– WWE has announced that Shinsuke Nakamura will open this week’s SmackDown with a message for the WWE Universe.
WWE also announced a first-ever beat Tag Team Beat The Clock Challenge for Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown Live. The winners of the bout will receive a title shot against The Usos. Competitors in the match include American Alpha, Breezango, The Colons and The Ascension. Also confirmed for tomorrow’s show is Naomi defending her SmackDown Women’s Championship against Charlotte.
– We’ve noted how WWE has plans for RAW Tag Team Champions The Hardys to eventually bring their “Broken” gimmicks to the company. Matt Hardy picked up a singles win over Sheamus on tonight’s RAW from Kansas City and did several “Broken” taunts and gestures during the match. Below is a quick clip from the match and a graphic for Sunday’s match at Payback with Matt’s “Broken” face:
Less than 1 week before their #RAW #TagTeamChampionship match at #WWEPayback, @MATTHARDYBRAND & @WWESheamus face off in singles action! pic.twitter.com/w5eF0ufyKJ— WWE (@WWE) April 25, 2017
THIS SUNDAY: The #HardyBoyz defend the #Raw #TagTeamTitles against @WWECesaro & @WWESheamus at #WWEPayback! pic.twitter.com/byVtmlkq6Y— WWE (@WWE) April 25, 2017
