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Smackdown Live (01/29/2018): Recap & Results

Ringside Intel brings you a recap and results for tonight’s Smackdown Live (01/29/2018) broadcast. Pre-show starts at 7:50 pm EST and the main show starts at 8 pm EST. What will be the fallout from The Man Becky Lynch’s challenge to Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey? Tweet and follow @RingsideIntel on Twitter.

Smackdown Live: 8 pm EST

Show opens up and Royal Rumble winner Becky Lynch comes out to the ring. Becky cuts a promo on Ronda Rousey and their altercation last night. She says, unlike Rousey, she doesn’t crumble when she loses. That’s why Becky was able to overcome a setback early on at the Royal Rumble event, and ultimately win the Rumble match itself. Becky says she saw doubt in Rousey’s eyes last night and that, with that mindset, Rousey will be getting carried out of WrestleMania when they face each other.

Charlotte Flair’s music hits and she joins Becky in the ring. Charlotte sarcastically congratulates Becky for finally making it off the kickoff show. She takes credit for all of Becky’s success. Then Becky slugs her a good one in the face. Becky starts to leave but Charlotte chases her down and the two women brawl around the ringside area as officials run out to try and separate them. The crowd chants “Let them fight!” They continue to get at each other until finally some semblance of order is restored.

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United States Championship Match: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. R-Truth (with Carmella)

Truth secures the surprise victory and becomes champ.

Winner: R-Truth (c)

After the match, Rusev comes out and challenges Truth for the title and Truth accepts.

United States Championship Match: R-Truth (c) (with Carmella) vs. Rusev

Truth manages to defeat Rusev as well.

Winner: R-Truth (c)

After the match, both Rusev and Nakamura gang up and put a beating on Truth, while Carmella, holding Truth’s belt, watches helplessly.

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Becky Lynch says she refused medical attention because she doesn’t need to be on the shelf again.

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Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas uses a distraction by Zelina Vega to attack Rey Mysterio from behind and plant him with the Hammer-Lock DDT. Almas leaves Rey laid out in the ring as he stand over his beaten foe.

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Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson challenge Rusev & Shinsuke Nakamura to a tag match because of their unfair 2-on-1 assault of new US champ R-Truth. The challenge is accepted.

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Smackdown Tag Team Champions The Miz & Shane McMahon come out to the ring. Shane says Miz helped him fulfill a childhood dream when they won the tag titles so he thanks him. Then he says to thank Miz he’s going to do something Miz will never forget. He brings out Miz’s dad because Miz had once said his dad never told him he was proud of him. The crowd chants “Mister Miz” as Miz’s dad gets to the ring. Shane says Miz’s dad has something to say, and Miz’s dad tells Miz he loves him and is proud of him. They hug it out in the ring.

Shane then reveals that their first title defense will be against the team who wins a Fatal 4-Way Elimination match, which begins right now.

Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match: The Usos vs. The Bar vs. The New Day vs. Heavy Machinery

The Usos pick up the victory and will face Shane & Miz at Elimination Chamber.

Winners: The Usos

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WWE Champion Daniel Bryan comes out to cut a promo. He brings out Erick Rowan, the man who helped him retain the title on Sunday. He proceeds to bash the crowd and says he’s been a hypocrite by wearing the WWE title belt around because it was made using environmentally destructive methods. So he throws the belt in the garbage and says, “This is trash.” Then he reveals his new symbol of excellence, a belt made “entirely from sustainable, organic hemp.”

Then Randy Orton has evidently heard enough as his music hits and he steps out to the ring. He is followed by Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles, Mustafa Ali and Samoa Joe. Joe jumps on the mic and drops dimes on everyone in the ring. Finally, Joe insults Styles’ wife and gets slugged. A brawl breaks out and Bryan stands on the outside and he proclaims that none of them will get a shot at the belt. Triple H comes on the big screen and tells Bryan that he won’t defend his belt against one of them… it will be against ALL of them inside Elimination Chamber.

The brawling continues as all the participants in the just-announced Chamber match beat each other from pillar to post.

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