WWE revealed the brackets for the upcoming Intercontinental title tournament on Friday’s SmackDown.
WWE announced during this week’s SmackDown show that an eight-man, single-elimination tournament will take place to crown a new Intercontinental Champion.
The left side of the bracket has:
- Daniel Bryan vs. Drew Gulak
- Jeff Hardy vs. Sheamus
The right side looks like this:
- Elias vs. Baron Corbin
- AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
.@IAmEliasWWE and #King @BaronCorbinWWE kick off the action in the #ICTitle Tournament right now on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/C0Xg5SuI76
— WWE (@WWE) May 16, 2020
Sami Zayn was stripped of the Intercontinental title last week as he is not able to defend the title during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Elias vs. Baron Corbin and Daniel Bryan vs. Drew Gulak both took place on Fridays SmackDown, you can find out who advanced here.