Everything Announced For Tonight's WWE SmackDown Card (30 July)

John Cena, Roman Reigns, Finn Balor, and... maybe more?!

by Andy H Murray
WWE SmackDown logo
WWE

WWE has announced next to nothing for tonight's episode of SmackDown, annoyingly.

There isn't a single match on the lineup at the time of writing. This makes it difficult to preview, but WWE has, at the very least, uploaded a promo video titled "Roman Reigns shifts his focus to Finn Bálor this Friday" ahead of the show.

This follows on from last week's big angle. Reigns swerved John Cena's Universal Title challenge, accepting one from Balor instead. The Irishman arrived back on the main roster following a lengthy stint in NXT on 16 July - and it looks like he'll play interim challenger for Roman ahead of SummerSlam 2021.

Advertisement

Speaking of Cena, tonight is listed as one of his Summer of Cena dates. This doesn't mean he'll be on the broadcast, though. This week's episode of Raw provides the precedent for this: while advertised for the show, Cena appeared only in a dark match tag pitting him and Riddle against T-Bar and Mace.

That's it. That's all you're getting so far.

Advertisement

Here's the card at a glance:-

Uhhh, something to do with Finn Balor and Roman Reigns?

Advertisement

John Cena doing... stuff?

Channel Manager
Channel Manager

Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.