Ahead of the Backlash pay-per-view on Sunday, WWE SmackDown featured rivals doling out confidence-shaking pain.
Carmella provided a possible preview of how she could win the SmackDown Women's Championship when she choked out Nikki Bella. AJ Styles left Dean Ambrose clutching his family jewels. The Usos made sure Chad Gable of American Alpha will have to limp to the finish line at the PPV.
These were among the lasting images the go-home edition of SmackDown created.
Tuesday's SmackDown was no great collection of stellar ring work. But stories advanced and bad blood increased across the board.
The tag team tournament semifinals created better moments than matches. Defeat...
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