Tag team match announced for WWE SmackDown

Update —

JC Mateo & Talla Tonga will be the two members of Solo Sikoa’s Family Tree facing Motor City Machine Guns tonight.

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WWE has confirmed a tag team bout for tonight’s SummerSlam fallout edition of SmackDown.

The SmackDown roster is in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with the Bell Centre hosting tonight’s show. It was announced this afternoon that Motor City Machine Guns will face off against Solo Sikoa’s Family Tree on the show. WWE didn’t specify which two of Tonga Loa, JC Mateo, and Talla Tonga will be competing in the match.

Motor City Machine Guns are coming off a six-pack TLC match at SummerSlam, where The Wyatt Sicks prevailed to retain the WWE Tag Team titles. Sikoa retained his United States Championship belt over Jacob Fatu at the PLE, but the Family Tree didn’t get out unscathed as Jimmy Uso helped Fatu stand tall over Tonga Loa and Mateo.

This is the first match announced for tonight, but appearances by Cody Rhodes and John Cena are also scheduled. Rhodes defeated Cena at SummerSlam to become the new WWE Champion. After the conclusion of the title match, Brock Lesnar reemerged following a two-year absence and beat down Cena.

SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis hyped that Cena has requested time tonight to address Lesnar’s attack. Cena’s appearance will be kicking off the show.

WWE SmackDown (Friday, August 8) —

  • New WWE Champion Cody Rhodes appears
  • John Cena kicks off SmackDown, will address Brock Lesnar’s attack
  • Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. JC Mateo & Talla Tonga