Steve Carrier on January 16, 2018
Bobby Roode will face Jinder Mahal on next week’s episode of SmackDown Live. The winner of that match will be crowned the new WWE United States Championship title. Roode defeated Mojo Rawley and Jinder Mahal defeated Xavier Woods to earn the opportunity at the championship.
Update: Daniel Bryan announced after Roode’s victory that the new United States Champion will be crowned on tonight’s show.