“Smackdown Live” Preview – August 29, 2017

Another week, another blue show. With several weeks to go before the next “Smackdown Live” pay per view, the weekly TV shows are slowly taking their time to really get anywhere. The big story continues to be the issues between Kevin Owens and Shane McMahon, which seemed to reach a new level last week. So what else is on tap?

WWE.com has released its official “Smackdown Live” preview for the week with its five major stories for this week’s show. There’s a top story and a top star notably missing from the list, though that doesn’t mean they won’t make the show. Here are the top five stories with a video for each:

Will Owens be on the Warpath?

Styles vs. Owens - U.S. Title Match w/ Special Guest Ref Baron Corbin: SmackDown LIVE, Aug. 22, 2017

Will Bobby Roode Continue to Make Smackdown Glorious?

Bobby Roode debuts and makes SmackDown LIVE glorious: SmackDown LIVE, Aug. 22, 2017

Gable & Benjamin Make Their Tag Team Debut

Shelton Benjamin returns to WWE to team up with Chad Gable: SmackDown LIVE, Aug. 22, 2017

Is Dolph Ziggler Ready to Show Off His Star Power?

Dolph Ziggler has big plans for next week: SmackDown LIVE, Aug. 22, 2017

Has Lana Prepared Tamina to Crush the Competition?

Lana has Tamina ready to demolish the competition: SmackDown LIVE, Aug. 22, 2017

Opinion: “Smackdown Live” has been good lately but not as good as its “Monday Night Raw” counterpart. At the moment there’s just nothing all that interesting on the show with the title picture being a lot of the problem. Notice that the Smackdown World Title isn’t mentioned whatsoever in the preview. That’s kind of a telling sign that Jinder Mahal isn’t even one of the five biggest stories on the show.

What are you most interested in on the show? Do you like Mahal as champion? Let us know in the comments below.