WrestleMania 40 Matches Confirmed, Early Lineup Announced For Next Week

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown took place from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Here are the big news items coming out of the show.

-Jimmy Uso accepted Jey Uso’s WrestleMania challenge. The brothers will clash for the first-time ever at the Showcase of the Immortals.

-Legado Del Fantasma and New Catch Republic won their tag team tournament matches. The two teams will face off at a future date, with the winner of that match earning a spot in the Six-Pack tag team title ladder match at WrestleMania 40.

-LA Knight challenged AJ Styles to a match at WrestleMania 40. Styles attacked Knight, then accepted Knight’s challenge. The bout has yet to be made official by WWE.

-Nick Aldis announces that Logan Paul will indeed defend his WWE U.S. Championship against Randy Orton and Kevin Owens in a triple-threat match at WrestleMania 40.

-Rey Mysterio challenges Santos Escobar to a singles-matchup on next Friday’s WWE SmackDown. He promises to smack the smile off Escobar’s face.

MATCHES AND SEGMENTS FOR MARCH 22ND SMACKDOWN:

-Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes come face-to-face
-Rey Mysterio vs. Santos Escobar
-New Catch Republic vs. Legado Del Fantasma, winners advance to WrestleMania 40 ladder match