WWE is returning to its second home base of Orlando, Florida, for tonight's live SmackDown as the road to Bash in Berlin heats up. New details on current champions booked for the tapings have just been disclosed from backstage.
WWE HQ is still in Stamford, Connecticut, but the company has used Orlando, Florida, as its second home for several years. The Performance Center and NXT HQ are in the city, and many of the superstars on all rosters live nearby.
Tonight's SmackDown will air live from the Kia Center in Orlando, which is about a 15-minute drive to the Performance Center. Major spoilers for the show were just revealed from backstage.
NXT's top two champions were brought to the Kia Center for tonight's SmackDown, according to PWN's Cory Hays. NXT Champion Ethan Page and NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez may be there to get a look from main roster officials, but details on the booking were not confirmed.
All Ego and The Prodigy could be working SmackDown dark matches tonight. However, one dark match on the books already is Indi Hartwell vs. Chelsea Green. Perez and Page have never worked a WWE dark match.
Page is set to defend the NXT Championship at the No Mercy PLE on September 1 against the winner of Tuesday's Triple Threat between Wes Lee, Pete Dunne, and Joe Hendry.
Perez will also defend her title at No Mercy. Tuesday's show will feature a Gauntlet Eliminator to determine the challenger. The participants, as of now, are Sol Ruca, Karmen Petrovic, Adrianna Rizzo, Wren Sinclair, Jaida Parker, and Kendal Grey.