WWE News: Two Big Championship Matches Announced for Smackdown Live
Nov 9, 2017 at 1:35 PM
The match card of the Survivor Series PPV has witnessed a drastic change in this week’s Raw and Smackdown Live.
The Raw tag team championship changed hands in the main event of Raw, whereas, the WWE Championship altered in the main event of Smackdown Live. The Bar and the AJ Styles became the respective title-holders and get inserted into the champion vs champion matches at the last dual brand PPV.
Now, we can certainly expect some more upset wins on the next week’s edition of Smackdown Live, as well. It is going to be the go-home edition of the Survivor Series PPV which will witness the final hype-ups for the event. Hence, two more championship matches were announced to make it a packed show.
As announced by the Smackdown commissioner, Shane McMahon, the women’s championship will be on the line, as Natalya will defend her title against Charlotte Flair. It is going to be a rematch from Hell in a Cell PPV where the champion got herself disqualified, intentionally.
NEXT WEEK: Two QUEENS will collide when @MsCharlotteWWE gets her #SDLive #WomensTitle rematch against @NatByNature! pic.twitter.com/FI7ieEjtAB
— WWE (@WWE) November 8, 2017
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The match was setup via a backstage confrontation between the two competitors with Shane being getting involved into it. Check out the announcement from WWE.com,
“Charlotte Flair will get another opportunity at the SmackDown Women’s Championship next Tuesday on SmackDown LIVE when she challenges Natalya in her hometown of Charlotte, N.C. Who will take control of the SmackDown Women’s Championship? Find out next Tuesday on SmackDown LIVE at 8/7 C on USA Network!”
NEXT WEEK: Before he faces @mikethemiz at #SurvivorSeries, The #LoneWolf will defend the #USTitle against @SinCaraWWE on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/gTEMDBAwib
— WWE (@WWE) November 8, 2017
The other title match of the night will get contested for the United States Championship. Baron Corbin will be challenged by Sin Cara for the title after one week’s hiatus on the show for a leg injury. Check out the official announcement of the match,
“Sin Cara exacted a measure of retribution on Baron Corbin when he pummeled The Lone Wolf two weeks ago on SmackDown LIVE. Next Tuesday, the masked man will get the chance to take Corbin’s United States Championship. Who will walk out of SmackDown LIVE as champion? Find out next Tuesday at 8/7 C on USA Network!”
ALSO NEXT WEEK: #TheNewDay will battle best friends @FightOwensFight and @SamiZayn on #SDLive! @XavierWoodsPhD @WWEBigE @TrueKofi pic.twitter.com/XtbpiiEe2h
— WWE (@WWE) November 8, 2017
Apart from this two matches, another big tag team action was also added to the card, as The New Day will take on the duo of Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. These two teams had a confrontation during this week’s opening segment of Smackdown causing in the first-time ever matchup.