3 things we could see on the final SmackDown episode for this year (27 December 2019)

#2 Braun Strowman assaults Nakamura

Royal Rumble is still several weeks away, but WWE is currently building up feuds for the show. Besides two monumental Battle Royal matches, most titles should be on the line at the upcoming PPV, including the Intercontinental Championship, which hasn't been defended regularly of late. And Shinsuke Nakamura's next possible opponent was hinted on SmackDown last week.

Braun Strowman skipped a few episodes in the past few weeks and he also didn't take part in TLC. However, The Monster Among Men made his presence felt last week, confronting none other than the Intercontinental Champion.

First, Nakamura, Sami Zayn, and Cesaro met Strowman in his locker room, and they crossed paths on the same night once again when he came out to save The New Day from the trio.

It's a no-brainer that The Mountain of a Man is next in line to face the current champion and we could very well see the storyline progressing further on SmackDown this week. Strowman could wrestle Nakamura's new tag team partner Cesaro on this week's episode. After decimating The Swiss Superman, he could then put his hands on Nakamura, sending a strong message across to the Intercontinental Champion.