WWE Universal Championship plans delayed


WWE Universal Championship plans delayed

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Current Universal Champion Roman Reigns

On the latest episode of WWE’s Smackdown Daniel Bryan took on the Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn. His backstage interview, prior to the match hinted that he might be after the Intercontinental Championship.

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Bryan lost his match due to a Jey Uso assault again. During the match, Zayn fled backstage and Bryan followed him. As the referee was finishing the count-out, Zayn returned to the ring and managed to win the match. But Bryan did not return. The camera cuts backstage and we see Uso attacking Bryan, again.

It was reported earlier this week that WWE is planning for a Universal Championship match with Daniel Bryan at TLC. But Dave Meltzer reported that these plan might have been pushed to next year’s PPV, Royal Rumble. For this year’s final pay-per-view, TLC, we might see Kevin Owens going against Roman Reigns.

WWE hints at Reigns – Owens rivalry

Kevin Owens calls out Roman Reigns

WWE hinted at a Kevin Owens – Roman Reigns match for Royal Rumble. Owens attacked Uso while the latter was attacking Daniel Bryan. This was not all, he went up and spoke to Roman Reigns too. Owens mentioned that Reigns’ family issues was disturbing the whole Smackdown locker-room.

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Kevin Owens also mentioned that for someone who keeps on talking about his family, Reigns treats his family really bad. Uso and Owens faced each other on the main event of this episode. Jey Uso got the taste of his own medicine when Owens brutally attacked him with the steel chair. He called out Reigns and waited for him, when the show went off-air.

This might build up to a Chairs match at TLC for the Universal Championship. Tables, Ladders and Chair is WWE’s final PPV of the year. The event airs live on 20th December, 2020.  

Also Read: WWE Smackdown results – 27/11/2020 (New feuds for Roman Reigns, The Mysterios and Daniel Bryan)