Non-spoiler WWE SmackDown lineup for tonight
WWE has a unique situation tonight where it is airing a pre-taped edition of SmackDown at the same time as filming another episode for next week.
The SmackDown roster is in Grand Rapids, Michigan tonight — but that show will not be airing until December 26. Instead, WWE will broadcast the SmackDown episode that it filmed alongside Raw in Hershey, Pennsylvania earlier this week. Here is the announced lineup:
WWE SmackDown (Friday, December 19) —
- WWE Tag Team Champions The Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy) defend against The MFTs (JC Mateo & Tonga Loa)
- WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will appear following the angle where he attacked Drew McIntyre at his home
- Ilja Dragunov & Carmelo Hayes vs. DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa)
- Non-title match: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) vs. Nia Jax & Lash Legend
- Giulia vs. Alba Fyre
Spoilers for the show can be found here.
Tonight, Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids is hosting a double taping for the December 22 episode of Raw and December 26 SmackDown.
WWE has also already taped the next two weeks of NXT episodes with Christmas season coming up.
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