Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes, Cody Rhodes And Gunther Face-To-Face Set For Next Friday's WWE SmackDown

Check out the lineup for the October 25th episode of WWE SmackDown.

WWE announced that Carmelo Hayes will face Andrade in their "game seven" next Friday on WWE SmackDown. The bout was originally advertised for the October 18th episode of WWE SmackDown, but never took place. Instead, the two men got into a backstage fight after a heated confrontation.

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WWE GM Nick Aldis announced that LA Knight would be the special guest referee for the match.

Plus, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther will have a face-to-face. The two men will clash at WWE Crown Jewel for the WWE Crown Jewel Championship.

Finally, Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) will face DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) in a number one contenders bout for the WWE Tag Team Championships. MCMG and DIY won triple threat tag team matches on the October 18th episode of WWE SmackDown to qualify for the number one contenders match.

Here is the current lineup for next Friday's WWE SmackDown:

WWE SmackDown (10/25)

  • WWE Tag Team Championships Number One Contenders Match: DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
  • Best Of Seven - Match Seven (Series Tied 3-3) - LA Knight As Special Referee: Andrade vs. Carmelo Hayes
  • Cody Rhodes and Gunther face-to-face

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