5 things you need to know before tonight's SmackDown Live (November 20th, 2018)

#4 How will the blue brand recover after Survivor Series?

The pay per view was not a good night for team blue.

In the near 2 decades of SmackDown, it's hard to imagine the brand had a worse pay per view than at Survivor Series.

In cross-branded matches, SmackDown lost to Monday Night RAW in every single match on the main show, though the tag teams of SmackDown did win on the pre-show over their red-brand counterparts.

Despite this hollow victory, perhaps no-one is feeling worse than Shane McMahon, who was not only eliminated in the men's 5-on-5 elimination matches, but now must also face the humiliation of losing to his sister and RAW Commissioner Stephanie.

Who knows how Shane will react to the brand's losses tonight?

Perhaps he will risk suspension, or maybe even fire some of those who came up short this past Sunday.

Whatever happens, expect the 'Best In The World', to not be his usual jolly, fun-loving self tonight.