WWE has announced the matches that will be taking place on the season two premiere of Mixed Match Challenge.
Braun Strowman & Alexa Bliss vs. Kevin Owens & Natalya is set for the episode, along with AJ Styles & Charlotte Flair vs. Jimmy Uso & Naomi. Season two will premiere on Facebook Watch at 10 p.m. Eastern time on September 18, and this season’s episodes will be 30 minutes long.
Strowman & Bliss and Uso & Naomi are both returning teams from season one. Strowman & Bliss defeated Uso & Naomi in the second round before losing to tournament winners The Miz & Asuka in the semifinals.
Charlotte and Natalya were also part of the first Mixed Match Challenge. Charlotte & Bobby Roode lost to Miz & Asuka in the finals, while Natalya & Shinsuke Nakamura were defeated by Sasha Banks & Finn Balor in the opening round.
Unlike season one, this edition of Mixed Match Challenge is a round-robin tournament. It will be a 14-episode series and culminate with the finals taking place at TLC on December 16.
Here are the teams for the tournament:
Raw: Strowman & Bliss, Owens & Natalya, Bobby Lashley & Sasha Banks, Finn Balor & Bayley, Jinder Mahal & Alicia Fox
SmackDown: Styles & Charlotte, Uso & Naomi, Miz & Asuka, Rusev & Lana, R-Truth & Carmella