SmackDown preview, Feb 28, 2017:

Following a controversial ending to last week’s 10-Man Battle Royal, the question of who will challenge
WWE Champion Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania is finally answered when Luke Harper takes on AJ Styles on SmackDown
LIVE tonight at 8/7 C.

AJ Styles to battle Luke Harper for the right to face Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania

When 2017 Royal Rumble Match winner Randy Orton declared that he will not challenge WWE Champion Bray Wyatt at
WrestleMania as long as Wyatt is the master and he is the servant, SmackDown LIVE General Manager Daniel Bryan
set up a 10-Man Battle Royal to determine who would take on The New Face of Fear on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
However, after that Battle Royal ended in controversy — with officials unable to reach a consensus on whether Styles
and Harper hit the floor simultaneously at the end of the match — Bryan announced on WWE Talking Smack that the
competitors will collide one-on-one to ultimately determine the WWE Championship No. 1 contender

What will happen when John Cena comes to “Miz TV” tonight?

During the 10-Man WWE Championship No. 1 Contender’s Battle Royal on last week’s SmackDown LIVE, John Cena ultimately
eliminated The Miz. Not to be outdone, The A-Lister later snuck back into the action and eliminated Cena.
In what will surely add fuel to the fire, Miz’s wife Maryse got a little too close to a Falls Count Anywhere Match
between Nikki Bella and Natalya, attacking Cena’s girlfriend with a pipe.
It was later announced on WWE Talking Smack that The Leader of the Cenation will be the special guest on “The Most
Must-See Talk Show in WWE History” tonight on SmackDown LIVE. Considering the turbulent events on the latest episode
of the blue brand, the interview will be anything but peaceful.

Becky Lynch to battle Mickie James in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match

Since the Brand Extension, SmackDown LIVE’s Women’s division has been taking WWE by storm. Case in point: Last week,
Naomi struck the emotional chord of the WWE Universe when she was forced to surrender the SmackDown Women’s Championship
due to injury. Alexa Bliss recaptured the illustrious prize by overcoming Becky Lynch in a knock-down, drag-out battle,
before Mickie James tried to take out The Irish Lass Kicker. In a Falls Count Anywhere Match that could have been a main
event at any SmackDown LIVE pay-per-view, Nikki Bella went to war against Natalya before Maryse opted to add a vicious
pipe assault into the mix.

Will Apollo Crews get retribution on Dolph Ziggler in a Chairs Match?

After being attacked by Dolph Ziggler with a steel chair at Elimination Chamber, Apollo Crews will return to SmackDown
LIVE tonight to take on The Showoff in a Chairs Match. But is he stepping back into the squared circle too soon? Will
his thirst for retribution be enough to counter the aggressive nature of Ziggler? Or is he simply putting the rest of
his career in jeopardy?