You never know what can happen on WWE SmackDown. This weeks show included a shocking return, and that was followed by a title change.
WWE SmackDown went down at the SAP Center in San Jose, California on October 17. Ilja Dragunov returned on SmackDown this week.
Sami Zayn defended his United States Title in an Open Challenge after telling General Manager Nick Aldis he would do so regardless of being booked. The Miz interrupted, criticizing Open Challenges, but was run off by Carmelo Hayes. Ilja Dragunov then made his return to WWE.
Solo Sikoa came out during the match and he distracted Sami Zayn. Then Dragunov was able to hit his finishers, finalized by an H Bomb, to win the match and become the new United States Champion.
As the new US Champion celebrated in the ring, they gave him a pyro display on the stage. This was a shocking return on SmackDown, and it was directly followed by a big title change. After that, the MFTs destroyed the new champion and the old one as well. Then Solo Sikoa cut a promo in the ring as he said that the MFTs run SmackDown.
Only time will tell what happens next on SmackDown, but tonight will be remembered for a lot of reasons. Keep checking back with Ringside News for more on this story.
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