A new addition has been made to Friday's WWE SmackDown.
WWE announced that Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci) will take on the Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland) in a first round match in the tournament to crown new number one contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships on the January 20 episode of WWE SmackDown.
As previously announced, Drew McIntyre & Sheamus will face the Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) in another first round match on WWE SmackDown.
BREAKING: The #BrawlingBrutes will take on #Imperium TONIGHT in a 1st Round Match of the #SmackDown Tag Team Championship Contenders Tournament -- pic.twitter.com/8rgYOtTiuU
— WWE (@WWE) January 20, 2023
The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso) are the reigning Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions holding both the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Titles. They will defend the Raw Tag Team Championships on the January 23 episode of WWE Raw against Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio & Damian Priest)
Here is the updated lineup for Friday's WWE SmackDown.
WWE SmackDown (1/20)
- WWE SmackDown Tag Title Top Contender Tournament First Round: Banger Bros (Sheamus & Drew McIntyre) vs. Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar)
- WWE SmackDown Tag Title Top Contender Tournament First Round: Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci) vs. Brawling Brutes (Butch & Ridge Holland)
- Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns contract signing for WWE Royal Rumble match.
Fightful will have live coverage of WWE SmackDown beginning at 8 p.m. ET following by a post-show podcast to review the show.
