3 Things we could see on the first SmackDown episode of the year (3 January 2020)

Would Reigns get to humiliate King Corbin this week?
Would Reigns get to humiliate King Corbin this week?

#1 The Universal Championship match gets a new stipulation

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WWE confirmed its first title match for Royal Rumble on SmackDown last week when the Universal Championship match was finalized. Daniel Bryan, who overcame The Miz and Baron Corbin in last week's triple threat match, will take on The Fiend for the most coveted prize of the Blue brand.

Bryan will get another chance to win the Universal Championship, having received the first opportunity at Survivor Series last year, where he was comprehensively beaten by his paranormal opponent.

The match was one with normal stipulation and it is likely that the company could make their rematch at Royal Rumble interesting, possibly by adding a stipulation.

When The Fiend wrestled Seth Rollins in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Crown Jewel, it was one of the best matches of the show.

If this match between The Fiend and Bryan becomes a Last Man Standing match or a No Disqualification match, the two men could tear the house down at Royal Rumble and this could be made possible on this week's episode.

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