On tonight’s episode of SmackDown, WWE announced two matches for the Season Premiere of Friday Night SmackDown on October 16.
The show will feature a WWE Universal Championship match, as well as The New Day’s farewell match on SmackDown. Night One of the WWE Draft saw Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods moving to Raw and Big E staying on SmackDown, breaking up The New Day.
— WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Braun Strowman
— The New Day (SmackDown Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, and Big E) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro, and Sheamus
This will also be the first night the new roster of SmackDown will be all together after the conclusion of the 2020 WWE Draft this Monday on Raw.
We will have full coverage of SmackDown next Friday starting at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 Central.
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