WWE has announced three matches for the Friday, November 7 SmackDown episode. United States Champion Ilja Dragunov will put his title on the line once again on the show in an open challenge. Dragunov defeated Nathan Frazer of Fraxiom on this week’s show in an open challenge.

WWE SmackDown is imminent, but everyone has Saturday Night's Main Event on their minds. Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre sign their contracts for their undisputed WWE title match, and Jade Cargill speaks before challenging WWE women's champion Tiffany Stratton.

Natalya praises a WWE Superstar’s work ethic after they recently worked a match despite being sick. Speaking on the Joe Vulpis Podcast, former WWE Women’s Champion Natalya had high praise for Maxxine Dupri.

Nathan Frazer has released a statement following his match against Ilja Dragunov on WWE SmackDown. Dragunov successfully defended his United States Championship against Frazer on Friday’s show after Frazer answered his open challenge. Frazer released a statement about the match on Saturday, writing:

The WWE Hall of Famer and WCW legend apparently can’t get over the fact that he no longer holds the kayfabe wrestling winning streak record — even if he didn’t actually win all those matches, as his streak was grossly inflated for dramatic effect.