WWE Smackdown 8/21/26 Review | KEVIN OWENS CHALLENGES CM PUNK FOR THE WWE TITLE
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Solomonster reviews WWE Smackdown from Toronto with Kevin Owens challenging CM Punk for the WWE championship, and thankfully he did because the rest of this show... woof. Cody Rhodes drops a Paul Heyman line, Blake Monroe finally debuts (but really doesn't) and Hiromu Takahashi gets a new name. Thanks to all who supported tonight, you guys BLEW IT UP!
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