With Crown Jewel now behind us, WWE is looking ahead to two more PLEs across the next month: Survivor Series on November 28 and Wrestlepalooza on December 12.
Several stars across Raw and SmackDown are absent leading up to these two events, and depending on availability WWE may call upon some of these names to add some extra depth to the roster and play a role in storylines.
Here are three potential returns we could see during the November 13 episode of WWE SmackDown, or in the weeks that follow:
Baron Corbin
It has almost been a month since Cody Rhodes punted Baron Corbin in the head on the October 16 episode of WWE SmackDown.
With the angle, the former United States Champion was used as a sacrificial lamb to further the Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton feud; with Rhodes’ attack on Corbin proving that he has the killer instinct within him that Orton claimed he lacked.
While that is all well and good, it didn’t exactly make Corbin look too great and has resulted in him taking another hiatus from TV.
It makes sense for Corbin to return and seek revenge on Rhodes, but a feud with “The American Nightmare” will only result in more losses for “The Nomad.” Whether he does go after Cody, or decides to take the high road and focuses on other things, we should be seeing Corbin back soon.
Jordynne Grace
With seven months now passing since her last WWE SmackDown appearance, Jordynne Grace’s return status remains uncertain.
Her rumored new tag team with Ivy Nile hasn’t come to fruition as of yet, and potentially never will. However, it still remains the one ray of hope for an imminent return for “The Juggernaut.”
The women’s tag team title scene seems set to be enveloped in this year’s women’s WarGames match, with the champions B-Fab & Michin, as well as potential challengers Alexa Bliss & Tatum Paxley and Fatal Influence all set to be involved in this year’s match.
Despite the champions being preoccupied, Nile and Grace can still make a splash in the weeks to come by racking up wins over enhancement talent and talent from WWE’s developmental system. And then by the time they’ve built up a bit of steam, WarGames will be over and they could turn their attention towards the champions.
Rhea Ripley
We’re now almost six months removed from Rhea Ripley’s last match on television (vs. Jade Cargill at Clash in Italy 2025), and we are still in the dark regarding when the former WWE Women’s Champion will be making her comeback.
Ripley suffered a knee injury that would later require surgery, with WWE eventually crowning a new Women’s Champion in her absence at SummerSlam 2025.
Chelsea Green won that match and was initially saddled with the “Interim” champion label, which suggested that WWE were expecting Ripley back before too long, however, Green was eventually just refereed to as the WWE Women’s Champion.
Ripley’s in-ring return may still be months away, but with Wrestlepalooza 2026 taking place in her backyard of Australia WWE may try and get her back involved in some capacity.
One option could be booking Ripley as a special guest referee for a Tiffany Stratton vs. Chelsea Green WWE Women’s Title match. Not only would this get Ripley on the show at Wrestlepalooza, but it could also set things up for a feud with Stratton for the title she never lost.
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