Now that Bray Wyatt is back in a big way, what does he have planned next? That’s one of the big questions WWE is leaning into heavily for tonight’s episode of SmackDown, which comes to us from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans (one of our favorites names for a sports venue anywhere).
Wyatt made a dramatic return in the closing moments of Extreme Rules, paying off the White Rabbit teases that had been circulating through WWE shows and social media for weeks. He also introduced human versions of his former Firefly Fun House puppet friends, but all they got to do that first night was lurk mysteriously around different parts of the arena.
Will we be more formally introduced to the Wyatt 6 tonight? That’s sure to be a matter of intense interest for many fans.
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Of course, the whole show isn’t about Bray. WWE has promoted several intriguing matches for SmackDown, including a potentially wild Fatal 4-Way to determine a No. 1 contender for the Intercontinental Championship currently held by Gunther. Sheamus, Ricochet, Karrion Kross and Solo Sikoa will all do battle for that honor on Friday night.
Sikoa won’t be the only member of the Bloodline in action. The “Honorary Uce,” Sami Zayn, will test his mettle against Kofi Kingston. And while LA Knight has reclaimed his old identity, he still has unfinished business with Maximum Male Models, as evidenced by his matchup with månsôör (yes, we had to copy/paste that in to get all the punctuation marks correct) on this week’s card.
So yes, Wyatt for sure, but a whole lot more on top of that. The crowd in NOLA should be excited for this one, as are we to watch at home. If you can’t tune in live on FOX, please bookmark this page as we’ll update it with the latest WWE SmackDown results as they happen.