{"id":27093,"date":"2016-07-26T00:49:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T05:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=27093"},"modified":"2016-07-27T01:03:21","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T06:03:21","slug":"726-wwe-smackdown-live-preview-dean-ambroses-next-title-opponent-styles-cena-orton-ppv-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/07\/26\/726-wwe-smackdown-live-preview-dean-ambroses-next-title-opponent-styles-cena-orton-ppv-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"7\/26 WWE Smackdown Pre-Show Updates &#8211; New #1 contender, Cena teases &#8220;something big,&#8221; PPV fallout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2481256267\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>Pre-Show Updates:\u00a0<\/strong>WWE Smackdown GM Daniel Bryan hyped the following items for Smackdown.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Miz TV with a former WWE World Hvt. champion<\/li>\n<li>Becky Lynch vs. Natalya<\/li>\n<li>#1 contendership situation for Dean Ambrose&#8217;s WWE World Title<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanemcmahon\/status\/758035104782508032\" target=\"_blank\">WWE will determine<\/a> the next\u00a0#1 contender to Dean Ambrose&#8217;s WWE World Title Tuesday night on Smackdown Live.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SDLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SDLive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wwedanielbryan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEDanielBryan<\/a> and I will name a new <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/1Contender?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#1Contender<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDeanAmbrose?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheDeanAmbrose<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWE<\/a> World Championship. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TuneIn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TuneIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheMoneyShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheMoneyShow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shane McMahon (@shanemcmahon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanemcmahon\/status\/758035104782508032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:\u00a0<\/strong>John Cena is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\/status\/757966246168006656\" target=\"_blank\">teasing<\/a> &#8220;something big in store&#8221; for the official start of the Smackdown Live series Tuesday night on USA Network.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Raw<\/a> brought their a-game last night but I know <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanemcmahon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shanemcmahon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wwedanielbryan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEDanielBryan<\/a> have something big in store for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackdownLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmackdownLive<\/a> tonite!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Cena (@JohnCena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\/status\/757966246168006656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>WWE Smackdown Live Preview 7\/26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WWE begins a new era for the Smackdown brand centered on WWE World Hvt. champion Dean Ambrose.<\/p>\n<p>Authority figures Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan will be looking to determine Ambrose&#8217;s next big title challenger after Ambrose cleared The Shield Sunday night at the Battleground PPV.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, A.J. Styles and John Cena will be continuing their issue on the Smackdown brand. Cena pinned Styles in a six-man tag match at Battleground, setting up a re-match scenario on TV or Summerslam.<\/p>\n<p>Smackdown also has the services of Randy Orton, who called out Brock Lesnar at Battleground on Sunday. Orton is advertised for Smackdown, which would be his main\u00a0WWE\u00a0TV debut this year.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-382941233\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Also advertised for the Smackdown taping are Bray Wyatt and Raw roster members Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins.<\/p>\n<p>For the live crowd in Buffalo, N.Y., WWE is advertising a bonus main event of Cena &amp; Ambrose &amp; Reigns vs. Styles &amp; Rollins &amp; Wyatt in a six-man tag match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Torch Reader Alert:\u00a0<\/strong>We&#8217;re looking for a correspondent at the taping. Email us at pwtorch@gmail.com if you plan to attend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smackdown Live Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7:30 p.m. EST: New Smackdown pre-show on WWE Network<\/li>\n<li>8:00 p.m. EST: Two-hour Smackdown Live on USA Network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2723067032\"><div id=\"pwtor-2933494023\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Pre-Show Updates:\u00a0WWE Smackdown GM Daniel Bryan hyped the following items for Smackdown. 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