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WWE Smackdown Live preview and schedule: March 20, 2018

Shane McMahon was taken out of commission for good by the two resident heels of the blue brand and to address the situation, the general manager of the show will return after a three weeks break.

By Raja
AJ Styles (left) vs. Nakamura (image courtesy WWE.com)

Bengaluru, March 20: After what transpired at the end of last week’s episode of WWE Smackdown Live, it is certain that there would be a major fallout on tonight's show. Shane McMahon was taken out of commission for good by the two resident heels of the blue brand and to discuss the situation, the general manager of the show will return after a three weeks break.

Apart from this, the Wrestlemania season will be kept heated up with the championship storylines on the blue brand plus more on tonight's show hosted at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

The live telecast in India will be available via Sony Ten 1 Network on Wednesday (March 21) from 5.30 AM onwards, while the repeat will be aired later that day on the same network at 12 PM, 5 PM and 10 PM.

The main focus in the show would certainly be the attack on Shane McMahon by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. They were dealing with a lot of problems with the commissioner very recently and vented their frustrations out on him. Tonight, we are likely to get an update on Shane-O-Mac’s condition.



Meanwhile, it is being suggested that Daniel Bryan will convert the already announced singles match between Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. The angle that these two attacked Shane McMahon is likely to add a third member to the match and that is going to be none other than Shane himself. Furthermore, Daniel Bryan might name himself as the special guest referee for this match at Wrestlemania.

Plus, the dream rivalry between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura is expected to continue as the pair bulid up to their Wrestlemania match. It started with the challenger saving the champion from ambush and he alluded to do the same, again and again. This is quite interesting and is likely to repeat on Smackdown Live. We would also hear an update on AJ Styles' injury he picked up at MSG.



The women’s championship picture revolves around Charlotte Flair and Asuka. This might be the biggest rivalry of this generation with two strongest names of the women’s roster competing against each other. After a great promo, last week, they might look forward to making statements by competing in matches. The whole Women's division is likely to see drastic change with the arrival of the Empress of Tomorrow.

The United States Championship picture is shaping up to be quite heated, at the moment. Bobby Roode is the former champion which is why an automatic rematch should be reserved for him. On the other hand, Jinder Mahal has defeated both Roode and the champion, Randy Orton which should give him an opportunity, too. So, a triple threat match should be officially announced for Wrestlemania.



In the Smackdown tag team title picture, it is certain that the Bludgeon Brothers are gunning for the titles. They are likely to get an opportunity at the biggest event of the year. The question remains whether it will be a two-on-two match or a triple threat tag team match. It should be clarified tonight.
Story first published: Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 14:21 [IST]
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