Moments ago on Talking Smack, Shane McMahon announced that American Alpha has been pulled from the Smackdown Tag Team Title Tournament finals match that was set for this Sunday to crown the first ever Smackdown Tag Team Champions.
WWE ran an angle earlier tonight on Smackdown where The Usos turned heel and attacked both Chad Gable and Jason Jordan after American Alpha defeated them quickly to advance to the finals this Sunday. The angle focuses on an injury for Gable.
As a replacement, it was announced that The Usos would take on The Hype Bros at Backlash this Sunday with the winning team moving on to the finals to face the team of Heath Slater and Rhyno to crown the first ever Smackdown Tag Team Champions.
You can view the announcement below courtesy of WWE.
BREAKING NEWS: @ShaneMcMahon says #AmericanAlpha is OUT for #WWEBacklash due to @WWEGable‘s injury. #TalkingSmack pic.twitter.com/0cgg87P3i6
— WWE (@WWE) September 7, 2016
OFFICIAL: #HypeBros vs. @WWEUsos at #WWEBacklash, winner faces Slater/Rhyno for TagTitles same night! #TalkingSmack pic.twitter.com/EO1GxnRZj7
— WWE (@WWE) September 7, 2016