Smackdown Low Down

With two weeks remaining until the King & Queen of the Ring finals in Saudi Arabia, SmackDown’s tournament action gets underway on tonight’s episode from Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles, Angelo Dawkins vs. Tama Tonga, and Carmelo Hayes vs. Baron Corbin are tonight’s opening-round matches in King of the Ring. Dawkins is replacing Bobby Lashley, who WWE said is unable to compete after suffering an injury during training this week. On the women’s side of the tournament, three matches are scheduled for tonight’s card. Bianca Belair goes head-to-head with Candice LeRae, Jade Cargill competes against Piper Niven, and Naomi goes up against Nia Jax. Tonight’s SmackDown also features the fallout from Backlash, which saw Belair & Cargill become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. Cody Rhodes retained his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Styles at Backlash and will make an appearance tonight.