5 things WWE secretly told us on SmackDown through The Fiend & Daniel Bryan's contract signing segment

#4 Daniel Bryan will have to lose, once again

Even though Daniel Bryan has promised to win the Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble, it doesn't seem like it will happen. He has tried his best to make us believe that it'll be him who wins at the Royal Rumble, but is it so?

We know The Fiend is at such a stage in his career where he can't afford to lose his Universal Championship. Otherwise, it'll pretty much destroy his momentum.

The only thing WWE can do safely is to let these two men provide the fight of the night before The Fiend hits the final blow and emerges victorious. Yes, it means Bryan will have to lose again but that's much better than The Fiend losing at the Royal Rumble.

This week's segment possibly revealed who's going to win at Rumble this Sunday. However, is there going to be a twist during the match? Was this week's main event to trick us into believing that The Fiend will retain? It's unlikely, but also a possibility.

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#3 A shot at AEW, The MJF, and Cody Rhodes?

A few weeks ago, The MJF presented his terms which Cody Rhodes needs to fulfill if he wants to have a match with him. There were 3 of them: Cody can't touch MJF until the AEW Revolution, he will have to face Wardlow in a Steel Cage match, and that he will be lashed by MJF with a leather belt 10 times on live television.

Arn Anderson, Rhodes' advisor, asked for some time before his client makes a decision. In a later episode, Cody agreed to his former ally's terms.

If you watched the main event segment of this week's SmackDown closely, then you would have observed that The Fiend also lashed Bryan will a leather strap 10 times. This could be a reference to AEW Dynamite's, MJF and Cody.

It was so subtle that only a few fans would have noticed it, especially those who were watching it live in the arena. Did you notice it?