WWE SmackDown LIVE Preview: April 18, 2017
Raw ended with a crash this week, quite literally. The entire ring collapsed under the weight of the main event between The Big Show and Braun Strowman. The combined weight of the people who are in the ring tomorrow, vying for Randy Orton’s championship, may be far greater than that of the two monsters. What craziness will ensue when they lock horns?
We do not have all the answers, but at best can give you a glimpse of the madness that is in store for you when SmackDown comes to the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, this week.
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#5 Strange contenders in a stranger main event
While we were watching Raw and witnessing the strange aftermath of Braun Strowman’s wrath, we were witness to an even stranger announcement for SmackDown. Six men will be vying for Randy Orton’s WWE Championship on SmackDown. These include Sami Zayn, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, Jinder Mahal, Dolph Ziggler and Mojo Rawley. No, we’re not making this up.
Of the lot, the only viable contenders for a championship match against Randy Orton are Sami Zayn and Luke Harper. Well, Dolph Ziggler too, if this was maybe 2011. If you genuinely believed that creative has no plans for Finn Balor, look how confused they are with regard to their WWE Champion.
First a House of Horrors Match, something that reportedly WWE is confused about. Then this embarrassment of a Number 1 contender’s match. Although to be honest, we wouldn’t mind either Zayn or Harper getting elevated to main event status as a direct consequence of this opportunity. Let's hope it is not Mojo Rawley, all said!