WWE SmackDown Miami, Florida
Commentators are Michael Cole and Corey Graves
– Tonight is WWE SmackDown, the blue show begins with the commentators' welcome. A video is shown of what happened last week in the Main Event. Then rapper Eladio Carrión (who made the music “RKO”) comes in and asks us to welcome Randy Orton. The latter comes into the ring and then takes a microphone.
Randy Orton thanks the rapper for inviting him into the clip and says he's here to talk about Bloodline. The clan has had quite the resurgence in recent years, and the main reason for that is Roman Reigns' nearly 1,300-day reign, which is virtually unknown. Tomorrow is the Royal Rumble and the number that will matter will be 15. 15, as his number rules in the world. He'll do it by defeating Roman Reigns with the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment: RKO.
AJ Styles' music hits and he comes. He asks Randy Orton if he knows there are other people in this match. He will defeat everyone to win the title. LA Kight interrupts him and promises to eliminate Solo Sikoa tonight and defeat anyone who tries to stop him from becoming champion. LA Knight leaves the ring, then AJ Styles attacks Randy Orton and hits him with a Pele Kick!
Single game
Carlito accompanied by Zelina Vega, Cruz del Toro and Joaquin Wilde vs. Santos Escobar accompanied by Angel and Humberto
At the end of the match, a brawl broke out at ringside between Cruz del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, Angel and Humberto. Zelina Vega is on the ring apron but is attacked by Elektra Lopez! In the ring, Santos Escobar was able to win against Carlito thanks to a roll-up.
Winner: Santos Escobar
– WWE reminds that RAW will air on Netflix from 2025 and that The Rock joins the TKO board.
– Backstage, AJ Styles meets Jimmy Uso, who offers to help him get rid of LA Knight tonight. The OC comes to scare him away.
– WWE reminds that WWE 2K24 has been announced, details here.
– Behind the scenes, Nick Aldis is assisted by Ava Raine (now General Manager of NXT). Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits arrive. Lashley picks a random number for the Royal Rumble and the Legado Del Fantasma occurs. Santos Escobar, in turn, picks a random number.
– A video about Bayley airs.
– It's R-Truth's turn to pick a random number for the Royal Rumble.
Women's Tag Team Championship – Tag Team Match
Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) vs. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance
At the end of the match, Kairi Sane accepts the tag and climbs to the top rope. Asuka hits a reverse DDT on Kayden Carter, then Kairi Sane follows with an Insane Elbow off the top rope for the win via pinfall.
Winner: Kabuki Warriors (c)
– After the match, Damage CTRL celebrates on the ramp.
– Backstage we find Paul Heyman with Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa. Paul Heyman asks Sikoa to fix the problem tonight. Speaking to Jimmy Uso, Heyman says his cousin rose from Big Dog to tribal chief because he seized the moment. This weekend, Jimmy Uso has a moment he can take advantage of. A world champion in RAW only has one leg. Jimmy Uso must seize this moment, he must enter the Royal Rumble, win it and challenge Seth Rollins to beat him at WrestleMania and become world champion.
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