(With apologies to the Backstreet Boys.)
We haven’t seen Solo Sikoa since his brutal beatdown of John Cena at Crown Jewel, one that had Cena thankful for the end of the actors strike. But he’s back tonight on WWE SmackDown from Evansville, Ind., probably feeling more untouchable than ever.
What might attract Solo’s attention? Possibly what a certain Megastar is up to.
Can LA Knight battle The Bloodline alone?
Though LA Knight promised in the wake of his defeat at Crown Jewel to run through The Bloodline person by person, he’s hardly the first superstar to attempt that. Both SmackDown and Raw have examples of wrestlers who have tried, but no one seems able to hand the group more than a temporary setback or two.
That said, Knight can get started in Evansville when he takes on Jimmy Uso. While Jimmy has proven a little more prone to freelancing over the last few weeks, he’s generally done what Roman Reigns asks of him in the end. But one wonders what will happen if he loses this match and if Sikoa will have to get involved.
Has the power shifted in the larger, stronger Damage CTRL?
While all of us were focused on Damage CTRL adding Kairi Sane, it turned out the group had an even bigger surprise in store when Asuka turned on her tag team partners and joined the stable as well. That makes them four strong at the moment, and five when Dakota Kai is able to compete again.
It will be interesting to see if IYO SKY set aside her history with the Empress of Tomorrow and did the recruiting. And if so, what does that mean for Bayley? Sane said the right things about her leadership last week, but she can’t feel good about her teammates reaching out to others to join without her knowledge.
We very well might get some answers to these questions in Evansville.
WWE SmackDown heads our way at 8 p.m. ET on FOX on what will be a very busy night of pro wrestling, to be sure.