Spoilers have emerged for this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, which was taped following WWE Raw.
Matches and segments for the August 28 SmackDown episode were taped on August 24, at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Canada.
Several notable moments took place during the taping, including a return from injury, and a championship match.
A #1 contender’s match for CM Punk’s Undisputed WWE Championship also took place, with the next chapter written in the SmackDown main event storyline.
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The SmackDown taping was bookended by Undisputed WWE Championship segments, with the final match being a #1 contender’s match which ended via disqualification.
Jacy Jayne also defended her WWE Women’s US Championship against Paige, which led to Nikki Bella’s return to attack her former teammate.
Chelsea Green was also in action, wrestling for the first time since suffering her orbital fracture earlier this month. The WWE Women’s Champion teamed with Tiffany Stratton in a losing effort against Nia Jax and Lash Legend.
Here are spoilers from the taping, courtesy of Tom Sherwood/Fightful:
Kevin Owens, CM Punk, GUNTHER, and Finn Balor interrupt each other. Owens vs GUNTHER vs Balor #1 contender’s match is set up for later in the night.
Nia Jax & Lash Legend def. Tiffany Stratton & Chelsea Green. Medics tried to take Green away, but she returned to the match.
Backstage: GUNTHER interrupts Nick Aldis and Danhausen
Jacy Jayne def. Paige – Women’s US Championship
Post match: Nikki Bella attacks Paige
Backstage: Giulia attacks Blake Monroe
Finn Balor vs. Kevin Owens vs. Gunther ends via disqualification following interference from Zayn.
Post match: CM Punk runs down, Sami Zayn lays everyone out with the Undisputed WWE Title belt
There have been many spinning plates in the WWE Championship picture since SummerSlam, where CM Punk defeated Cody Rhodes to retain his gold following interference from a returning Randy Orton.
During that same event, a returning Kevin Owens defeated GUNTHER, Finn Balor and Sami Zayn to earn a shot at Punk’s gold, in a match which was originally only advertised as Balor vs Zayn.
Punk defeated Owens on the August 21 SmackDown episode, following Sami Zayn’s interference.
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