WWE SmackDown Results & Highlights (1/12): Randy Orton, LA Knight, AJ Styles ‘Prepare’ For Roman Reigns, Bianca Belair Takes on Bayley, More
WWE’s latest edition of SmackDown went down from the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska! Randy Orton, LA Knight, and AJ Styles get ready for their four-way match against Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns at the Royal Rumble, Bianca Belair battles Bayley, and more!
Results
The show begins and our commentary team of Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves welcome us to tonight’s show.
Cameron Grimes makes his way down to the ring for our opening contest but Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso attack Grimes.
Paul Heyman joins Solo and Jey and the trio get in the ring, where Heyman grabs a microphone. Heyman says ‘The Bloodline’ aren’t the bad guys, Nick Aldis is the bad guy for making Roman Reigns defend the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in a four-way match at the Royal Rumble. Aldis makes his way down to the ring and says the four-way match between Reigns, Randy Orton, LA Knight, and AJ Styles is happening at the Royal Rumble and ‘The Bloodline’ are not to ruin any more matches between now and then.
Aldis says Reigns, Jey, and Solo will face Orton, Knight, and Styles in tonight’s main event. Heyman laughs and says he and Aldis both know that Reigns isn’t in Nebraska, tonight, and Aldis says he’s aware and it’s up to ‘The Bloodline’ to figure out who their third partner will be, tonight, or it’ll be a 3-on-2 handicap match.
Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo (with Santos Escobar) def. LWO (Cruz del Toro & Joaquin Wilde) (with Zelina Vega)
We then see ‘The Bloodline’ backstage. It appears as if Jey Uso, Solo Sikoa, and Paul Heyman appear to be having trouble finding a third partner for Jey and Solo, tonight…as they and Roman Reigns have pretty much wronged the entire WWE locker room.
We then see Carmelo Hayes in Nick Aldis’ office. Hayes tells Aldis that he wants to be in the Men’s Royal Rumble Match and he’s planning on beating Austin Theory, tonight to earn his spot in the match.
United States Champion, Logan Paul is shown. Paul says he plans on suing Kevin Owens after his attack on him, last week. Paul says while the legal situation is playing out, he’ll take care of Owens himself at the Royal Rumble.
Backstage, Paul Heyman approaches Carlito (with an apple) about being Jey Uso and Solo Sikoa’s third teammate, later tonight. Carlito says he’s solely focused on getting his hands on Santos Escobar.
Bianca Belair def. Bayley (with Asuka, Kairi Sane, IYO SKY and Dakota Kai)
Kevin Owens is shown and the former WWE Universal Champion offers to have Logan Paul appear on ‘The K.O. Show,’ next Friday night on SmackDown!
Bobby Lashley, Montez Ford, and Angelo Dawkins make their way down to the ring. As the trio are about to address what happened last week between Karrion Kross, Scarlett, Paul Ellering, and the Authors of Pain, Ellering appears on the stage. Kross and Scarlett show up on the big screen and reveal that their new group’s name is named ‘The Final Testament.’
Carmelo Hayes vs. Austin Theory Ends via Referee Stoppage (Injury)
We then see Paul Heyman approach Bobby Lashley, Montez Ford, and Angelo Dawkins backstage. Heyman wants any of the three of them to team up with Jey Uso and Solo Sikoa. Lashley and the Street Profits all decline Heyman’s invitation.
Solo Sikoa and Jey Uso attack Randy Orton and seemingly able to even the odds for their match against now likely LA Knight and AJ Styles.
