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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: NEW FACES ON THE BRAND, MORE PEOPLE ARE IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH, TAG TITLE MATCH IN INDY, WILL YOU BE MIZ'S FRIEND?, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2025-01-24 23:00:00

Your announcers are Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore.

Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu.

YEAH, LA Knight walks in the back.

Tiffany Stratton walks in the arena.

Joe Tessitore is in the ring to talk to Cody Rhodes.

Joe brings up that Austin is his father's home town.  He mentions Cody having to turn over his title tomorrow in advance of the Ladder Match at the Royal Rumble.

Cody says Shawn Michaels is the perfect person to be there tomorrow.  Shawn has won two Royal Rumbles and a few ladder matches.  Shawn has the future of the company in his hands.  He says he has no problem handing the title to Shawn.  People will be talking about main eventing Wrestlemania and the best way to do it is to have this title.

Joe asks about the attack by Kevin Owens after the last Saturday Night's Main Event and he asks how will he be able to deal with this version of Kevin Owens.  

Cody asks Austin what do they think about Kevin Owens and they boo.  Cody says you can ask this in every locker room about Kevin and you will get a lot of opinions.  He says Kevin will subvert you expectations because of what he does.  He says Kevin is a genius in the ring and a great athlete.  When Kevin has to choose between the hard way and the easy road out, he will choose the easy way.  In a ladder match, there will not be a referee missing a count or calling for a disqualification.

Joe brings up that Cody will be face to face with Kevin and he asks if he has a message for Kevin.

Cody says he would tell Kevin that maybe he smiles and shake hands and appears to be a good guy, but that doesn't mean when you press a button that this gnawing and pettiness ceases.  He will remind Kevin that he beat the Ring General and the greatest champion in his generation.  He might be the grandson of a plumber but he was a student of Randy Orton.  He says he has no problem punching Kevin in the face.  He says he only has one thing to say to Kevin . . . Good luck.

Pretty Deadly are with Ciampa and Gargano and Pretty Deadly asks about the plan.  Johnny says he has a match against Apollo Crews so he won't be there.

Kit asks about the quid pro quo and Ciampa asks if they are questioning their integrity.

Kit and Elton ask about Legado and The Machine Guns and Ciampa tells them to get it done.

Kit and Elton walk up to Legado del Fantasma and they smile at Kit and Elton and then step aside to let them continue to walk.

Match Number One:  Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley versus Kit Wilson and Elton Brand in an Unofficial Round Robin Series of Matches to Potentially Determine the Number One Contenders for the Tag Titles

Sabin and Elton start things off and they lock up.  Elton with a kick on the break.  Elton with an Irish whip and Sabin floats over and he gives Elton a few arm drags.  Elton avoids a leg sweep and he kicks Sabin in the head.  Elton with a side head lock.  Alex tags in and he connects with forearm.  Sabin with a forearm and they double team Elton.  Elton with a slam and Kit tags in.  Alex with a kick and punches.  Sabin tags in and they hit a double shoulder tackle on Ks and they knock Elton off the apron.  Alex and Sabin with a double flap jack for a near fall.  Sabin punches Elton when he tries to interfere.  Kit hits Sabin from behind and sends him to the floor.

Elton with forearm and then Kit and Elton send Sabin into the ring post and over the ringside barrier.  Alex punches Kit and Elton and then checks on Sabin.  The referee tells Alex to go to his corner as Elton sends Sabin back into the ring.  Elton with punches to Sabin.  Kit tags in and he kicks Sabin in the head while Elton holds him and then Kit gets a near fall.  Kit with a hip toss and he gets a near fall.  Kit with forearms and he gets a near fall.  Kit with a Million Dollar Dream.  Sabin escapes and Kit with a rebound clothesline.  Elton tags in and Kit with a knee drop to the arm.  Elton with a double wrist lock.  Elton stops Sabin from making the tag and he runs Sabin into the turnbuckles.  Kit tags in and hits a splash and gets a near fall.  

Kit chokes Sabin in the ropes.  Kit with another kick and then he punches Sabin.  Elton tags in and he kicks Sabin.  Elton with European uppercuts.  Kit tags back in and Sabin with chops to Elton and Kit .  Sabin sends Elton to the floor and then he hits an enzuigiri and he tags in Alex.  Alex with punches and back elbows.  Alex back drops Kit and then he hits a flatliner and DDT combination for a near fall.  Alex sends Kit to the floor.  Sabin tags in and Alex iwth a baseball slide.  Sabin with a suicide dive onto Kit and Elton.  Sabin with a running back elbow and Alex tags in.  Alex sends for a flatliner while Sabin sets for a missile drop kick.  Elton sends Alex into the ropes and it crotches Sabin.  They hit a gutbuster on Alex and then Kit with a bulldog off the turnbuckles while Elton holds Alex for a near fall.  

Kit tags in and they set for Spilled Milk but Sabin with a missile drop kick.  Kit sends Sabin to the floor.  Sabin tags in and they hit the Dream Sequence.  Sabin and Alex with kicks in the corner and they set for Skull and Bones and hit it for the three count.

Winners:  Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley

Nick Aldis is in OFFICE and Miz shows up.

Miz talks about the interview that Joe did with Cody, but it was no MizTV.  He asks why is he here.

Nick tells Miz he is on Smackdown now.  

Miz asks Nick if he is joking and he says the Wyatts are here.  Miz says he got them sent to Smackdown to get them away from him.  Miz thinks it is Kross who did this.

Nick tells Miz he might want to get some new friends . . . fast.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a video package for the Braun Strowman and Jacob Fatu match tomorrow night.

Kevin Owens is at the announce table and he wants to know from Joe where is his interview?  What kind of journalist are you?  He says he misses Michael Cole but Michael is too busy kissing Pat McAfee's ass.  Everyone is kissing Cody's ass.  Why does everyone want to be Cody's best friend?  Cody uses them and betrays them.  He will prove that he is the true, rightful WWE Champion.  

Kevin asks Matthew McConaughey what is he looking at and if he has a problem.  He says he will beat Cody just like Ohio State beat your stupid Longhorns.

Jimmy Uso's music plays and Kevin tells McConaughey he is lucky.

Kevin tells them to cut that terrible music and he wants to know what is this.  He asks Jimmy what does he want.

Jimmy says Kevin talks too damn much and Jimmy punches Kevin and hits a super kick.  Jimmy goes up top but Kevin rolls out of the ring with his title belt.  

Jimmy wants to know where Kevin is running to?

Jimmy suggests that he face Kevin Owens tonight.  Jimmy does the Hook Em Horns to play to the Austin crowd.

Piper Niven determines the hallway is safe and she walks to the ring with Chelsea Green.

We are told that Nick Aldis has made Jimmy Uso and Kevin Owens official.

Carmelo Hayes says it was supposed to be him and Jimmy.  Nick says he will make the match next week.

He says Carmelo would be the perfect person to come over from Raw.

Hayes says he wants to see his opponent because of what happened to him with Braun Strowman. 

Match Number Two:  Michin and B-Fab versus Piper Niven and Chelsea Green

Piper and Michin start things off and Michin with forearms and a side head lock.  Piper sends Michin into the corner and misses a splash.  Michin with a spinning back heel kick.  Green tags in and Michin brings her into the ring with a wrist lock.  Green blocks Eat Defeat and Michin blocks UnprettiHER.  Michin sets for a splash on Green but Piper distracts her.  Michin knocks Piper off the apron and Michin misses the cannonball.  Green with a suplex and she gets a near fall.  Green stretches Michin while standing on her hair.  Piper tags in and she stops Michin from making the tag.  Michin kicks Piper to get free.  Piper misses an elbow drop.

Green and Fab tag in and Fab with forearms and a palm thrust.  Fab with a spinning back heel kick in the corner and another kick.  Fab with a DDT for a near fall that is broken up by an elbow from Piper.  Michin tags in and Piper with a Boss Man Slam on Fab.  Michin wiht a drop kick and Green goes for UnprettiHER.  Michin with Eat Defeat for the three count.

Winners:  Michin and B-Fab

We go back to Nick's office and Damian Priest enters as the newest member of Smackdown.

Hayes says no.

Nick asks Priest if he would like to have a one on one match tonight.

Priest says he is here to work and ready to punch.

Priest says that Hayes will learn tonight.

Tiffany Stratton walks in the back.

We go to commercial.

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