The Usos vs Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable- SmackDown Tag Team Title Match: WWE Royal Rumble 2018 winners, video highlights and analysis
Before the start of the match, WWE SuperstarsThe Usos hype their match with their usual trash talk. The Usos, who are the three-time SmackDown Live tag team champions face off against Shelton Benjamin and Chad Gable in a 2-out-of-3 fall match for the SmackDown Live tag team championships.
Jey Uso and Shelton Benjamin start the match before Benjamin quickly tagged in his partner, Gable, and the brothers tease with a double superkick.
Gable then tried using Greco Roman wrestling, but Jimmy took initiative in the match.
Benjamin and Gable teamed up together and went to work on Jimmy's left knee. Gable is then tagged in and the former American Alpha continued to work on Jimmy's left leg with a submission hold.
Jimmy is isolated as Gable and Benjamin used some excellent strategy to slow down the match by still working on Jimmy's ankle. Gable is tagged in and after some excellent work of continuing to work on Jimmy's left knee, Gable went for the cover but Jimmy just kicked out.
The challengers continued to tag and hit Jey off the apron; Jimmy somehow landed an enzuigiri to finally tag Jey, who is fresh and shows it by landing two dives on the outside on both the challengers.
Jey hit a splash and covered, but Gable kicked out; he goes for another splash but Gable moved out and Gable took advantage of the situation with a few covers while Benjamin landed a superkick from the outside.
Gable then landed a superkick while Benjamin threw one of the Usos into the other and then Benjamin went for the pinfall, but Jimmy kicked out just in time.
Gable moonsaws both The Usos on outside. Acrobatic!
Jey and Jimmy land a superkick on each of the challengers and Jimmy covered Gable for the pinfall but Gable just about kicked out, to the disbelief of The Usos.
The two Usos then hit two incredible superkicks to Gable and get the first pinfall!
The Usos 1 - 0 Gable & Benjamin
Gable & Benjamin double team on Jimmy and eliminate him from the match by landing their finisher on the outside.
But Jey takes advantage of some slow work by Benjamin and Gable, somehow gets a roll-up cover and the pinfall! A quick and surprising end to the match and Benjamin and Gable can't believe it! The Usos retain their SmackDown Live tag team belts.
The Usos 2 - 0 Gable & Benjamin
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