# SmackDown preview, Jan. 8, 2021: SmackDown Gauntlet Match to determine Roman Reigns challenger at Royal Rumble

* Tonight at 8/7 C, a Gauntlet main event will determine who challenges Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Royal Rumble, Apollo Crews will challenge Intercontinental Champion Big E and The Street Profits will take on Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode in a SmackDown Tag Team Title Match. Don’t miss SmackDown, tonight at 8/7 C

* SmackDown Gauntlet main event to determine who challenges Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Royal Rumble
* Apollo Crews to challenge Intercontinental Champion Big E
* The Street Profits take on Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode in a SmackDown Tag Team Title Match
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# SmackDown Gauntlet main event to determine who challenges Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Royal Rumble

* Tonight’s SmackDown main event will feature an epic Gauntlet Match to determine who will challenge Universal Champion Roman Reigns at Royal Rumble, pitting highly decorated Superstars Daniel Bryan, Rey Mysterio, Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura and King Corbin against each other in an all-out battle to face The Head of the Table.

# Apollo Crews to challenge Intercontinental Champion Big E

* On the Jan. 1 edition of SmackDown, Intercontinental Champion Big E joined forces with Apollo Crews to overcome the tandem of Sami Zayn & King Corbin.
The Powerhouse of Positivity is eager to prove himself a fighting champion, so rather than sit back and wait for a challenger to present himself, Big E announced that he will issue an open challenge for his title the following week on the blue brand. Instead, Crews stepped up and informed Big E that he will be accepting that challenge.
Their Intercontinental Title Match was made official later in the show. Don’t miss the action, tonight at 8/7 C

# The Street Profits take on Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode in a SmackDown Tag Team Title Match

* After an absolutely brutal chair assault by Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode, it was confirmed on WWE Talking Smack that the SmackDown Tag Team Champions will once again put their illustrious titles on the line against The Showoff and his “Glorious” partner.
The Street Profits bested the challengers in their final match of 2020, but Ziggler & Roode hope to recapture the magic of earlier victories to open the new year.
Considering the vicious nature of the attack by their would-be challengers, will The Street Profits – particularly the knee of Montez Ford – be in any condition to repel their dangerous opposition? Find out tonight at 8/7 C on SmackDown