WWE SmackDown returns to the United States following their tour of Australia last weekend, but while the RAW roster is off in Japan, it appears that members of the blue brand are in San Jose.Ahead of tonight's show, the nearly 25-year veteran WWE referee Charles Robinson announced on Instagram that he would be making his return to the ring after "way too much time" away."After way too much time out of the ring I a@ so excited to be back in the ring for @wwe #smackdown on Friday!" Robinson wrote. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostCharles Robinson has been a solid fixture in WWE for over two decades and is someone that many fans know by name. He was also known as "Lil Naitch" when he was working with 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair, but has been part of many different storylines with fellow stars throughout his career.It will be good to see Charles Robinson back in the ring to call matches again on the blue brand.Charles Robinson didn't make the trip to Australia with WWEMany popular names made the trip to the other side of the world for the Australia tour, which saw the company present SmackDown, Crown Jewel, and RAW from Perth over the course of the weekend. There were also live events in Melbourne later in the week, before the roster of the red brand flew out to Japan to be part of the Supershow earlier today.One name who didn't make the trip was Charles Robinson, who instead remained at home and was asking fans for their thoughts on Crown Jewel. The company has many referees, and could manage without the experienced Robinson on the tour.SmackDown will take place tonight in San Jose, and the match between Drew McIntyre and Jacob Fatu could headline the show, if Fatu is able to compete, since reports suggest he has picked up an injury. Only time will tell if there is any authenticity to those speculations.