Last Friday, John Cena attempted to wiggle his way out of defending the undisputed WWE championship against Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam. Rhodes attacked Cena, literally forcing the champion's hand to sign the contract for a street fight at the biggest event of the summer.

WWE SmackDown kicked off a jam-packed weekend of pro wrestling Friday night on USA Network, with a show headlined by a WWE Tag Team Championship Match and a special appearance by recording artist, and fan,

There was really no way around it — this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown opened with a tribute to the late Hulk Hogan, who died at 71-years-old just days ago. In the time since, many have struggled with how to handle his death.