WWE SmackDown Preview: January 8th, 2019

#4 Will Rusev retaliate at Shinsuke Nakamura?

Last week, Rusev and Lana were out to celebrate Rusev Day and the recent United States Championship victory. Rusev vowed to defend the title with honour as it should be. Shinsuke Nakamura, unfortunately, didn't share the same enthusiasm.

He sneaked in from behind and hit multiple kinshasas on the US Champion. Lana tried to get involved but was subsequently slammed on her back by Nakamura. With the rivalry clearly not over, how will Rusev retaliate?

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#3 The Royal Rumble momentum continues

So far, The New Day, Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe and Andrade 'Cien' Almas are the only SmackDown Live superstars to have announced their Royal Rumble entry.

Things are going to start getting heated up among the Rumble entrants, as they look to gain momentum heading into the PPV that kickstarts the road to WrestleMania.

Expect more entries into the Rumble tonight, and perhaps a match or two between entrants.