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#1 What’s next for Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura on WWE SmackDown?

Last week on WWE SmackDown, Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and Rick Boogs faced Los Lotharios in a tag team match. The two teams have been involved in an extended feud over the last few weeks. Nakamura seemingly ended that rivalry following a quick victory over his opponents.

It is worth noting that the Japanese superstar has not been involved in a good title defense since winning the Intercontinental title. There is a desperate need to make his title reign more interesting on WWE SmackDown.

There are a lot of superstars who can make for good title challengers against The King of Strong Style. It is a sheer waste of opportunity to have Shinsuke Nakamura as the titleholder and keep him out of active feuds.

The creative team must invest a great deal in making Nakamura’s Intercontinental Championship reign look impressive, especially if he will have a potential match at the upcoming pay-per-view.

Even someone like Cesaro, who has been criminally underused, could benefit from a championship rivalry with Shinsuke Nakamura. We hope to see Nakamura involved in booking decisions on WWE SmackDown moving forward.