Ahead of tonight’s\u00a0SmackDown, the WWE Championship match has been confirmed for Clash of Champions.<\/p>\n
WWE Champion Kofi Kingston will defend his title against Randy Orton at the pay-per-view. That’s been the direction since Kingston vs. Orton at SummerSlam ended in a double countout.<\/p>\n
Orton has been aligned with The Revival during his storyline against Kingston and the rest of The New Day. Big E & Xavier Woods are the SmackDown Tag Team Champions. The Revival challenged them to a title match at Clash of Champions on SmackDown last week, though the official announcement of that match hasn’t been made yet.<\/p>\n
Clash of Champions is taking place at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 15. The updated card for the PPV is listed below:<\/p>\n
Universal Champion Seth Rollins defending against Braun Strowman
\nWWE Champion Kofi Kingston defending against Randy Orton
\nSmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley defending against Charlotte Flair
\nRaw Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Braun Strowman defending against Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
\nThe finals of the King of the Ring tournament\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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