WWE announced tonight on SmackDown that when Rey Mysterio makes his WWE return next week at SmackDown 1000, he will be facing Shinsuke Nakamura in a WWE World Cup qualifying match, with the winner advancing to the eight man World Cup tournament at Crown Jewel.
And that's not all…@reymysterio will battle #USChampion @ShinsukeN in a #WWEWorldCup Qualifying Match NEXT WEEK on #SD1000! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/2tr2aXOCSn
— WWE (@WWE) October 10, 2018
John Cena, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton have already qualified for the tournament, so there are four spots left.

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