Stipulation Added To Major SmackDown Match

A major title match was announced for this week’s episode of SmackDown during the TLC pay per view. Sami Zayn will be defending his Intercontinental Championship against Big E on Christmas Day.

Now, we know there will be an added stipulation for the match. WWE has announced that the Intercontinental Championship match will instead be a Lumberjack match. Here is the announcement and official preview from WWE.com:

.@SamiZayn's #ICTitle will be on the line in a Lumberjack Match this Friday on #SmackDown! 🎄 @WWEBigE https://t.co/Pm9QboPeWB

— WWE (@WWE) December 22, 2020

“After doing everything in his power to become a thorn in the side of Sami Zayn, Big E will look to reclaim the Intercontinental Championship from the self-professed “Master Strategist” this Friday on SmackDown in a Lumberjack Match.

This highly-anticipated rematch will happen two weeks after their explosive non-title showdown in which Zayn tricked Big E into chasing him under the ring in order to reenter the squared circle just in time to steal a victory by count-out.

The following week, Big E seized retribution against the outspoken titleholder when he made some secret improvements on the selection process in Zayn’s First Annual Sami Awards that allowed him to walk away with “Superstar of the Year” honors. When a perplexed Zayn tried to correct the “mistake,” Big E appealed with his own beatdown of the Intercontinental Champion.

And when Big E pinned Zayn at the height of an Eight-Man Tag Team Match during the WWE TLC Kickoff two days later, he solidified his opportunity to challenge the reigning Intercontinental Champion.

Since being separated from The New Day in the 2020 WWE Draft, Big E has been determined to reestablish himself as a singles competitor. Can “The Powerhouse of Positivity” overcome the endless bag of tricks from the self-professed “Master Strategist” to reclaim the workhorse title? How will the Superstars surrounding the ring factor into the equation? Find out this Friday at 8/7 C on SmackDown on FOX.”

Sami Zayn officially won the Intercontinental Championship for the second time at Clash of Champions. He had taken the title home at the beginning of the pandemic and returned as Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles had feuded over the new belt.

Big pinned Zayn during the eight-man tag team match on the TLC Kick-off show.

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