The final WWE SmackDown before the Night of Champions premium live event will feature a trio of championship matches. The episode, scheduled for Friday, June 27, will emanate from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the same city hosting the major event the following day.
The ongoing rivalry between WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton and her former ally, Nia Jax, will reach a breaking point as they face off in a Last Woman Standing match. Their feud escalated on the June 20 edition of SmackDown during an in-ring confrontation. After Jax complained of being cheated out of the title, Stratton dismissed her, saying she was like an “ex-boyfriend who just won’t get over her.” Stratton then accepted the challenge and revealed she had already secured the high-stakes stipulation. The segment concluded with an attack by Jax on the champion.
In the tag team division, The Street Profits will put their titles on the line against The Wyatt Sicks. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins currently hold the longest tag team championship reign in WWE, standing at 99 days. Their challengers, Joe Gacy and Dexter Lumis, earned this opportunity after securing a victory over the Motor City Machine Guns.
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A clash of philosophies will define the contest for the WWE Women’s United States Championship, as Zelina Vega defends against Giulia. The match marks Giulia’s first opportunity at a main roster title, which she earned by pinning Vega in a Money in the Bank qualifying match last month. The challenger has publicly described the title as a “stepping stone,” a view that contrasts sharply with that of the champion. Vega, who sees the belt as the culmination of her journey, responded to Giulia’s comments by referencing “sneak attacks” and stating that the “streets weren’t made for everybody.”
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