WWE Friday Night SmackDown comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (June 2, 2023) with a live show emanating from Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, featuring all the fallout from the Night of Champions Premium Live Event that went down this past Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Advertised for tonight: Roman Reigns has a formal celebration to acknowledge his 1000 days as Universal champion.
Tonight's show also features two Money in the Bank qualifying matches (Montez Ford vs. LA Knight, Zelina Vega vs. Lacey Evans), the Tribal Chief's reaction to Jimmy Uso's shocking betrayal, and more!
Come right back here at 8 pm ET when the SmackDown live blog kicks off once the show starts on FOX. It will be below this line here. (Note: Links to illegal streams are prohibited. Pics and GIFs are allowed.)
And so the ballet starts again, exit stage left through the door and we begin the horizontal dance. And he begins to know just what the claw is for, but me? I'm just here to liveblog this pro wrestling show for you, folks.
The show opens with a video package narrated by Paul Heyman covering the one thousand day title reign of Roman Reigns.
Commentary hypes up the show and a robot gives me a thunderstorm warning.
Austin Theory is in the ring with a mic.
He draws a comparison between his United States Championship reign and Roman's world title reign and says it's almost as inspiring as beating John Cena at WrestleMania. He says he's gonna have his own one thousand day celebration, or maybe even two three or four, because he's gonna be champion forever.
He has two guys he wants to bring out for doing exactly what's right, and introduces Pretty Deadly.
They come down and say it was their pleasure destroying the Brawling Brutes and he's a champion the people deserve. They want to show their appreciation as only they can, and they give him a big "Yes boy!"
Enter the Brawling Brutes.
Brutes working Prince over, Wilson tags in, side headlock on Dunne, shot off, drop down, lariat takes him out and Pete steps on his hands! Kitty ducks the kick, tag to Theory, Sheamus comes in and we go to break!
Back from commercial, Prince is working Dunne over, quick tags to keep Butch isolated, tags made and Sheamus is in hot, working Austin over! Big slam, Theory counters with a schoolboy for two! Irish Curse for each of the heel team, triplicate fireman's carries into triplicate White Noise!
Brogue Kick takes Austin off his feet but Pretty Deadly pull him out of the ring! Holland takes them out with a lariat on the floor and Sheamus follows it up by diving on them! Dunne hits an Orihara moonsault and we go to break!