WWE SmackDown will go down at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, in just a few hours, and now we know who will kick off the highly-anticipated edition of the blue brand.

WWE just announced that Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and his WrestleMania 39 opponent Cody Rhodes will kick off all the action on Friday Night SmackDown tonight.

BREAKING NEWS: The face to face between @WWERomanReigns and @CodyRhodes will KICK OFF #SmackDown

The American Nightmare said this past Monday on RAW that he’ll be on SmackDown this week. Paul Heyman responded to Cody’s announcement by saying that he’ll be confronted by The Tribal Chief himself.

Elsewhere on the show tonight, Rhea Ripley will take on Liv Morgan in singles competition. Plus, former Honorary Uce Sami Zayn will clash with Bloodline’s enforcer Solo Sikoa.

WWE SmackDown is definitely going to be huge this week. Stay tuned to Ringside News as we will continue to provide full coverage of the March 3, 2023, episode of the blue brand.

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Manik Aftab

Manik Aftab is a news writer at Ringside News. Outside of his writing responsibilities, Manik is a fan of fiction, thrillers, comics, manga and anime. He’s an occasional journalist and likes to spend his free time watching movies and reading stuff about politics, science, medicine, etc. Manik also enjoys jogs in the park and workouts in the gym. 

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