Intercontinental Championship Match Announced For Next Week's Friday Night SmackDown

On this week's WWE Friday Night Smackdown, Shinsuke Nakamura faced Ludwig Kaiser in one-on-one match with stakes that if Nakamura wins he will get Intercontinental championship opportunity against Gunther.

In a hard-hitting contest, Shinsuke Nakamura came top and defeated Ludwig Kaiser via pinfall and secured IC Title match. Later, WWE announced that Gunther will defend his Intercontinental Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura on next week's Friday Night Smackdown.

NEXT WEEK on #SmackDown@ShinsukeN vs. @Gunther_AUT for the #ICTitle! pic.twitter.com/w7WiPXbb2U

— WWE (@WWE) August 6, 2022