As promised, WWE unveiled a women’s championship for SmackDown Live on tonight’s (Aug. 23, 2016) show in Uncasville, Connecticut:
"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
Bryan told the six women in the ring — Carmella, Naomi, Becky Lynch, Nikki Bella, Natalya, and Alexa Bliss — that each was a deserving title contender so they would decide the very first champion in a Six-Pack Challenge match at the upcoming Backlash pay-per-view (PPV) scheduled for Sun., Sept. 11, 2016, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.
Like how the title looks? Like how they’ve decided to crown the first champion?
Get complete results and the live blog from SmackDown tonight right here.