WWE Championship Match Announced For “Royal Rumble” 2018

When all else fails, just let everyone kick the crap out of each other.

Tonight on “Smackdown Live,” General Manager Daniel Bryan announced that the AJ Styles would be defending the WWE Championship against both Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match at the 2018 “Royal Rumble.” You can see the official announcement via Twitter below:

#WWEChampion @AJStylesOrg's words may have just come back to haunt him… #SDLive pic.twitter.com/3stUvx5Qud

— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018

The announcement came at the end of the show, following the match between Styles and Zayn. Styles went for a Phenomenal Forearm, but Zayn ducked out of the way, which made Styles inadvertently knock referee Mike Chioda out of the ring. Owens interfered, which delayed Chioda getting back in the ring, and only got the two count.

Shane shoves Owens, and insists that he be ejected from ringside. This would lead to Bryan ejecting Shane from the ringside area as well. In the distraction, Zayn lands The Helluva Kick on Styles to pickup the victory.

You can see a clip of the initial argument from the beginning of the show below:

McMahon & Bryan continue to disagree en route to turbulent main event: SmackDown LIVE, Jan. 2, 2018

Editor’s Opinion:

The tension continues to mount between McMahon and Bryan. I have no idea how a Handicap Match for the title will work; who will be the champion if Owens and Zayn win? This should be interesting, and I can’t wait.

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