SmackDown LIVE preview, Dec. 12, 2017: Rivals collide ahead of WWE Clash of Champions

With five nights remaining before WWE Clash of Champions, tonight’s SmackDown LIVE is sure to be intense.
Prior to Sunday’s battle for his and Sami Zayn’s WWE careers, Kevin Owens must step inside the ring with
Shinsuke Nakamura. Plus, WWE Champion AJ Styles and Jinder Mahal come face-to-face just days before their
championship showdown in Boston. What will happen during an action-packed edition of SmackDown LIVE?
Tune into USA Network tonight at 8/7 C to find out!

The Usos take on Rusev & Aiden English

The Riott Squad battle Carmella, Tamina & Lana

Breezango pay tribute to The Acension in A Very Special Fashion Files

Shinsuke Nakamura clashes with Kevin Owens this Tuesday on SmackDown LIVE

WWE Champion AJ Styles and Jinder Mahal come face to face tonight on SmackDown LIVE

Shinsuke Nakamura clashes with Kevin Owens this Tuesday on SmackDown LIVE

The fate of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn will be decided during a tag team battle against Randy Orton and
Shinsuke Nakamura at WWE Clash of Champions, as the troublesome duo’s careers in all of WWE will be on
the line. But before the huge showdown in Boston, KO will have to step inside the squared circle with The
King of Strong Style on this Tuesday’s edition of SmackDown LIVE, with Zayn and Orton in their partner’s
respective corners.
After Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan forced Owens to be handcuffed to the ring rope to prevent him from interfering
in Orton and Zayn’s match this past Tuesday, KO used bolt cutters to escape and subsequently unleash a vicious attack
on The Viper, with a little help from his best friend. The assault was thwarted thanks to the Nakamura, who burst
onto the scene and clobbered KO and Zayn with thunderous Kinshasa knee strikes.

WWE Champion AJ Styles and Jinder Mahal come face to face tonight on SmackDown LIVE

WWE Champion AJ Styles and Jinder Mahal are on a collision course set for WWE Clash of Champions. However,
the bitter rivals will come face to face one last time before their battle in Boston tonight on SmackDown LIVE.
Mahal has been in a rage since his WWE Title reign came to an end in Manchester, England last month at the hands of The
Phenomenal One. The Modern Day Maharaja unleashed his fury on Styles last week, blindsiding the champion before he was
set to take on Mahal’s associates, The Singh Brothers, in a Handicap Match. Despite the attack, Samir & Sunil were no
match for the victorious Styles, who even booted Mahal in the face when he tried to interfere.
Will these two Superstars be able to meet face to face without coming to blows? What will happen as this combustible
rivalry nears its boiling point? Find out tonight on SmackDown LIVE

The Riott Squad battle Carmella, Tamina & Lana

All six Superstars will be at ringside for the SmackDown Women’s Championship Match this Sunday, serving as Lumberjacks for
the title bout between Charlotte Flair and Natalya.Before their focus turns to keeping those two competitors inside the ring,
however, The Riott Squad and Carmella, Tamina & Lana will have the opportunity to unleash their fury on each other.
All six women are upset at being left out of the title picture and confronted Smackdown LIVE General Manager Daniel Bryan
about it last week, leading to the announcement of the Lumberjack Match for the title. Yet, with tensions running high
throughout Team Blue’s Women’s division, this match has been made in hopes that the tension won’t spill over into the
title bout. What will happen when these two trios clash on SmackDown LIVE?

The Usos take on Rusev & Aiden English

Last Tuesday, Rusev & Aiden English turned the SmackDown LIVE Tag Team division on its head after defeating The New Day and
being added into the SmackDown Tag Team Title Match at WWE Clash of Champions. This week, the pair will get the chance to
rack up another big win ahead of the Fatal 4-Way Match for the titles when they take on the reigning SmackDown Tag
Team Champions, The Usos.
Will this Rusev Day be filled with elation for The Bulgarian Brute and the bard of Team Blue? Or will their holiday be
spent on lockdown in the Uso Penitentiary?

Breezango pay tribute to The Acension in A Very Special Fashion Files

On the last edition of The Fashion Files, The Ascension made a truly brave sacrifice, staying behind in a room being
filled with poisonous gas so their best friends, Breezango, could escape and continue their investigations.
Tonight, Tyler Breeze & Fandango will honor their best friends in A Very Special Fashion Files. How will The Fashion
Police pay tribute to Konnor & Viktor? Find out tonight on SmackDown LIVE