WWE SmackDown live results (Sept. 4): Updates, grades for tonight's CM Punk vs. Johnny Gargano title match
"WWE SmackDown" heads to Cleveland for the in-ring return of Johnny Gargano for a big world title shot against CM Punk. Follow tonight's live results and play-by-play of the action here.
"WWE SmackDown" is in Cleveland on this Friday, Sept. 4, headlined by a surprise CM Punk vs. Johnny Gargano world title match. For Gargano, the match is his first since April. Follow tonight's "WWE SmackDown" live results and play-by-play of the action here. Gargano has been sporadically planking ever since his longtime best frenemy, Tommaso Ciampa, left WWE for AEW in January. Then, in April, it became his entire gimmick, where he'd be seen exclusively in backstage segments with others speaking around him. Sami Zayn became the most prominent figure to console and relate to Gargano, seemingly setting up Gargano's eventual rise when Zayn became champion. Instead, Gargano gets a huge match in his home city. He and CM Punk have never wrestled each other before.Tag-team action will also be on display in both the men's and women's divisions, starting with the WWE debut of Kyoki (formerly NJPW's Hiromu Takahashi). The Japanese superstar debuts alongside Shinsuke Nakamura to form the Bakusai team and take on The Miz & Kit Wilson. After that, Charlotte Flair and Tatum Paxley take on the Women's Tag Team Champions, Fatal Influence, in a non-title match.Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton will also rekindle their old rivalry in a singles match, while Giulia and Blake Monroe are scheduled once again for a match.Check out Friday night's full "WWE SmackDown" lineup below, which starts at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network:WWE Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Johnny GarganoNia Jax vs. Tiffany StrattonBakusai (Shinsuke Nakamura and Kyoki) vs. The Miz & Kit WilsonBlake Monroe vs. GiuliaCharlotte Flair and Tatum Paxley vs. Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid)For complete coverage of tonight's "WWE SmackDown" on USA Network, follow along with Uncrowned's live blog below:
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