As was rumored over the weekend, Rusev will be backstage at SmackDown Live in Dayton, Ohio tonight, according to PWInsider.
We’ll see if he actually appears on TV, but either way, his return is imminent. He was cleared to return last week after undergoing shoulder surgery in March.
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