Top 15 photos from August 9 WWE Smackdown: Reigns Revival

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Finally. It feels like a lifetime since the doors closed on SummerSlam 2024 but the reality is its been less than a week. The Red Brand always gets first dibs following a PLE, with SmackDown taking its own sweet time to close out the workweek, but Friday arrived and it didn't disappoint

Cody Rhodes, LA Knight, and the One Only Original Tribal Chief all made appearances on the heels of what was generally regarded as a successful PLE. Rhodes was there to demand that Kevin Owens gets a title shot because he's been a good bestie. LA Knight was there to inject life into the character storylines of Santos Escobar and Andrade and Roman Reigns was there to, well, reign. The pops from Tulsa, OK (a showdate originally scheduled for Washington DC) were massive all around, but none bigger than when Reign entered the arena. The booking wisely left him until the end because let's be honest... there's nowhere to go but down after the BabyFace turn.

Here's some of the best photo captures from the evening (click here to see grades from all of the matches and promos), courtesy of WWE and Getty Images. Included are pics of Naomi, Jade Cargill, The Street Profits, Rhodes, Owens, Knight, Reigns and The Bloodline, and even the original Incredible Hulk, Lou Ferrigno. 

That's right, the Hulk was in attendance on Friday Night.


LA Knight, Lou Ferrigno
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LA Knight
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Bloodline
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Roman Reigns
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Cody Rhodes, Kevin Owens
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Roman Reigns
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Jade Cargill
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Roman Reigns
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Naomi
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Cody Rhodes
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Roman Reigns
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Street Profits
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Jade Cargill
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Naomi
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Roman Reigns
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KD Drummond is an old-school, NWA-over-WWF wrestling fan who came up watching wrestling on DC20 at 5 p.m. every weeknight, and Starrcade and the Great American Bash pay-per-views. An NFL writer and editor since 2010, turning his attention to his re-emerged fascination into the wrestling world was a no-brainer. Heel turns and storylines, beware… if they aren’t top notch, they will be mocked! Follow him on Twitter/X: KDDrummondNFL.