This week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown featured a tag team title match between Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns & Solo Sikoa. Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn had a verbal altercation at the start of the show, with Sami regretting not blasting Reigns with a chair sooner. WWE.com has more information on this exciting match-up. The Usos, for their part, basically shrugged and said “it’ll be okay.”
Roman Reigns attempted to respond to Sami Zayn’s insult but was interrupted by The Usos who attacked Zayn and Kevin Owens. This angered Reigns who reprimanded The Usos backstage due to their disobedience. He was also emotionally distressed about the entire situation with Zayn. This was further explored when there was a brief moment of tension between Reigns and Solomon Crowe. [Sami Zayn] [Solomon Crowe] It was a nice segment and it will be interesting to see how much Waller is used on the main roster moving forward.
At Night of Champions, The Usos faced the LWO in the main event. After The Usos were distracted by Owens and Zayn, Santos Escobar pinned Jimmy resulting in a win for the LWO. Roman’s reaction was one of disgust, further widening the rift between them. Grayson Waller made his main roster debut and hosted an episode of his show with AJ Styles as his special guest. [Link 1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/night-of-champions) [Link 2](https://www.wwe.com/superstars/grayson-waller) This wasn’t the best use of Waller, but it at least gave him a chance at a larger audience.
AJ Styles made his debut on WWE’s flagship show Raw, discussing his upcoming match against Seth Rollins at Night of Champions. He was interviewed by Marcus Louis Waller, who didn’t have an antagonistic role. The segment ended with Styles staring Waller down. Waller’s debut was underwhelming and it raises the question if surprise call ups are better than drafting wrestlers and struggling to fit them into storylines. [Link 1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw) [Link 2](https://www.wwe.com/shows/night-of-champions) Despite the loss, LA Knight continues to prove why he should be one of the top stars on SmackDown. Despite still being early in his career, he has already demonstrated his talent and will surely have a successful future.
LA Knight continues to be a popular wrestler, receiving a wild cheer for his entrance and catchphrases. He was recently in a tag team match with Rick BOOGS against The Street Profits, which his team lost. Knight still has promise and prospects for the future, and WWE must capitalize on his popularity soon. [Hyperlink 1 – LA Knight] [Hyperlink 2 – Street Profits]
This article summarizes the debut of Pretty Deadly on the main roster and the singles match between Asuka and Zelina Vega. Asuka won the match and it was noted that Zelina Vega had a touching response in Puerto Rico at Backlash. Two relevant hyperlinks are: Backlash and Night of Champions. Zelina Vega and Bianca Belair had a fun match, with the crowd being very supportive of Vega. Karrion Kross revealed a tarot card featuring AJ Styles, while Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn had a squash match to make their debut on the blue brand, where they came with their NXT tag team titles.
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Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez had to forfeit the Women’s Tag Team Titles due to an injury to Morgan. A Fatal 4-Way for the Titles will be held on Raw in two weeks and will not include Fyre and Dawn. Austin Theory cut a promo on Sheamus and was laid out by him, leading to a United States Championship match next week. Overall, the show was rated a C+. Hyperlinks: CageSideSeats, Professional Wrestling Journalism. Roman Reigns and The Usos continued to battle The Bloodline on WWE SmackDown. [Hyperlink 1: WWE.com – Roman Reigns and The Usos battle The Bloodline on WWE SmackDown] The rivals were taken to the limit, and the tension between the family members was notable. [Hyperlink 2: WWE.com – The Bloodline rift hits fever pitch on SmackDown] Ultimately, Roman Reigns emerged victorious in the main event.