WWE: What Transpired Once Smackdown Live Went Off The Air: January 2, 2018
Jan 3, 2018 at 3:05 PM
Last night’s Smackdown main event witnessed a singles match between AJ Styles and Sami Zayn. The heel one picked up the win via interference from his friend, Kevin Owens.
This was a huge win for his career, as for the first-time ever he will get a chance to compete in the WWE Championship match at the Royal Rumble PPV. So, the heel duo continued their dream run on the blue brand.
AJ Styles was not so much happy with this announcement since he will have to face the combined wrath of these two at the first dual-brand PPV of the year. Meanwhile, there were a plenty of fallouts in-store once the main show of Smackdown Live went off the air.
EXCLUSIVE: #SDLive certainly DELIVERED for #TheMailman himself, @TheDeliverer_32! pic.twitter.com/sI4yXW2Cn6
— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018
The dark match featured a contest between AJ Styles, Bobby Roode and Nakamura taking on Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Jinder Mahal to give an enjoyable experience for the Orlando crowd. The babyfaces picked up the win over the heels to send the crowd home in a happy way. Plus, there was a special segment in store for the fans.
EXCLUSIVE: The MAILMAN delivered, and it was GLORIOUS as Basketball Hall of Famer @TheDeliverer_32 joined @REALBobbyRoode in Orlando! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/esLLUtuGdF
— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018
The Glorious One shared a moment against the NBA Hall of Famer Karl Malone. As noted on Smackdown Live, he was present at the ringside area and was quite excited to be back in the wrestling ring. In case you don’t know, he is not unfamiliar with the squared circle. Check out the updates on his career given by wrestlingINC.com,
“Malone made his in-ring pro wrestling debut at WCW’s Bash at the Beach 1998 pay-per-view, teaming with Diamond Dallas Page for a loss to Hulk Hogan and fellow hoops legend Dennis Rodman.”
EXCLUSIVE: @MmmGorgeous and @WWEFandango have spoken to @WWEDanielBryan, and they got @KonnorWWE & @ViktorRiseWWE a match with The #BludgeonBrothers NEXT WEEK on #SDLive! pic.twitter.com/ffebutkpOt
— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018
He also featured in the Smackdown fallout show to express his feelings about the come back to WWE after a long time. Also, Aiden English featured in a video segment where he alluded to remove the loss suffered by him in the United States Championship tournament.
EXCLUSIVE: @WWEDramaKing plans to see @XavierWoodsPhD…in COURT?! #SDLive #English2018 pic.twitter.com/bQac77RffN
— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018
The Ascension and Breezango had yet another segment on the fallout show for a second consecutive week as it got announced that Ascension will take on The Bludgeon Brothers in tag team match, next week.