Match announced for WWE SmackDown next week

Two of SmackDown’s top wrestlers are set to face off next week.

Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre will take place on the Friday, October 17 edition of SmackDown in San Jose, California. The match stems from a confrontation they had a couple of weeks ago where the returning Fatu called out McIntyre for always complaining about everything and blaming other people for his problems. McIntyre gave Fatu a headbutt — and Fatu responded by laying him out.

The two then brawled on today’s WWE SmackDown in Perth, Australia. On the show, there was a backstage segment where Fatu respectfully told Cody Rhodes that he has his eyes on challenging for the WWE Championship after Crown Jewel. McIntyre then interrupted things with a blindside attack on Fatu.

Later on, Fatu responded to the attack by starting a brawl with McIntyre as SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis was informing him of next week’s match.

McIntyre told Aldis that he’s looking forward to beating some respect into Fatu in front of Fatu’s hometown fans in California.

Also on today’s SmackDown, there was a segment where WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss agreed to defend their belts against the NXT team of Sol Ruca & Zaria. A date for that matchup was not set — and WWE has not announced which brand it will be taking place on.

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Joseph Currier
Joseph Currier

Joseph Currier is the lead editor of F4WOnline.com, directing daily news coverage and writing articles on professional wrestling. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, obtaining a journalism degree in 2016. Joseph joined F4W during his time at UMass and has now been writing about the industry for nearly a decade.

In addition to his work with F4W, Joseph has previously contributed to Sports Illustrated's wrestling coverage. He lives in Massachusetts and is a diehard fan of the Boston sports teams and Liverpool Football Club.