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John Cena Returns, Aleister Black vs. R-Truth, More Set For 8/22 WWE SmackDown

John Cena and two matches announced for the August 22nd episode of WWE SmackDown.

WWE confirmed that John Cena will be in Ireland for the August 22nd WWE SmackDown.

Plus, R-Truth (Ron Killings) will take on Aleister Black next Friday on WWE SmackDown. Black confronted Truth backstage. Truth, who was excited to talk about Cena returning to babyface form, switched to Killings, taking on a more serious tone.

In tag team competition, the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sain) will take on Melo Don’t Miz (Carmelo Hayes & The Miz). The two teams got in a confrontation backstage with SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis present. Aldis quickly made the match official.

Here is the current lineup for next Friday’s WWE SmackDown:

WWE SmackDown (8/22)

  • Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sain) vs. Melo Don’t Miz (Carmelo Hayes & The Miz)
  • Aleister Black vs. R-Truth
  • John Cena to appear

Fans can find Fightful’s coverage of WWE SmackDown here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.

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