Title Match Announced For WWE SmackDown Live
Two matches for this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown Live in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the BOK Center on the USA Network has been revealed.
First up is Shinsuke Nakamura defending the United States Title against Rusev,which was announced by SmackDown General Manager Paige. The second match will see WWE Champion AJ Styles battle Andrade “Cien” Almas in a non-title bout. Paige wrote the following about the US Title match:
“Last night at #HIAC was absolutely amazing but I know one #SDLive title wasn’t represented…SO @ShinsukeN will defend his #USTitle tomorrow night … and it just so happens to be on #RusevDay!”
https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1041769078627680256
Kofi Kingston Closing In On Record
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston is closing in on a WWE record, according to a user on Reddit. The post stated that Kingston is close to becoming the longest-reigning tag team champion in WWE history as that record is currently held by Billy Gunn, who held it at 953 days while Kingston is 946 days. Thus, if The New Day can hold onto the titles over the course of a week, then he’ll surpass the record by next week.
The New Day made their most recent title defense over Rusev Day (Rusev & Aiden English) at Sunday’s (September 16, 2018) Hell in a Cell pre-show in San Antonio, Texas at the AT&T Center on the WWE Network.
