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The Wyatt Sicks were in action against Andrade and Rey Fenix, Alexa Bliss took on Roxanne Perez, and both Jelly Roll and Logan Paul helped hype their upcoming tag match with Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre as their respective partners. WWE also took some time to pay tribute to the late Hulk Hogan following his death on Thursday.
Friday night’s WWE SmackDown episode — which featured a tribute to Hogan the day after his passing — averaged 1.707 million viewers on USA Network.
Several major WWE stars past and present have given tributes to Hogan since his death, including company founder Vince McMahon, Paul "Triple H" Levesque, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Ric Flair.
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SB Nation on MSNFans boo the finish of the AJ Styles-Gunther match after SmackDownNeeding a little excitement, Gunther and AJ Styles snapped into a Slim Jim to win over fans after a flat finish in Cleveland.
"SmackDown" celebrated the indescribable impact of Hulk Hogan with a tribute to Terry Bollea's life and legacy. It continued throughout the night, and interestingly enough, even featured comments about his legacy being "complex" from both commentary and Cody Rhodes.
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US Weekly on MSNHow WWE Paid Tribute to Hulk Hogan on ‘Friday Night SmackDown’ the Day After His DeathWWE remembered Hulk Hogan on Friday Night SmackDown one day after the legendary wrestler’s death. The Friday, July 25 show, held at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, opened with WWE’s Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque (a.
The polarizing but iconic WWE superstar died Thursday at the age of 71. A sellout crowd a Rocket Arena chanted his name as wrestlers gathered for a 10-bell salute.
Hogan also famously wrestled for WWE competitor World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the 1990s, turning heel (wrestling parlance for bad guy) and becoming Hollywood Hulk Hogan as a member of the New World Order (NWO). He has also wrestled for promotions like New Japan Pro Wrestling and TNA.
The road to Summer Slam rolls through Cleveland for WWE Smackdown on July 25 at Rocket Arena. Tickets for this event are still available on major third-party sites.
Mark Henry commended a recent WWE guest star for their promo work last Friday, believing that he did a better job than many career wrestlers would have.