{"id":195907,"date":"2026-08-31T08:45:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T13:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=195907"},"modified":"2026-08-28T21:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T02:17:58","slug":"wwe-smackdown-preview-tag-team-debuting-on-fridays-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2026\/08\/31\/wwe-smackdown-preview-tag-team-debuting-on-fridays-show\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown preview: Tag team debuting on Friday&#8217;s show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3173943980\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><i>The following matches and events are advertised for Friday&#8217;s WWE Smackdown.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-&#8220;Bakusai&#8221; Shinsuke Nakamura and Kyoki vs. The Miz and Kit Wilson<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> &#8220;The War Raiders&#8221; Erik and Ivar vs. Damian Priest and R-Truth for the AAA Tag Team Titles was announced for the September 11 Smackdown in Mexico City, Mexico, at Arena CDMX.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s Smackdown was taped on Friday in Cleveland, Ohio, at Rocket Arena. Jake Barnett has the night off, so join me for our weekly live review as Smackdown airs on USA Network (and Netflix internationally) at 7CT\/8ET. 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