WWE aired a special edition of SmackDown from Louisville, Kentucky in a week to pay tribute to Bray Wyatt and Terry Funk.
The show begins with a tribute to Wyatt and Funk with all the fighters in the area of the stage. Erick Rowan and Braun Strowman led the pack along with Triple H and Cody Rhodes. Then they showed a video of Wyatt’s run.
This week, we lost two beloved members of the WWE family, Hall of Famer Terry Funk and the one and only Bray Wyatt.
Tonight, we pay tribute to their incredible lives. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/rekZls2GrF
-WWE (@WWE) August 26, 2023
Rey Mysterio defeated Grayson Waller. Austin Thierry stepped in but Santos Escobar took over for him.
Io Skye retained the WWE Women’s Championship against Jelena Vega.
Cody Rhodes goes to the ring and recalls a childhood story with Terry Funk. He says both Terry and Bray Wyatt have earned the right to be called the Cowboys. After this a video reviewing Terry Funk’s career is shown, and Cody announces that the next match between the Brawling Broods and Street Profits will be a ‘Terry Funk Hardcore Tag Team Match’.
The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montes Ford) defeated The Brawling Brutes (Butch and Ridge Holland) in a hardcore match.
LA Knight takes the stage and recalls his match with Bray Wyatt. Thank you for helping him prepare for anything. After this, he tells The Miss that they can run into each other anywhere and that talking about him won’t be as inappropriate as he says. After this he warns him, mentioning to Bray Wyatt that a wise man should run again if he sees him once. After this, Finn Balor enters the ring for the star event.
LA Knight defeated Finn Balor in the main event. After the match, the lights go out, Bray Wyatt’s lantern is shown in the ring and a silhouette of his image, with the fans chanting “Thank you Bray”, and the show ends.
Fireflies shine extra bright tonight.
Thank you, Bray Wyatt. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/F2GQwY3byy
-WWE (@WWE) August 26, 2023
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