When:
United States: LIVE, Tuesday Night, February 28, at 8/7c on the USA Network
United Kingdom: Wednesday Morning, March 1, at 12AM on Sky Sports 5 HD
Where:
Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul, MN
SmackDown preview, Feb 28, 2017: Harper and Styles will battle to become the WWE Title No. 1 contender
Following a controversial ending to last week’s 10-Man Battle Royal, the question of who will challenge WWE Champion Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania will finally be answered when Luke Harper takes on AJ Styles on SmackDown LIVE tonight at 8/7 C.
AJ Styles to battle Luke Harper for the right to face Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania
When the 2017 Royal Rumble Match winner Randy Orton declared that he will not challenge WWE Champion Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania as long as Wyatt is the master and he is the servant, SmackDown LIVE General Manager Daniel Bryan set up a 10-Man Battle Royal to determine who would take on The New Face of Fear on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
However, after that Battle Royal ended in controversy on the Feb. 21 episode of SmackDown LIVE - with officials unable to reach a consensus on as to whether AJ Styles and Luke Harper hit the floor simultaneously at the end of the match - Bryan announced on WWE Talking Smack that the competitors will collide one-on-one next week to ultimately determine the WWE Championship No. 1 contender.
Who will prevail and cash his ticket to Orlando, Fla.? Find out tonight at 8/7 C on SmackDown LIVE!
What will happen when John Cena comes to “Miz TV” tonight?
During the 10-Man WWE Championship No. 1 Contender’s Battle Royal on this week’s SmackDown LIVE, John Cena ultimately eliminated The Miz. Not to be outdone, The A-Lister later snuck back into the action and elimination Cena.
Earlier that night, when Miz’s wife Maryse got a little too close to a Falls Count Anywhere Match between Nikki Bella and Natalya, she responded by attacking Cena’s girlfriend with a pipe.
On WWE Talking Smack, it was announced that The Leader of the Cenation will be the special guest on “The Most Must-See Talk Show in WWE History” tonight at 8/7 C. Considering the turbulent events of the latest episode of the blue brand, the interview will surely be anything but peaceful.
Becky Lynch to battle Mickie James in a Two of Three Falls Match
SmackDown LIVE’s Women’s division has been taking WWE by storm as of late. This week promises to be just as incredible as Becky Lynch goes one-on-one against Mickie James in a Two out of Three Falls Match.
Will Apollo Crews get retribution on Dolph Ziggler in Chairs Match?
After being attacked by Dolph Ziggler with a steel chair at Elimination Chamber, Apollo Crews will return the SmackDown LIVE tonight to take on The Showoff in a Chairs Match. But is he stepping back into the squared circle too soon? Will his thirst for retribution be enough to counter the aggressive nature of Ziggler? Or is he simply putting the rest of his career in jeopardy?
