WWE has announced that The Miz vs. Rusev in a WWE World Cup qualifying match will take place on SmackDown 1000. The other qualifying match set for this show is Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rey Mysterio. WWE sent out the following on the match:
“On SmackDown 1000, Rusev goes one-on-one with The Miz to determine one of the final SmackDown LIVE Superstars for the WWE World Cup.
The Bulgarian Brute will look to move past the last few weeks, which saw Aiden English try to drive a wedge between Rusev and his wife, Lana. The Miz is also trying to exorcize demons, as he attempts to get over his lightning-quick loss to Daniel Bryan at WWE Super Show-Down two weeks ago.
The winner of this battle will join John Cena, Kurt Angle, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, the winner of Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler, the winner of Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre and the winner of Rey Mysterio vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in an eight-man tournament to determine the best in the world. Who will advance to WWE Crown Jewel?”
