Watch as Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair, Noami, Damage CTRL, Tiffany Stratton and WWE Women’s Champion Bayley make their entrances in Lyon just one day ahead of Backlash France.

Randy Orton joined Kevin Owens on “The KO Show” in Lyon, France on Friday Night SmackDown before inviting Paul Heyman out to the ring. The Viper couldn’t let The Wise Man get away without asking him who the true Tribal Chief of The Bloodline is before Solo Sikoa and Toma Tanga ambushed Orton.

Carmelo Hayes was the talk of The Blue Brand after being drafted from NXT to SmackDown. Hayes wasted no time shooting his shot at WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes and questioned the last time Bobby Lashley took his own chance.

Paul Heyman accidentally let slip to SmackDown GM Nick Aldis that he hasn’t spoken to Roman Reigns since WrestleMania. Aldis put it together that this means Roman Reigns did not instruct The Wise Man to remove The Tribal Chief from the WWE Draft but that Heyman took it upon himself to make the decision.

Bianca Belair and Bayley put aside their differences for one night on SmackDown in Lyon, France as the WWE Women’s Champion joined forces with The EST, Jade Cargill and Naomi vs. Damage CTRL and Tiffany Stratton in an Eight-Woman Tag Team Match.

Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles came face-to-face on Friday Night SmackDown in Lyon, France just one night ahead of Backlash where The American Nightmare will defend the WWE Universal Title vs. The Phenomenal one.

Watch as WWE Hall of Famers Teddy Long and John Layfield announce the fourth round of the 2024 WWE Draft, selecting AJ Styles, Alpha Academy, Andrade and NXT’s Kiana James.

Watch as The Dudley Boyz announce the third round of the 2024 WWE Draft on Friday Night SmackDown, selecting The Bloodline, LA Knight, Ricochet and Sheamus.

Watch as WWE World Heavyweight Champion Cody Rhodes and Triple H announce the first round of the 2024 WWE Draft, selecting Bianca Belair, Jey Uso, Carmelo Hayes and Seth “Freakin” Rollins. Hayes made history as the first NXT superstar to be drafted to Smackdown in the first round in the draft and wasted no time challenging The American Nightmare to a match.

Carmelo Hayes wasted no time acclimating after being drafted to Friday Night Smackdown in the first round of the 2024 Draft. The former NXT Champion went one-on-one with WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes after challenging The American Nightmare immediately after being selected to The Blue Brand.

Paul Heyman kicked off Friday Night SmackDown by announcing to Kayla Braxton and the WWE Universe that The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns had voluntarily withdrawn from the 2024 WWE Draft.

The LWO’s rivalry with Legado Del Fantasma took a dramatic turn on Friday Night SmackDown when Santos Escobar exposed that it was Carlito who attacked Dragon Lee backstage at WrestleMania XL, leaving Rey Mysterio and Zelina Vega heartbroken.

Watch as Michelle McCool and WWE Hall of Famer Torrie Wilson announce the second round of the 2024 WWE Draft on Friday Night SmackDown, selecting Randy Orton, Bron Breakker, Liv Morgan and Nia Jax.

AJ Styles and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes kicked off Friday Night SmackDown by sitting down to make their title match at Backlash France official.

A Bloodied and brutalized Kevin Owens was thrown onto the stage during Friday Night SmackDown after being hunted down by Tama Tonga on behalf of Solo Sikoa, all while a horrified Paul Heyman watched.

The Street Profits’ Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins, New Catch Republic’s Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate, Legado Del Fantasma’s Angel and Berto and The Authors of Pain’s Rezar and Adam battled in a No. 1 Contenders match on Friday Night SmackDown to determine who will face SmackDown Tag Team Champions Austin Theory and Grayson Waller in a title match.

WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman warned Solo Sikoa that although he understands his decisions to kick Jimmy Uso out of The Bloodline, The enforcer has been making decisions that should be reserved for Roman Reigns.

Solo Sikoa returned to Friday Night SmackDown after shocking The WWE Universe last week by ambushing Jimmy Uso and bringing in Tama Tonga. The Enforcer arrived to The Blue Brand to introduce officially introduce Paul Heyman to The Bloodline’s newest member and put an end to Kevin Owens.

LA Knight and AJ Styles went one-on-one on Friday Night SmackDown for a chance to face Cody Rhodes for the WWE Universal Title at Backlash.