Friday Night Smackdown thread, March 13, 2020: LIVE FROM THE PERFORMANCE CENTER

[Mox Girl]

Yes boys and girls, this is gonna be either a very interesting show or a very boring show.

I have no idea at this point if the stuff they announced will still go ahead, so watch this space!

EDIT: The preview is up now, and it seems everything they announced is happening so...

Jeff Hardy set to return on Friday Night SmackDown

After being away from the squared circle for nearly a year, Jeff Hardy is set to return on Friday Night SmackDown.

The Charismatic Enigma has built a career of taking risks and dreaming big. What will the former WWE Champion have in store for a grand blue brand return?

Catch the reemergence of Jeff Hardy on SmackDown at 8/7 C on FOX.


Paige vows to confront Bayley on SmackDown

Bayley has shared plenty of opinions as the self-proclaimed model for the Women’s Division. After Lacey Evans & Naomi’s recent resistance fell unsuccessful, Paige will now step up to try and set the SmackDown Women’s Champion straight.

The current WWE Backstage star’s last attempt at exerting her influence ended with The Kabuki Warriors severing ties with their manager with the message delivered via a green mist attack.

Will the former Women’s Champion have more success bringing her influence to SmackDown, or will the brash Bayley simply scoff at Paige’s advice?

Tune in to SmackDown at 8/7 C on FOX for what promises to be a pivotal moment in the future of the blue brand’s Women’s Division.

John Cena returns to SmackDown on The Road to WrestleMania

John Cena was ready to step out of the spotlight for the next generation of WWE Superstars, and “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt was more than happy to pull him into the darkness.

The two are now set for an epic showdown at The Showcase of the Immortals, and the iconic Cena will be in the building for Friday Night SmackDown.

Last week, Wyatt had his own message for Cena from the Firefly Fun House and showed off some interesting interior decorating as well.

What will the 16-time World Champion have to say in response to his WrestleMania opponent?

Find out on SmackDown at 8/7 C on FOX.

Sucks for Jeff that he's returning to a show without fans...

 

[Chris]

The preview on dot com was posted after the announcement that they were moving so I think that stuff is still gonna happen.

 

[Mox Girl]

I just checked wwe.com and yeah you seem to be right. I'll edit the opening post.

 

[Deezy]

Fifteen minutes of the Divas in work out gear doing squats would make this show a 5 share.

 

[Smart Marx]

I didn't see the NXT show so this should be a treat for me to see a show in the PC. Would like getting a show from the Power Plant.

 

[Chris]

I didn't see the NXT show so this should be a treat for me to see a show in the PC. Would like getting a show from the Power Plant.

Think it'll be a lot different than the NXT show since they had fans though, it didn't feel a lot different than Full Sail really except for the backstage interviews and then the major brawl Ciampa/Gargano throughout the whole fuckin' complex

 

[Smart Marx]

Oh so they won't let fans in for this like they did NXT?

 

[Smart Marx]

I'm fine with an empty arena though. Should be neat.

 

[Chris]

It doesn't look like it from what I've seen, and yeah I'm cool with a few empty arena shows...especially compared to full cancellations

 

[Chris]

Very curious what the ratings end up being for tonight's show tbh with all other live sports cancelled. Probably won't be a big difference though

 

[Cwalker]

Might go up a little bit. The younger demographic doesn’t have anything else to watch

 

[Chris]

The younger generation doesn't have cable

 

[Smart Marx]

Goddamn penniless penny-pinchers

 

[Jimmy King]

This should be a fun next few weeks with seemingly all shows from the PC.

 

[Mox Girl]

i just wonder how this is all gonna work, a lot of things they do rely on a crowd reaction