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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: TIFFANY TITLE DEFENSE, THE SERIES OF MATCHES TO EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A TAG TITLE MATCH CONTINUES, KEVIN VERSUS REY, JACOB SPEAKS, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2025-01-17 23:00:00

We are back and Hayes with kicks in the corner.  Hayes with a forearm to the back and he puts Jimmy on the turnbuckles.   Hayes goes for a superplex but Jimmy blocks it and he connects with elbows to send Hayes to the mat.  Jimmy misses a twisting senton and Hayes with a springboard DDT for a near fall.  Jimmy goes for a suplex but Hayes blocks it.  Both men with clotheslines at the same time and both get a near fall.  Jimmy with an uppercut and a dragon whip.  Jimmy gets Hayes on his shoulders but Hayes escapes.  Hayes with La Mistica for a near fall.  Hayes with a chop and Jimmy with a pop up Samoan drop for a near fall.

Jimmy goes up top and Hayes catches Jimmy with First 48 for a near fall.  Hayes goes up top and sets for Nothin But Net and Jimmy moves and Jimmy with a super kick and he gets a near fall.  JImmy with a running hip in the corner.  Hayes with a rollup for a near fall and a super kick.  Jimmy with a spear and he goes up top for a frog splash but . . . 

Jacob Fatu appears on the apron.  Tama Tonga pushes Jimmy off the turnbuckles and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner:  Jimmy Uso (by disqualification)

After the match, Tama and Fatu attack Jimmy.  Fatu with a running hip into the corner and Tama with a hesitation DDT.  They kick Jimmy and Hayes says he has this.  

Fatu clotheslines Hayes.  

Tama puts Jimmy in the corner and Fatu with another running hip into the corner.  

Solo Sikoa's music plays and he makes his way to the ring.

We go to commercial.

We are back and it is time to acknowledge Solo, but the crowd is too loud and Solo tosses the mic down and he leaves the ring, takes off his jacket, and walks away.

Fatu is in shock at what happened to the man he loves so much.

Fatu picks up the mic.

Fatu asks if this is what it comes to.  He mentions the disrespect and he says he is tired of the hate.  Fatu says on his worst day, you can't touch him.  He says he doesn't give a damn if you cheer them or boo them.  He says he will not let you act like he never got his.  Did you think he was crazy or off the hinges?  Did you think he was losing it?  The thing about this situation is that he is just getting started.

LA Knight's music plays and he attacks Fatu and Tama from behind.  Knight with a clothesline to Tama and kicks to Fatu.  Knight with a double leg take down and punches to Tama.  Knight punches Fatu.  Tama grabs Knight by the leg and Fatu with a running back elbow.

Braun Strowman's music plays and Tama with a pescado but Braun catches him and tosses him into the ringside barrier.

Braun gets in the ring and they circle each other but Fatu is pulled to the floor by Tama.  

Are we getting Impromptception later tonight?

Angel and Humberto are told by Santos that you exposed Pretty Deadly as liars and you made them choke on your words.  Lopez tells them that one win does not make them champions.  Santos talks about how they will take the moment away from the Motor City Machine Guns.  They never had the red carpet rolled out for them and they were never given respect.  Santos says you have to take it.  That is what Legado does.

Match Number Three:  Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin versus Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo (with Elektra Lopez) in the Unofficial Number One Contender Round Robin Series of Matches-O-Rama

Alex and Angel start and Alex holds on when Angel tries to send him off the ropes.  Alex with a leg sweep and cover.  Angel with a leg sweep and cover.  They go to a stalemate.  Angel with a punch and chop.  Angel with a side head lock and Humberto tags ina nd he hits a leap frog seated splash.  Humberto with a back roll into a moonsault for a near fall.  Humberto with a forearm but Alex with chops.  Sabin tags in and they hit a double back body drop.  They kick Angel and hit the dream sequence.  Sabin with a snap mare and reverse chin lock to Humberto.  Angel tags in and Sabin with a spinning head scissors that is stopped by a drop kick from Angel.  Angel knocks Alex off the apron and then they hit a running knee and kick combination against the ropes.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Sabin with punches but Angel with a Gory special and Humberto tags in and hits a slingshot cutter for a near fall.  Angel misses Sabin and hits Humberto in the corner.  Sabin with an enzuigiri and he ties to make the tag to Alex.  He makes the tag and Alex with punches to Humberto.  Alex with a running forearm and he punches Angel off the apron.  Alex with boots to Humberto followed by a head scissors.  Alex runs into a boot but Sabin tags in and he hits a dragon screw on the right leg and Alex hits one on the left leg.  Sabin gets a near fall.  Alex tags in and Sabin with an enzuigiri and Alex with a single leg take down and a figure four leg lock.  Sabin with a figure four to Angel.  Humberto gets to the ropes to force a break.  Alex kicks Humberto in the hamstring.

Humberto kicks Alex into the turnbuckle and Humberto with a one arm sit out power bomb for a near fall.  Angel tags in and Humberto with a clothesline to Sabin.  Humberto puts Sabin on Angel's shoulders.  Humberto with a springboard kick and a power bomb and power slam combination for a near fall.  Angel with a chop and Humberto tags in and they set for NTY but Sabin blocks it.  Sabin with a tornado DDT and he goes for a suicide dive onto Angel and Humberto and connects.  Humberto is sent back into the ring and Alex with a clothesline.  Sabin tags in and Pretty Deadly distract the referee.

Humberto rolls up Sabin but the referee was distracted.  Sabin and Alex with boots to Humberto and then they hit Skull and Bones for the three count.

Winners:  Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin

Nick Aldis walks in the back and he stops by to talk to Kevin about the Royal Rumble match.

Kevin asks about the Addendum and he wants to know why Cody hasn't signed it.  Kevin says he won't sign it until Cody does.  He says he has to look at the Addendum but he has a match to get ready for.

Match Number Four:  Piper Niven (with Chelsea Green) versus B-Fab

Fab has words for Green and Piper tries to attack her from behind but misses.  Piper blocks an Irish whip attempt and Fab with a thrust kick and a neck breaker into an X Factor for a near fall.  Piper with a uranage but she misses a back senton.  Fab floats over into a DDT and she gets a near fall.  Fab with a bicycle kick to send Piper to the apron.  Fab with a second one that sends Piper to the floor.  Fab goes to the floor and she sends Piper back into the ring.  Fab tells Green to stay back and then she hits a clothesline to Green off the apron.  Piper with a back senton and a Piper Driver for the three count.

Winner:  Piper Niven

After the match, Piper and Green attack Fab.

Michin makes her way to the ring with a kendo stick and she hits PIper.  Michin with a super kick to get the kendo stick back.

Rey Mysterio walks in the back.

We take a look back at the life of Bob Uecker.

We go to commercial.

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