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The WWE SmackDown World Cup Tournament was a professional wrestling tournament held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). On the November 4, 2022 edition of SmackDown WWE announced that with the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament beginning soon the WWE would host a World Cup tournament of it's own on SmackDown. The winner of the tournament received a WWE Intercontinental Championship Match against then champion Gunther.

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Bracket[]

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                           
   Mexico Santos Escobar 8:20  
 Japan Shinsuke Nakamura Pin  
   Mexico Santos Escobar 6:41  
   United Kingdom Butch Pin  
 United Kingdom Butch 7:30
   Canada Sami Zayn Pin  
     Mexico Santos Escobar 20:45
   United States Ricochet Pin
   United States Braun Strowman 1:50  
 India Jinder Mahal Pin  
   United States Braun Strowman 3:45
   United States Ricochet Pin  
 Pakistan Mustafa Ali 10:45
   United States Ricochet Pin  


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