WWE Smackdown Results – 1/9/18

(c) WWE

1. Becky Lynch vs. Ruby Riott
Charlotte Flair and Naomi are joining Lynch at ringside.
Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan are joining Riott at ringside.
Becky with a headlock early on Riott pushing her into the ropes. Becky pulls Riott up off the ropes. Logan swipes at the feet of Becky to distract her. Becky then launches Riott through the ropes into Logan and Morgan at ringside quickly.

We return live to see Riott with her legs wrapped around the body of Becky to keep her grounded. Becky with a springboard kick to Riott in the corner. Riott throws a quick knee to the ribs of Becky. Becky with a roll up for a two count. Becky throws big elbows. Becky with an uppercut, kick and overhead exploder. Becky gets her armbar locked on. Riott taps.

Winner: Becky Lynch

2. The Bludgeon Brothers vs. The Ascension
The Ascension jumps Harper right as the bell rings. Harper with a big boot leveling Viktor and a kick to Konnor sending him to the outside. Tag to Rowan who is slapped by Harper and launched into Viktor in the corner. Rowan lifts Viktor up onto the shoulders of Harper who drops Viktor down with a powerful sitdown powerbomb to pick up the quick win.

Winners: The Bludgeon Brothers
 

3. WWE United States Championship Tournament
First Round Match
Zack Ryder vs. Mojo RawleyLock up and Mojo launches Ryder at the corner. Ryder fires back with a big dropkick. Mojo quickly rolls out of the ring. Back inside, Mojo dumps Ryder off the corner. Mojo chokes Ryder and throws him repeatedly at the corner. Ryder catches Mojo with a neckbreaker. Ryder hits an elbow on Mojo and follows with a kick to the face. Ryder with repeated elbows to Mojo driving him down in the corner. Ryder attempts his boot in the corner, Mojo moves and Ryder eventually connects with a kick to Mojo on the outside. Back inside, Ryder chops Mojo. Mojo with an inverted atomic drop and launches Ryder shoulder first into the steel post. Mojo with an elbow to the back of the neck. Mojo hits the ropes and connects with a huge elbow to the head. Mojo hooks the leg and gets the pinfall.
Mojo Rawley has advanced to the second round and will face Bobby Roode.

Winner and Advancing: Mojo Rawley

4. Breezango vs. Rusev Day (Rusev and Aiden English)
Rusev Day proclaims the Royal Rumble as the “Rusev Rumble” before the match and announce they will both be involved in the 30 Man Men’s match.
We start with Aiden English and Tyler Breeze. Breeze quickly tosses English out.

Back live, Fandango gets the tag, chops away at English and English tags in Rusev. Fandango with a dropkick to English. Rusev with tons of shots on Fandango, finishing it off with a spinning kick off the ropes. Rusev dumps Breeze out of the ring, catches Fandango and Breeze dropkicks Rusev. Fandango rolls up Rusev for the win!

Winners: Breezango

5. 3 on 2 Handicap Match
No Count Out, No DQ, Anything Goes Rules
WWE Champion AJ Styles, Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kevin Owens and Sami ZaynStyles grabs a chair, hits Owens in the ribs and cracks it over the back of Owens. Styles again cracks it over the back of Owens. Owens is back up and Styles again cracks the chair over his back. Styles and Owens head to the backstage area.
At ringside, Nakamura is walking down Zayn and Owens is on the otherwise. Zayn is trying to run away when Orton and Nakamura grab him. They send him face first into the steel ring post. Orton is grabbing the top of the steel steps and hits Zayn in the head.
Orton then picks up Zayn and back drops him off the announce table! The table doesn’t break as Zayn screams out in pain. Orton tosses Zayn back inside the ring. Nakamura connects with the Kinshasa. Orton with an RKO on Zayn and gets the pinfall.

Winners: WWE Champion AJ Styles, Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura