— As noted earlier, WWE is hyping the return of Triple H to RAW this coming Monday from the BMO Harris Bank Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He’ll be there to address the events that transpired at SummerSlam and the current “retirement” storyline. It’s likely we’ll see Triple H in a cast to sell the “broken arm” storyline. As we’ve been reporting, there are no plans for “The Game” to retire. We’ll likely see a re-match between the two at some point later this year. He is also advertised for Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
UPDATE: Triple H will open the show at 8PM EST.
— Here is this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown:
* #1 Contender’s Match: Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio
* Non-Title Match: Sheamus © vs. Dolph Ziggler
* WWE Tag Team Title Match: Kofi Kingston & R Truth ©vs. Epico & Primo
* Non-Title Match: Layla © vs. Alicia Fox
* Ryback vs. Jinder Mahal
* Sin Cara vs. Heath Slater
* WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro makes his first appearance as champion
* Also appearing are Booker T, Eve Torres, The Primetime Players, The Usos, Santino Marella and more.
Big E on Original Plan for New Day and Group’s Members, New Day’s Heel Turn Follow-Up Didn’t Go The Way They Wanted, New Day’s Decision To Leave WWE, People Crossing The Line and Went Too Far With Threats To Ridge Holland Over His Broken Neck Injury, & More
WWE: El Hijo del Vikingo Reportedly Suffered Injury Prior to 6/30 WWE NXT Show, Ilja Dragunov WWE Abscense & Return Plans Update, Kurt Angle Responds to Kendal Grey’s Gear Tribute & NXT Women’s Title Victory at NXT Great American Bash 2026
WWE SmackDown Notes: Michael Cole & Corey Graves Fills In for Joe Tessitore & Wade Barrett, Tama Tonga & Talla Tonga Splits from Solo Sikoa, SmackDown Announced To Return As Two-Hour Weekly Show on 7/3, Blake Monroe Appears & Attacks Giulia



