Official Smackdown Live Thread 2/7/2017

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The Champ renews his epic rivalry against The Viper tonight
Tonight, in the wake of his victory over WWE Champion John Cena in tag team action last week, 2017 Royal Rumble Winner Randy Orton will take on The Cenation Leader for the first time on SmackDown LIVE.

Having recently dispensed of estranged Wyatt Family member Luke Harper, Orton and the family’s patriarch, Bray Wyatt, are clearly zoning in on Cena’s WWE Title. It will be very interesting to see how The Champ will respond, just five days before he defends his championship inside the demonic Elimination Chamber against five other Superstars – among them, The New Face of Fear himself.

What chaos will unfold with Elimination Chamber Match just five days away?
Bray Wyatt, of course, won’t be the only Superstar battling John Cena inside the Elimination Chamber this Sunday –AJ Styles, Baron Corbin, Dean Ambrose and The Miz will also enter the twisted steel structure in pursuit of the WWE Championship.

With such an explosive contest on the horizon, just about any action by any of the six Elimination Chamber participants will surely be the proverbial light to the fuse – especially when you consider the all-out chaos that overtook SmackDown LIVE’s main event between Chamber adversaries last week.

Tag Team Turmoil competitors square off in a 12-Man Tag Team Match
Poised to defend their SmackDown Tag Team Titles in a Tag Team Turmoil Match this Sunday at WWE Elimination Chamber, American Alpha will first partner with Heath Slater & Rhyno and Breezango to battle The Usos, The Vaudevillains and The Ascension in a 12-Man Tag Team Match tonight.

Considering the stakes, will any of the uniting tandems be able to get along with their respective partners? And who will ultimately gain valuable momentum heading into Sunday’s pay-per-view?

Apollo Crews looks to put a stop to Dolph Ziggler's ruthless aggression
Dolph Ziggler continues to wreak havoc on SmackDown LIVE with his aggressive new attitude. However, as he demonstrated last week, Apollo Crews is one Superstar who has both the strength and the desire to stop The Showoff in his tracks.