Finally. It feels like a lifetime since the doors closed on SummerSlam 2024 but the reality is its been less than a week. The Red Brand always gets first dibs following a PLE, with SmackDown taking its own sweet time to close out the workweek, but Friday arrived and it didn't disappoint.
Cody Rhodes, LA Knight, and the One Only Original Tribal Chief all made appearances on the heels of what was generally regarded as a successful PLE. Rhodes was there to demand that Kevin Owens gets a title shot because he's been a good bestie. LA Knight was there to inject life into the character storylines of Santos Escobar and Andrade and Roman Reigns was there to, well, reign. The pops from Tulsa, OK (a showdate originally scheduled for Washington DC) were massive all around, but none bigger than when Reign entered the arena. The booking wisely left him until the end because let's be honest... there's nowhere to go but down after the BabyFace turn.
Here's some of the best photo captures from the evening (click here to see grades from all of the matches and promos), courtesy of WWE and Getty Images. Included are pics of Naomi, Jade Cargill, The Street Profits, Rhodes, Owens, Knight, Reigns and The Bloodline, and even the original Incredible Hulk, Lou Ferrigno.
