"SmackDown Recap: Riddle Takes on The Bloodline in No DQ Match Ahead of WWE Draft"

Friday Night SmackDown featured a series of matches with no real narrative flow, including a No Disqualification match between Matt Riddle and Solo Sikoa that ended predictably with interference from The Usos. The show also included an impassioned plea from Zelina Vega for a title shot against Rhea Ripley and a surprise attack from the Viking Raiders on Braun Strowman & Ricochet. The episode was filled with promotion for Bad Bunny's appearance on Monday Night Raw next week and felt like treading water until the upcoming WWE Draft.