WWE Smackdown Live Results and Review January 29 2019 : Bowen’s Botches and Bodyslams
WWE Smackdown Live is from Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona following the Royal Rumble. Women’s Royal Rumble Winner Becky Lynch will appear, and R-Truth will challenge Shinsuke Nakamura for the United States Championship. The Miz and Shane McMahon with have The Best Tag Team Champions Celebration after winning the Smackdown Tag Team Championships at Royal Rumble.
Show Opener with Becky Lynch In Ring
“I am MOST PROUD of working my way from the pre-show of last year’s #WrestleMania to this year’s MAIN EVENT, and nobody handed me nothing!” – #TheMan @BeckyLynchWWE #SDLive #YouDeserveIt pic.twitter.com/qDyWK4SRFQ
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
“You learned to be #TheMan from the lessons you learned from #TheQueen!”@BeckyLynchWWE doesn’t seem to agree, @MsCharlotteWWE… #SDLive pic.twitter.com/46Wqe3wS81
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
.@MsCharlotteWWE ambushes @BeckyLynchWWE from behind on the ramp to start off #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/KbfVPAvfVc
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
United States Championship Match
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. R-Truth with Carmella
R-Truth wins by Pinfall with a Small Package to become the new United States Champion.
.@RonKillings just WON the #USTitle shocking @ShinsukeN in the process! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/DsxBrLI6Nu
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
United States Championship Match
R-Truth (c) with Carmella vs. Rusev with Lana
R-Truth wins by Pinfall with a Roll Up to retain the United States Championship. Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev work together attacking R-Truth after the match.
You could say @RusevBUL and @ShinsukeN are NOT happy about how their matches ended… #SDLive pic.twitter.com/3PZG4fnZXw
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
Becky Lynch Backstage Leaving the Arena
#TheMan refuses to be on the shelf again. #SDLive @BeckyLynchWWE pic.twitter.com/qE0FrYTSvp
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
R-Truth Backstage
We’re rooting for you, @RonKillings. #SDLive @CarmellaWWE pic.twitter.com/xs2dV28mqV
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 30, 2019
Rey Mysterio vs. Samoa Joe
The promoted match never begins. Zelina Vega comes to the stage with a microphone and distracts Rey Mysterio, then Andrade attacks Mysterio from behind.
#VivaLaRaza? #SDLive @AndradeCienWWE @reymysterio pic.twitter.com/am7C8lb1wp
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
Rusev Backstage
.@LukeGallowsWWE & @KarlAndersonWWE just challenged @RusevBUL & @ShinsukeN! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/BU0btPs8ef
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
The Best Tag Team Champions Celebration
SURPRISE, @mikethemiz! Your dad is HERE! #BestChampionshipCelebration #SDLive pic.twitter.com/flgA5CKiS5
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville Backstage
“When @SonyaDevilleWWE and I win the Women’s #TagTeamTitles at #WWEChamber, @NaomiWWE will be the LAST thing on my mind!” – @WWE_MandyRose! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/MXJmqwUiqv
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 30, 2019
Four Way Elimination Tag Team Match for Championship Match at Elimination Chamber
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) vs. The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston with Xavier Woods) vs. The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro) vs. Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic)
The Usos Win
Tucker Knight eliminates The New Day by Pinfall over Kofi Kingston, Sheamus eliminates Heavy Machinery by Pinfall over Tucker Knight after the Braugh Kick, Jey Uso eliminates The Bar by Pinfall over Sheamus after the Flying Splash.
Jey @WWEUsos gets the tag and CLEARS all four corners! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/U1yEgzjTZC
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
Daniel Bryan Changes the Climate
Daniel Bryan reveals new WWE Championship belt. Triple H announces AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, Mustafa Ali, Samoa Joe, and Daniel Bryan in the Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship.
The New @WWEDanielBryan: Do you know who won at #RoyalRumble?
Phoenix: BECKY! BECKY! BECKY!#SDLive @BeckyLynchWWE pic.twitter.com/t0MihSAn75
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 30, 2019
The “NEW” @WWEDanielBryan unveils the NEW #WWEChampionship made from sustainable, organic hemp! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/iczsHupiqr
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
.@TripleH just made a HUGE announcement for #WWEChamber! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/SMT4imSp67
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019
Botches
- The story with The Miz and his father is just too hokey and hard to believe. It’s almost as though he was never WWE Champion or Tag Team Champion before.
- The Mandy Rose story is really going on longer than it needs to, and is getting into hard to believe territory as well.
Bodyslams
- Becky Lynch is electrifying and once again stole the show.
- R-Truth vs. Shinsuke Nakamura was a fantastic ending. The progression directly into the match with Rusev was great, and giving R-Truth a title reign while he’s hot is a great idea.
The Smackdown following Royal Rumble brought more new stories than RAW the previous night. Heavy Machinery had an excellent showing in their match, while all of the NXT callups were absent the night before. R-Truth coming into the United States Championship picture out of nowhere to win and defend the title was a pleasant surprise. And Daniel Bryan unveiled his new WWE Championship belt made of hemp, wood, and turquoise. But the more things change, the mosre they stay the same. Charlotte Flair is still attached to Becky Lynch, and will probably find her way into Becky’s match at Wrestlemania. The same three teams (The Usos, The New Day, and The Bar) remain in the spotlight in the Tag Team Division. The WWE Championship hunt suddenly became crowded for Elimination Chamber, but is still feels like AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan are all that matter. This seemed like a heavy handed way to deal with the short time frame to set the pieces for Elimination Chamber. But the show was good and the matches were consistent with what the top talent in the industry should deliver.
