Shinsuke Nakamura will face Santos Escobar in the first round of the WWE SmackDown World Cup tournament on tonight’s live show. WWE Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER will give the winner a future title shot.
According to PWInsider, the following World Cup competitors are scheduled to compete as of this afternoon:
* Braun Strowman
* Sami Zayn
* Rey Mysterio
* Jinder Mahal
* Butch
* Ricochet
* Santos Escobar
* Shinsuke Nakamura
There’s no word on when the tournament will conclude or whether any other matches will take place on tonight’s SmackDown.
