Son Of Former WWE Star Wrestles Before SmackDown, Top Stars In SmackDown Dark Main Event
WWE NXT Superstars worked dark matches before last night's SmackDown on FOX episode from the Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
The first match saw Cal Bloom defeat Austin Theory. Bloom is the son of former WWE and AWA star Wayne Bloom, known to fans as Beau Beverly of The Beverly Brothers. He signed with WWE in March 2019. Theory has been away from the NXT storylines since walking out on The Way earlier in the summer.
The second match saw Xia Li and Kacy Catanzaro defeat Aliyah and Dakota Kai. Catanzaro and Kai have been in action as of late on NXT TV, but Aliyah and Li have been away amid rumored main roster call-ups in the near future.
The dark main event after SmackDown in North Little Rock saw Finn Balor and The Street Profits defeat WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos.
Below are a few photos from the pre-show and post-show dark matches:
(Dark match stuff) pic.twitter.com/CM1J1aMm7Q
— Hostess of Chaos (Parody Account) (@RoseoftheHive) August 28, 2021
Austin Theory in the #SmackDown dark match pic.twitter.com/TZaMZFh7Nw
— 👊🏻 (@prorambling) August 27, 2021
Kacy Catanzaro and Xia Li defeated Aliyah and Dakota Kai in a dark match before smackdown! pic.twitter.com/MG2YaeTplP
— Tiff 🔮 (@womenstitless) August 28, 2021
@WWE_Aliyah teamed up with @DakotaKai_WWE in a #SmackDown dark match! pic.twitter.com/PKXiRJLt3t
— Fansite for Nhooph! (@NhoophSource) August 28, 2021
Best.Dark. Match. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/6kSHzKYezz
— 👊🏻 (@prorambling) August 28, 2021
Final #SmackDown insider report of the night. Dark match. Finn Balor and Street Prophets vs. Roman and the Usos. pic.twitter.com/o86E4gbX3M
— The Heartless Gavin Gray (@GavinGray45) August 28, 2021
Final pictures from dark match. pic.twitter.com/Jj6DF3lSue
— The Heartless Gavin Gray (@GavinGray45) August 28, 2021