Prior to tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live, Commissioner Shane McMahon announced that he will be the special guest referee for the tag team match between Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn vs. Randy Orton, and a mystery partner of Orton’s choosing. Shane then added that if Owens and Zayn lose the match that they will both be fired from not only SmackDown but all WWE brands.
Not only will #SDLive Commissioner @shanemcmahon be special guest referee for @FightOwensFight & @SamiZayn's #WWEClash match… if they lose, they'll be fired from ALL of @WWE! pic.twitter.com/H3e9XWIiaj
— WWE (@WWE) December 6, 2017
Here is the updated card for SmackDown Live’s Clash of Champions PPV:
WWE Championship Match
AJ Styles (c) vs. Jinder Mahal
WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship – Lumberjack Match
Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Natalya
WWE United States Championship – Triple Threat Match
Baron Corbin (c) vs. Bobby Roode vs. Dolph Ziggler
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship – Fatal 4-Way Match
The Usos (c) vs. The New Day vs. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin vs. Rusev and Aiden English
Tag Team Match – Special Guest Referee: Shane McMahon
Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
*if Owens & Zayn lose they are fired from ALL WWE
