Luke Harper and Road Dogg Praise Rowan For Working Injured

Last night on Smackdown, the New Day defeated the Bludgeon Brothers to win the tag-team championships. Rowan entered the match with a torn biceps but competed hard anyway. He will have surgery next week and is expected to be out for 2-4 months.

Following the match, both Harper and Smackdown creative head, Road Dogg, offered praise for the man who worked the main event match while injured.

Thanks Rowan.

— . (@LukeHarperWWE) August 22, 2018

Amen thanks Rowan! Viking Warrior second only to Ragnor Lothbrook! (Sp) #OUDK

— Brian G. James (@WWERoadDogg) August 22, 2018

Rowan’s injury means the tag-team division on Smackdown is opened up quite a bit moving forward. Now all the teams the Bludgeon Brothers defeated while champions are back in the mix.

During a backstage segment last night, the Bar and the Club scheduled a match for next week which could determine the New Day’s first title challengers.

Harper and Rowan held the Smackdown Tag Team Championships for 135 days. They won the titles at WrestleMania 34 in a triple threat tag match against the Usos and New Day. The Usos were the champions going into the match.

BB then defeated the Usos at the Greatest Royal Rumble. They defeated the Club at Money in the Bank and then again on Smackdown just two days later. Harper and Rowan also defeated Team Hell No at Extreme Rules before dropping the Summerslam match to the New Day via DQ.