Chris Jericho Facing Two Up & Coming WWE Stars, Tonight’s SmackDown Matches, WWE Fans on Kevin Owens

– WWE taped the following for tonight’s SmackDown:

* The Ascension vs. The Prime Time Players vs. The Lucha Dragons

* Ryback vs. Stardust

* The NXT Title Open Challenge with Kevin Owens

* Miz TV with Lana

* Neville vs. Kofi Kingston

* Sheamus vs. Roman Reigns

– WWE’s website has a poll asking fans which NXT standout has the brightest future in WWE – Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, Sami Zayn, Tyler Breeze, Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Bayley or Becky Lynch. With over 4,000 votes, Owens is currently leading with 40%. Sami is next with 25% and Balor has 22%.

– Chris Jericho confirmed on Twitter that he will be facing Finn Balor at the July 3rd WWE live event in Tokyo and Neville at the July 4th event in Tokyo.

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