Friday Ratings: WWE Friday Night SmackDown Reigns – Roman Reigns, That Is

Going up against super-tough competition in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the Fox WWE Friday Night SmackDown still managed to score a solid demo medal on Friday.

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Connie Britton won’t be playing Tami Taylor again. During Entertainment Tonight’s Bahamas Week at Baha Mar resort, the 54-year-old actress explained to Kevin Frazier why she doesn’t see a “Friday Night Lights” reboot happening.

Connie Britton is opening up about a possible revival of Friday Night Lights.

Connie Britton won't be playing Tami Taylor again. During Entertainment Tonight's Bahamas Week at Baha Mar resort, the 54-year-old actress explained to Kevin Frazier why she doesn't see a reboot happening.Britton starred on the series, which premiered after the 2004 movie of the same name, as Tami Taylor, the wife to high school football coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler).

John Cena is back!The 44-year-old  star made an epic surprise return to the WWE during Monday's Money in the Bank pay-per-view event, seemingly throwing his hat in the ring for the upcoming SummerSlam title.During the final moments of the show, just after Roman Reigns defeated Edge to retain his Universal Championship title, Cena's iconic theme music kicked in, and the 13-time WWE champion stormed the ring.

WWE Money in the Bank 2021 held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas saw some fantastic matches and closed on a massive note with a final fight between Roman Reigns and Edge. Roman Reigns' victory over Edge after a spectacular match remained a major highlight of the event.

Wrestling fans starved for the cheers, howls and boos that only a live audience can bring got their money’s worth last night on Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

Rita Ora and Taika Waititi make their way out of a restaurant after a dinner date on Friday night (July 16) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Production has officially resumed on James Mangold‘s “Indiana Jones 5” after star Harrison Ford injured his shoulder during fight training, and there has been another fantastic addition to the already stellar cast. Oscar-nominated actor Antonio Banderas (“Pain & Glory“) has been tapped for an undisclosed, according to a report from Deadline.

EXCLUSIVE: Antonio Banderas is Harrison Ford’s newest co-star in the anticipated next installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. The Oscar-nominated Banderas has closed a deal to join the film to star alongside Ford, who returns as our favorite archaeologist, and an all-star ensemble that includes Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Boyd Holbrook and Shaunette Renée Wilson. For Banderas, the film marks another major franchise for the international star.

WWE’s Friday Night SmackDown will play at the Rolling Loud Miami 2021 festival on July 23. The occasion marks the first ever collaboration between WWE and a major music festival. The sixth edition of the festival will take place from July 23-25.

Passing the torch is a part and parcel of WWE as wrestlers come, make chaotic, fun mayhem, and leave! While Roman Reigns is currently the self-proclaimed The Head of the Table, the baton was bestowed upon him by wrestlers like John Cena and The Undertaker back in 2017.

While it's been a few years since The Shield last reunited; April 2019 before Dean Ambrose bid goodbye to WWE for good, fans of the beloved faction still hold out a tiny ray of hope that the brothers - Dean, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns - would have a reunion someday, somewhere down the line.

During a recent appearance on ESPN's Cheap Heat with Peter Rosenberg, Roman Reigns was asked who he thinks is most likely to take over WWE as its face, similar to how the torch was passed on to him by the likes of The Undertaker and John Cena in 2017.

The police procedurals, newsmags and scripted series that usually provide the drama on a Friday night largely gave way to sports action before the July 4 holiday weekend.

ABC has made decisions on three of its five outstanding drama pilots, passing on Triage, Dark Horse and the Kevin Costner-executive produced National Parks Investigation. Meanwhile, Epic and Promised Land, whose final cuts are still being locked in, remain in consideration for midseason. They come from ABC Signature, has options on the casts until September I hear.