Smackdown Build to Night of Champions - Where Are the Stories Right Now

[RicFlair_X]

WWE Smackdown on 12 June was the last Friday show before Raw tonight, with Night of Champions in Riyadh on 27 June now less than two weeks away. The King and Queen of the Ring tournament finals will be decided there and the bracket has been building through June. The Smackdown review threads on 411 and elsewhere flagged the show as a solid if unspectacular build episode, with tournament storylines being advanced and championship defences being set up alongside the Night of Champions card.

Tonight's Raw on 15 June is where the Night of Champions build gets serious. Chad Gable returning to make his main roster in-ring return against Rusev is one of the featured matches according to pre-show reports. With Night of Champions overlapping with the World Cup knockout stages in Saudi Arabia, the audience dynamics for the show itself are going to be interesting given the time difference and the competing sports content.

How are you feeling about Night of Champions as a card and what matches do you most want to see resolved at the show?

[John_62]

The King and Queen of the Ring finals are always the centrepiece and this year the tournament has been booked better than most recent editions. The semi-finals were actually meaningful rather than just filler