Leave it to John Cena to wade right into the biggest storyline in WWE as soon as he was around for a few months. He quickly made enemies of The Bloodline, and now the consequences of that decision will be an important part of tonight’s WWE SmackDown from Sacramento.
Cena thought he had a staunch ally in AJ Styles, who was ready to tag with him to face Jimmy Uso (whose Bloodline status is tenuous but is trying to work through it) and Solo Sikoa at Fastlane. But Uso and Sikoa took him out of the equation last week with a vicious attack that saw Styles leave the arena in an ambulance.
That left Cena to take a beating at the end of the show with no one to save him, and he’s currently slated to fight the Bloodline duo in a 2-on-1 handicap match in Indianapolis. Might that change tonight? Well, there were reports that a certain very popular wrestler with a one-word catchphrase was supposed to come to Cena’s aid until illness scuttled those plans. We’ll see if a Megastar shines on Cena on SmackDown.
Also tonight, Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar haven’t let the United States Championship come between them, even though Mysterio won it during a match that was originally supposed to feature his LWO teammate. Rey has granted Santos a title shot, as friends do, but will their friendship remain intact with the belt up for grabs?
It would be a bit of a bummer if there was a turn involved (imagine if it’s Rey!), but this is pro wrestling we’re talking about.
Those are the big reasons to tune in tonight at 8 p.m. on Fox, and we’ll update this post if and when WWE promotes more matches or segments for tonight’s SmackDown. Until then!