New Day Return, Drew McIntyre Match Added To 8/26 WWE SmackDown

A new match and segment have been added to WWE SmackDown.

WWE announced that New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston) will be back on the August 26 episode of WWE SmackDown. Their return comes one week after the Viking Raiders held a “Viking Funeral” for New Day.

Fightful Select reported on Friday morning that Woods was set to return.

Plus, Drew McIntyre takes on Sami Zayn.

From WWE:

You can’t keep Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods down for long!

The vicious Viking Raiders tried to put The New Day to rest with a “Viking funeral,” but it will take more than a series of brutal beatdowns to keep the 11-time tag team champions from spreading the power of positivity on Friday nights.

What will Kingston and Woods have in store for the blue brand? Find out tonight on SmackDown at 8/7 C on FOX!

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Last week, when Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns met his WWE Clash at the Castle challenger Drew McIntyre face-to-face, The Bloodline were nowhere to be found. The Usos had been unable to get to SmackDown, and Special Counsel Paul Heyman was still recovering from the beating Brock Lesnar gave him at SummerSlam. However, when Reigns and McIntyre began to brawl, Sami Zayn emerged from nowhere to step between The Head of the Table and an earth-shattering Claymore Kick.

What will happen when The Scottish Superstar steps into the ring to go one-on-one with The Master Strategist? Find out tonight at 8/7 C on FOX.

Here is the current lineup for Friday’s WWE SmackDown:

WWE SmackDown (8/26)

– Second Chance Four Way In WWE Women’s Tag Team Title Tournament: Nikki ASH & Doudrop vs. Xia Li & Shotzi vs. Natalya & Sonya Deville vs. Dana Brooke & Tamina
– Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn
– New Day returns
– Ricochet vs. Happy Corbin

Fightful will have live coverage of WWE SmackDown beginning at 8 p.m. ET.