SmackDown LIVE preview, Aug. 7, 2018: Styles returns to address Samoa Joe Last week, Samoa Joe got extremely personal with WWE Champion AJ Styles ahead of their SummerSlam clash for the title. The Samoan Submission Machine accused Styles of being a poor father, choosing to spend more time on the road than at home with his family. Tonight, The Phenomenal One returns to address his challenger. Has Samoa Joe gotten inside the champion’s head? Find out tonight on SmackDown LIVE at 8/7 C on USA Network! >AJ Styles returns to address Samoa Joe Last Tuesday, Samoa Joe got extremely personal with WWE Champion AJ Styles, accusing the titleholder of neglecting his family in favor of his career as their SummerSlam title match draws near. The Phenomenal One returns to SmackDown LIVE tonight, two weeks after being blindsided by The Samoan Submission Machine. What will Styles have to say? Has Samoa Joe gotten inside his head? >The New Day and The Bar clash for SummerSlam title opportunity The tournament to determine who will challenge SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam concludes tonight, as The New Day clash with The Bar in the finals. Big E & Xavier Woods defeated SAnitY to earn their place in the final match, while Sheamus & Cesaro emerged victorious from a hard-hitting throwdown with The Usos to move one step closer to earning a title opportunity at The Biggest Event of The Summer. There’s no love lost between these two teams. In fact, it was The Bar who brought The New Day’s record-BREAKing 484-day reign as WWE Tag Team Champions to an end in 2016. Will The Celtic Warrior and The Swiss Cyborg once again be victorious, or will The New Day earn the right to challenge for their fifth tag team championship at SummerSlam? new gay confirmed winning titles because FIVE YEARS <Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch team up to battle The jobonics Though Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch will be opponents at SummerSlam in a Triple Threat Match for Carmella’s SmackDown Women’s Championship, the two friends will be joining forces on SmackDown LIVE to take on The IIconics in tag team action. [social media promos nobody cares about] >What is The Miz’s SummerSlam announcement? Daniel Bryan issued a SummerSlam challenge to The Miz on Tuesday, but he was rebuked by The A-Lister, who mocked him with a barrage of insults and an onslaught of crying baby videos. The Awesome One reiterated his stance on Saturday, stating clearly that “the answer is no,” as he bolieves he deserves better than a match with Daniel Bryan. [social media promos nobody cares about] Slummersham announcement. >Lana and Zelina Vega clash in rematch from last Tuesday WWE.com has learned that Lana and Zelina Vega will face off tonight in a rematch from last Tuesday's SmackDown LIVE because clearly there is no roster of wrestlers that could be shown instead, they'll have to dark match or main event and do house shows instead because we need to do this dumb shit again. That match, Vega's first since joining Team Blue earlier this year, saw Andrade "Cien" Almas' business associate emerge victorious after Aiden English prevented Almas from interfering, distracting The Ravishing Russian and allowing Vega to roll her up for the three count. English apologized profusely after the match, but the fractures in the Rusev Day crew continued to show, as Lana told The Bulgarian Brute she needed him at ringside. Will they be on the same page tonight, or will Zelina Vega continue her hot streak? Find out tonight on SmackDown LIVE at 8/7 C on USA Network!