WWE Teasing "Massive" SmackDown This Friday

Will Becky Lynch and Brock Lesnar actually show up on this week's SmackDown?

by Jamie Kennedy
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WWE happily dropped hints that both Becky Lynch and Brock Lesnar will be in the house for Friday's edition of SmackDown during a hype vignette that aired on Raw.

The vid claimed that Brock has his "focus set" on Roman Reigns, and teased that "destructions awaits" the current Universal Champion. On Becky, WWE's voiceover asked "what's next" for the new SmackDown Women's Champ.

It'd certainly be bold to include them in the SmackDown hype without delivering at least one of the returnees - the hype piece ended with Pat McAfee yelling, "SmackDown is going to be massive".

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Lesnar's last SmackDown appearance came on the 1 November 2019 episode. Meanwhile, Bex last showed up for blue brand business just before that on the 4 October 2019 show. That was SmackDown's debut broadcast on FOX, which seems like a lifetime ago.

It's worth stating that WWE's official website hasn't updated the weekly preview for SmackDown yet. Neither Brock nor Becky has been advertised locally either, although that's likely due to them being surprises at SummerSlam on Saturday night.

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McAfee's "massive" boast will ring true if both are there on Friday.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.