{"id":46397,"date":"2018-10-07T12:40:31","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T17:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=46397"},"modified":"2018-10-07T12:40:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T17:40:31","slug":"wwe-announces-two-world-cup-tournament-qualifiers-for-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/10\/07\/wwe-announces-two-world-cup-tournament-qualifiers-for-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces two World Cup tournament qualifiers for Smackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2239548633\" 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 has announced a pair of World Cup tournament qualifiers for Tuesday&#8217;s Smackdown television show. The qualifiers will feature Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy, and Randy Orton vs. Big Show.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte for the Smackdown Women&#8217;s Championship was previously announced for Tuesday. The WWE World Cup is a one night tournament that will be held at the Crown Jewel event on November. It will be good to see Big Show in the ring again. 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