A tag match involving Randy Orton has been added to tonight’s Tribute to the Troops edition of Friday Night SmackDown.
Orton is set to team with LA Knight against The Bloodline’s Solo Sikoa & Jimmy Uso in Providence, Rhode Island.
This will be Orton’s third match since his eighteen-month hiatus due to back fusion surgery. Orton returned at the Survivor Series in the War Games match and wrestled Dominik Mysterio on the subsequent edition of Raw.
The show is heavily advertised around CM Punk’s first appearance on SmackDown since returning to the company.
Below is the updated list of matches and segments for Friday Night SmackDown:
*CM Punk to appear
*Randy Orton & LA Knight vs. Solo Sikoa & Jimmy Uso
*U.S. Title #1 Contenders Tournament: Bobby Lashley vs. Karrion Kross
*U.S. Title #1 Contenders Tournament: Santos Escobar vs. Dragon Lee
*Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka