WWE confirms Wyatt vs. Knight Pitch Black match for Royal Rumble
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX opened with an in-ring segment featuring Bray Wyatt, LA Knight, and Uncle Howdy. During the segment, Knight challenged Wyatt to a match at the WWE Royal Rumble, and Wyatt accepted as he thinks it’s time to show the world just how cruel he can be when he wants to be. The segment ended with Howdy coming out to drop Wyatt with Sister Abigail, as seen below.
WWE has since announced that Wyatt vs. Knight will be held as the inaugural Pitch Black match. WWE did not announce any details on the format of the new gimmick match, but they confirmed that the bout is sponsored by the return of Mountain Dew’s Pitch Black flavor.
The original commercial for the Pitch Black match can also be seen below.
The 2023 WWE Royal Rumble Premium Live Event is scheduled for Saturday, January 28 from The Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. The only other matches confirmed as of this writing are the 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match and the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match, with Kofi Kingston as the first confirmed entrant.
The @MountainDew Pitch Black match is coming! 👀 #ad pic.twitter.com/Imu4adoDUT
— WWE (@WWE) December 26, 2022
Bray Wyatt kicks things off tonight on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/r0jxlICh3N
— WWE (@WWE) December 31, 2022
Looks like Bray Wyatt accepts @RealLAKnight's challenge for the #RoyalRumble 👀#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/unKTALOV4V
— WWE (@WWE) December 31, 2022
WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED?!?!#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/lenXLKnn5l
— WWE (@WWE) December 31, 2022
"What happened to you man?"@RealLAKnight #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/5btWtRqhea
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) December 31, 2022
"Who the hell do you think you're talking to?"#BrayWyatt #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/b7pJuAFjFJ
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) December 31, 2022
YEAH YEAH YEAH #BrayWyatt #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/jL3rnQFm2e
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) December 31, 2022
Uncle Howdy just attacked #BrayWyatt! 🤯#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/7FD0kTQUCr
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) December 31, 2022
The @MountainDew Pitch Black match is coming! 👀 #ad pic.twitter.com/Imu4adoDUT
— WWE (@WWE) December 26, 2022
BREAKING: Bray Wyatt will face off against @RealLAKnight in a @MountainDew Pitch Black Match at the #RoyalRumble! https://t.co/4nO9DbgljJ #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/VNyVittNj1
— WWE (@WWE) December 31, 2022
