{"id":67932,"date":"2020-01-24T10:25:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T16:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=67932"},"modified":"2020-01-24T10:25:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T16:25:33","slug":"wwe-friday-night-smackdown-preview-the-royal-rumble-go-home-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2020\/01\/24\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown-preview-the-royal-rumble-go-home-show\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Friday Night Smackdown preview: The Royal Rumble go-home show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2152673147\" 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 noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><i>The following matches and events are advertised for tonight&#8217;s WWE Friday Night Smackdown on Fox television show.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, and Jey Uso vs. King Corbin, Robert Roode, and Dolph Ziggler.<\/p>\n<p>-&#8220;The Fiend&#8221; Bray Wyatt and Daniel Bryan contract signing for the WWE Universal Championship strap match at the Royal Rumble.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Will we get through the day without WWE advertising Sasha Banks vs. Lacey Evans for the fourth consecutive week? Smackdown will be held tonight in Dallas, Texas at American Airlines Center. Join Jake Barnett for live coverage of Smackdown beginning at 7CT\/8ET. 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