Additional matches and segments have been announced for Friday Night SmackDown tonight.
The show will air from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, featuring the final of the Last Time is Now Tournament as Gunther takes on LA Knight. The winner will face off with John Cena on December 13 at Saturday Night’s Main Event for Cena’s retirement match.
WWE has added a pair of women’s matches to the show as Women’s World Champion Jade Cargill will face off with Alba Fyre in a non-title match, and Alexa Bliss will take on Kairi Sane of the Kabuki Warriors.
United States Champion Ilja Dragunov will return with another open challenge after having last week off.
Solo Sikoa will appear on the show to address the attack by Uncle Howdy and the Wyatt Sicks, and Cody Rhodes will appear after his team’s loss at WarGames this past Saturday at the Survivor Series.
As of Thursday, WrestleTix reported over 7,100 tickets distributed for the event.
Friday Night SmackDown in Austin, Texas:
- Last Time is Now – Final: Gunther vs. LA Knight
- U.S. Championship: Ilja Dragunov © vs. TBA
- Jade Cargill vs. Alba Fyre
- Kairi Sane vs. Alexa Bliss
- Cody Rhodes to appear
- Solo Sikoa addresses the attack by The Wyatt Sicks
Rewind-A-SmackDown will be live at 10:05 p.m. ET with Wai Ting & Neal Flanagan on the POST Wrestling Café
