{"id":88397,"date":"2021-04-02T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=88397"},"modified":"2021-04-08T19:10:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T23:10:12","slug":"preview-wwe-smackdown-logan-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/02\/preview-wwe-smackdown-logan-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE \u2013 Friday Night SmackDown (4\/2\/21) &#8211; Logan Paul Debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>WrestleMania 37<\/strong><\/em> is a little over a week away. Tonight&#8217;s episode of<em><strong> Friday Night<\/strong> <strong>SmackDown<\/strong><\/em> is the penultimate episode before WrestleMania, meaning much of the card for next week&#8217;s two-night event is already set. However, there is precious little time remaining to further develop some of the stories heading into next weekend. <strong>WWE<\/strong> have kept their cards close to their chest for tonight&#8217;s SmackDown, with only one segment announced thus far. Let&#8217;s dive in to take a look.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LoganPaul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LoganPaul<\/a> heads to FOX for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamiZayn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SamiZayn<\/a>&#39;s &#39;Red Carpet Premiere&#39;!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a>, Friday 8e\/7c on FOX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UK3mNilDiM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UK3mNilDiM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEonFOX\/status\/1376705358987722757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Logan Paul Comes to Friday Night SmackDown<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-88398 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/04\/sami-logan-paul.jpg\" alt=\"Logan Paul Comes to Friday Night SmackDown\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/04\/sami-logan-paul.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/04\/sami-logan-paul-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yes, you read that correctly.\u00a0 Whether you love or hate him, <strong>Logan Paul<\/strong> has somehow become a draw in the sports and entertainment world. Having already had a highly successful <em>YouTube<\/em> career and a short-though-largely successful (certainly in terms of finances) boxing career which will next see him fight the arguable greatest-of-all-time in <strong>Floyd Mayweather<\/strong>, Paul is now trying his hand in the WWE. Paul has been invited to<strong> Sami Zayn<\/strong>&#8216;s conspiracy movie premiere and has clearly accepted. With news of<strong> Kevin Owens<\/strong> versus Sami Zayn being made official for <em>WrestleMania<\/em> next weekend, it is almost a certainty that Paul will be involved in some way. It remains to be seen in what capacity he will be used, but his appearance will no doubt draw some eyes to the match and the show. Maybe it will become clearer on tonight&#8217;s episode of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Not Announced But Expected for SmackDown<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong>, <strong>Edge<\/strong>, and <strong>Daniel Bryan<\/strong> are now the best versions of themselves. Reigns as the dominant, triumphant mega-heel. Edge as the irked &#8220;Ultimate Opportunist&#8221; with nothing to lose. Daniel Bryan as the &#8220;Ultimate Underdog&#8221; babyface with the odds stacked against him. Tonight, we can expect this feud to become even more personal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Cesaro<\/strong> saved <strong>Shinsuke Nakamura<\/strong> from a post-match beat-down at the hands of <strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong> last week. This feud will continue and we can possibly see Rollins getting the upper hand on Cesaro this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/09\/28\/three-women-lead-wwe-future\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Bianca Belair<\/strong><\/a> put <strong>Natalya<\/strong> away last week, before being attacked by <strong>Sasha Banks<\/strong>. Banks is determined to prove she remains at the top of SmackDown&#8217;s women&#8217;s division. Maybe Belair can make her reign more questionable this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Rey Mysterio<\/strong> pinned <strong>Dolph Ziggler<\/strong> last week. Could we see Rey and<strong> Dominik Mysterio<\/strong> become number one contenders for the SmackDown tag team titles?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Apollo Crews<\/strong> pinned <strong>Big E<\/strong> in a six-man tag team match last week and this rivalry will certainly continue tonight.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0WWE fan? You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WrestleMania 37 is a little over a week away. Tonight&#8217;s episode of Friday Night SmackDown is the penultimate episode before WrestleMania, meaning much of the card for next week&#8217;s two-night event is already set. However, there is precious little time remaining to further develop some of the stories heading into next weekend. 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