WWE has announced three matches for the Friday, November 7 SmackDown episode. United States Champion Ilja Dragunov will put his title on the line once again on the show in an open challenge. Dragunov defeated Nathan Frazer of Fraxiom on this week’s show in an open challenge.

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A major title will be on the line during tonight's episode of WWE SmackDown. This week's edition of the blue brand will air live from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

WWE SmackDown saw a slight decrease in viewership on October 24. According to Wrestlenomics, SmackDown averaged 1.147 million viewers on Friday. The show drew a 0.29 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic.

Earlier this month, WWE revealed a number of dates for both 2025 and early 2026. The schedule originally called for Barclays Center in Brooklyn to host the January 2 episode of WWE SmackDown. Furthermore, the KeyBank Center in Buffalo was set to host the January 5 episode of WWE Raw.

"WWE SmackDown's" now-confirmed main event will see WWE raise the stakes in one of its hottest feuds on the eve of Saturday Night's Main Event.

In a surprising break-up, WWE announced on 2/7 that Smackdown would finish on the CW Network at the end of the current television season, with the final episode on 9/12.