WWE Intercontinental Title Vacated, Tournament to Begin This Friday on SmackDown

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May 13, 2020

Sami Zayn has been stripped of the Intercontinental Championship and a new champion will be crowned via a tournament that will begin this Friday on SmackDown.

Zayn has reportedly been staying home because of the coronavirus and last appeared at WrestleMania, defending the title against Daniel Bryan. WWE said that he’s “unable to defend the Intercontinental title.”

Friday night’s episode of SmackDown, where the tournament will begin, was already taped yesterday (Tuesday) at the WWE Performance Center.

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