Though it seemed like Jey Uso was going to decide his future in The Bloodline last week on WWE SmackDown, it really was more of an “oops, no, wait ’til next week” situation.
That’s not a diss, by the way, just an observation, as the events of last week’s episode gave him even more to think about. Paul Heyman spent much of the night gaslighting Jey into thinking his brother Jimmy was jealous, and then wouldn’t you know it, Jimmy accidentally cost Jey his shot at Austin Theory’s United States Championship.
SmackDown ended without Jey making the choice to stand with what’s left of the Bloodline or his twin brother, but the urgency will be there to pick a side tonight in Lexington because Roman Reigns will be there. And you know the Tribal Chief is just about out of patience with the entire situation.
Another thing that should be settled tonight is finding new challengers for Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Several teams made it clear they have their eyes on the gold last week, so a Gauntlet match will sort out the pecking order. Look for the Street Profits, Sheamus and Ridge Holland, The O.C., the LWO and Pretty Deadly to battle it out to determine a No. 1 contender.
Also on tap tonight is a mixed tag team match pitting AJ Styles and Michin against Karrion Kross and Scarlett. The good guys would seem to have the edge here given that, you know, Scarlett doesn’t actually wrestle very often, but she also has a number of tricks up her sleeve, so we’ll see what happens.
The action kicks off at 8 p.m. ET as per usual on Fox, so either check it out live or join us here at Wrestling Junkie as we follow along in real time.