Friday Night Smackdown returns to your screens tonight with a new episode coming live from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
We’re well on the road to Wrestlemania 40 but we’re also on the road to Elimination Chamber, which will take place next Saturday from Perth, Australia. We have a handful of qualifying matches for both chamber matches taking place tonight but as you probably already know, the most important business for the night involves the two “Tribal Chiefs”.
How to watch Friday Night Smackdown
Date: Friday, February 16
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Network: Fox
Live stream: Fox Live
What to watch for on Friday Night Smackdown
- The Rock and Roman Reigns will appear on tonight’s show, their first appearance since the explosive Wrestlemania kickoff press conference in Las Vegas last Thursday. It was there where the Rock slapped Cody Rhodes for disrespecting his family, drawing a line in the sand between the two parties ahead of ‘Mania. On Raw, Seth Rollins said that he had Rhodes’ back ahead of his ‘Mania title match, so we should get a rebuttal from Rock and Reigns tonight.
- As mentioned before, we’ll get a handful of qualifying matches for the both the men’s and women’s Elimination Chamber matches next week. On the men’s side, United States Champion Logan Paul will face The Miz and Kevin Owens will go one-on-one with Dominik Mysterio. On the women’s side, Naomi will face Alba Fyre and Zelina Vega will take on Tiffany Stratton.
Predictions for tonight’s episode
- The Rock and Roman Reigns solidify their alliance as the leaders of the Bloodline, leading to the announcement of a tag team match between themselves and Cody Rhodes/ Seth Rollins. That match will most likely be the main event of Wrestlemania Night 1…unless they decide to rush and do it at Elimination Chamber.
- Logan Paul and Kevin Owens cost each other their respective EC qualifiers, allowing for Miz and Dominik Mysterio to advance. That sets up a Royal Rumble rematch between KO and Paul at EC.
- Tiffany Statton and Naomi win their respective qualifiers on the women’s side.