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What’s the story?
The WWE has now officially added Mojo Rawley vs. Zack Ryder to Clash Of Champions.
The rumoured clash between the former Hype Bros team-mates will now serve as the match on the Clash Of Champions Kick-Off show—
In case you didn’t know…
Mojo Rawley recently turned heel; attacking his Hype Bros brethren Zack Ryder.
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The tension between Rawley and Ryder had been simmering for weeks prior to the aforementioned attack, and the duo is now involved in a full-blown feud with one another in SmackDown Live.
The heart of the matter
As we’d previously reported, the vast majority of professional wrestling industry experts asserted that Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder will indeed face each other at Clash Of Champions.
The WWE has confirmed the same; announcing that Mojo Rawley vs. Zack Ryder will be featured on the Clash Of Champions pre-show; leading up to the PPV card. Below is the complete updated card for Clash Of Champions 2017—
PPV Show Matches:
Tag Team Match:
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Randy Orton; (w/Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan as special guest referees)
(*Should Owens and Zayn lose, they’ll be fired from all of WWE*)
WWE Championship Match:
AJ Styles (c) vs. Jinder Mahal
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship Lumberjack Match:
Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Natalya
WWE United States Championship Match:
Baron Corbin (c) vs. Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match:
The Usos (c) vs. The New Day vs. Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable vs. Rusev & Aiden English
Tag Team Match:
The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Breezango
Kickoff Card:
Singles Match:
Zack Ryder vs. Mojo Rawley
What’s next?
The WWE’s SmackDown-brand exclusive Clash Of Champions PPV goes down at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on December 17th.
The feud between Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder will reach a crescendo at the pay-per-view; likely continuing over the weeks to come.
Author’s take
Mojo Rawley is one of the best athletes in the professional wrestling industry today.
His feud with Zack Ryder could truly be one of the dark horse programs on WWE if booked correctly, as both Superstars are tremendous athletes and share great in-ring chemistry with one another. Whether or not this feud lives up to expectations, remains to be seen.
