Smackdown Live Arena Heavily Tarped Off (Photo), WWE Star Makes Stereotype Breaker List, WWE Live Event Plans

Several fans in attendance for this week’s WWE Smackdown Live taping in Detroit noted the show was poorly attended, as seen below:

@thewadekeller tonight’s Smackdown in Detroit 40% tarped pic.twitter.com/HnNpz5M03N

— Terrance Calhoun (@TDC1987) September 4, 2018

WWE Star Makes Stereotype Breaker List

WWE.com has announced the following:

Mustafa Ali has been named a South Asian-American stereotype breaker by the editorial staff of National Geographic.

The high-flying “Heart of 205 Live” tweeted on Tuesday that he was featured in NatGeo’s newest issue, which highlights how South Asian Americans are forging their own cultural path and building their own American dream. Ali has spoken at length with WWE.com before about grappling with stereotypes, and the Cruiserweight Championship Tournament finalist is featured in NatGeo alongside figures such as comedian Hari Kondabolu (“The Problem with Apu”), Hoboken, N.J., Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla, astronaut Sunita Williams, Emmy-award winning journalist Narmeen Choudhury and 2018 Houston Public Media Spelling Bee champion Pranav Chemudupaty.

See the full gallery here, and please join WWE.com in congratulating Mustafa on this outstanding recognition!

WWE Live Event Plans

Pre-sale tickets are now on-sale for the October 22nd WWE Smackdown Live event in White Plains, NY, and you can use the code WWEWP to obtain tickets via Ticketmaster.com. Below is the advertised card for the event, which could be an indication of key feuds that will be continuing through October:

-WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe
-WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Carmella
-WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton
-Daniel Bryan, The Miz, The New Day, Rusev and Asuka are all advertised to appear