As seen on SmackDown Live this week, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan revealed the new Women’s Title and Tag Team Titles.
“Which one of you will be the first-ever @WWE #SmackDown Women’s Champion?” – @WWEDanielBryan #SDLive pic.twitter.com/zc9btSAsJw
— WWE (@WWE) August 24, 2016
The new #SmackDown Tag Team Titles will be awarded to the winner of a tournament that ends at #WWEBacklash! pic.twitter.com/mdkTWxt2xZ
— WWE (@WWE) August 24, 2016
Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch, Carmella, Alexa Bliss, Natalya, and Naomi will compete in a Six Pack Challenge to crown the Women’s Champion at the upcoming Backlash PPV event.
Also announced was a tag team tournament that will crown new Tag Team Champions. The finals of the tournament will take place at Backlash. The teams included in the tournament will be American Alpha, The Ascension, Breezango, The Hype Bros., The Vaudevillains and The Usos.
Backlash will take place on September 11, 2016, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. This will be a SmackDown brand exclusive show. The event will air on the WWE Network and some traditional pay-per-view outlets.