5 things to expect from SmackDown Live episode 1000

#5 The WWE Title changes hands

Only Vince McMahon, Brock Lesnar and AJ Styles have won the WWE Title on an episode of SmackDown

What could be more shocking than ending the historic episode by crowning a new WWE Champion? AJ Styles has been an excellent WWE Champion, but he has to drop the title sooner or later.

It has been speculated that the reason behind AJ's lengthy reign is to push him heavily till the new game WWE 2K19 comes out, because AJ is its cover star.

The game comes out on October 5th, while SmackDown 1000 will take place on October 16th. So a WWE Title match as the main event sounds possible, and what would make the episode even memorable is if someone finally wins the WWE Championship from AJ Styles.

Possible candidates are Daniel Bryan, The Miz, Randy Orton and Samoa Joe. The WWE Title has only changed hands on SmackDown thrice, so expect a shocker - ending the show on a high note.

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Ali Siddiqui is a listicle and feature writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling since 2018. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he decided to write for Sportskeeda Wrestling after learning about it through a friend. He briefly worked for The Sportster as well.

Ali's love for pro wrestling dates back to when Randy Orton won a Battle Royal to become the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2004. His current favorite wrestler is Cody Rhodes because he's the ultimate throwback babyface. He believes Rhodes has the Surfer Sting's passion, Bret Hart's prop-gifting schtick, a catchy theme like Hogan's, and a kid-friendly demeanor akin to John Cena's.

When he is not doing research for his articles on Google or catching up with the latest in pro wrestling, Ali can be found honing his Data Science and AI skills as he strives to get back into tech in the near future.

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Edited by Anthony Akatugba Jr.