SmackDown’s big match saw Kevin Owens face off against Cody Rhodes in a heated post-match brawl as they prepared for Saturday Night’s Main Event. Meanwhile, the women’s tag teams delivered chaos with Rhea Ripley teaming up with Bianca Belair, Naomi, Liv Morgan, and others to create a wild Royal Rumble contender.
The main event saw Owens overcome Jimmy Uso with a Pop-up Powerbomb, but Rhodes exploded onto the ring, sparking an epic brawl with his former WWE Champion status on the line.
Other matches included:
– **Motor City Machine Guns Defeated Pretty Deadly**: Elton Prince and Kit Wilson took down Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin in an explosive tag team showdown.
– **Jimmy Uso vs. Kevin Owens**: Uso interrupted Owens for his contract signing at the event, only to attack Owens for his verbal outburst.
– **Michin & B-Fab Defeated Chelsea Green & Piper Niven**: Michin used Eat Defeat on the Women’s United States Champion to secure a tag team victory.
Following chaos outside the ring with Tama Tonga and LA Knight, where Braun Strowman made an unexpected appearance at the main event.
The women’s tag team match saw Rhea Ripley and her allies hit chaos as Bianca Belair delivered a K.O.D., but Liv Morgan turned it around with a winning move.
Finally, Apollo Crews secured their spot in the Royal Rumble via a rollup pin after defeating Johnny Gargano thanks to a distraction from Tommaso Ciampa outside the ring.
Source: https://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2025-01-24