5 things that could happen on SmackDown Live next week
Another week of the Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens Show is in the books, and a number of interesting developments have taken place. Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan are amicable but still disagree with each others’ principles, the Hype Bros are no more, the Riott Squad are running roughshod and the Bludgeon Brothers have the tag division on notice.
Zayn bent the rules and helped his best friend KO defeat Randy Orton in an excellent No Disqualification match and The New Day stifled the momentum of Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin in a surprising development. Based on everything that happened this week, here are five things that you can expect to see next week on WWE’s Tuesday night offering.
#5 Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan almost come to blows
If the rumours are to be believed, WWE might be slightly defrosting regarding the idea of allowing Daniel Bryan getting back into the ring to do what he loves. This is still highly unlikely, but the possibility today, according to reports, is higher than it was, say, two weeks ago. That doesn’t mean much, but with his current status as General Manager of SmackDown and being at odds with Commissioner Shane McMahon, it means that one day they could square off in the ring.
Whether that turns out to be the case or not, there is still much tension to be exploited. WWE teased physicality with Bryan when he was “chokeslammed” by Kane a few weeks ago on RAW, and a possible confrontation with Shane McMahon would be very interesting. After an argument regarding Bryan not being able to keep Sami Zayn from interfering in the Owens/Orton match, it gets very tense and both men will get in each others’ faces, ready to strike. Cooler heads will prevail, but for a fleeting moment it will look like the two men in charge of SD Live are about to butt heads, literally.