Update On EC3 & Lashley To WWE, 3 Matches For SmackDown

– Bobby Lashley and EC3 are done with IMPACT Wrestling after this past weekend’s TV tapings in Orlando. EC3 previously worked in WWE under the name Derrick Bateman and has a good shot at returning to the company.

PWInsider reports that there is “absolutely WWE interest” in EC3 returning. As for Lashley, Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline reports that the door is still open for him to return to WWE after initially leaving WWE for undisclosed reasons.

– There have been three matches confirmed for this week’s episode of SmackDown Live. A US Title Tournament match-up between Bobby Roode & Mojo Rawley, as well as Xavier Woods vs. Jinder Mahal will go down.

The winners of those respective matches will face off for the vacant title at the Royal Rumble on January 28th. A Six-Woman Tag Team match between the teams of Becky Lynch, Naomi, and Charlotte Flair vs. The Riott Squad has also been confirmed.