Despite it barely being mentioned on SmackDown the past couple of weeks, WWE had plans on delivering a follow-up to Team SmackDown losing all of their main card matches at The Survivor Series PPV Event.

The plan was for the follow-up to happen in January, according to Dave Meltzer on a recent edition of The Wrestling Observer Radio Program. The late pay-off could come in the lead-up to The Royal Rumble PPV Event as WrestleMania 35 season kicks off.

As previously reported, WWE still has significant creative plans for SmackDown LIVE Commissioner Shane McMahon going into WrestleMania 35 season. There are plans for Shane to undergo a character change during the first quarter of 2019. There is no word yet on what they have planned but it will likely be the set-up for his match at WrestleMania. The change will also tie-in with Shane’s WW World Cup Tournament win at Crown Jewel.

WWE had plans for Shane to face Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35 but that was changed when Bryan won The WWE Title from AJ Styles. It was believed that Shane’s planned heel turn with The WWE World Cup win was leading to The WrestleMania 25 Match with Bryan. It was also believed that The Shane heel turn has been dropped but there is no confirmation on what they have planned now that Shane is in a new storyline with The Miz.