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Looking to help fans forget that the title will still pretty much be a consolation prize, the WWE announced the 12 Superstars who will be in the tournament to crown a Monday Night Raw-exclusive World Heavyweight Champion (with Roman Reigns over on WWE SmackDown making random appearances with his title) Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest, Finn[...]

 But before that, we have a special episode of WWE SmackDown airing live from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and appearing live at the show will be the man taking on Brock Lesnar tomorrow night, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes  What will Rhodes have to say just 24 hours before trying to get his revenge on Lesnar? Cody Rhodes will[...]

 These conundrums usually involve current Champions swapping brands, but what about when a current Champion is set to defend their title against an opponent who is also hitting the road?  That's the situation we find ourselves in with tonight's WWE NXT on the USA Network, as the reigning NXT Women's Tag Team Champions, Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn,[...]

It's time to shake things up again!  Tonight's episode of WWE SmackDown on FOX will officially kick off the 2023 WWE Draft, where we will see the rosters of Raw, SmackDown, and even NXT all shuffled, and the end result should (ideally) create new and exciting match-ups  This year's Draft will also set the stage for a[...]

Just a couple of months ago, McMahon reportedly paid a multi-million dollar settlement to Rita Chatterton, the company's first female referee, who alleged that McMahon sexually assaulted her in the 1980s. WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon According to the lawsuit, Abrahams was hired to write for both WWE SmackDown! and WWE Monday Night Raw in 2020 but[...]

 It was this past November, in a first-round losing effort against Santos Escobar in the SmackDown World Cup tournament, that we last saw Nakamura in action in WWE (he faced off against recently-inducted WWE Hall of Famer The Great Muta in Pro Wrestling Noah this past New Year's Day) and now it appears "The King of[...]

 Now, almost one week later, Jey will get his shot at revenge when he battles Zayn in singles action tonight on WWE SmackDown. Sami Zayn faces Jey Uso one-on-one tonight on WWE SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. While Jey Uso will not have a chance to regain his tag title tonight on SmackDown, he can lay a beating on Zayn[...]

When WWE SmackDown gets rolling live tonight on FOX, we will be less than 24 hours away from WWE's (and all of pro wrestling for that matter) biggest event of the year, WrestleMania  For the first time in quite a while, the main event match for the title is actually the most highly anticipated match of the[...]

Rhodes certainly appears to have all of the momentum and fan support pushing him toward the match, but tonight on WWE SmackDown, he will have a tune-up match against Ludwig Kaiser of Imperium to stay fresh. Cody Rhodes will face Ludwig Kaiser in singles action tonight on SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. So will Cody Rhodes get through the night without[...]

 Zayn is now deadset on revenge against his former friends and will be confronting Jey Uso tonight on WWE SmackDown. Sami Zayn and Jey Uso will confront each other tonight on SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. With all of the history and feelings here, there's the potential for fireworks between these two tonight on SmackDown[...]

 Now with Jey appearing firmly back with the family in The Bloodline, how will Reigns respond to the return of his cousin tonight on WWE SmackDown? Jey Uso will explain himself to his cousin Roman Reigns tonight on SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. So was Jey Uso truly conflicted about where his allegiances were, or was this all[...]

With all that on the table, the two will come face-to-face for the first time tonight on WWE SmackDown. WrestleMania main event opponents Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes will confront each other tonight on SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. Roman Reigns' Special Council Paul Heyman has confronted Cody Rhodes a couple of times on Raw now, and each time has tied[...]

 "Mami" took her recent momentum and parlayed it into a dominant showing at the Royal Rumble, which she won and then immediately followed up by announcing she would be challenging Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women's Championship at WrestleMania  Tonight on WWE SmackDown on FOX, we will see the two face off for the first time since their WrestleMania title match[...]

 He has shown it doesn't matter where he's residing, be it overseas in NXTUK, in Orlando, Florida on NXT, or his current stomping grounds on the SmackDown roster, Gunther has been the stoic face of dominance in WWE for years now, and as of late, he has restored the luster and respect to the Intercontinental Championship, once again[...]

 If that all weren't drama enough for you, as one half of the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions with his brother Jimmy Uso, Jey is supposed to be defending those titles tonight on SmackDown against the team of Braun Strowman and Ricochet  Will he show up or is he truly done with The Bloodline and willing to turn his[...]

 With The Bloodline entirely in disarray, how will Reigns respond on tonight's SmackDown? Roman Reigns will address the apparent demise of The Bloodline tonight on SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. Roman Reigns prides himself on his dominant control over everyone under him, but how will he respond to his faction being shattered into pieces?  Let's see what WWE.com says we[...]

 But before we get there, we have one more episode of SmackDown to get through, and even though the WWE Superstars are almost certainly more focused on tomorrow night, several of them have some business to attend to tonight first on FOX. Kevin Owens will battle Solo Sikoa tonight on SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. One man who[...]

 And to make things official, they will be doing a good ol' contract signing tonight on SmackDown, so get ready for some table-flipping! Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens will sign the contract for their title match at the Royal Rumble tonight on SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. So will tonight's contract signing on FOX end like pretty much[...]

 Tonight on FOX's SmackDown, he will face possibly his toughest and certainly largest challenge yet when the mighty Braun Strowman takes a shot a dethroning the dominant Champion live on FOX. Gunther will defend the Intercontinental title against Braun Strowman tonight on SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. Will tonight's Friday The 13th episode of SmackDown be bad luck for Intercontinental[...]

 But what about WWE SmackDown?  Well, if FOX wants it bad enough, they could simply license the show from them or if FOX isn't willing to pay to play, SmackDown could go to NBC or any of NBCUniversal's numerous other high-profile channels  Plus, who wouldn't be nostalgically excited to see the return of Saturday Night's Main Event on[...]

 There's a live episode of SmackDown tonight on FOX, and while we do have a preview of things that are (as of now) scheduled to happen, I cannot guarantee you that we will see any of it, nor can I guarantee we won't see the foul old man strut out live on TV tonight, beaming[...]

While tomorrow night's New Year's Eve will see fireworks worldwide, WWE is planning for their last show of 2022 to go out with a bang!  And just how are they planning on pulling that off?  By promising a huge main event match on tonight's SmackDown on FOX with today's biggest star in the industry, the Undisputed[...]

 So which side of the spectrum will we get on tonight's WWE SmackDown on FOX?  There's only one way to find out so let's get into it. Tonight's Eve of Christmas Eve WWE SmackDown will feature a Miracle on 34th Street Fight, courtesy of WWE. Our big holiday-themed event on tonight's SmackDown will see Braun Strowman team up with Ricochet to take[...]

 So with everything seemingly perfect, what does Reigns have to address with The Bloodline tonight on SmackDown? Roman Reigns is set to return tonight on SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. When he returns tonight live on FOX to address the SmackDown audience, will we find out who Roman Reigns will be facing next for his title or does he have[...]

As a developmental brand, NXT serves as the minor league (and I don't mean that in a derogatory way) to WWE's major league brands of Raw and SmackDown respectively  As such, if everything is working as it should, young wrestlers fine-tune their craft down in Orlando, and then when they are deemed ready, they get the call-up to the main[...]

 Tonight on SmackDown, they will see if they can take some of the gold off of them when Sheamus and Butch team up to take on The Usos for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. Sheamus and Butch will challenge The Usos for the Tag Team titles tonight on SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. Now tonight's SmackDown main event was shaken up a little[...]

 But now today, we're learning that the Peacemaker star will be heading home and appearing live on the final episode of WWE SmackDown of 2022 on December 30 on FOX. EXCLUSIVE: John Cena is returning to WWE to close out the year.https://t.co/rQbIWIasZW — Variety (@Variety) December 9, 2022 Variety broke the news today that Cena will be making his WWE[...]

 Apparently, he's also not big on finding out how much something will cost before doing it either, as a newly-told story reveals he spent an absurd amount of money for a segment involving worms. Image: Screencap. In a recent episode of the Wrestling Perspective Podcast, former WWE writer and current MLW owner Court Bauer told a funny story about[...]

 All signs point to Wyatt's opponent being fellow SmackDown star LA Knight, whom Wyatt has been feuding with for several weeks now  It's also possible the match could serve as the official introduction to Uncle Howdy or even the rumored "Wyatt Six."  WWE has used match debuts to serve as the stage to debut new stars in the[...]

 While the WWE superstars had the day off yesterday to spend with their families and loved ones (poor Rey Mysterio…), today it's right back to work as not only will we see a new episode of SmackDown tonight on FOX, but we are only one day away from one of WWE's biggest Premium Live Events of the[...]