Drew McIntyre must be a happy man. McIntyre left WWE SmackDown riding high after laying out both Cody Rhodes and Jimmy Uso. It puts McIntyre in the driver's seat before next week's undisputed WWE title match at Saturday Night's Main Event.

Solo Sikoa and his MFT have been running roughshod over WWE SmackDown since the return of Tama Tonga. They’ve been taunting almost every imaginable member of the roster, from the United States Champion Ilja Dragunov to the WWE Tag Team Champions The Wyatt Sicks.

Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage of WWE SmackDown on October 24. Here's a look at what WWE advertised for this week's show: Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre make appearances Kiana James vs. Tiffany Stratton Ilja Dragunov holds U.

WWE star Ilja Dragunov has continued John Cena and Sami Zayn's United States title Open Challenge on SmackDown.

WWE SmackDown saw an increase in viewership on October 17. According to Wrestlenomics, SmackDown averaged 1.180 million viewers on Friday. The show drew a 0.28 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. The viewership is up from last week’s episode,

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.