WWE Smackdown Live Results and Coverage (1/30)

Welcome to our Smackdown Live Coverage!

The show opens with the 2018 Men's Royal Rumble winner Shinsuke Nakamura making his way to the ring. Tom Phillips, Corey Graves and Byron Saxton welcomes everyone to the show. Fans chant for Nakamura. Nakamura says he will be the new WWE champion after his Rumble victory. Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens interrupt. They talk about how they got screwed at the Rumble. They show what happened to them that night during their match. Kevin says Shane McMahon has been holding them down. Sami says Kevin never got tagged in at the end of the match and AJ pinned the wrong man. Kevin says Nakamura should face them at Wrestlemania. Nakamura says they are losers. AJ Styles comes out and says they can cry all they want but the big match with him and Nakamura at Wrestlemania is happening. AJ challenges Kevin and Sami to a tag match tonight with his partner, Nakamura. Both Sami and Kevin leave the ring. They come back and say "Nope" to the challenge. Both Nakamura and AJ knock them off the apron.

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The New Day make their way to the ring for the Fatal 4 Way Match.

Daniel Bryan makes the tag main event for tonight as Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. AJ Styles and Nakamura. He said the referee made a mistake at the Rumble but they will get another opportunity as Kevin and Sami will face each other next week.

Jinder Mahal vs. Rusev vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Zack Ryder - #1 Contender's Match for U.S. Title

Jinder goes after Kofi and Rusev goes after Ryder. Ryder goes after Jinder and sends Jinder over the top rope. It's chaos until Kofi nails Rusev with a drop kick. Ryder hits a neckbreaker on Kofi but then Jinder starts to go to work on Ryder. Ryder turns around and clotheslines Jinder over the top rope followed by a drop kick on him through the ropes. Kofi flys onto them. Rusev is about to fly until one of the Singh Brothers stop him. There's an altercation between The New Day, English and the Singh Brother which results in him dropping The New Day's plate of pancakes. The Singh Brother, New Day and English get kicked out of ringside by the referee.

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We come back with all 4 men fighting on the outside. Jinder sends Kofi into the steel steps. Jinder goes after Ryder as he brings him into the ring and begins to pound on him with kicks and knees to his chest. Jinder gives Rusev right hands but Rusev starts to fight back. Rusev takes down Jinder with kicks to the face and runs towards him into the corner. Ryder lands a missile drop kick on Rusev and hits the Browski Boot on Rusev but Jinder nails a kick to the face on Ryder. Jinder goes for a cover on Rusev but kicks out. Kofi comes back in and hits the Boom Drop on Ryder followed by Trouble In Paradise but is broken up by Rusev. Rusev tries a double Accolade but Jinder rolls him up for a two count. Jinder and Rusev fight until Ryder is able to hit the Rough Ryder on Jinder. Rusev nails a kick to Ryder's face. Kofi tries to hit Trouble In Paradise on Rusev but Rusev ducks. Both men go back and forth until Rusev gets Kofi in the Accolade. Kofi has no choice but to tap.

Winner: And New #1 Contender Rusev. After the match, Rusev and Bobby Roode go eye to eye with each other.

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Breezango and Ascension are checking on Twitter questions backstage. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin confront them and say they are an embarrassment to the tag division. They flip over their table with lap tops on them and challenge them to a tag match.

The Usos make their way to the ring. They brag about beating Benjamin and Gable at the Rumble back to back falls. They list all of the teams they have beaten. They say they represent being real and say Day One represents the struggle. They say every struggle they go through makes them stronger. They say they are the best tag team in WWE today. As they are about to leave, The Bludgeon Brothers come out and make their way to the ring for action.

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The Bludgeon Brothers vs. Chris Wilde & Rory Gulak

Luke Harper runs over the competitor in the ring. Erick Rowan gets tagged in and start pounding on him. The competitors partner gets tagged in thanks to Rowan and he gets knocked down off the apron and nailed with a boot. Both Brothers massacre them and finishes with the double arm drop to the mat for the win.

Winners: The Bludgeon Brothers.

A video is shown of Daniel Bryan announcing the Smackdown Live Top 10 list.

Tye Dillinger confronts Shane backstage and complains about being attacked at the Rumble. Baron Corbin comes in and complains about not getting a WWE title shot. Tye asks him where his Money In The Bank briefcase is and Corbin gets more angry. Shane makes the match between them tonight.

Charlotte makes her way to the ring.

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Renee Young interviews Charlotte about the Women's Rumble Match. She said she wanted to be in the Rumble match. She said she doesn't care about Ronda coming into WWE, she will still be Women's Champion. The Riott Squad come out. Ruby insults her and says she is a cheap imitation of her father. She also says Charlotte's time is over. Charlotte asks if she's done and Woo's at her. They attack Charlotte but she fights off all members of the Riott Squad. They come in the ring again and this time beat Charlotte down. They beat her down, leaving Charlotte unconscious in the ring after Ruby kicks her head off. Carmella comes in the ring as the Squad leaves with a referee. She tries to cash in the briefcase until Carmella accidentally kicks the referee. The referee is knocked out. Carmella leaves with the briefcase as Charlotte gets back up.

AJ and Nakamura backstage try to go over a game plan for tonight.

Tye Dillinger makes his way to the ring for his ring.

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Renee Young interviews Carmella about what happened to her tonight. Carmella tries to brush it off and say she had a broken nail anyway.

Baron Corbin vs. Tye Dillinger

Tye kicks Corbin in the face. Corbin retreats to the outside but Tye follows him and throws him to the barricade. Tye starts chopping away until Corbin throws him down and begins to pummel him. Corbin dominates until Tye starts to fight back. Corbin lands a right hand and throws Tye to the outside.

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We return with Corbin applying a chin lock on Tye. Tye tries to fight out of it. Corbin sends him into the corner and misses Tye. Tye dodges Corbin time after time until Corbin goes shoulder first to the post. Tye makes a comeback on Corbin. Tye tries to go for the Tie Breaker but Corbin nails him on the back of the head. Corbin hits a backbreaker followed by End Of Days for the win.

Winner: Baron Corbin.

A video of Rusev saying he will defeat Bobby for the title next week.

A video of Bobby Roode is shown of him saying his day next week will be Glorious.

Sami and Kevin are awkwardly getting ready backstage. They talk about their match for next week and they start listing each other's failures. Tension between them are starting to build.

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Benjamin and Gable vs. Breezango

Benjamin and Fandango start off. Fandango nails chops to Benjamin but gets caught with a spine buster. Benjamin tags in Gable and works on Fandango's arm. Fandango catches Gable in a bulldog after dodging him off the ropes. Gable kicks out and Benjamin takes out Breeze on the outside. Gable gets back into it, going after Fandango's arm. Fandango fights out and makes the tag to Breeze. Breeze knocks down Gable and knocks Benjamin off the apron. Breeze counters Gable's rolling German suplex. Fandango is taken over the top by Gable. Benjamin catches Breeze and Gable goes off the top rope to land on Breeze as Benjamin plants him with a powerbomb for the pinfall.

Winner: Benjamin and Gable. 

AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn

AJ and Kevin lock up. AJ tries to lift Kevin but Kevin trips him down. Kevin makes the tag to Sami and AJ makes the tag to Nakamura. Sami gets a wrist lock and Nakamura counters with one of his own. Nakamura taunts Sami and takes him down and plants a knee. Nakamura tags in AJ. Sami gets him in a headlock. Sami goes off the ropes and gets hit with a dropkick. AJ tags in Nakamura but gets backed into the corner. Kevin comes in and starts wailing on Nakamura in the corner. Kevin dominates and tags in Sami who pummels him in the corner. Sami tags Kevin back in and continues to dominate. Nakamura counters Kevin with a fore arm smash. Nakamura gains momentum until Sami tries to help and gets thrown out on the outside. Kevin takes down Nakamura and yells at Sami while he works on Shinsuke. Nakamura nails a right on Kevin. Kevin rolls to the outside and argues with Sami on the outside. Sami walks out on Kevin in frustration.

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We return with Kevin applying a head lock to AJ. AJ fights out but Kevin pounds his back. AJ fights back with rights and lefts followed by a clothesline. AJ takes control giving Kevin a face plant down to the mat until Sami returns to break up the pinfall. Sami is in and works on AJ. Kevin yells at Sami to tag him. After a brief argument, he tags Kevin in. Kevin goes to work on AJ until he slaps Sami's chest for a tag. Sami comes in then slaps Kevin's chest. They argue and Kevin kicks out after a rollup by Styles. Sami walks out again. Styles tries the Phenomenal Fore Arm but Kevin takes him down. Kevin covers after an elbow drop but kicks out. AJ tags in Shinsuke after a Pele Kick and Nakamura is all over Kevin. Kevin tries to escape but Styles brings him back in the ring. Nakamura hits the Kinshasa on Kevin for the win.

Winners: AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura.

Sami backstage says he will beat Kevin next week to be #1 Contender.

End Of Show