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Jacob Fatu received immoderate support from longtime pro wrestling workfellow Royce Keys connected "Friday Night SmackDown" up of his World Heavyweight Championship lucifer astatine Backlash connected Saturday.
Fatu had conscionable been fixed words of informing by Jey and Jimmy Uso successful nan ringing erstwhile cameras recovered him wandering successful nan back. Fatu ran into Keys, who he has a history pinch being astatine West Coast Pro and different promotions together earlier nan 2 made it to WWE.
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Jacob Fatu makes his entranceway during SmackDown astatine VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena successful Jacksonville, Fla., connected May 8, 2026. (Kevin Sabitus/WWE)
"I heard what your cousins said retired there, hide each that noise," Keys said. "Failure has ne'er been an action for us, has it? Failure was ne'er an option, moreover erstwhile we didn’t cognize wherever our adjacent dollar was coming from. Tell maine this – erstwhile has Jacob Fatu been acrophobic of immoderate man that breathes nan aforesaid aerial arsenic him?
"Go to Backlash, bring that home. Werewolf your a-- up because Jacob Fatu is each gas, nary brakes pinch it. People for illustration us, we’re gonna return everything we want."
Keys and Fatu spell backmost to nan wrestling days successful nan Bay Area. Keys precocious recalled grinding connected nan indies pinch Fatu successful an question and reply pinch Fox News Digital.
Meanwhile, earlier nan 2 men met, Fatu trim an impassioned promo arsenic he’s group to face Roman Reigns astatine nan premium unrecorded arena successful Tampa, Florida.
The Usos interrupted Fatu’s first reside and Jey Uso warned Fatu that he was going to lose.
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Jey Uso and Jacob Fatu speak successful nan ringing during SmackDown astatine VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena successful Jacksonville, Fla., connected May 8, 2026. (Rich Freeda/WWE)
"Wanna cognize nan worst part? He’s gonna break you down, emotionally, physically and he gonna do each that to you correct successful beforehand of your family, Uce," he said.
Fatu vowed that he wasn’t losing nan match.
"This isn’t conscionable a main event. This is for my family. If there’s 1 point my family will spot maine do it’s becoming nan WWE world heavyweight champion," Fatu said, adding a informing of his ain to The Usos earlier he near nan ring. "If you deliberation astir interfering, I will bring this full goddamn family character down."
Jey Uso said met pinch Keys earlier Keys’ lucifer against Tama Toga later successful nan nighttime and told him he needed to enactment successful his lane aliases he was going "catch nan eyes of nan ‘Tribal Chief.’"
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Cody Rhodes avoids Gunther’s sneak attack
Gunther appeared to beryllium group to motion pinch nan SmackDown roster and Paul Heyman looked to make bully connected his favour to "The Ring General" during nan night. As Gunther met pinch SmackDown wide head Nick Aldis, Cody Rhodes came out to nan ring.
Gunther was upset that Rhodes was taking his surface time. He past near Aldis’ agency without signing nan SmackDown contract. Rhodes was successful nan ringing addressing Gunther’s onslaught from past week, arsenic he came from down and put Rhodes into a sleeper hold.
Cody Rhodes speaks during SmackDown astatine VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena successful Jacksonville, Fla., connected May 8, 2026. (Rich Freeda/WWE)
Heyman interrupted Rhodes and said nan statement he had successful his manus was for an Undisputed WWE Championship lucifer astatine Clash successful Italy, which takes spot connected May 31. But Heyman said Rhodes would person to present nan statement himself.
As Heyman near nan ring, Gunther came retired of nan crowd to effort to onslaught Rhodes. However, "The American Nightmare" moved retired of nan measurement and delivered his ain assault.
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SmackDown lucifer results
Tiffany Stratton def. Kiana James to clasp nan United States Championship.
Talla Tonga def. Damian Priest.
Ricky Saints def. Matt Cardona.
Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid def. Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley aft Jade Cargill torments Ripley.
Royce Keys def. Tama Tonga.
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