Nick Aldis cancels major SmackDown segment moment before show starts

A major segment was set to take place on SmackDown. However, Nick Aldis canceled it moments before the show began.

The Grayson Waller Effect is a WWE segment hosted by Grayson Waller. The WWE star has been hosting the show since his time in NXT. When he moved to the main roster, the show also debuted with him. Several prominent stars have been guests on the show. However, it has been controversial and often ends in a brawl due to Waller's insults.

Tonight on the blue brand, The Grayson Waller Effect was set to take place with special guest Motor City Machine Guns. A-Town Down Under invited them onto the show last week. However, moments before the show could begin, Austin Theory got a text from Nick Aldis, who informed him that the segment was canceled.

Nick Aldis then told Theory to read the remaining text, which stated that they would face Motor City Machine Guns instead. The General Manager informed him that since the show always ends in a brawl, they could skip it and directly get to the match.

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It will be interesting to see if A-Town Down Under can defeat Motor City Machine Guns tonight.

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