5 Things you need to know before tonight's WWE SmackDown Live (January 29th, 2019)
In just a few hours, the WWE will host SmackDown Live, with everyone on team blue reeling from the fallout of an explosive Royal Rumble.
At the pay per view, we saw new champions emerge, a monster return in the WWE Title match and The Man assert herself on the road to WrestleMania 35.
But with the Rumble now behind us, the men and women of SmackDown Live look ahead to the Elimination Chamber, and the titular match that some unlucky souls may find themselves in.
But before all that, the Superstars need to survive tonight's SmackDown Live, which is already shaping up to be a highly exciting episode.
Here are five things you need to know before tonight's edition of WWE SmackDown Live.
#5 Will Rusev Day bounce back?
The 2019 Royal Rumble may have fallen on Rusev Day (what are the odds?!) but the show was not a happy occasion for the Bulgarian Brute or the ravishing Russian.
Competing on the kick-off show, Rusev lost the United States Championship to Shinsuke Nakamura, with Lana being injured in the fray.
It was this ankle injury that prevented the Ravishing Russian from competing in the Women's Royal Rumble match, which did lead a spot vacant (we'll get to that later).
The pay per view was clearly one of the worst nights in the career of both Superstars, so don't expect either to be in a good mood when they appear on SmackDown Live.
Will the pair be able to move on, especially when you remember that it was Rusev who inadvertently caused his wife's injury.