More On Creative Plans For Tonight’s Smackdown, Note On Pitch Made For New Wrestlers (SPOILERS)

Both Fightful Select and PWInsider have several notes on tonight’s episode of WWE Friday Night Smackdown, which is being promoted as the ‘season premiere’. The currently announced lineup includes:

* WWE Intercontinental Championship: GUNTHER (c) vs. Sheamus
* Ricochet vs. Solo Sikoa
* Roman Reigns and Logan Paul go face-to-face.

As previously noted, Legado del Fantasma are expected to debut tonight while Zelina Vega is likely to return. Both Fightful and PWInsider repot that Elektra Lopez will not be with the group when they debut tonight. That was originally set to be the plan, but plans changed in the last 24 hours and she’s not in Worcester.

Fightful notes that there was a pitch made for Zelina Vega to be paired up with the group instead, but it’s unknown if that’s what WWE is going with.

Meanwhile, it was noted that there will be a lot of heavy weapon use tonight leading up to tomorrow’s Extreme Rules PPV. The show will also include a handcuff spot and a lot of extras being used as security guards. And after returning along with her babyface turn, Shotzi’s tank is here to stay.