Bray Wyatt appears to have gained an advantage over Dean Ambrose ahead of their TLC match at Tables, Ladders and Chairs by attacking the former Shield member at this week's WWE SmackDown tapings.
The duo have been involved in several altercations over the past six weeks, but Wyatt's attack with a steel chair could leave him with the edge going into their match on December 14.
Elsewhere on the show, which will air on Sky Sports on Friday night, Santino Marella returned as general manager and soon booked a ladder match between Luke Harper and Dolph Ziggler at the next pay-per-view after their contest ended prematurely on SmackDown.
Ryback and Erick Rowan defeated the team of Seth Rollins and Big Show, while The Miz scored a pin-fall victory over Jey Uso.
The New Day faction also made their second appearance on SmackDown, with Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston beating Tyson Kidd and Cesaro.
