{"id":148997,"date":"2022-11-08T10:28:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=148997"},"modified":"2022-11-08T10:28:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T16:28:37","slug":"wwe-to-crown-number-one-contender-with-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/11\/08\/wwe-to-crown-number-one-contender-with-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE to crown number one contender with tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1297598305\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE will crown a number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship with a World Cup tournament that will begin on this week&#8217;s episode of Smackdown. The company announced the news during this week&#8217;s episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/11\/07\/11-7-wwe-monday-night-raw-results-kellers-report-on-seths-u-s-title-open-challenge-fallout-from-crown-jewel\/\">Raw<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THIS FRIDAY on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmackDown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get ready for a historic Tag Team Championship match between <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEUsos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWEUsos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrueKofi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TrueKofi<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustinCreedWins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AustinCreedWins<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>PLUS: The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmackDown<\/a> World Cup begins with the winner getting a shot at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gunther_AUT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Gunther_AUT<\/a>&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ICTitle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ICTitle<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JXBHshc9e9\">pic.twitter.com\/JXBHshc9e9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1589943641237323782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Smackdown&#8221; World Cup will feature eight competitors, but none of them have been revealed at this time. In addition to the tournament kicking off, this week&#8217;s episode of Smackdown will feature The Usos vs. The New Day for the Undisputed Tag Team Championships and the all-time record for longest tag team title reign in WWE history.<\/p>\n<p>Gunther is the Intercontinental Champion. 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