Smackdown Live Preview & Discussion: Huge 6-Woman Tag, The New Day v Gable & Benjamin, More

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Tonight’s Smackdown Live takes place from the Talking Stick Resort in Phoenix, AZ.

WWE has shared the following Quick Hits preview points on WWE.com ahead of tonight’s episode of Smackdown Live:

• Charlotte Flair, Naomi & Becky Lynch to battle The Riott Squad this Tuesday on SmackDown LIVE
• How will WWE Champion AJ Styles deal with his upcoming Fatal 5-Way Match?
• The New Day to battle Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable on SmackDown LIVE
• Is Bobby Roode’s U.S. Title reign in danger?
• Are The Bludgeon Brothers on the hunt for The Usos?

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WWE’s full preview can be found HERE. We have included some excerpts below.

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On Charlotte, Naomi and Becky taking on The Riott Squad:

Charlotte Flair’s quest for payback on The Riott Squad will explode this Tuesday when the SmackDown Women’s Champion teams up with Becky Lynch and Naomi to battle Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan on SmackDown LIVE.

The Riott Squad left Charlotte unconscious for the first time in her career, nearly costing The Queen her title. Though Flair did not lose the championship, she vowed to get retribution on her attackers. She walked into the lion’s den, facing Liv Morgan by herself with Riott & Logan on the outside. When the other two Riott Squad members were ejected from ringside, Charlotte earned the victory, then made her intentions clear afterward, saying “one down, two to go.”

One week later, she took on Logan, this time with Lynch and Naomi in her corner. With the odds evened, The Riott Squad did not meddle in the match, and Flair picked up another win.

In a video posted to Ruby Riott’s Twitter, The Riott Squad issued the challenge for a six-woman showdown, saying that it’s only a matter of time before Flair’s whole world crumbles.

What will happen when these two trios collide in the ring? Find out on SmackDown LIVE, this Tuesday at 8/7 C on USA Network!

On The New Day battling Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin:

SmackDown LIVE has just gotten “serious.”

One week after Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable interrupted Big E’s attempt to break an all-time pancake-eating record — an insulting interruption that preceded a loss to The New Day — SmackDown LIVE General Manager Daniel Bryan has decreed that the teams will square off once again this week, and the winners will challenge The Usos for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles at WWE Fastlane.

Bryan made the announcement on Twitter.

Benjamin & Gable are looking for “serious” competition and view the breakfast-favorable trio as a joke, despite their four Tag Team Championship reigns across Raw and SmackDown LIVE. Tonight, they’ll learn just how serious The New Day can be.

Don’t miss any of the action on SmackDown LIVE at 8/7 C on USA Network!