As Royal Rumble approaches nearer, WWE Smackdown is ready with one other episode with two big-time matches marketed on it. Kevin Owens will battle his former finest buddy Sami Zayn in the primary occasion. Plus, the Intercontinental Championship can be on the road as Gunther defends in opposition to Braun Strowman on this January 13 episode that takes place on the RESCH Middle in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin.

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Final week on WWE Smackdown, Roman Reigns blamed Sami Zayn for his or her loss to Owens and John Cena on the ultimate episode of 2022 which ended with Owens pinning Zayn. Later that night time, Reigns additionally apologized to Zayn for taking out his frustrations on Zayn. These two segments made the followers imagine that The Bloodline will finally be turning on Zayn.

Possibilities of seeing the identical can be even stronger if The Honorary Uce fails to defeat Kevin Owens on this week’s WWE Smackdown. This match was initially urged to Zayn by Paul Heyman in order that he might get again in Reigns’ good books by taking out the KO downside by that includes on this singles match.

This comes after Reigns had agreed to place his Undisputed WWE Common Championship on the road in opposition to Owens at Royal Rumble in the identical section the place he was verbally blasting Zayn for developing brief in opposition to Cena and Owens. Now, time will inform whether or not Zayn provides another reason to The Bloodline chief to bash him from the faction by shedding in opposition to Owens.

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WWE Smackdown Preview (13/01/23): Gunther vs. Braun Strowman

Braun Strowman is again within the WWE 5 months in the past however he’s but to achieve the primary occasion scene. Now, for the primary time since his return to WWE in September, the previous Common Champion can be competing in a championship match on this week’s WWE Smackdown as he’ll tackle Gunther for the Intercontinental Title.

After defeating Ricochet for the title, two weeks in the past, Gunther and his Imperium buddies attacked the challenger when Strowman got here out to defend him. In consequence, WWE introduced this large matchup that’s going to be a conflict of the titans. Whereas Imperium members can be at ringside to help their chief, count on Ricochet to offer backup to The Monster amongst Males.

It received’t be the primary time that the 2 can be sharing the ring as they briefly confronted off within the 2019 Males’s Survivors Sequence match with Gunther as a part of Workforce WWE NXT whereas Strowman was part of Workforce WWE SmackDown. Nonetheless, this would be the first time certainly that these two gigantic figures will characteristic in a singles battle.

WWE Smackdown Preview (13/01/23): New feud to start?

Drew McIntyre made his return to make the save for Sheamus from The Bloodline on the December 30, 2022, episode of WWE SmackDown. This additionally made manner for the duo to characteristic in a possibility to problem for the Undisputed WWE Tag Workforce Championship held by The Usos, final week.

The champion cheated their technique to successful by pinning Sheamus whereas McIntyre was down exterior the ring. After the match, McIntyre and Sheamus have been attacked by The Viking Raiders. Erik and Ivar despatched them shoulder-first into the ring publish after which they took out the 2 with two Ragnaroks hinting {that a} model new feud between the 2 sides is starting this week.