5 WWE Superstars who could dethrone Shinsuke Nakamura for the Intercontinental Championship 

#4 WWE Superstar Sami Zayn

WWE superstar Sami Zayn has experienced a mixed bag of emotions on SmackDown in the last two weeks.

The Great Liberator won the Black Friday Battle Royal on the November 26 episode of SmackDown to become the number one contender for the Universal Championship. The following week, he was annihilated by the returning Brock Lesnar and as a result lost the title match to Reigns.

With Zayn out of the Universal Title picture, he could possibly look to challenge for another title. Sami and Shinsuke were part of a former stable known as The Artist Collective. From being former allies to now rivals, Zayn and Nakamura could lock horns for the IC title.

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#3 WWE Superstar - Cesaro

Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura have been a dominant tag team in the past.

The two superstars soared to become SmackDown Tag Team Champions when they beat The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules in 2020 in a Tables Match.

With that being said, the Swiss Cyborg could look to put his hat in for an Intercontinental Championship opportunity. The contest between the former partners will be one for the ages with Cesaro's unparalleled physical strength pinned against Nakamura's athletic in-ring ability.