17 Things You Probably Missed From WWE SmackDown (May 14)

2. “Last Year”?

King Corbin Shinsuke Nakamura
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Michael Cole took the time to randomly explain why Corbin calls himself 'King' during the man's match with Nakamura. According to Cole, Corbin "won a tournament last year" to earn that moniker. Erm, no. He won King Of The Ring in 2019, not 2020.

Why do these things happen? It's like WWE want to kid on that KOTR is more current than it actually is. That must be something to do with Shinsuke's crown-stealing behaviour. Two years too late, fellas.

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