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Brock Lesnar (left); Roman Reigns (right) on SmackDown this week
Brock Lesnar (left); Roman Reigns (right) on SmackDown this week

#1. Johnny Knoxville's unexpected road to WrestleMania on SmackDown

The Royal Rumble might be over, but Johnny Knoxville is still appearing on SmackDown. The man he's feuding with? None other than Sami Zayn. This week, Zayn was celebrating his Intercontinental Championship win over Shinsuke Nakamura.

He was interrupted by Johnny Knoxville, who got a great reaction from the crowd in Hershey, PA. He confronted Sami Zayn and declared his intention to hijack the championship celebration.

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The segment ended with Sami Zayn assaulting Knoxville and getting nuclear heat in the process. He hit him with one helluva kick before the referees physically forced him away before proceeding to hit a second kick. Later backstage, he met Adam Pearce, who wasn't happy with what went down.

Zayn was then met by Ricochet, who sought out a challenge from him. Pearce liked the idea and made the match official for next week. Unfortunately for Ricochet, he looks like he will be a stepping stone to lead to the Zayn-Knoxville match at WrestleMania 38.

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