Tonight’s WWE SmackDown took place from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Here are the big news items coming out of the show.
-Jimmy Uso accepted Jey Uso’s WrestleMania challenge. The brothers will clash for the first-time ever at the Showcase of the Immortals.
-Legado Del Fantasma and New Catch Republic won their tag team tournament matches. The two teams will face off at a future date, with the winner of that match earning a spot in the Six-Pack tag team title ladder match at WrestleMania 40.
-LA Knight challenged AJ Styles to a match at WrestleMania 40. Styles attacked Knight, then accepted Knight’s challenge. The bout has yet to be made official by WWE.
-Nick Aldis announces that Logan Paul will indeed defend his WWE U.S. Championship against Randy Orton and Kevin Owens in a triple-threat match at WrestleMania 40.
-Rey Mysterio challenges Santos Escobar to a singles-matchup on next Friday’s WWE SmackDown. He promises to smack the smile off Escobar’s face.
MATCHES AND SEGMENTS FOR MARCH 22ND SMACKDOWN:
-Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes come face-to-face
-Rey Mysterio vs. Santos Escobar
-Street Proftis vs. AOP
-Austin Theory & Grayson Waller vs. OC
