WWE heads overseas this weekend, as Friday Night SmackDown will take place in Saudi Arabia. Back in 2018, WWE announced a 10-year deal with the Ministry of Sport, bringing wrestling to Saudi Arabia with numerous PPV events. SmackDown will go on as usual, but the Night of Champions on Saturday is the main event for this weekend.

Giulia has won the WWE Women's United States Championship. The Beautiful Madness captured her first singles title on the main roster Friday night on SmackDown when she defeated Zelina Vega inside the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh,

Before Rhodes could speak, Orton's music hit. The Viper put over Rhodes for beating Jey Uso to get to the finals before the show cut to a different angle. This was the segment that experienced technical difficulties in the arena, so all of the footage looked a little grainy.