Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley, IC Title Tournament, Mixed Tag Team Match Set For 5/22 WWE SmackDown

SmackDown next week will have plenty of big matches.

WWE announced that a special Champion vs. Champion match between Charlotte Flair and Bayley is taking place on the May 22 episode of SmackDown. This comes after Flair, the NXT Women’s Champion, had a verbal exchange with Bayley, the SmackDown Women’s Champion tonight.

NEXT WEEK it’s Champion vs. Champion on #SmackDown!@itsBayleyWWE @MsCharlotteWWE pic.twitter.com/zPusZ5BQjj

— WWE (@WWE) May 16, 2020

Also announced for next week is the rest of the first round of the Intercontinental Championship tournament. In one tournament match, AJ Styles will take on Shinsuke Nakamura and in the other, Jeff Hardy will face Sheamus. The winner of both matches will advance to the semifinals.

.@AJStylesOrg. @ShinsukeN. NEXT WEEK on #SmackDown! #ICTitle pic.twitter.com/fPwg6k2XVu

— WWE (@WWE) May 16, 2020

.@JEFFHARDYBRAND and @WWESheamus collide in the first round of the #ICTitle Tournament NEXT WEEK on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/JdLrQNII2z

— WWE (@WWE) May 16, 2020

Lastly, a mixed tag team match between the duo of Otis, the winner of the men’s Money In The Bank ladder match, & Mandy Rose and the duo of Sonya Deville & Dolph Ziggler was also confirmed for next week.

.@otiswwe & @WWE_MandyRose battle @HEELZiggler & @SonyaDevilleWWE NEXT WEEK on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/cUgUW9xro4

— WWE (@WWE) May 16, 2020

For full results of SmackDown this week, click here.