The New Day Takes A Knee Before Non-Title Loss On WWE SmackDown (Photos, Videos)
Tonight's WWE SmackDown on FOX saw Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura pick up a non-title win over SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day in the opening match.
The non-title win would bring Cesaro and Nakamura one step closer to receiving a title shot from Big E and Kofi Kingston.
The match opened with Kofi and Big E hitting the ring and taking a knee while raising their fists in the air, apparently protesting injustice and showing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Stay tuned for updates on a possible title match between the two teams. Below are a few shots from the match:
New Day take a knee to honour BLM, a nice touch.#SmackDon pic.twitter.com/IcEb96Q2yS
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Watch The New Day @WWEBigE & @TrueKofi make their entrance on @WWE Friday Night #SmackDown. pic.twitter.com/2gA7feWGJw
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) June 13, 2020
.@WWEBigE & @TrueKofi battle @ShinsukeN & @WWECesaro right now on #SmackDown. pic.twitter.com/7jY2CIzQLz
? WWE (@WWE) June 13, 2020
Game-changing STRENGTH. ??#SmackDown @WWECesaro pic.twitter.com/zE9OOixNvh
? WWE (@WWE) June 13, 2020
The #NewDay's titles are safe (for now)... But @WWECesaro and @ShinsukeN just pinned the champs!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/c07baHfaEm
? WWE (@WWE) June 13, 2020
.@WWECesaro & @ShinsukeN hope to leave a statement in the ring tonight against The #NewDay. #SmackDown @TrueKofi @WWEBigE pic.twitter.com/Bl8P92a7Gn
? WWE (@WWE) June 13, 2020
Do we have new contenders for the #SmackDown Tag Team Titles in @WWECesaro and @ShinsukeN? pic.twitter.com/z4bNY1Qz2j
? WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) June 13, 2020