Six days removed from the historic Crown Jewel PPV event, WWE Smackdown will present its next edition with a historic title match on the card. The tag titles will be on the line to determine the longest-ever champions of the belts in WWE history. Plus, a World Cup Tournament will also begin during the November 11 episode that takes place at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Last week on WWE Smackdown, it was announced that The New Day – Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods will challenge, next for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles, facing the winner of The Usos vs. Brawling Brutes title match which was scheduled for this past Saturday’s Crown Jewel premium live event.
Since The Usos ended up retaining their tag team titles against The Brutes, it’s been officially announced that Woods and Kingston will be facing The Usos on the November 11 episode of WWE SmackDown with their Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles on the line.
This is going to be a historic bout on WWE Smackdown since if The Usos are victorious then they will be the longest-reigning WWE Tag Team Champions by surpassing the previous record set by The New Day. It was in December 2016, that Woods and Kingston along with Big E set the record for the longest WWE Tag Team Championship reign at 483 days. At the time of setting the record, they were holding the Raw Tag Team Championships.
The Usos became WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions on July 18, 2021, after defeating The Mysterios at Money in the Bank. Almost a year later, they became the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions by defeating then-Raw Tag Team Champions Randy Orton and Matt Riddle in a Winners Take All Title Unification Match on the May 20 episode of the blue brand.
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WWE Smackdown Preview (11/11/22): World Cup tournament begins
Last week, an 8-person tournament was confirmed in the name of the first-ever WWE Smackdown World Cup. While no details or the lineups have been provided, the concept should resemble an eight-man knockout tourney where superstars representing eight different countries will be seen participating with the prize being a shot to the Intercontinental Championship.
WWE SmackDown brand includes the likes of international superstars such as Drew McIntyre (Scotland), Sheamus (Republic of Ireland), Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER (Austria), Santos Escobar (Mexico), Sami Zayn (Canada), and Shinsuke Nakamura (Japan). From the women’s division, there are Natalya (Canada), Xia Li (China), and Emma (Australia).
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Speaking of the international superstars, two of the above-mentioned names are scheduled to feature in a match. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Santos Escobar in a singles capacity will go down and it’s confirmed that this match will be contested for the World Cup tourney.
Last week on WWE Smackdown, a pre-taped video featuring Legado del Fantasma aired where Santos Escobar, Zelina Vega, Joaquin Wilde, and Cruz Del Toro were seen in a backstage segment. Escobar issued a warning to Shinsuke Nakamura while Vega noted that the time for talking is over. Fantasma also stated that they were not going to be stopped.
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