WWE Smackdown Notes: Shinsuke Nakamura, Bronson Reed, Women's US Title Tournament


-- Shinsuke Nakamura made his return to WWE after a lengthy absence and while he was not listed on internal rundown sheets, Nakamura's return was planned for a number of weeks, reports fightfulselect.com.

-- Women from the WWE Raw roster were not included in the ongoing women's United States Championship tournament and they were not told why or if an equivalent belt would be introduced on the red brand at a future date.

-- Fightfulselect.com reported that there were dome discussions about not airing the graphic for the Women's US Title tournament brackets on Smackdown as some felt it would pretty much telegraph the finish of the Nia Jax vs. Naomi main event since the latter was in the tournament.

-- WrestleVotes tweeted that the Bronson Reed/Bloodline segment got a strong reaction backstage amongst WWE officials with one source commenting that it "fit like a glove."