The WWE World Cup field continues to grow.
On Tuesday's episoꦫde of SmackDown Live, Jeff Hardy and
Hardy qualified with a victory over Samoa Joe. The bout was stopped by the referee aꩲs Joe was unable to continue due to a knee injury. Joe suffered the injury, in storyline, in his Super Show-Down bout against AJ Styles. During the match, Styles attacked the knee of Joe and eventually forced him to tap out with the calf crusher.
Orton downed a returning Big Show 💧with a🐬 RKO to earn his spot in the World Cup.
Hardy and Orton join John Cena and Kurt Angle as the competitors who have qualified for the Worl෴d Cup. Cena qualified via being John Cena while Kurt Angle, dressed as a Conquistador, won 🍒the 10-man Global Battle Royal on Raw.
Th🍸e World Cup takes place on Nov. 2 at Crown Jewel.
If you've missed any of the action on SmackDown Live, catch up with Fightful's full report. And tune in to the post-show podcast as the Fightful crew breaks down all the happ🍌enings from the show.
