The son of Samu, the 33-year-old Anoa’i was a part of the NXT roster. However, he parted ways with the promotion even before formally making his television debut. A part of the several recent releases and exits, Anoa’i recently shared his next goal on social media. “Goal for 2026! Go back to Japan!,” he wrote.

WWE SmackDown this week ended with Drew McIntyre standing tall ahead of Saturday Night's Main Event. Additionally, the show featured Ilja Dragunov's open challenge, in which he defeated Aleister Black.

A big WWE title match has been added to "Friday Night SmackDown," as Ilja Dragunov will defend the United States Championship.

Three matches are official for the Friday, October 31 Halloween edition of WWE SmackDown. As announced on this week’s episode, the United States Championship open challenge segment that has been a staple of the program in recent months will continue next week with Ilja Dragunov defending the US title.

The most recent episode of WWE SmackDown featured several major moments, but Randy Orton was notably missing from the show.

Friday's episode of "WWE SmackDown" not only served as the table-setter for Saturday Night's Main Event, but also continued the red-hot run of the U.S. Championship open challenge.