WWE SmackDown Live Preview: January 16, 2018

#5 Will Daniel Bryan finally snap?

Shane McMahon despises Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. Daniel Bryan, on the other hand, has developed a soft corner for the unruly Canadians.

Despite sneaking out of tricky situations on countless occasions during last week's 3-on-2 handicap match between the best friends and the dream team of Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles, Shane McMahon's relentless meddlesomeness cost the duo the match.

While the members of the Yep! movement are obliged to be enraged, the leader of the Yes! the movement could also join Owens and Zayn in their fight against the tyranny of a McMahon. The implosion in the relationship between Bryan and McMahon is imminent but how WWE pulls the trigger will make or break this intricately woven feud.

There is bound to be a swerve of epic proportions in the handicap WWE Championship match at the Royal Rumble and WWE has an array of options at their disposal. Heel turns for either Shane O'Mac or Bryan, a KO-Zayn split and the build-up towards a Styles-Bryan dream match are just some of the angles that seem most pertinent.

Which path will WWE tread? What happens to Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura in this equation? Will the greed of guaranteed title shot at WrestleMania 34 disrupt the unlikely alliance?

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