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#2 What is Shinsuke Nakamura's status on SmackDown
Shinsuke Nakamura should technically be the No.1 contender to the Universal title on SmackDown, but somehow, he isn't. After running through multiple stars including Daniel Bryan on the show last week, he seemed poised to become Roman Reigns' Royal Rumble title challenger.
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That didn't happen, and Adam Pearce took that spot instead. We assumed that Shinsuke Nakamura's victory would result in him working his way to a title shot at the Royal Rumble.
Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case. However, we will admit that WWE is handling Nakamura better on SmackDown than they have in the last few years.
Given the King Of Strong Style's latest win over Jey Uso on SmackDown, it appears as though WWE is protecting the Japanese Superstar. While he may not be a Royal Rumble title challenger, he could be in the Elimination Chamber PPV on February 28th.
It would be a good spot for him. It's just that he has little to no chance of becoming the Universal Champion at the moment.
