The first match has been set for Friday's WWE SmackDown.
WWE announced that Cesaro will take on Ridge Holland on the December 17 episode of WWE SmackDown. Cesaro defeated Holland on the November 26 episode of SmackDown. Sheamus bested Cesaro last Friday.
Plus, The Bloodline were disrupted last Friday thanks to Brock Lesnar. WWE is teasing a follow up for Friday.
The Universal Title picture wasn’t the only thing that Brock Lesnar affected last week in the absence of Roman Reigns.
The Bloodline was also noticeably disrupted. For a moment, it seemed as if Special Council Paul Heyman actually began advocating for his one-time client Lesnar, even going so far as to say that The Conqueror may be the “future” Universal Champion.
The unsettling presence of The Beast also played a part in SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos coming up short in the Triple Threat Match against The New Day and Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro to determine the best tandem in WWE.
Here is the current lineup for Friday's WWE SmackDown.
WWE SmackDown (12/17)
- Ridge Holland vs. Cesaro
- Roman Reigns and The Usos advertised
Fightful will have live coverage of WWE SmackDown beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Friday.
