There are more than just a few big names missing from this week’s SmackDown. (Instagram)
Alright, we’ve got good news and we’ve got bad news.
The good news is that the latest taping of SmackDown occurred in Portland, Oregon and there are plenty of spoilers as to what exactly went down on Tuesday night. The bad news, however, is that many of the WWE‘s biggest names were not in the ring on Tuesday night.
Half of the current roster is actually heading to Germany this week for a tour that kicks off in Berman on Wednesday and boasts four straight days of events before wrapping up in Magdeburg on Saturday. So, who’s been advertised for the German tour? Ric Flair, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Kevin Owens, Big Show, Alberto Del Rio, New Day, Lana and Rusev.
There’s still plenty to get excited about for SmackDown this week, however, really. We promise. Read on for the spoilers from the latest episode. Here we go:
- Chris Jericho gets it all started by hyping up his match with AJ Styles and getting in the ring to promo the main event. This, however, doesn’t last long.
- Jericho and Styles try to hash it out, but their match is interrupted by the Social Outcasts and, in a surprising turn of events, everything evolves into a tag-team match. Styles and Jericho team up to defeat Curtis Axel and Adam Rose.
- After the match, Jericho leaves Styles laying in his wake with a Codebreaker.
- Daniel Bryan is once again honored and a clip is shown of his RAW speech as well as the contract signing from Monday night.
- The Dudley Boyz emerge in the ring wearing street clothes and the pair cut a promo in the ring. Afterwards, they show a replay of the duo turning on The Usos at RAW on Monday. Bubba turns heel big-time in the promo, criticizing Daniel Bryan for retiring.
- There was also a Dark Match at Tuesday night’s taping as Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady defeated area wrestlers Randy “The Catch” Hawkins and Khash. The WWE NXT Superstars also cut their own promo in the ring.
- In the Divas realm, Sasha Banks faces off against Naomi while Becky Lynch sits ringside on commentary. However, eventually Becky and Tamina Snuka end up going at it and after the pair battle for a few minutes, Sasha issues a big-time kick to Tamina then follows up by forcing Naomi to tape out with the Baks Statement.
- The Wyatt Family appear in the ring for a promo and talk about how they’re ready to take out the “titans” of the WWE. The creepiness continues.
WWE SmackDown airs at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday on USA Network.