We already know that Shinsuke Nakamura and Rey Mysterio will face off on Smackdown this week in a WWE World Cup qualifying match. The winner will join Kurt Angle, John Cena, Jeff Hardy, and Randy Orton.
WWE has now confirmed another qualifying match for Smackdown this week.
The Miz will take on Rusev for a spot in the tournament. Here is what WWE posted:
“On SmackDown 1000, Rusev goes one-on-one with The Miz to determine one of the final SmackDown LIVE Superstars for the WWE World Cup.
The Bulgarian Brute will look to move past the last few weeks, which saw Aiden English try to drive a wedge between Rusev and his wife, Lana. The Miz is also trying to exorcize demons, as he attempts to get over his lightning-quick loss to Daniel Bryan at WWE Super Show-Down two weeks ago.
The winner of this battle will join John Cena, Kurt Angle, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, the winner of Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler, the winner of Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre and the winner of Rey Mysterio vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in an eight-man tournament to determine the best in the world. Who will advance to WWE Crown Jewel?”
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