Fans react to WWE SmackDown Live (29th January 2019)
This week of WWE SmackDown Live took place at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. 2019 Women's Royal Rumble winner, Becky Lynch came out to kick off the show.
Lynch talked about her WrestleMania opponent, Ronda Rousey. Charlotte Flair interrupted her and congratulates Becky for winning the Rumble. She then said that Becky became The Man because of The Queen.
Charlotte seemed happy but took credit for her success. Becky then smacked her down to the floor. Becky walked away triumphantly, but Charlotte attacked her from behind. A brawl began and the officials came out to stop them.
R-Truth came out next to talked about Nia Jax's attack on him at Royal Rumble. He said that McMahons gave him a United States Championship match as compensation. R-Truth defeated Shinsuke Nakamura via a roll-up to become the new US Champion.
Rusev came out next to challenge R-Truth for the title. R-Truth accepted the challenge and defeated him to retain his title. After the match, Nakamura and Rusev teamed up to attack R-Truth.
Rey Mysterio came out next for a match but Zelina Vega made her way out. With the help of this distraction, Andrade attacked Mysterio from behind and hit the Three Amigos, Eddie Guerrero's move. Rey Mysterio tried to fight back but it wasn't enough.
Shane McMahon came out next with The Miz to celebrate the tag team titles win. Shane called out Miz's dad to the ring who told him he was proud of him and they hugged. Shane O'Mac then announced that they will be defending their titles at Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
Backstage, on SmackDown Live, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville announced their participation in Elimination Chamber match for the Women's Tag Team Championships. Mandy Rose revealed that Naomi caused her breakup and was the first person to make her cry after "abusing her" during her time in Tough Enough.
Next, on SmackDown Live, The bar faced The New Day, Usos and Heavy Machinery in a Four Corners Tag Team Elimination match to become the #1 contender for the SmackDown Live tag team titles. The Usos won the match by last eliminating The Bar to gain the opportunity to face Miz and Shane McMahon at Elimination Chamber.
Daniel Bryan came out next to talk about his victory over AJ Styles at Royal Rumble. Bryan named the cow that was killed to make the WWE Championship Belt and dropped the belt in a trashcan. He said they needed a new symbol to change the world and took out a new belt, made of oak, hemp, and tiny coloured pebbles.
AJ Styles then interrupted him and mocked his philosophy. Orton interfered at that moment followed by Jeff Hardy, Mustafa Ali and Samoa Joe. A brawl broke out and Bryan stood on the announce table and said that he will be champion forever.
Triple H showed up on the Titantron and announced that Daniel Bryan will defend his Championship against all five Superstars inside Elimination Chamber. The brawl continued and Daniel escaped backstage as the show ended.
Here is how fans reacted to this week's SmackDown Live: