WWE: FOX at SmackDown, SD Dark Matches, Lana and Rusev Complain

FOX Sports at SmackDown

FOX Sports execs were sitting front row at SmackDown last night in Los Angeles. FOX Sports 1 has been a network that has been named as a possible future home for WWE, if they’re able to get a better deal from them than from USA Network. WWE’s deal with USA/NBC Universal expires on September 30, 2019, but WWE could announce a new deal as early as this year.

FOX is also negotiating with UFC and is far more likely to offer WWE a better deal if UFC decides to go elsewhere.

In the front row last night at the WWE Smackdown show in L.A.: Fox Sports president Eric Shanks, Fox Sports talent producer Jacob Ullman and Fox Sports talker Colin Cowherd.

— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) February 28, 2018

SmackDown Dark Matches

Before SmackDown:

– Tye Dillinger defeated Mojo Rawley

After 205 Live:

– Randy Orton defeated Jinder Mahal

Lana and Rusev Comment on SmackDown

Lana and Rusev posted this in response to SmackDown last night:

Let it be know that @RusevBUL is more over than Nakamura, AJ, Roman Reigns & #RusevDay deserves to be @WWE champion and main eventing #Wrestlemania ! #SDLive if you are the land of the opportunities then give my husband his rightful opportunity!Or are we selling PROPAGANDA again?

— CJ (Lana) Perry (@LanaWWE) February 28, 2018

So Jonny boy can come out of nowhere and get a match vs AJ for a spot at #Fastlane but i can’t even get a match on #SDLive Land of opportunity my #RusevDay

— Rusev (@RusevBUL) February 28, 2018