WWE Championship Match Announced For WWE Network Special “Smackville”

WWE has revealed that a WWE Network special titled Smackville will be airing live on the WWE Network on Saturday, July 27, from Nashville, TN, and Kofi Kingston will be in action.

The WWE Champion is set to defend his title against Dolph Ziggler and Samoa Joe in a Triple Threat Match, and Shinsuke Nakamura is also set to face off against Finn Balor in an Extreme Rules rematch.

WWE posted the following announcement:

“WWE is proud to announce the SMACKVILLE special event, featuring a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship and streaming live from Nashville, Tenn. exclusively on the award-winning WWE Network on Saturday, July 27.

The explosive in-ring action will include a main event Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship in which Kofi Kingston will be challenged by Dolph Ziggler and Samoa Joe. In addition, newly crowned Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura will go head-to-head with former titleholder Finn Bálor in a rematch from WWE Extreme Rules. The evening will also feature a special musical performance by Elias.

Don’t miss SMACKVILLE, streaming live from Music City, U.S.A., on Saturday, July 27, at 9 ET/6 PT, exclusively on WWE Network.”