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24 hours from the start of tonight's WWE SmackDown on FOX, one of WWE's biggest annual shows, SummerSlam will get rolling live on Peacock and the WWE Network  But that's tomorrow, and in today's WWE, tomorrow is something to worry about then (at least for now)  With that in mind, tonight's SmackDown doesn't appear too interested in[...]

 Or did he?  Let's take a look at last night's WWE SmackDown on FOX. Brock Lesnar introduces himself to Theory on WWE SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. So with every wrestling news source swearing up and down that Brock Lesnar screamed out, "If he's gone, I'm gone!" upon hearing of Vince McMahon's immediate retirement and storming out of the[...]

WWE is on the road to SummerSlam at the end of the month and with only two weeks until one of their biggest shows of the year, they're trying to get everything in order on SmackDown tonight to make that show as big as possible  Does that mean Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns will appear?  Well, no[...]

 Big E broke his neck on the March 11 episode of WWE SmackDown in an accident when fellow superstar Ridge Holland attempted an overhead Belly-To-Belly Suplex on him outside of the ring, resulting in Big E landing directly on the top of his head at ringside. Former WWE Champion Big E says he is expected to fully recover[...]

 With that in mind, tonight's WWE SmackDown on FOX will be headlined by a match with serious implications for the September event when Drew McIntyre will face Sheamus with the winner challenging for the Undisputed WWE Universal title at Clash At The Castle. Drew McIntyre vs Sheamus on tonight's WWE SmackDown on FOX, courtesy of WWE. The long-time rivals will do[...]

 The two were publicly chastised and suspended indefinitely on that Friday's SmackDown and haven't been seen on WWE television since  While neither has been officially released, we're now learning that WWE has removed them from their internal roster. Former WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Naomi, courtesy of WWE. Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com is reporting that former[...]

When WWE SmackDown kicks off tonight on FOX, we will be exactly twenty four hours away from the start of Saturday night's Premium Live Event on Peacock and the WWE Network, the annual WWE Money In The Bank, where of course two big Ladder Matches will be held and the male and female superstars who win[...]

Last week's WWE SmackDown on FOX began with a befuddling appearance from the beleaguered Vince McMahon and ended with fans again questioning what the shot-callers were thinking when Brock Lesnar returned to yet again challenge Roman Reigns for the title at this year's SummerSlam  Fans have made it pretty clear they've had more than enough of this match-up, but with[...]

While the main event title scene heading into WWE SummerSlam features a match-up that fans couldn't care less about seeing, with Brock Lesnar yet again facing Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns for the million and first time, one title situation that has everyone intrigued is the one that was placed around the waist of Gunther on last week's WWE[...]

Vince McMahon appeared on WWE Smackdown yesterday hours after revealing he has temporarily stepped back from his role as Chairman and CEO of the company in the wake of bombshell revelations that he's being investigated by the board for paying $3 million to a former employee following an affair, with the investigation reportedly uncovering additional[...]

 And of course, when he hits said button, it shoots a dollar sign signal into the sky above Saskatchewan, summoning Brock Lesnar back for another unwanted title feud between the two. Brock Lesnar will face Roman Reigns yet again at SummerSlam, this time in a Last Man Standing Match for the gold, courtesy of WWE. If you watched[...]

McMahon" persona will appear on FOX's WWE SmackDown tonight to apparently address the situation Yes, it appears the all-too-real Vince McMahon is going to address a serious and all-too-real issue as Mr McMahon… a wrestling character?! But is that what really ended up happening? Let's take a look as we offer our thoughts while WWE[...]

You know, everything was set for tonight to be a pretty eventful episode of SmackDown on FOX  Roman Reigns would be making a super rare appearance and to defend his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship no less against Riddle  We were probably set to see Gunther defend the Intercontinental title for the first time in what should be a dominant[...]

McMahon" persona will be making an appearance on tonight's episode of FOX's WWE SmackDown: Image: WWE So out of the ashes of Vince McMahon arise… "Mr McMahon"? Considering what McMahon's being investigated for, is bringing back his "Mr McMahon" persona a really smart move? Or is this a case of an ego convincing the person that they're[...]

Nearly a month after Sasha Banks & Naomi walked out on a live edition of WWE RAW, reports are that Banks has been released by the company.

 On last week's WWE SmackDown, we learned that SmackDown Women's Champion Ronda Rousey will have to defend her title against Natalya eventually, while Intercontinental Champion Ricochet would have to defend his title against the undefeated Gunther on this week's show on FOX  Did he survive with the gold still around his waist?  Let's take a look. Was Intercontinental Champion Ricochet able to[...]

The bad news? Any thoughts Rhodes had of making it back in time to be medically cleared for the WWE's "Money in the Bank" PPV event on July 2nd can be put to rest, with the WWE confirming during tonight's WWE SmackDown broadcast on Fox that Rhodes will be out of in-ring action for nine[...]

 After finding very few worthy challengers down in Orlando at WWE's developmental brand, Gunther headed to SmackDown to begin proving his dominance on the main WWE roster and has remained undefeated since his debut there  And now, "The Ring General" has decided it's time to add some gold back into his life and will attempt[...]

Since making former Champion Charlotte Flair scream "I Quit!" at WrestleMania Backlash last month to win the title, SmackDown Women's Champion Ronda Rousey has only been challenged by main roster newcomer and former NXT Women's Champion Raquel Rodriguez  That's drawn the ire of the other veteran women on the roster and this week they had a Six-Pack Challenge to determine who[...]

Remember back in 2002, right after the initial WWE brand split between Raw and SmackDown occurred and each brand had its own Pay Per View events?  Well, you would swear we're back to that way of doing things in regard to this Sunday's Hell In A Cell Premium Live Event on Peacock[...]

In last week's episode of WWE SmackDown on FOX, we saw Xavier Woods reach his breaking point in his ongoing feud with the group of Sheamus, Ridge Holland, and Butch  Fed up with their interference in his matches and constantly being outnumbered, he challenged them to a six-man tag match this week, where he would face the three[...]

Last week's WWE SmackDown on FOX ended with the Undisputed WWE Universal Champions Roman Reigns helping his cousins, the SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos, defeat the Raw Tag Team Champions Randy Orton and Riddle and become the unified WWE Tag Team Champions  Now with all of the titles in their possession, what will The Bloodline focus on next?  Or will they even feel[...]

 But on this week's SmackDown, WWE has promised that one team will walk out with both sets of Tag Team Titles when the Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro take on the SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos to unify the WWE Tag Titles and determine who is the best team in the company[...]

 WWE has been teasing and promising for over a month now that Randy Orton & Riddle would face The Usos to unify the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Titles, but there have been some detours along the way  Between the inclusion of Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre and the back and forth of who's challenging who, this hasn't been an easy match to book[...]

WWE had fans very interested when they booked the Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro to face the SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos in a winner takes all match to unify the titles at WrestleMania Backlash  That match never came to be, as Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre were inserted into the match to make it into a six-man battle last weekend[...]

 Now with that behind them, what will Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos set their eyes on next?  Or are they even done with their foes?  We may find out tonight on SmackDown on FOX. The Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro will head to SmackDown tonight to confront The Usos, courtesy of WWE. On Monday's Raw, RK-Bro made[...]

 Hopefully, they don't dive right into a whole prolonged revenge thing with Morgan and instead build her up as a legit scary heel threat to Bianca Belair and her Raw Women's title. Ronda Rousey Is The New Champion And Charlotte Flair Is Going To Be Off TV For A While Ronda Rousey made Charlotte Flair say "I Quit!" and won the[...]

After building up this Sunday night's WrestleMania Backlash Premium Live Event around the main event match where the Raw Tag Team Champions Randy Orton and Riddle would face the SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos in a match to unify the Tag Team Titles, WWE decided to throw a wrench into those plans last week when they seemingly realized they had no match set[...]

But don't you fret! I've got a tremendous support system & what shall be shall be. — Ettore "Big E" Ewen (@WWEBigE) May 6, 2022 Big E was injured on the March 11 episode of WWE SmackDown in a spot where his opponent Ridge Holland botched an overhead Belly-To-Belly Suplex on him at ringside, leading to the former WWE[...]

 Let's see if things started to look up on this week's SmackDown on FOX. Did Ronda Rousey or Charlotte Flair make more people tap out on this week's SmackDown? Courtesy of WWE. Drew McIntyre vs Sami Zayn – Steel Cage Match Drew McIntyre vs Sami Zayn in a Steel Cage Match on SmackDown, courtesy of WWE. After weeks of obnoxious[...]