If you were wondering, local competitor There were some details on LA Knight’s opponent from last Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown. His opponent was Ren Jones. This was Jones’ first WWE match since 2017. He previously wrestled Brian Kendrick on the January 24, 2017 edition of 2025 Live, where he was billed as Trip Bradshaw.
Ren Jones appeared as an extra security guard on the December 2022 edition of SmackDown:
on the new @WWE SmackDown: LA Night @RealLAKnight Wren defeated Jones.
This was Ren’s 2nd WWE match. He last competed against Brian Kendrick as Tripp Bradshaw on 1/24/17 205 Live.#WWE #SmackDown #WWESmackDown pic.twitter.com/LVFe3lY5kP
— Local CompWWE (@LocalCompWWE) January 21, 2023
Ren Jones previously appeared on the 12/16/22 SmackDown as a security guard. Ren & Connor Braxton take away the hooded stagehand, Xia Li, during the Liv Morgan & Tegan Knox vs. Iyo Sky & Dakota Kai match.#WWE #SmackDown #WWESmackDown pic.twitter.com/s0IfnbYNMk
— Local CompWWE (@LocalCompWWE) January 21, 2023
