During this week’s WWE SmackDown broadcast, there was a mini-TNA reunion as AJ Styles reunited with WWE producer Joseph “Abyss” Parks and Jeff Hardy. Parks appeared on the show as AJ Styles’ statistician and helped him reveal how no one was worthy of facing him for the Intercontinental Championship. This is when Jeff Hardy came out for the run-in:
Who was earned the right to be in the ring with @AJStylesOrg??
… NOBODY!#SmackDown #ICTitle pic.twitter.com/plMsUbPVEM
— WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020
PERMANENT MARKER?!?! @AJStylesOrg is INCENSED. 😡 😡#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/JjobJYO4aZ
— WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020
That clear things up for you, @AJStylesOrg?@JEFFHARDYBRAND wants to be the next challenger for the #ICTitle!#SmackDown 📺 @FOXTV pic.twitter.com/CdkP3MCxRT
— WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020
Also on SmackDown, RETRIBUTION once again “invaded” the show and attacked both Big E. and John Morrison during their match. Later in the show when the match was restarted, they did the same thing:
There are even 𝘔𝘖𝘙𝘌 members of RETRIBUTION?!#SmackDown 📺 @FOXTV pic.twitter.com/W7iLTQ3cFN
— WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020
This is CHAOS!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/mrUw03vCVo
— WWE (@WWE) August 15, 2020
WWE posted the following video trailer, hyping that the “best of independent wrestling” is coming to the WWE Network on Saturday. As noted, EVOLVE, PROGRESS, wXw and ICW content will be debuting this weekend: