Tables. Ladders. Chairs. Oh my.
For the past several months, the heat between DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano), The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) and The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) has been building over the prestigious WWE Tag Team titles.
And tonight, the best tag team in the world will finally be settled in an infamous TLC match. All three teams have experience in ladder matches, but a TLC match is a whole different element. Statistically speaking, The Street Profits have a high chance of losing this match, but Dawkins and Ford have been proving critics wrong since coming into WWE. Who will survive a hellacious battle and walk out as the WWE Tag Team Champion?
Date 35. The John Cena retirement tour continues with the new Undisputed Champion scheduled to make his appearance on tonight’s Smackdown. Cena won the top prize in WWE at WrestleMania 41 by beating Cody Rhodes for the belt. However, Randy Orton interrupted Cena’s celebration and dropped him with an RKO. Orton and Cena are no strangers to one another. Both men have had their battles throughout their lengthy careers and another one seems to be happening very soon. What will happen with both Randy Orton and John Cena in the same building again?
Another big title changed hands at WrestleMania 41 as Jacob Fatu won his first singles title in WWE by beating LA Knight. For the past several weeks, Fatu and Solo Sikoa haven’t seen eye to eye on the direction of the new Bloodline, but with championship gold back in the once dominant faction, how will things change between Sikoa and Fatu?
Also, Chelsea Green is scheduled to defend the Women’s United States Championship. Zelina Vega got the better of the Green last week and she seems primed to be the next U.S. champ. Can Green avenge her embarrassing loss and send Vega back down the line?
Expect the mystery wrestler after weeks of vignettes to reveal himself as well.
Check out the advertised line-up for tonight’s Smackdown:
- TLC match for the WWE Tag Team Championships: “The Street Profits” Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins (c) vs. “The Motor City Machine Guns” Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin vs. “DIY” Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa
- U.S. Women’s Championship match: Chelsea Green (c) vs. Zelina Vega