The finals of the United States Championship Invitational are set for next Friday night’s episode of WWE SmackDown, when it returns to FOX after airing this week on FS1.
On this Friday night’s show, Rey Mysterio won a four-way match to advance to the finals of the Invitational, and now will square off against fellow LWO member Santos Escobar next week. The winner of the match will earn a future championship match opportunity for the United States Title, currently held by Austin Theory.
According to The Wrestling Observer, Theory vs. the winner of the Invitational is currently scheduled to take place on a future episode of SmackDown.
Also announced for next week’s SmackDown is Karrion Kross vs. Karl Anderson of The OC. Kross has also recently been feuding with The OC’s AJ Styles.
The July 28 episode of WWE SmackDown will take place from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.