WWE Friday Night Smackdown preview & schedule: February 3, 2023

While
the
ongoing
imploding
saga
of
the
top
faction
will
feature
in
the
main
event
segment
of
Smackdown,
the
process
of
determining
a
new
number-one
contender
for
the
Smackdown
Tag
Team
Titles
will
continue.

Plus,
Charlotte
Flair
will
also
put
her
Smackdown
Women’s
Championship
on
the
line
on
the
post-Royal
Rumble
February
3rd
episode
of
Friday
Night
Smackdown
emanating
from
the
Bon
Secours
Wellness
Arena
in
Greenville,
South
Carolina.

Here’s
what’s
on
the
card
for
tonight’s
Smackdown
on
FOX:

The
Bloodline
saga
continues
after
Royal
Rumble

The
finish
of
Royal
Rumble
2023
gave
birth
to
a
moment
that
will
live
forever
in
the
history
of
the
WWE.
Culminating
in
the
tense
relationship
between
The
Bloodline
and
its
honorary
member,
Sami
Zayn,
the
tie
was
finally
cut
loose.

After
Roman
Reigns
speared
away
Kevin
Owens’
dreams
of
becoming
the
Undisputed
WWE
Universal
Champion,
a
brutal
beatdown
was
reserved
for
the
challenger.

Handcuffed
to
the
ropes,
Owens
was
about
to
be
hit
with
more
chair
shots
from
Zayn
but
the
latter
ultimately
did
the
unthinkable
and
smacked
Reigns
with
it
much
to
the
delight
of
over
50,000
fans
at
the
Alamodome.

Jimmy
Uso
and
Solo
Sikoa
systematically
took
Zayn
out
but
Jey
Uso
left
the
ring
as
well
as
The
Bloodline,
insisting
that
the
top
faction
is
in
jeopardy.
Fallouts
from
the
situation
will
be
seen
on
Smackdown
as
we
expect
to
receive
more
exciting
updates.

Tag
Contender’s
tournament
continues

#BraunStrowman
and

@KingRicochet
are
VICTORIOUS
and
headed
to

#SmackDown
Tag
Team
Championship
Contender’s
Tournament
Finals!

pic.twitter.com/sykRLLnEWU

—
WWE
India
(@WWEIndia)

January
28,
2023

Braun
Strowman
&
Ricochet
and
Imperium
(Ludwig
Kaiser
&
Giovanni
Vinci)
qualified
for
the
finals
of
the
ongoing
SmackDown
Tag
Title
Contender’s
Tournament
during
last
week’s
episode.

Originally,
Drew
McIntyre
&
Sheamus
were
supposed
to
be
in
the
place
of
Strowman
&
Ricochet.
But
the
former
Banger
Bros
are
more
focused
on
their
current
feud
with
The
Viking
Raiders
and
hence
volunteered
their
position.

The
babyface
team
of
Braun
and
Ricochet
took
the
chance
and
capitalized
by
reaching
the
finale
set
for
tonight.
In
a
fresh
encounter,
they
will
compete
against
Imperium
with
the
winner
getting
a
shot
at
The
Usos
for
Smackdown
tag
titles.

Smackdown
Women’s
Title
Match

Despite
being
one
of
the
marquee
names
present
on
the
roster,
Smackdown
Women’s
Champion
Charlotte
Flair
wasn’t
scheduled
to
feature
on
the
Royal
Rumble
match
card,
this
past
weekend.

Rather,
her
ongoing
beef
with
Sonya
Deville
will
culminate
in
a
singles
contest
on
this
week’s
Smackdown
as
the
duo
will
battle
for
the
women’s
title
for
the
second
time
in
a
gap
of
a
month.

Since
making
her
return
on
December
30
and
dethroning
Ronda
Rousey,
“The
Opportunity”
has
been
dealing
with
Deville.
The
Pride
Fighter
wanted
another
shot
at
the
title
after
coming
up
short
on
January
6
and
Adam
Pearce
made
it
official
for
the
post-Rumble
edition.