WWE Friday Night Smackdown Thread: Lips on the Tube & Blow Edition

Quick rasslin' news update

***BIT OF A SPOILER... PROCEED TO NEXT PARAGRAPH TO AVOID*** Expect more NXT call-ups to the main roster to happen soon as WWE tries to combat falling ratings... among the rumored names... Dominik Dijakovic, Chelsea Green, Io Shirai, & Velveteen Dream

You may be asking... why wouldn't Adam Cole & Undisputed ERA be on that list... well.. because Adam Cole's long-term future in WWE is currently uncertain. Cole's contract is set to expire in either August or September of this year and he's yet to sign a new deal with WWE... and let's not forget that he was a member of The Elite of the Bullet Club when that was a thing so he is close to the Bucks, Cody, & Omega... and of course he is in a long-term relationship with AEW's top women's act, Dr. Britt Baker DMD. He was even caught in the background of a photo of Tony Schiavone & Nyla Rose at the AEW Double or Nothing post-show party (thanks for that frick up Skee-uh-vone)

WWE still hasn't said anything that I know of about Jaxson Ryker's twitter "controversy" (seriously... how was that even a controversy?)... so we'll see if that will hurt the push of not just him but also the other Forgotten Sons, Wesley Blake & Steve Cutler

Tonight's episode of Friday Night Smackdown was pre-taped from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla.

With Backlash now just 9 days away... how will The Miz & John Morrison try to get the drop on Braun Strowman ahead of the Universal Title handicap match

The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship (oh yeah... I forgot that's still a thing too) will be on the line tonight as Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross defend the title again The BFFs Sasha Banks & Bayley

After last week's hit & run that took both Elias and Jeff Hardy out of the Intercontinental Championship Tournament... Hardy will be on hand to give his account of what happened last week to WWE

And speaking of the Intercontinental Championship Tournament... the finalists for the title, AJ Styles & Daniel Bryan, will have a face-to-face meeting ahead of their championship match

Oh Pey-Ro... you just may actually be IIconic