{"id":34394,"date":"2018-01-16T09:31:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T15:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=34394"},"modified":"2018-01-16T09:31:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T15:31:42","slug":"wwe-pulls-u-s-title-match-royal-rumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/01\/16\/wwe-pulls-u-s-title-match-royal-rumble\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE pulls the U.S. Title match from the Royal Rumble"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-81224657\" 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>By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The final match of the United States Championship tournament will be held on the January 23 edition of WWE Smackdown Live. The semifinals will take place on tonight&#8217;s Smackdown.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> The tournament final had been advertised for the Royal Rumble event, but the new listing by WWE shows that it will be held next week at the Smackdown taping in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>NEW:<\/b> Help support Prowrestling.net when you shop Amazon by starting your online Amazon shopping at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/amazon\">Prowrestling.net\/amazon<\/a>. You are not charged extra, but we receive a small and very helpful commission on everything you purchase. 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