The opening match of the 9/18 episode of Friday Night SmackDown saw Cesaro defeat Gran Metalik in singles competition. The bout was a preview of the tag match at Clash of Champions on 9/27 where Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura are set to defend the SmackDown Tag Team Championships against Lucha House Party.
The #KingoftheRopes @WWEGranMetalik didn't shy away from activating his high-flying offense against @WWECesaro on #SmackDown. pic.twitter.com/5lzoJovJnE
— WWE (@WWE) September 19, 2020
.@WWECesaro picks up the victory over @WWEGranMetalik on #SmackDown! @ShinsukeN pic.twitter.com/qe0or4QIOK
— WWE (@WWE) September 19, 2020
It was not specified which members of Lucha House Party are competing in the title match but here’s the updated lineup for Clash of Champions:
* Ambulance Match — WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton
* WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Jey Uso
* SmackDown Women’s Championship: Bayley (c) vs. Nikki Cross
* WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Liv Morgan & Ruby Riott
* SmackDown Tag Team Championships: Cesaro & Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Lucha House Party
John Pollock and Wai Ting are recording Rewind-A-SmackDown for POST Wrestling Café patrons following the show.
