WWE SmackDown emanated from Albany, N.Y. ahead of Saturday Night Main Event, where Cody Rhodes and CM Punk face Sami Zayn and Gunther. If Gunther and Sami win, they will be added to the WWE Championship match at SummerSlam between Rhodes and Punk.

New additions to WWE SmackDown. World Wrestling Entertainment announced that Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk and Cody Rhodes will appear on the July 17 episode of SmackDown. The two will team at Saturday Night’s Main Event against Gunther and Sami Zayn.

Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, and Jade Cargill headline Friday's action at MVP Arena in Albany, with matches starting at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network.

WWE Champion CM Punk is scheduled to team with Cody Rhodes at Saturday Night's Main Event inside Madison Square Garden, but first he'll be in Albany, New York for Friday Night SmackDown. Here's the start time,

WWE SmackDown is live from the MVP Arena in Albany, New York, tonight. It will be the go-home show for Saturday Night’s Main Event, where CM Punk and Cody Rhodes are scheduled to team together against Sami Zayn and Gunther.

Speaking on The Phenomenally Retro Podcast, AJ Styles shared his commented on CM Punk joining Friday Night SmackDown.

The Takedown on SI's coverage of the July 17 episode of WWE SmackDown features results and booking grades for tonight's event.

WWE SmackDown last night (July 17) had 5 matches on the broadcast going 42:42, according to wrestlingdata.com. The longest match of the broadcast was Cody