Here are the results from today’s (Tuesday December 27, 2016) episode of WWE SmackDown Live (courtesy of PWInsider):
We are in Rosemont, Illinois and your announcers are Mauro Ranallo, David Otunga, and John Layfield. Your host is Tom Phillips.
John Cena makes his way to the ring.
John wants the crowd to give it to him since he missed it so much. He says he does not care what you do or where you go, there is nothing like the excitement of the WWE Universe. There are very few places that compete with the excitement of the All-State Arena. Cena wonders if the crowd is chanting ‘Cena Sucks’ when they are chanting for CM Punk. Cena says that with everything that happened in Chicago in 2016, he thought they would be chanting “Go Cubs Go”. Cena asks if there are White Sox fans in the crowd tonight.
Cena says that Chicago is the city of champions and WWE recognizes that so you will be getting championship matches. The Tag Title is on the line. The Women’s Championship is on the line. The WWE Championship is on the line.
Who will be the WWE Champion to close out 2016? Will it be Dolph Ziggler? Will it be Baron Corbin? Cena says that you might not like Corbin, but he probably does not like you either. That does not mean he cannot walk out as champion. Will it be AJ Styles? He says it sounds like there are some AJ Styles fans in the house tonight. Cena says you can add him to the list. Can the champ that runs the camp do it one more time?
John wonders what is he doing here?
The crowd chants for the Undertaker. Cena thinks about it and he says hearing that makes him think that a lot of people have been speculating his future. 2016 was not a super year for ‘Super Cena’. He heard he was damaged goods, washed up, and part timer. Some are saying that he has one foot out the door and he is gone to Hollywood and not coming back.
John says he is setting the record straight. He is not done. He is not leaving. He is sick of the ‘New Era’. This is the “My Time is Now Era”. When you get knocked down, you don’t stay down. You fire up and you kick ass. John says he is watching the main event closely and he is challenging the winner at the Royal Rumble. John says you don’t think he can do that. He just did.
We are back and Miz’ locker room door is guarded by security and then Maryse opens and slams the door. Miz refuses to answer any questions from the interviewer. He says he will only talk to the woman who slapped him last week, Renee Young.
Match Number One: Randy Orton and Luke Harper (with Bray Wyatt versus Chad Gable and Jason Jordan versus Heath Slater and Rhyno versus Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso in an Elimination Tag Match for the Tag Team Championships
Gable and Rhyno start things off and Gable with a waist lock. Rhyno with an arm wringer and shoulder tackle. Rhyno with a short arm clothesline. Gable with forearms and Rhyno with a kick. Gable with an elbow followed by a Northern Lights suplex. Jey tags in and he kicks and punches Rhyno before hitting a leg drop for a near fall. Jey with a shoulder in the corner and Jimmy tags in and hits a running forearm. Jimmy gets a near fall. Jimmy chokes Rhyno in the ropes and Jey with a punch when the referee is not looking. Jimmy gets a near fall. Jey tags in and he applies a rear chin lock.
Jey sends Rhyno to the mat as Orton and Harper go to the floor to talk to Wyatt and not get drawn into the match. Jimmy tags in and applies a rear chin lock. Rhyno with punches but Rhyno with a short arm clothesline and both men are down. Slater tags in and he hits a forearm to the back of the neck followed by punches. Slater with a Harley Race knee and a jumping leg lariat. Slater gets a near fall.
Jimmy punches Slater and sends him to the apron. Slater with an enzuigiri and then he kicks Jey off the apron. Slater slips off the turnbuckles and Jimmy with a super kick and he pins Slater.
Heath Slater and Rhyno Eliminated
We go to commercial.
We are back and Jey with a reverse chin lock on Jordan. Jordan with punches but Jey keeps Jordan from making the tag but the second time Gable is tagged in. Jey floats over and no one is home so Gable with an Exploder for a near fall. Jimmy with an enzuigiri to Jordan and then Jimmy and Jey go up top for frog splashes but Gable and Jordan get to their feet and they hit overhead belly-to-belly suplexes. Gable goes for a sunset flip but Jey drops down and gets a near fall. Gable rolls up Jey to eliminate him.
Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso Eliminated
The Usos attack Gable and Jordan before going to the back and the referee points to the back.
Harper sends Jordan back in for Orton. Orton does the Garvin Stomp and then Orton drops Jordan on the top rope. Orton stomps on the head and chokes Jordan. Orton with a hard Irish whip. Orton with another Irish whip and Orton follows with a power slam for a near fall. Orton with European uppercuts to Jordan but Jordan with an Irish whip and drop kick. Harper and Gable tag in and Gable with a cross body and he knocks Orton off the apron. Gable with a drop kick and German suplex for a near fall. Wyatt gets on the apron and Orton punches Gable while the referee was not looking. Harper with a boot for a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Harper with a reverse chin lock on Gable. Harper with a side head lock take down. Harper with a back elbow and he catapults Gable into the middle rope and Gable falls to the floor. The referee makes his count and Gable gets back into the ring before the ten count. Harper wants to see if Gable can do it again and he sends Gable to the floor. Orton drops Gable twice onto the ringside barrier and Orton gets a near fall. Orton drops Gable on the top rope again and he hits a slingshot suplex and he gets a near fall.
Harper tags in and he mocks Gable and Jordan by holding out Gable’s arm. Harper with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall and Harper with a Gator Roll. Gable tries to get into his corner but Harper with a Bossman slam for a near fall. Harper sets for a power bomb but Gable punches Harper and sends Harper into the turnbuckles with a rana. Orton and Jordan tag in and Jordan with back elbows and a drop kick. Jordan with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex to Harper. Jordan with a Saito suplex to Orton but Harper breaks up the cover.
Harper sends Jordan to the floor and Jordan pulls Harper out. They exchange punches and Gable with a cannonball onto Harper. Jordan clotheslines Wyatt off the apron. Orton with a kick and IEDDT. Orton looks around and he waits for Jordan to recover. Orton drops to the mat and Harper stops Gable from interfering. Harper is knocked off the apron and Gable with a missile drop kick. Gable makes the tag and Jordan with a shoulder and they hit Grand Amplitude for the three count.
Winners: Chad Gable and Jason Jordan
After the match, Harper and Orton have some words but Wyatt separates them and tries to calm both men down.
We are back and it is time to talk about The Royal Rumble.
We have a video package to set up the Triple Threat Match later tonight.
Dolph Ziggler is in the back and Renee asks Dolph about the risk he took last week and being the Triple Threat Match tonight.
Dolph says Baron was looking for a fight and he got it. It might not have been the best decision to put the title match on the line. Tonight, you have the Lone Wolf Baron Corbin and the Phenomenal One at the top of his game. Where does that leave Dolph? Opportunity after opportunity has been presented to him. Maybe he is the wild card in this thing. He gets your hopes up. Every once in a while, that wild card changes the whole damn game.
James Ellsworth is in the back and he is asked if people making fun of him gets to him. He says he is pretty scrawny and people make fun of his looks.
Carmella stops by and she says that Dasha is making fun of James by talking about him. She says she finds James uniquely attractive. They walk away.
Match Number Two: Alexa Bliss versus Becky Lynch for the Women’s Championship
They lock up and Becky with an arm drag. Bliss with a waist lock and Becky drops down but Bliss with a body scissors. Lynch with a Trailer Hitch and Bliss gets to the ropes. Lynch with a wrist lock but Alexa with a reversal. Lynch with a reversal into a side head lock. Bliss with a reversal into a side head lock. Bliss with a side head lock take down but Becky with a side head lock. Becky with a shoulder tackle. Becky goes for a sunset flip but Bliss blocks it and gets a near fall. Becky and Bliss go back and forth with near falls. Bliss with a leg sweep and Becky bridges to get out of the cover. Becky with a kick and she goes for the cross arm breaker but Bliss blocks it. Bliss gets a near fall. Becky goes for DisArmHer but Bliss escapes. Bliss with and arm bar and STO.
Bliss gets a near fall. Bliss chokes Becky in the ropes and stretches her. Bliss slams Becky’s face into the mat and Bliss stands on Becky’s back and stomps her face into the mat. Bliss stomps on Becky’s head again and gets a near fall. Bliss with forearms and Becky with punches. Bliss slams Becky’s head to the mat again and gets a near fall. Becky with arm drags and a drop kick. Bliss goes to the floor and Becky goes for a baseball slide but Bliss gets the ring skirt up to block it and she pulls Becky to the floor and connects with forearms and she slams Becky’s head into the floor.
Becky is sent into the apron and then Becky tries to slam Bliss but Alexa gets to her feet and Becky is sent into the ring steps as we go to commercial.
We are back and Alexa chokes Becky in the ropes and then hits knees to the back for a near fall. Alexa stands on Becky’s hair and stretches her. Alexa misses a knee drop. Becky with European uppercuts and clotheslines. Becky with a leg lariat and running forearm into the corner but she misses. Becky moves when Alexa goes into the corner. Becky with a springboard kick and Alexa blocks the exploder. Becky hyperextends the arm and sends Alexa into the turnbuckles. Becky goes up top but Alexa stops her. Becky kicks Alexa away.
Becky with a missile drop kick and she gets a near fall.
Music plays and La Luchadora makes her way to the ring. Becky kicks at La Luchadora and Alexa with a rollup for a near fall. Becky with a back slide for a near fall. Becky with a crucifix for a near fall. Alexa with a forearm and she hits the knee drop and handspring knee drop for a near fall. Alexa goes up top and goes for Twisted Bliss but Becky gets her knees up. Becky with a rollup for a near fall. Alexa has her foot on the rope when Becky applies DisArmHer.
Alexa shows the referee her arm and La Luchadora sends Becky into the ring post and Alexa with a DDT for the three count.
Winner: Alexa Bliss
After the match, Alexa is asked who is the masked woman. Alexa says she has no idea. Mabye it was Sasha Banks. She is told that Sasha is not that big. Alexa suggests it is Nia Jax before going to the back.
We take a look at Renee Young slapping Miz last week.
Renee Young knocks on Miz’ door and Maryse opens the door and says something to Renee and Miz tells Maryse that he has this and tells her to go back inside.
Miz asks Renee if she is going to ask him a question. Maybe about the Skull Crushing Finale on Dean Ambrose. Miz tells security to leave.
Renee asks Miz how does he plan on following up on a strong 2016 in 2017. Miz says that 2017 will be the Year of the Miz.
Dean Ambrose shows up next to Miz and he sends Miz into the wall while Miz calls for security. Dean takes care of a few members of security and Dean gets on the walkie talkie that it is all clear.
We are back with a look at the problems between Nikki Bella and Natalya.
Nikki Bella is in the locker room and she is asked by Dasha about being betrayed by Natalya.
Nikki says that people are trying to knock her down. She was the longest reigning Divas Champion and she came back from an injury faster than she was expected to. She is proud to be on two reality shows and she sayss she is in love with the man of her dreams. She says she will talk to Natalya face to face.
Baron Corbin is stopped by Renee Young and he is asked about the pressure of being in his first title match. Baron says he should have been established as a top star. Dolph and AJ should be feeling the pressure as they feel the End of Days.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we are told that Miz will face Dean Ambrose for the Intercontinental title next week on Smackdown.
Match Number Three: Baron Corbin versus Dolph Ziggler versus AJ Styles for the WWE Championship
All three men try to figure out how to take the early advantage and Corbin goes after Styles. Ziggler with a drop kick to Corbin. Styles with forearms in the corner and kicks to Corbin. Ziggler with a splash and Corbin catches Ziggler as Styles sends Ziggler into the ring. Corbin knocks Styles off the apron and Ziggler drops Corbin on the top rope. Corbin waits for Ziggler or Styles to get back into the ring as we go to commercial.
We are back and Corbin with a hard Irish whip to Styles and then he goes to the floor to run Ziggler into the apron. We see footage from the commercial break when Corbin sent Styles high into the air for a back body drop. Corbin is done wtih Ziggler so he goes back to Styles and he runs AJ into the apron. Corbin sends Styles back into the ring and he gets a near fall. Corbin wtih a knee to the midsection and then he picks AJ up. Styles with a kick and chops. Corbin catches Styles but Ziggler with a drop kick and Styles gets a crucifix cover so Ziggler breaks up the cover. Styles blocks a suplex and then so does Ziggler.
Ziggler and Styles with punches but Corbin with a double clothesline and Corbin gets a near fall on Ziggler. Corbin kicks Ziggler and then picks him up. Corbin taunts Ziggler and sends Ziggler sternum first into the turnbuckles. Corbin looks at Styles on the floor before he continues to work over Ziggler. Ziggler with punches and then Ziggler stomps on the foot. Ziggler is sent into the air. Corbin goes for End of Days but Styles blocks it. Styles punches Corbin and sends him into the turnbuckles. Corbin sends Ziggler into the same corner. Ziggler wtih an elbow to Corbin and Styles with a boot. Corbin goes to the floor and comes back in with a clothesline to Ziggler and an STO to Styles to get a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Corbin punches and kicks Ziggler. Corbin punches Styles and we see Corbin punching Styles when AJ went for a springboard move. Corbin continues to work over both men. Ziggler with punches to Corbin and Styles joins in and they both work over Corbin. Ziggler with a head butt and then they clothesline Corbin over the top rope to the floor. Styles and Ziggler also go to the floor and Corbin sends Styles into the ringside barrier. Ziggler gets on Corbin’s back and Corbin with a snap mare. Corbin rearranges the announce table and then he misses a shoulder as he hits the ringside barrier. Styles with a forearm off the steps and Ziggler with a super kick that sends Corbin onto the table. Ziggler and Styles go to the ringside barrier and Styles with a leg drop while Ziggler hits an elbow drop at the same time that destroys the table.
Ziggler and Styles go back into the ring but Styles pulls Ziggler off the apron. Ziggler with a uranage onto the apron and then Ziggler with a hesitation DDT for a near fall. Ziggler and Styles struggle to get back top their feet. Ziggler goes for a Zig Zag but Styles holds on to the ropes. Styles with an Ushigoroshi and then he sets for the Styles Clash but Ziggler kicks Styles to escape the hold. Styles is sent to the apron and Styles with a forearm. Ziggler kicks Styles when he goes for the Phenomenal Forearm. Styles wtih a rollup and then Ziggler with a super kick but Corbin breaks up the cover.
Ziggler kicks Corbin and he hits a neck breaker and hits a leaping elbow drop for a near fall. Ziggler punches Corbin and kicks Corbin. Corbin with Deep Six for a near fall when Styles breaks up the cover. All three men are down. Corbin with a punch but Styles punches back and he connects with forearms. Corbin with punches but Styles wtih kicks. Corbin hits End of Days on Styles while Ziggler hits a Zig Zag on Corbin and Ziggler gets a near fall as Styles rolls to the floor.
Corbin sends Ziggler shoulder first into the ring post and then he puts Ziggler on the turnbuckles. Corbin sets for a superplex but Ziggler with punches. Ziggler with a head butt and he goes up top but Corbin crotches Ziggler and Ziggler falls to the mat. Corbin hits End of Days on Ziggler and Styles with a Phenomenal Forearm to Corbin and then Styles pins Ziggler.
Winner: AJ Styles
After the match, John Cena’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring to have a staredown with AJ Styles.
Cena wants AJ to shake his hand, but Styles refuses. Styles puts the title belt between them and then he reluctantly shakes his hand.
Neville says he was the man who gravity forgot, but now he feels like the man WWE forgot. Neville says he will show the inferior talent that he is the King of the Cruiserweights.
We go to credits.
