Women's, IC Titles Matches Set For 2/11, 2/18 WWE SmackDowns
Plus there will be a "dungeon-style" match
The SmackDown Women's title will be on the line on the February 11 SmackDown broadcast, while the Intercontinental title is up for grabs on the following week's episode.
SmackDown Women's champion Charlotte Flair will defend her title against Naomi on the 11th. Originally, Naomi wanted a match with Sonya Deville, but Deville got out of it by offering Naomi a title match with Flair. Adam Pearce agreed to Deville's suggestion, and the match was made.
On the same February 11 broadcast, Aliyah will go one on one with Natalya in what is being termed a "dungeon style" match. Aliyah defeated Natalya on Friday's broadcast via countout, prompting Natalya to make the specific match request.
On the February 18 show, Shinsuke Nakamura will defend his Intercontinental title against Sami Zayn. Zayn earned the title match by winning a 12-man gauntlet on the Christmas Eve edition of SmackDown.
Both the February 11 and February 18 episodes of SmackDown are being taped the same night, on the 11th in New Orleans. This is because of the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view being held in Jeddah on Saturday the 19th, necessitating filming the go-home SmackDown earlier.
Written by Justin Henry
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