Ilja Dragunov marked his return to the ring by dethroning Sami Zayn for the United States Championship during "WWE SmackDown." Dragunov had been out of action since last September before returning as the seventh challenger for Zayn's title, with the champion having held a weekly open challenge since dethroning Solo Sikoa at the end of August.

Zayn has held an open challenge throughout the course of his run as United States Champion and has faced both veteran stars and upcoming talent. John Cena, Rey Fenix, Carmelo Hayes, Je'Von Evans, Aleister Black, and Shinsuke Nakamura all answered the Canadian's call but fell short for differing reasons.

Sami Zayn lost the United States Championship to a returning Ilja Dragunov on the latest edition of SmackDown.

Spoiler alert: a former NXT Champion is possibility returning to "WWE SmackDown" to answer an open challenge from Sami Zayn.

Sami Zayn's US title reign came to an end and we got disappointing news about Jacob Fatu on the latest SmackDown.

The Mad Dragon is back and he's the new United States Champion! After missing over a year of action, Ilja Dragunov made his return to the ring Friday night on

Tonight's SmackDown left the WWE fans on their feet with jaw-dropping matches and dramatic segments. Here's everything that happened tonight!

A chaotic episode of "WWE SmackDown" has come and gone. There were title changes, Wyatt Sicks videos, and impromptu title matches littered throughout the broadcast, but enough about "what happened" on the show, since that's been handily covered over on the results page.

The march toward Saturday Night's Main Event is on and it appears as though it's going to be a chaotic one. Friday night's episode of WWE SmackDown was filled w

Paul Heyman is very popular in WWE. Over the years, Heyman has seen tremendous success during his run with various stars like Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, and Brock Lesnar. On the flip side, there have been a few names that Heyman didn’t quite mesh with like Cesaro, Curtis Axel, and Ryback.