WWE Friday Night Smackdown: LA Knight to help John Cena tonight? Here's what we know so far

WWE superstar LA Knight will reportedly make an appearance on Friday Night Smackdown this week after he had to leave the action last week due to the health issue. This week, LA Knight is likely to help John Cena, as per reports.

Since Cena made his comeback to SmackDown, tensions have been simmering between him and The Bloodline. The legendary wrestler even lent a helping hand to AJ Styles a few weeks back. However, Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa interpreted Cena's actions as interference in their affairs, leading to a confrontation with the 16-time world champion. They even disrupted Cena's appearance on "The Grayson Waller Effect" before Styles rushed to his rescue. In the previous week, they targeted Styles, leaving Cena without a partner in this challenging situation.

Rumors have been swirling that LA Knight might be teaming up with John Cena at Fastlane. LA Knight was originally set for a major angle on SmackDown last week but missed the tapings due to health concerns.


However, according to Wrestle Ops on Twitter, it's expected that the Megastar will make his return this week on SmackDown. Fans are eagerly anticipating the potential pairing of Cena and Knight, marking their first-time collaboration.

Meanwhile, "Friday Night Smackdown," will be moving from Fox to USA Network next year under a new five-year domestic media rights partnership with NBCUniversal.
“Smackdown,” a weekly two-hour live program that features wrestlers such as Roman Reigns, Charlotte Flair, Rey Mysterio and Bianca Belair, regularly performs strongly in the key 18-49 demographic. It's also experienced strong ratings of late with regular appearances by John Cena and an unadvertised appearance by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

'Smackdown' will begin airing on USA Network in October 2024. Fox had a five-year deal for 'Smackdown' that started in October 2019. Prior to that, 'Smackdown' had aired on USA Network from 2016 to 2019.

Financial terms of the deal between WWE and NBCUniversal were not disclosed, as per reports.

FAQs

Q1. Will LA Knight make comeback on Friday Night Smackdown?
A1. LA Knight is likely to make an appearance on Friday Night Smackdown.

Q2. Is Friday Night Smackdown shifting from USA?
A2. 'Smackdown' will begin airing on USA Network in October 2024. Fox had a five-year deal for 'Smackdown' that started in October 2019. Prior to that, 'Smackdown' had aired on USA Network from 2016 to 2019.