Four matchups, including two with gold on the line, will take place when WWE Friday Night Smackdown heads to Perth, Australia next week.
WWE Tag Team Champions Dexter Lumis and Joe Gacy of the Wyatt Sicks will look to keep their reign alive when they face The Street Profits on next week’s episode.
The bout will be a rematch from Clash in Paris, where The Wyatts used their numbers advantage to interfere in the bout and retain their titles. The upcoming meeting between these teams comes amid continued struggles between Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford to stay on the same page.
If they can keep their act together next Friday, Dawkins and Ford could kick off their third stint with the titles.
Sami Zayn will also continue his workman-like run with the WWE United States Championship, defending it next week in another open challenge. Zayn has defended his belt five times on Smackdown since early September, with his title matchups becoming a weekly fixture on the show as of late.
This week, Zayn defended his title in a 15-minute showing against Aleister Black, a win that in-part came due to Black rival Damian Priest appearing at ringside.
Priest, feeling that he has unfinished business with Black, called for a Last Man Standing bout on next week’s Smackdown, which is now official.
It was also confirmed on Friday that, just hours before they face off at Crown Jewel, champions Tiffany Stratton and Stephanie Vaquer will team up to face the duo of Giulia and Kiana James. A contract signing between Stratton and Vaquer was crashed by Giulia and James’ manager, attacking both women.
Vaquer and Stratton said on Friday that they have respect for each other. But with the tension of an upcoming match at Crown Jewel hanging over them, will they be able to coexist on Smackdown?
Here’s a full look at next weekend’s show thus far:
- Wyatt Sicks vs. Street Profits (WWE Tag Team Championships)
- Tiffany Stratton & Stephanie Vaquer vs. Giulia & Kiana James
- Damian Priest vs. Aleister Black (Last Man Standing)
- Sami Zayn U.S. Open Challenge
