WWE SmackDown Predictions: Shane Lays Down Gauntlet for Survivor Series

This week’s episode of WWE SmackDown Live will have a lot of questions to answer in the wake of Crown Jewel. What can we expect looking forward to this Tuesday’s episode?

Well… some of us saw it live, some of us watched everyone complain about it on Twitter, and some of us just straight up could not care less. Either way, last Friday at WWE’s Crown Jewel pay-per-view, the ending of the “World” Cup tournament didn’t turn out exactly as one would expect.

After making it a point to tell everyone participating in the “World” Cup tournament in the name of SmackDown Live that they would be fired if they lost the big one, SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon stunningly ran out from the back to take the place of a seemingly injured Miz during the final match to secure a win on behalf of SmackDown.

Last week’s SmackDown also saw everyone’s favorite wrestler Daniel Bryan lose an opportunity originally scheduled for Crown Jewel for AJ Style’s WWE Championship. Daniel Bryan tapped out to AJ’s Calf Crusher, and while he’ll undoubtedly be a gracious loser, Daniel Bryan probably won’t be feeling too hot after that.

Also not feeling too great about themselves is Charlotte Flair, who notably rejected GM Paige’s offer to be Captain of the women’s Team SmackDown for Survivor Series last week. This all of course comes on the coattails of Charlotte’s heartbreaking loss to SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch at WWE Evolution in a harrowing Last Woman Standing match.

With all these in mind, what can we expect to see on this week’s SmackDown Live?