Two major matches announced for WWE SmackDown
WWE announced two major matches for tonight's episode of SmackDown at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The promotion is coming off of an eventful SummerSlam this past Saturday night.
LA Knight captured the United States Championship by defeating Logan Paul at SummerSlam over the weekend. The Megastar will be having a celebration tonight on SmackDown but will also likely be interested in a singles match taking place during the show. Andrade will be squaring off against Santos Escobar to determine the number one contender for the United States Championship tonight.
The Bloodline's Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga won a Gauntlet Match last month to earn a shot at the WWE Tag Team Championship. Fatu and Tonga defeated #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano) last Friday night on the blue brand to capture the titles.
It has been announced that #DIY will be facing Pretty Deadly tonight, and the winning team will earn a shot at the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Dutch Mantell comments on the end of last week's episode of WWE SmackDown
Wrestling veteran Dutch Mantell enjoyed the ending to last week's edition of the blue brand.
Speaking on the latest episode of Sportskeeda Wrestling's Smack Talk podcast, the legend praised the main event of last week's show. Mantell said it was good for television to give The Bloodline the WWE Tag Team Championship and claimed that most fans didn't think there would be a title change.
"I thought the main event was, they told a good story. The story transcends that match. You know you're watching a good show when that show flows by quickly." Mantell continued, "They had that title on the line at the end. Something told me, a little birdie told me, we're gonna see a right here tonight. And it's good for TV. You watch it all the way till the end. They're kinda getting unpredictable for most fans. I don't think most fans thought that was gonna happen but it did and it's good." [27:08 onwards]
You can check out Mantell's comments in the video below:
Roman Reigns will also be making his return to SmackDown during tonight's show. It will be interesting to see if the promotion has any surprises in store for fans during SmackDown later tonight.