Bray Wyatt will remain the WWE Universal Champion.
‘The Fiend’ successfully retained the championship in his latest defense, which also marked his first one on a WWE special. He did so when he beat Daniel Bryan at Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view event.
Wyatt attacked Bryan in an interview segment to start their program three weeks on SmackDown. The company confirmed the matchup two weeks ago on SmackDown during a Miz TV segment.
Dave Meltzer reported in a recent edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Bryan wasn’t intended to be the #1 contender and challenge Wyatt for the title at this show.
Instead, The Miz was rumored to challenge Wyatt. Originally, Bryan was set for the Triple Threat Match with NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong and WWE United States Champion AJ Styles.
The idea would be to see Bryan beat Shinsuke Nakamura in order to add him to the match and become the Intercontinental Title. Bryan lost the WWE Title at WrestleMania 35 earlier this year to Kofi Kingston.
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