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A new report has highlighted a major issue that could impact tonight's edition of WWE SmackDown. Undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes will be kicking off tonight's show and is also rumored to be competing in the main event.
According to a report from Fightful Select, there are several talents who are dealing with travel issues trying to get to tonight's show in Omaha, Nebraska. There will be another edition of SmackDown taped after tonight's show, as the company is getting set to go on a tour to Japan.
The report from Fightful noted that while there are several stars with travel delays, it is unknown how tonight's SmackDown would be affected as things stand.
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United States Champion, Logan Paul will be making his return to SmackDown tonight and is scheduled for a contract signing with LA Knight to make their championship match official for Summerslam next month.
Ex-WWE writer Vince Russo bashes SmackDown creative team
Wrestling legend, Vince Russo recently took SmackDown's creative team to task for their reliance on The Bloodline.
The heel faction attacked both Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton in the final minutes of last week's SmackDown. Speaking on this week's episode of Sportskeeda Wrestling's Legion of RAW show, Russo claimed that the company had nothing for Cody Rhodes as Undisputed WWE Champion. The veteran also stated that SmackDown revolved around The Bloodline and suggested there was nothing else to it.
"Let's not even talk about SmackDown. All SmackDown is, Bloodline at the end of the show. Bloodline over, the babyfaces come back next week. That's all that show is. There's nothing. They put LA Knight to cut a promo, Logan Paul isn't even in the building. That's what that show is. Bloodline heat, babyface backed in. That's all that show is, period. They got nothing for Cody," fumed Russo. [9:43 onwards]
You can check out Russo's comments in the video below:
It will be interesting to see if WWE has to make any changes tonight on SmackDown to compensate for the talents having to deal with travel issues, while the promotion builds toward SummerSlam 2024 on August 3 in Cleveland, Ohio.
