Add as a preferred source on Google Fans attending WWE SmackDown this Friday, July 17, will see a major match after the show goes off the air.
Oba Femi will face Rusev in a dark match that will not air on television. The show will take place at MVP Arena in Albany, New York. CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, Rhea Ripley, Gunther, Trick Williams, Brie Bella, Paige, Solo Sikoa, Jade Cargill, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss are also advertised for the event.
This will be the second straight week that Femi and Rusev have faced each other at a SmackDown event. They also wrestled in a dark match on July 10 after the show at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City.
Oba Femi vs. Rusev will be the dark match after tomorrow's SmackDown. pic.twitter.com/BWehMfaP4J
— Wrestle Features (@WrestleFeatures) July 16, 2026
The two also wrestled on the March 9 episode of Monday Night RAW. Femi defeated the Bulgarian Brute in about three minutes after hitting the Fall From Grace.
Femi is currently in a major feud with Brock Lesnar, with a Hell in a Cell Match scheduled for SummerSlam. Rusev, meanwhile, competed in a Gauntlet Match this past Monday for a shot at the Intercontinental Championship, defeating Je’Von Evans before Chad Gable eliminated him.
The match in Albany is expected to serve as more preparation for Femi ahead of his match against Lesnar at WWE’s biggest event of the summer.