Tag team match added to WWE SmackDown
Randy Orton & Kevin Owens are joining forces on SmackDown tonight.
A tag team match with Orton & Owens facing Grayson Waller & Austin Theory has been made official for tonight’s SmackDown. The show is taking place from the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
In the main event of SmackDown last week, Orton defeated Theory in a singles match. Owens then came to Orton’s defense when Waller attacked him after the match. Owens dropped Theory with a stunner and Orton laid out Waller with an RKO.
United States Champion Logan Paul, a rival of Orton and Owens, is set to appear on SmackDown tonight. Paul is aligned with Waller and Theory.
The Rock, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, and Seth Rollins will all be on tonight’s SmackDown as well. The updated lineup for the episode is listed below:
WWE SmackDown (Friday, March 8) —
- Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins respond to The Rock & Roman Reigns’ challenge for a tag team match at WrestleMania 40 night one
- Bobby Lashley vs. Karrion Kross
- Randy Orton & Kevin Owens vs. Grayson Waller & Austin Theory
- Logan Paul appears
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