This week’s episode of Smackdown will be the go-home show for the Royal Rumble PPV. WWE has now officially confirmed a new match and segment for the episode.
WWE has confirmed that Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt will be involved in a contract signing during the episode. Here is what WWE wrote on their website about the segment:
Daniel Bryan and Bray Wyatt set for Universal Championship Strap Match contract signing
Daniel Bryan is ready to tie his WWE destiny to “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt – both literally and figuratively.
Bryan and Wyatt will meet on Friday Night SmackDown to sign the contract for the Universal Championship Strap Match at Royal Rumble. After the extended mind games between the two competitors, Bryan surprised the twisted titleholder with a blindside attack last week and repaid Wyatt by taking a piece of the Universal Champion’s hair with him. Bryan went on to propose a Strap Match challenge to Wyatt, setting up a contract signing that brings together the two unpredictable combatants just two days before their title showdown at Royal Rumble.
Tune in to Friday Night SmackDown to see Bryan and Wyatt come face to face at 8/7 C on FOX.
WWE has also confirmed a 6-man tag team match for the episode. It will be Roman Reigns and The Usos vs King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and Robert Roode. Here is what WWE wrote:
Roman Reigns & The Usos battle King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode
Roman Reigns & The Usos will look to humble their regal rivals King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode in the ring ahead of Royal Rumble.
Last week’s SmackDown ended with an emphatic message from Reigns as The Big Dog gloriously speared Roode through a table and then The Usos’ dueling dives sent Ziggler breaking through the announce table. Reigns’ win over Roode allowed him to designate his Royal Rumble showdown with Corbin as a Falls Count Anywhere Match that promises to provide a brutal tour of Minute Maid Park in Houston.
See who comes out on top in the Six-Man Tag Team Match at 8/7 C on FOX this Friday night on SmackDown!
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