{"id":851293,"date":"2018-10-16T10:23:51","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T14:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=851293"},"modified":"2018-10-16T10:28:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T14:28:40","slug":"wwe-smackdown-1000-preview-tfs1102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wwe-smackdown-1000-preview-tfs1102\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need To Know For Tonight’s WWE ‘Smackdown 1000’ \u2013 Major Returns, Dream Match And More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonight, WWE will be airing the 1,000th episode of\u00a0Smackdown Live<\/i>, and the show is a loaded special with major talent returns planned as well as a dream match featuring Rey Mysterio, who is returning to WWE full-time on tonight’s show.<\/p>\n

Smackdown 1000<\/em>\u00a0is also expected to feature an appearance by The Undertaker, who will likely follow up on his\u00a0Raw\u00a0<\/em>appearance this week to continue the build to his tag team match against DX at the upcoming WWE\u00a0Crown Jewel\u00a0<\/em>PPV.<\/p>\n

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In addition to The Undertaker, “The Animal” Batista will be making his long-awaited return to WWE to reunite with his Evolution brothers Ric Flair, Triple H and Randy Orton.<\/p>\n

As for in-ring action, Rey Mysterio will collide with Shinsuke Nakamura in a dream match, with the winner advancing to compete in the World Cup tournament taking place at\u00a0Crown Jewel.\u00a0<\/em>In another World Cup qualifying match, The Miz will face Rusev in singles competition. Below is an excerpt from WWE.com’s<\/em><\/a> preview of Mysterio vs Nakamura.<\/p>\n

In his first match on SmackDown LIVE since 2014, the returning Rey Mysterio will square off with United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a WWE World Cup Qualifying Match.<\/p>\n

The field in this eight-man tournament to determine the best in the world is already incredibly star-studded, with 16-time world champion John Cena, Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, and former world champions Seth Rollins, Dolph Ziggler,\u00a0Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton\u00a0already punching their tickets to\u00a0WWE Crown Jewel.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s sure to be a thrilling qualifying match, as Mysterio will look to use his speed and inimitable high-flying ability to keep The King of Strong Style on his toes, while Nakamura will attempt to stop The Ultimate Underdog in his tracks with his arsenal of devastating strikes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It’s worth noting that WWE Hall of Famer Edge was originally advertised by WWE to be hosting a Cutting Edge<\/em> segment on\u00a0Smackdown 1000\u00a0<\/em>tonight, but WWE has since removed the advertisement from the company website. Additionally, it has been rumored that Mark Henry will be appearing tonight, however, Henry claimed on\u00a0Busted Open Radio<\/em>\u00a0today that due to injury he will not be appearing at tonight’s event in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tonight, WWE will be airing the 1,000th episode of\u00a0Smackdown Live, and the show is a loaded special with major talent…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":849539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[643798668,605048721],"tags":[254834,645213203,305024,280037,237712,10384992,3191175,650319818,1258903,451408,14970,648593966],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat You Need To Know For Tonight's WWE 'Smackdown 1000' \u2013 Major Returns, Dream Match And More - The Sports Daily<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wwe-smackdown-1000-preview-tfs1102\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What You Need To Know For Tonight’s WWE ‘Smackdown 1000’ \u2013 Major Returns, Dream Match And More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wwe-smackdown-1000-preview-tfs1102\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Sports Daily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-10-16T14:23:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-10-16T14:28:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rey_mysterio_1920x1080-a033b98ed4589a60718ba53ba98dfa2e.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alan Draper\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@sportsdailytsd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@sportsdailytsd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alan Draper\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wwe-smackdown-1000-preview-tfs1102\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wwe-smackdown-1000-preview-tfs1102\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Alan Draper\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2c8aadde2571800d0de74323730df7b5\"},\"headline\":\"What You Need To Know For Tonight’s WWE ‘Smackdown 1000’ \u2013 Major Returns, Dream Match And More\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-10-16T14:23:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-10-16T14:28:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wwe-smackdown-1000-preview-tfs1102\/\"},\"wordCount\":402,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wwe-smackdown-1000-preview-tfs1102\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/rey_mysterio_1920x1080-a033b98ed4589a60718ba53ba98dfa2e.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Batista\",\"evolution\",\"Randy Orton\",\"Rey Mysterio\",\"Ric Flair\",\"Rusev\",\"Shinsuke Nakamura\",\"SmackDown 1000\",\"The Miz\",\"The Undertaker\",\"WWE\",\"WWE Smackdown\"],\"articleSection\":[\"The Floor Seat\",\"WWE\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2018\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wwe-smackdown-1000-preview-tfs1102\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/wwe-smackdown-1000-preview-tfs1102\/\",\"name\":\"What You Need To Know For Tonight's WWE 'Smackdown 1000' \u2013 Major Returns, Dream Match And More - 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