5 WWE SmackDown spoilers you need to know for next week: Top champion pinned, The Bloodline to win more titles? (July 26, 2024)

WWE SmackDown delivered an exciting show this week, but there's a more promising episode lined up for next Friday. The promotion is headed to Japan for its first tour in the country in five years and pre-taped the next edition of SmackDown after tonight's show went off the air.

Here, we look at everything that will happen on WWE SmackDown next week. The article contains complete spoilers, and readers are advised to stop reading if they wish to avoid them. So, without further ado, let's begin.

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#1. Logan Paul attacks LA Knight

LA Knight and Logan Paul were involved in a heated segment on WWE SmackDown this week, where they met to make their United States Championship match official for SummerSlam. The champion pulled off a sneaky attack to brawl with Knight, leaving fans wanting more action.

Knight took on Santos Escobar on the taped edition of SmackDown and emerged victorious. However, Paul made a surprise appearance and attacked Knight to further fuel their rivalry ahead of their championship bout.

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#2. Tiffany Stratton and Nia Jax combine forces

Ms. Money in the Bank Tiffany Stratton took on Michin on WWE SmackDown this week and picked up a win. She has found a resourceful ally in Nia Jax, who is set to challenge Bayley for the WWE Women's Championship at SummerSlam.

The following week's episode will see Stratton and Jax join forces to take on Bayley and Michin in a tag team match. A shocking turn of events saw Bayley and Michin suffer a loss against the team of the Queen of the Ring and Ms. Money in the Bank. It is worth noting that Stratton used a taped-up version of the briefcase after Bayley destroyed it on this week's show.

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#3. Austin Theory laid to waste on WWE SmackDown

Austin Theory and Grayson Waller recently lost their WWE Tag Team Championship to DIY on SmackDown. The creative team has shown growing tension between them. Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens defeated A-Town Down Under after The American Nightmare pinned Theory for the win.

Next week, things will take a turn for the worse when A-Town Down Under engages in a promo segment with Terence Crawford. The segment would end with Theory taking the beating, further deepening the rift between him and Waller on the blue brand.

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#4. New No. 1 contenders crowned for the WWE Tag Team Championship

SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis announced a massive Gauntlet Match featuring Street Profits, Baron Corbin & Apollo Crews, Good Brothers, Pretty Deadly, Legado Del Fantasma, and The Bloodline to crown the next challengers for the WWE Tag Team Championship for next week's show.

This match ended with The Bloodline defeating The Street Profits in the final battle to win the Gauntlet Match. Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa will now challenge Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano for the tag team championship, and Triple H could book this title match for SummerSlam.

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#5. What happened after WWE SmackDown went off the air?

The Bloodline took to the ring to celebrate Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa's big win on WWE SmackDown in the show's closing moments. Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu joined their brothers as the heel faction raised their hands with one finger pointed, demanding acknowledgment.

However, after the show went off the air, Cody Rhodes rushed to the ring with a steel chair. He put over The Street Profits while The Bloodline looked on from afar. The American nightmare is set to defend his Undisputed WWE Championship against Solo Sikoa at SummerSlam, and the duo are likely to engage in a massive brawl on the blue brand's final show before the upcoming PLE.