Here we take a look at the five creative plans that could help revive the WWE Women's United States Championship on Friday Night SmackDown.

Many of the ring's greatest names have staked claim to the U.S. Title during the title's early years, including WWE Hall of Famers Sgt. Slaughter and Greg Valentine. Years later, the U.S. Championship regained the glory it held in years past when competitors like Eddie Guerrero, Booker T and John Cena fought over it in many memorable battles.

However, a positive update has emerged. According to WrestleVotes, despite the creative modifications, there are still influential voices within WWE pushing to keep Theory involved in significant plans. The WWE insider reported that there remains a push from certain individuals to bring Theory back to television in a meaningful way soon.

Our WWE SmackDown results for tonight include Sami Zayn's United States Open Challenge, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes returns to address his Crown Jewel defeat, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against NXT’s Zaria and the Women’s Speed and NXT Women’s North American Champion,

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