The landscape of Smackdown Live was completely changed with the appearance of John Cena, last week. The appearance of the franchise player not only made things interesting on the show but also boosted the ratings after quite sometimes. The WWE Championship match was altered on the upcoming PPV.
With that being said, this is going to be the final show prior to the Fastlane PPV where the last buildups will be made towards it. A women’s division matchup was confirmed on this show alongside two more matches from the men’s division. The show will emanate from the RESCH Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
The focal point of tonight’s Smackdown Live will remain on the newly altered WWE Championship match at Fastlane which has now become a six-pack challenge. This is going to be one of the biggest lineups of all-time where the odds will be stacked against the champion. So, he should note on the situation especially after coming up short against John Cena.
Meanwhile, the five contenders are getting a lifetime opportunity to grab the WWE Championship at Fastlane. So, each of them will try to keep the momentum by their side. The title-holder will get a shot to bring back the momentums towards him by virtue of a singles match announced on the show. AJ Styles is now being advertised to face Dolph Ziggler in a singles matchup.
An alteration is expected in the United States Championship picture. Multiple sources have speculated that Jinder Mahal might get included in the mix to make it a triple threat affair. Hence, it is likely that Bobby Roode will receive an extra opponent other than Randy Orton which will make his job tougher. This should be made possible by virtue of the contest announced between Jinder Mahal and Randy Orton.
Also, the same might happen with the tag team title, as well. The Bludgeon Brothers are trying to lurk into the mix for quite sometimes targeting the champions. Hence, they might get included into Fastlane title match making it a triple threat. This will avoid a repetitive lineup between the New Day and the Usos.
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The Riott Squad are on a roll, for quite sometimes with their leader getting a shot to the Women’s Championship. For the past few weeks, they have been on the winning side and likely to keep it that way to build up momentums towards the Fastlane Championship match. Ruby Riott will have a face-off against Charlotte prior to their title match.
Making things interesting, Carmella will be back on tonight’s Smackdown after few weeks’ absence. Last week, she had a backstage confrontation with Becky Lynch setting up a short rift. So, these two will compete in a fresh singles matchup.