John Cena Not Taking Time Off… Yet
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Tag: SmackDown
Huge Match Set for SmackDown Live Next Week
Daniel Bryan announced on tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live that John Cena will face Nakamura on next week’s show. The winner of that match will be the #1 contender for the WWE Championship and will face Jinder Mahal for the title at SummerSlam.
As of this writing, no other matches or segments have been announced for next week’s show but we will keep you updated.
Former WWE Superstar Returning at Tonight’s WWE Battleground Event?
There is a rumor going around that former WWE Superstar The Great Khali is backstage in Philadelphia for tonight’s WWE Battleground event.
While Khali has not been confirmed to appear on camera tonight, it’s been speculated that he may appear in the main event match of Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship given his connection with the Punjabi Prison match. One of our readers also sent word that Khali posted photos of himself at the airport and on an airplane earlier this morning.
Khali last appeared for WWE on the October 31st, 2014 episode of SmackDown in a losing effort to Rusev. Khali left the company once his contract expired on November 13th, 2014th.
You can check out our full on-going coverage of tonight’s show at this link and also you can join us for our LIVE fan discussion on Ringsidetalk.net!
Last Minute Shift In Betting Odds for Tonight’s WWE Battleground Event
Below are the final betting odds for tonight’s WWE Battleground event. It should be noted that there were several changes in odds from our post earlier today.
(Note: The lower the number, the more favorable they are of winning the match)
WWE Championship – Punjabi Prison Match
Jinder Mahal(c) -7500 vs Randy Orton +2500
WWE United States Championship
AJ Styles(c) -4950 vs Kevin Owens +1650
SmackDown Tag Team Championship
The New Day -5700 vs The Usos(c) +1900
Flag Match
John Cena -350 vs Rusev +250
Fatal 5 Way for the Smackdown Women’s Championship #1 Contendership
Natalya -1700 vs Charlotte +1100 vs Becky Lynch +5000 vs Lana +6500 vs Tamina +9500
Shinsuke Nakamura -2450 vs Baron Corbin +1150
Sami Zayn -3250 vs Mike Kanellis +1350
First Match Set for WWE SummerSlam
Natalya defeated Lana, Becky Lynch, Tamina and Charlotte in a Fatal 5-Way match at tonight’s WWE Battleground event to earn a shot at the SmackDown Women’s Championship at the upcoming WWE Summerslam event.
No other matches have been officially set for the event.
WWE SummerSlam will take place on August 20, 2017, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. As always, we will have live coverage of the event.