Donnybrook Rules match set for WWE SmackDown

A Donnybrook Rules match, plus Kevin Owens vs. Austin Theory have been added to this week’s WWE SmackDown lineup. 

As announced on WWE.com on Thursday, Ridge Holland & Butch of The Brawling Brutes will take on Pretty Deadly’s Kit Wilson & Elton Prince in a Donnybrook Rules bout on the Friday, November 3 SmackDown. WWE.com describes a Donnybrook Rules match as “a free-for-all melee with lots of weapons at their disposal.”

Also added to Friday’s card, Kevin Owens will go one-on-one with Austin Theory. The match will follow up on an angle from last week’s episode where Owens attacked Theory backstage. 

Already announced for SmackDown are a United States Championship weigh-in ahead of Saturday’s Crown Jewel show, with US Champion Rey Mysterio and challenger Logan Paul, plus Bianca Belair vs. Damage CTRL’s Bayley. 

The Friday, November 3 SmackDown was taped last week. Spoilers for the show are available here. 

The announced lineup for Friday’s episode: 

  • United States Championship weigh-in with Rey Mysterio & Logan Paul
  • Bianca Belair vs. Bayley
  • Donnybrook Rules match: Ridge Holland & Butch vs. Kit Wilson & Elton Prince
  • Kevin Owens vs. Austin Theory

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Ethan Renner
Ethan Renner

An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.