– Bobby Roode made his second main roster appearance on this week’s WWE SmackDown with a win over Mike Kanellis. In the Fallout video above, Renee Young talks to Roode after the win and asks him about his goals. Roode says if you’re not in this business for one reason, to become a champion, then you should think about what you’re doing with your life. Roode says his goal is to become a champion and becoming champion on SmackDown will make the show that much more glorious.
– This week’s SmackDown ended with Randy Orton dropping Shinsuke Nakamura with the RKO after the two defeated Rusev and WWE Champion Jinder Mahal in the main event. Orton vs. Nakamura will take place on next week’s SmackDown with the winner becoming the new #1 contender to Mahal. Nakamura tweeted the following on taking the RKO outta nowhere:
#Aug29th …15 years ago today in Japan. Shinsuke Nakamura debut at Nihon Budokan.
— Shinsuke Nakamura (@ShinsukeN) August 30, 2017
Then 15 years later tonight,I ate this … #RKO pic.twitter.com/A4rxJH7zLW
— Shinsuke Nakamura (@ShinsukeN) August 30, 2017