The post-Wrestlemania 38 season will continue on WWE Smackdown as we move towards the next PLE stop in Wrestlemania Backlash 2022. This week’s episode has an Intercontinental Title match scheduled on the show where an Indian superstar gets to be the challenger. Top Superstar Drew McIntyre will also be in action when the show emanates from the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Despite the two big matches announced for WWE Smackdown, Roman Reigns will be the headliner as a possible next challenger for him has been indicated. During the post-WrestleMania 38 edition, the new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion came to the ring with Paul Heyman and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos, to celebrate his WrestleMania 38 win over Brock Lesnar.
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He ordered his cousins The Usos to go to Raw and challenge for the Raw tag team championships and that’s exactly how things went down this past Monday night. After Reigns was able to hype up The Usos for RAW, Shinsuke Nakamura interrupted as Reigns got the opportunity to taunt him about how his tag team partner Rick Boogs suffered an injury at WrestleMania at the hands of WWE Smackdown tag team champions.
Being a compassionate person, Reigns then hugged Nakamura in the middle of the ring and said something to him which confused Nakamura. Reigns stepped back, making way for The Usos to drop Nakamura with a double superkick. Following this segment, rumors are rife that WWE has plans for a Nakamura vs. Reigns title match. More updates regarding the situation should be let known on WWE Smackdown.
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As noted above, WWE Intercontinental Title will also be on the line as the champion Ricochet will defend against Jinder Mahal. Last week’s WWE SmackDown saw Mahal confronting Adam Pearce, complaining about not getting enough opportunities. Mahal specifically mentioned Ricochet as Pearce handed him the title match.
Mahal has not won a TV singles match since defeating Kofi Kingston on the October 11, 2021 episode of Raw. He suffered a singles loss to Shinsuke Nakamura on the February 4 WWE SmackDown followed by another one to McIntyre on the March 4 episode.
Mahal was last seen competing in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, two nights before Wrestlemania. Ricochet had a successful title defense on that same night, retaining over Angel and Humberto in a Triple Threat.
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Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn in a rematch has been booked for this week’s WWE Smackdown. Last week, Zayn wanted some competition and in the process got himself booked against McIntyre In the match, McIntyre dominated Zayn and was about to put him away with the Claymore Kick. But Zayn escaped through the crowd, forcing the referee to count him out. As a result, he will have to face the Scottish Warrior, once more, tonight.
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The story of Lacey Evans should also continue on WWE Smackdown via a new vignette that could be dubbed the second chapter of her story. Last week, Evans made her first appearance since announcing her pregnancy in February 2021. She went on to cut a promo about real-life struggles to indicate that she’d be returning to TV as a babyface character.
The DCU Center has Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins advertised for WWE SmackDown in a WrestleMania 38 rematch. If these two superstars do attend the show then this match could serve as the dark main event. WWE Events website also Rhodes and Rollins advertised for next week’s Friday night taping while the TV rematch has officially been booked for Wrestlemania Backlash 2022.