Official “Smackdown Live” Preview – March 13, 2018

It’s time to hurry. We’re coming up on “Wrestlemania XXXIV” and I’m not sure if you would know that just by watching “Smackdown Live” as of late. The last several weeks have been spent setting up “Fastlane 2018” instead of the biggest show of the year. Now with four episodes left, it’s time to hit the gas in a hurry.

You can read last week’s results here.

WWE.com has released its official preview for this week’s episode of “Smackdown Live”. The featured story looks at Smackdown World Champion AJ Styles vs. #1 contender Shinsuke Nakamura. The two are scheduled to face off at “Wrestlemania” and the build can now begin with “Fastlane 2018” out of the way. Here are the featured stories in this week’s preview.

Shane McMahon to make a WrestleMania announcement.

Shane McMahon vs. The Undertaker - Hell in a Cell Match: WrestleMania 32 on WWE Network

Asuka to make her first SmackDown LIVE appearance after challenging Charlotte Flair

Asuka comes face-to-face with Charlotte Flair: WWE Fastlane 2018 (WWE Network Exclusive)

AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura’s Road to WrestleMania begins

WWE Champion AJ Styles has a blunt warning for Shinsuke Nakamura: Exclusive, March 11, 2018

How will Randy Orton deal with the target on his back?

Randy Orton's name is added to the U.S. Championship: Exclusive, March 11, 2018

How have The Bludgeon Brothers changed the SmackDown Tag Team Division?

The Bludgeon Brothers vs. local competitors: SmackDown LIVE, Feb. 20, 2018

Opinion: It’s about time we get on with the build towards “Wrestlemania” as “Fastlane” didn’t exactly set things up very well. It’s nice to see things actually start to matter but my goodness they took their sweet time to get somewhere. With just four episodes left before the pay per view, they have their work cut out for them.

Which of these stories interests you the most? What matches do you expect to be added to “Wrestlemania”? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 26 wrestling books. His latest book is the History of the WWE Championship.

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