Solo Sikoa’s MFT Lay Waste to Sami Zayn’s and Shinsuke Nakamura on Friday Night SmackDown

Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura were the unfortunate souls who got mauled by Solo Sikoa’s MFT. Solo Sikoa hinted at Tama Tonga’s return last week when he claimed a piece is missing from his MFT. Tama Tonga returned to WWE tonight, and he, together with Tala Tonga, Tonga Loa, and JC Mateo, started a brutal assault on Shinsuke Nakamura and Sami Zayn that ended when both of them were floored.

Solo Sikoa lost his WWE United States Championship at the hands of Sami Zayn, and it was no surprise that he ordered an attack on Sami Zayn when he was defending his United States Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura in an open challenge on Friday Night SmackDown.

LOOK WHO'S BACK!!!@SamiZayn and @ShinsukeN are outnumbered 😱 pic.twitter.com/4e7tLpZjtJ
— WWE (@WWE) October 11, 2025

Sami Zayn And Shinsuke Nakamura Brutalized Each Other Before MFT Did

Sami Zayn posed another open challenge for his United States Championship, and to everyone’s surprise, Shinsuke Nakamura made his WWE return. He was out of WWE for a long time, but showed no signs of ring rust. He dominated the match against Sami Zayn for most of the match. Sami Zayn was seen clueless against him. His ring awareness, however, saved him more than once during the match.

.@ShinsukeN has RETURNED and he's answering @SamiZayn's Open Challenge 🙌 pic.twitter.com/bDz5wfPqhs
— WWE (@WWE) October 11, 2025

Sami Zayn received a vicious Kinshasa, and when Shinsuke Nakamura was about to pull off an upset, Tama Tonga pulled him out of the ring. The match ended in a Disqualification. Sami Zayn retained his title while Shinsuke Nakamura won the match, and this was the only good thing that happened to them. What followed was a brutal assault on them at the hands of Tala Tonga, Tonga Loa, Tama Tonga, and JC Mateo.

.@ShinsukeN was one step ahead 😮‍💨 pic.twitter.com/FnusZfqMVT
— WWE (@WWE) October 11, 2025

Solo Sikoa’s MFT is now complete, and we will see many more assaults on the SmackDown roster in the coming weeks. They came face-to-face with Wyatt Sicks later tonight, and Solo Sikoa put them on notice.

We've got company… 👀 pic.twitter.com/J86bDvgGD9
— WWE (@WWE) October 11, 2025

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I am Ashish Negi, and I work as a WWE and NFL writer at The Playoffs. I have 5 years of experience in content writing, and I have written in different domains like Real Estate, but I found my love while writing in sports. I love watching sports and have been a fan of WWE and cricket. I got an opportunity to write full-time on WWE and NFL here, so following the footstep of my hero John Cena, I turn heel on my last company