WWE SmackDown: 4 things that should happen on the go-home show before Royal Rumble

#2 Braun Strowman challenges Shinsuke Nakamura for Intercontinental Champion

Challenge made, but will it be accepted?

Braun Strowman has consistently been booked poorly for a long time. Last year, just when it looked like last year The Monster Among Men was going to get his due, he was taken out of the Universal Title match against Brock Lesnar due to an injury that he was nursing at that time.

This year, however, his booking seems to have gotten better, and it is a possibility that he would challenge the current Intercontinental Champion for his title at the Royal Rumble. In case that happens, it would add another match in the Royal Rumble match card and would also put Braun on the match card.

This time around, he also has Elias by his side as he helped The Drifter last week when Nakamura and co. attacked Elias during his performance on SmackDown. It would be a great idea to see this storyline develop this week on Friday Nights.