Tonight at 8 p.m. ET, the WWE presents SmackDown as it returns to Thursday night for the first time in over a decade from Louisiana. The event can be live streamed here.
As the WWE counts down to the Royal Rumble on Jan. 25 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, one of its biggest stars returns to action in former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan.
Bryan is set to do battle with Kane as the two will rekindle their feud from eight months ago. This will mark the first time Bryan steps into the squared circle for a match since undergoing neck surgery in May of last year.
Bryan has announced that he will take part in the 30-man over-the-top-rope Royal Rumble Match and it is likely more names will be announced for the bout on SmackDown.
The Intercontinental Championship will also be contested tonight as reigning champion Bad News Barrett puts the belt on the line against Sin Cara, who notched a non-title victory against him last week.
There is also a six-person inter-gender tag team match on the show as Damien Sandow & The Miz join forces with Alicia Fox to battle WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos and Naomi.
Elsewhere in the Divas division, Natalya battles WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella in a non-title contest.
Other stars in action include Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and The Big Show while Triple H will make an appearance as well.
This episode of SmackDown marks the Blue Brand's return to Thursday night for the first time since 2005 and airs 10 days before the 28th annual Royal Rumble.
Here is the full non-spoiler card for tonight's show:
Singles Match:
Daniel Bryan vs. Kane
Six-person Inter-gender Tag Team Match:
The Miz, Damien Sandow and Alicia Fox vs. The Usos and Naomi
Singles Match:
Nikki Bella vs. Natalya
WWE Intercontinental Championsihp:
Bad News Barrett (c) vs. Sin Cara
Six-Man Tag Team Match Main Event:
Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins, Kane and The Big Show
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