Shinsuke Nakamura’s New Partner Breaks Silence After Making His WWE SmackDown Debut

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“I am KYOKI Congrats on your debut, KYOKI-chan BAKUSAI will create an explosive movement in WWE Come along with Shin-chan and Kyoki-chan MORE MORE MORE,” reads the English translation of Kyoki’s post.

The junior heavyweight and Nakamura faced The Miz and Kit Wilson on SmackDown. The Japanese stars came out victorious and were confronted by WWE Tag Team Champions MFTs Tama and Talla Tonga alongside their father, Haku.

The first Kyoki vignette aired on the episode where the Tonga brothers won the WWE Tag Team Championships. It will be exciting to see how the Japanese star is booked on the blue brand.

What else happened on this recent SmackDown?

The September 4, 2026, episode of WWE SmackDown was taped at Rocket Arena in Cleveland last Friday.

Charlotte Flair and Tatum Paxley (with Alexa Bliss) defeated Women’s Tag Team Champions Fatal Influence of Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid in a non-title match. A post-match assault by Jade Cargill, B-Fab, Michin, and Fatal Influence built tension ahead of their six-woman tag team match at Sunday Night’s Main Event.

Nia Jax defeated Tiffany Stratton in an impromptu match. Earlier, Chelsea Green was medically cleared to compete (with a protective mask). General Manager Nick Aldis booked Green to defend the Women’s Championship against Jax the next week in the Mexico City edition of SmackDown.

The main event saw Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk retain his title against Johnny Gargano, who finally got up from his planking posture, and that too in his hometown of Cleveland. However, the chaos in the end involved Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Gunther, and Finn Bálor. After the match, Punk challenged Zayn to a title bout in Mexico City the next week.

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