{"id":52708,"date":"2019-03-02T07:10:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T13:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=52708"},"modified":"2019-03-02T00:22:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T06:22:33","slug":"open-challenge-announced-for-wwe-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/03\/02\/open-challenge-announced-for-wwe-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Open challenge announced for WWE Smackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-177956291\" 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 that R-Truth will hold another U.S. Championship open challenge on Tuesday&#8217;s Smackdown television show. Read the official announcement at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/shows\/smackdown\/article\/r-truth-united-states-championship-open-challenge-preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0WWE also announced Jey Uso vs. The Miz for Smackdown. Rey Mysterio and Andrade challenged Truth in a Triple Threat last week. Truth pinned Mysterio to win the math, so perhaps Andrade will get a singles match? 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