During Friday night’s episode of SmackDown, it was revealed that next week’s episode will feature reigning WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura defending his title against “The Mega Star” LA Knight.
This match, which is the first match announced for next week’s show on the USA Network, was announced by Knight himself in a backstage segment.
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NEXT WEEK! @RealLAKnight will face @ShinsukeN for the United States Championship 🇺🇸 #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/oKo12fX9q0
— WWE (@WWE) January 4, 2025