb. Cody Rhodes will defend his WWE Title against Solo Sikoa at SummerSlam.

The Bloodline Earn WWE Title Shot

The full spoilers for the July 26th episode of SmackDown – courtesy of Ringside News – are below:

• LA Knight defeated Santos Escobar — US Champion & Knight’s SummerSlam opponent Logan Paul attacked Knight.
• A-Town Down Under’s Grayson Waller & Austin Theory had an in-ring promo segment with boxer Terence Crawford. Crawford knocked out Theory.
• Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton defeated WWE Women’s Champion Bayley & Michin
• The Bloodline won a gauntlet match to become the number one contender to the WWE Tag Team Championship in a bout also featuring The Street Profits, Legado Del Fantasma, The OC, Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews, and Pretty Deadly.