3 Things WWE hinted on the SmackDown after Survivor Series (29 November 2019)

#1 Kofi Kingston might go after the Intercontinental Championship

The New Day represented SmackDown in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match at Survivor Series against The Undisputed Era and The Viking Raiders, but they couldn't get the job done for their brand. Kofi Kingston and Big E, the SmackDown Tag Team Champions, issued an open challenge this week, and it was answered by the unusual duo of Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura.

The bout was definitely one of the best matches of the night, with a couple of close calls. Although Sami Zayn tried assisting Cesaro and Nakamura, the challengers failed to take advantage of it. Connecting a vicious Trouble in Paradise, Kofi Kingston picked up the win for his team, pinning Cesaro.

The Revival, who dropped the SmackDown Tag Team Titles a couple of weeks ago to The New Day, wasn't present on SmackDown this week. With no credible challengers for the twin belts, the champions might not put their titles on the line at TLC. Nakamura, on the other hand, needs to defend his Intercontinental Championship at TLC, considering he didn't defend the belt in the past couple of PPVs.

Given Cesaro and Nakamura locked horns with The New Day this week it could mean that Kofi could be in line for a shot at the IC Championship. Holding the WWE Championship for six months, Kofi Kingston has established himself as a credible singles Superstar. With just two weeks left for TLC, WWE doesn't have much time to develop a new storyline for the Intercontinental Championship, and Kingston could be the one to challenge Nakamura at TLC.