WWE reveals SmackDown lineup for next week
WWE has announced three matches for the Friday, November 21 SmackDown episode.
In tag team action, DIY will face Fraxiom on next week’s SmackDown. The bout was set up with two backstage segments on this week’s episode. In the most notable, DIY’s Tommaso Ciampa attacked Fraxiom member Axiom.
The Last Time is Now tournament’s first round will conclude on next week’s SmackDown, with Bronson Reed vs. Carmelo Hayes, and Penta vs. Finn Balor wrapping up the opening round matchups.
Additionally, the promotion has also announced a traditional five-on-five Survivor Series elimination match for the November 28 episode, the go-home show for Survivor Series WarGames the next night. It will be Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Rey Fenix, and Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) facing The MFTs (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Talla Tonga, JC Mateo).
The announced SmackDown cards for the next two episodes:
WWE SmackDown, Friday, November 21 —
- The Last Time is Now tournament first round: Penta vs. Finn Balor
- The Last Time is Now tournament first round: Bronson Reed vs. Carmelo Hayes
- DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano) vs. Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom)
WWE SmackDown, Friday, November 28 —
- Elimination match: Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Rey Fenix, Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley vs. Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Talla Tonga, JC Mateo