Jacob Fatu Injured, Big Match on WWE SmackDown Cancelled

WWE SmackDown kicked off with General Manager Nick Aldis announcing to the San Jose crowd that the heated grudge match between Drew McIntyre and the “Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu will have higher stakes this Friday night. For all the marbles, Fatu and McIntyre will try to outlast one another for a shot at becoming the number one contender for the Undisputed WWE Championship, held by the “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes. Jacob Fatu being injured was all but a rumor until tonight happened.

Last week on SmackDown, Fatu made it crystal clear that he wants next against Rhodes, before getting battered by McIntyre, which led to this match. Drew, on the other hand, is still extremely bitter about not regaining the Undisputed WWE Title at Wrestlepalooza, blaming everyone else but him, which Fatu called out, thus starting this whole rivalry.

In the main event of the evening, Fatu’s music would hit, but there was no Jacob to be found. Backstage, we see a battered Fatu, bloodied around the mouth. This series of events led to an impromptu Undisputed WWE Championship Match between Cody Rhodes and would-be challenger Drew McIntyre. The segment would end WWE SmackDown in San Jose.