{"id":33766,"date":"2018-01-02T21:04:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T03:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=33766"},"modified":"2018-01-02T21:04:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T03:04:41","slug":"wwe-championship-match-set-royal-rumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/01\/02\/wwe-championship-match-set-royal-rumble\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Championship match set for the Royal Rumble"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-75070652\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>Daniel Bryan announced on Tuesday&#8217;s WWE Smackdown Live that AJ Styles will defend the WWE Championship against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a handicap match.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Bryan didn&#8217;t explain how the match would work in terms of who will be named the actual champion if the heel duo end up winning. 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