WWE SmackDown preview, full card: July 28, 2023

LWO members go head to head as Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar face off for a shot at Austin Theory’s US title.

July 28, 2023

WWE SmackDown is live tonight from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Tonight, we’ll see the finals of the United States Championship Invitational as LWO members Santos Escobar and Rey Mysterio go head to head for a shot at Austin Theory’s title. And…not a whole lot else has been announced for tonight just yet. More matchups and segments will be added to this article as they are announced.

Let’s take a look at everything announced so far for tonight’s episode of SmackDown:

Karl Anderson vs. Karrion Kross

WWE SmackDown preview, full card: July 28, 2023

WWE’s official preview:

On the July 14 edition of SmackDown, Karrion Kross launched a backstage attack on Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson of The O.C., locking the latter in the excruciating Kross Jacket and causing a distraction that ultimately cost AJ Styles his opportunity to advance in the United States Championship Invitational.

Always ready for a fight, Anderson will now step into a domain of darkness looking for payback when he squares off against his sinister and sadistic adversary one-on-one.

Rey Mysterio vs. Santos Escobar (United States Championship Invitational Finals)

WWE SmackDown preview, full card: July 28, 2023

WWE’s official preview:

Rey Mysterio is set to go head-to-head with fellow member of The LWO Santos Escobar in the finals of the United States Championship Invitational.

The intriguing showdown between allies is a result of Escobar overcoming Butch, Grayson Waller and AJ Styles, and Mysterio defeating Sheamus, Cameron Grimes and LA Knight in a pair of explosive first-round Fatal 4-Way Matches.

Will the high-stakes contest put a strain on the The LWO? Who will emerge victorious and earn the right to challenge Austin Theory for the star-spangled title?