Nick Aldis made a massive announcement ahead of tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown. This week’s edition of the blue brand will air live from the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina.
Aldis is the General Manager of SmackDown, and he made a huge announcement ahead of tonight’s show. WWE Tag Team Champions R-Truth and Damian Priest were scheduled to battle Talla Tonga and Tama Tonga in a tag team match tonight, but that will no longer be the case.
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The SmackDown GM revealed that R-Truth was not medically cleared to compete and would not be in action during tonight’s show. Aldis shared that instead of the planned tag team match, Damian Priest would be squaring off against Tama Tonga tonight in a singles bout. You can check out the veteran’s announcement in his post below.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, R-Truth is not medically cleared to compete tonight, therefore Damian Priest will now go 1-on-1 with Tama Tonga. See you tonight on #SmackDown,” he wrote.
R-Truth and The Archer of Infamy won the titles by defeating JC Mateo and Tama Tonga in March on WWE SmackDown.
Popular WWE star reveals why he doesn’t like Damian Priest’s finisher
The Judgment Day’s Dominik Mysterio recently shared why he didn’t like taking Damian Priest’s finishing move.
Priest used to be a member of The Judgment Day but was betrayed by the faction at SummerSlam 2024. Rhea Ripley was also kicked out of the faction at the PLE a couple of years ago. Finn Balor was also betrayed by the faction earlier this year and went on to defeat Dominik Mysterio last month at WrestleMania 42.
In an interview with GiveMeSport, the former Intercontinental Champion named Priest’s finisher as his least favorite because the bump is very high due to the 43-year-old’s height.
“Probably Damian Priest’s South of Heaven. He’s just so tall, and he gets you even higher up there, so your bump is actually like 10 feet tall. So he’s just, it’s not a fun one for sure,” said Dominik Mysterio.
It will be fascinating to see if Priest can defeat Tama Tonga tonight on WWE SmackDown.
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Edited by Robert Lentini