{"id":42407,"date":"2018-07-09T14:55:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T19:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=42407"},"modified":"2018-07-09T14:55:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T19:55:42","slug":"aj-styles-to-face-a-familiar-opponent-on-wwe-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/07\/09\/aj-styles-to-face-a-familiar-opponent-on-wwe-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"AJ Styles to face a familiar opponent on WWE Smackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2198188148\" 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><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, Prowrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>WWE announced AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for Tuesday&#8217;s Smackdown Live television show. Read the official announcement at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/smackdown\/2018-07-10\/article\/aj-styles-shinsuke-nakamura-preview?sf193381283=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> There&#8217;s no indication in the WWE website story of the WWE Championship being on the line. Styles will defend the title against Rusev, and Nakamura will challenge Jeff Hardy for the U.S. Championship at Sunday&#8217;s Extreme Rules event. 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