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This week's edition of Friday Night SmackDown will be a special one as the show will take place at the iconic Madison Square Garden. WWE's Blue brand has made a special place in the heart of the pro wrestling community and has proven to be the superior show compared to Monday Night RAW recently.
The company has already made multiple major announcements for SmackDown this week and the show looks stacked. With All Elite Wrestling being in the headlines everywhere recently, WWE would want to deliver a solid show and make a statement.
Here are five bold predictions for this week's SmackDown at Madison Square Garden. Be sure to comment down and let us know your thoughts on the same.
#5 The Demon King returns to WWE after over two years on SmackDown
Friday Night SmackDown this week could see the massive return of the fan-favorite alter-ego of Finn Balor, The Demon King. With spectacular body paint and other-worldly aggression, Balor becomes much more dangerous as The Demon King.
Last week, he faced Universal Champion Roman Reigns in the main event of the show. While Reigns walked away with the victory, the lights of the arena turned red for a split second, something that many consider to be a tease for the return of The Demon King.
Balor has not tapped into his darker side in WWE for over two years now, even during his entire run in NXT as The Prince. However, we might see the character return this week on the Blue brand and attack The Tribal Chief.
WWE has already announced that Roman Reigns will be defending his title against Finn Balor at the upcoming Extreme Rules pay-per-view. However, the stakes of that match could be raised with Balor competing as his alter-ego.
It should be noted that he is undefeated on the main roster whenever he competes as The Demon King, something that would make him a considerable threat to Reigns' Universal title.
#4 Brock Lesnar asks Paul Heyman to choose between him and Roman Reigns
Brock Lesnar is scheduled to appear on Friday Night SmackDown this week. The Beast Incarnate made his return to WWE at SummerSlam and confronted Roman Reigns. As discussed previously, Reigns has Finn Balor to deal with at Extreme Rules, however, the company is also focusing on his mega-feud against Lesnar.
Fans are looking forward to seeing what Brock Lesnar has in store when he appears on SmackDown. An interesting idea would be to have him ask Paul Heyman to choose a side between him and Roman Reigns, threatening him that he'll be responsible for the consequences.
Heyman would surely play a huge role in the feud between Reigns and Lesnar. The question is, whether he'll remain by the side of his Tribal Chief, or betray him and go back to his former client?
#3 Seth Rollins gets some massive backup against Edge and Cesaro on SmackDown
WWE has announced a rematch between Edge and Seth Rollins for this week's Friday night show. Last week, The Rated-R Superstar saved Cesaro from Rollins' brutal attack and one can expect The Swiss Superman to be in his corner this week.
Many expected the rivalry between Edge and Rollins to be over after the former defeated the latter at SummerSlam. However, we could see another twist in the tale this week with The Messiah getting a new ally against Edge and Cesaro.
This could be none other than WWE's recent major signing, Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson. Seth Rollins has already offered to train him in the past and Steveson could definitely learn a lot by accompanying him on-screen on SmackDown.
#2 The Undertaker puts over Big E in a backstage promo on SmackDown
A huge return that is rumored for this week's SmackDown is that of The Undertaker. The Phenom last appeared on WWE television at last year's Survivor Series pay-per-view for his retirement segment.
It's unlikely that The Undertaker's return would lead to another match since he seems happy with his match against AJ Styles last year being his last. He could instead cut a backstage promo, promoting his upcoming interactive horror movie on Netflix, which will also feature The New Day.
During his promo, The Phenom could put over Mr. Money in the Bank 2021, Big E, making a bold claim that he can see him becoming a world champion by the end of this year.
#1 Sasha Banks returns and gets added to the title match at Extreme Rules
SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch is scheduled to defend her title against Bianca Belair at WWE Extreme Rules 2021. However, there could be a twist in the tale with Sasha Banks returning to the Blue brand this week and getting added to that match.
It was Banks who was originally supposed to face Belair at SummerSlam. However, she couldn't appear due to "unforeseen circumstances" and Lynch made her grand return, defeating Belair to become the new champion. Sasha Banks has all the reasons to demand her rightful rematch and could attack both Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair on SmackDown.
