It was revealed on tonight's SmackDown Live that A.J. Styles will be defending the WWE Championship against "The Samoan Submission Machine" Samoa Joe at SummerSlam.

Before this was revealed though, James Ellsworth came out and tried to demand the WWE Title shot, which resulted in General Manager Paige firing Ellsworth from the SD Live roster and kicking him out of the building.

#WWEChampion @AJStylesOrg's #SummerSlam opponent is... @realellsworth!?!?! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/v1vFcMKBZE

, WWE (@WWE) July 25, 2018

 

#SDLive GM @RealPaigeWWE has TWO WORDS FOR YA, @realellsworth... YOU'RE FIRED!!!! pic.twitter.com/hgN03bUEJI

, WWE (@WWE) July 25, 2018

 

With @RealPaigeWWE preoccupied with FIRING @realellsworth, did @SamoaJoe just TAKE the #WWEChampionship match against @AJStylesOrg at #SummerSlam?! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/eA7VpaGZV8

, WWE (@WWE) July 25, 2018

 

"TICK TOCK, CHAMP!"

Did @SamoaJoe just SIGN the contract to face @AJStylesOrg for the #WWETitle at #SummerSlam? #SDLive pic.twitter.com/6iyBTZhj9i

, WWE (@WWE) July 25, 2018