Bengaluru, January 22: Less than two weeks away from the 34th annual Royal Rumble event, things are getting heated on WWE Friday Night SmackDown, where the new contender for the Universal Title will address the WWE Universe this week.
Also announced for tonight, an obstacle course challenge between two bitter rivals and the Intercontinental Title will be hanging in the balance when the show comes live from the Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay, Florida.
The main event title picture of SmackDown saw a drastic change when Roman Reigns received a new opponent for Royal Rumble. Adam Pearce was originally scheduled to face Universal Champion Roman Reigns at the upcoming PPV event after the Tribal Chief engineered his victory in a huge Gauntlet Match two weeks ago.
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Banks tried to attack her big-mouth opponent in thd backstage, but the sommelier, Reginald stood in the middle to make the save. For weeks now, this newbie has proven to be a trouble for the Legit Boss.
So, Banks agreed to give Carmella a title shot, but only if she can have a match with Reginald first. Mella officially accepted the challenge but she indicated the same to set up another title match at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
Previously, Carmella defeated Banks by DQ, with the title on the line, during the December 11 SmackDown episode while the champion retained over Carmella by submission at the WWE TLC pay-per-view. The feud has continued for quite sometime and one more match should be made official when SmackDown airs this week from the ThunderDome.