WWE SmackDown
January 27, 2023
Sames Auto Arena
Laredo, TX
Welcome to our live coverage of WWE SmackDown. As always, we will have the results up immediately after every match. Refresh this page often to see updated results.
Tonight on WWE SmackDown: Kevin Owens vs Solo Sikoa. Karrion Kross vs Rey Mysterio. The tag team tournament continues with Drew McIntyre & Sheamus vs Hit Row and Imperium vs Legado del Fantasma. All this and more!
Our coverage begins at 8pm
The Usos and Solo Sikoa arrived to the arena in the parking lot. Sami Zayn greets Jey Uso who tells him that he knows he shouldn’t be here. Sami said he had to thank him for what he did at Tribal Court and if there is anything he ever needs, he will be there for him. Zayn then left.
Rey Mysterio vs Karrion Kross (with Scarlett)
Mysterio hit a frog splash on to Kross for a two count. Kross hit Mysterio with a Northern Lights Suplex. Kross went for a second one, but Mysterio countered with a Crucifix to pin Kross.
Digital Exclusive: Damage Control
All three members of Damage Control said they will win the Royal Rumble
In ring interview: Austin Theory
Theory said he is going to win the Royal Rumble. This brought out Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. They said one of them will win the Royal Rumble. Theory said he is the biggest star in WWE. The Miz then came out and told Theory that he’s been competing in Royal Rumbles since before he hit puberty. Miz said he will throw him and 28 others over the top rope and win his first Royal Rumble. The Miz and Theory then attacked Kingston and Woods. This caused Bobby Lashley to come down and attack The Miz and Theory. As Woods shook Lashley’s hand, Lashley hit Woods and Kingston. Lashley then attacked The Miz and speared Theory. Lashley said because Brock Lesnar intertupted his United States Championship match on RAW XXX, he is going to terrorize everyone in the Royal Rumble until he gets what he deserves around here. Lesnar came through the crowd and into the ring and gave Lashley an F5. Lashley said he will see him tomorrow in the Rumble.
Digital Exclusive: Rhea Ripley
Ripley said it’s the year of Mommy and she will win the Royal Rumble.
Lacey Evans vs Jazmin Allure
Evans gave Allure the Woman’s Right followed by the Cobra Clutch submission to win. Evans said the Cobra Clutch is unbreakable and said she will be the winner of the Royal Rumble. She then threw Allure over the top rope.
Backstage interview: Sheamus and Drew McIntyre
Sheamus and McIntyre sarcastically went back and forth telling each other they believe the other will win the Rumble as they slapped each other after every time they said it. Sheamus that tonight, they will turn Hit Row into skid row.
As Sheamus and Drew McIntyre were coming to the ring, The Viking Raiders attacked them going into the break. Coming back from the break, Sheamus and McIntyre stormed to the back searching for the raiders.
Back from the break, Hit Row made their way to the ring. Adam Pearce told Hit Row that Sheamus and McIntyre voluntarily gave up their position in the tournament, but nobody is going to get a free pass into the finals. The replacement team for them is Braun Strowman and Riccochet.
Semifinal match in the tag team title contender’s tournament: Hit Row (Top Dolla and Ashante Thee Adonis) (with B-Fab) vs Braun Strowman and Ricochet
Strowman clotheslined Top Dolla over the top rope. He then gave Adonis a back body drop. Ricochet dove over the top rope on to Top Dolla while Strowman gave Adonis a Monster Bomb for the pin.
Backstage interview: Kevin Owens
Owens said he is going to right a wrong that happened two years ago at the Royal Rumble when The Bloodline helped Roman Reigns retain his title. Tonight he is facing Solo Sikoa because he has to take out as many members of the Bloodline as he can before tomorrow’s Royal Rumble. The Usos showed up but security showed up to hold back The Usos and Owens before anything could happen. Adam Pearce told the Usos that he doesn’t want to see them anymore tonight.
The Usos were escorted out of the building. Jey Uso called Sami Zayn and said he needed a favor.
LA Knight, dressed like Bray Wyatt, came to the ring to Wyatt’s music. Knight said he wants Wyatt to come to the Pitch Black match with whatever advice The Undertaker gave him. Wyatt appeared on his rocking chair at the top of the ramp. Wyatt said that at the Royal Rumble, Knight will finally get to meet the man he’s been looking for. The camera then turned to Uncle Howdy who was up in the stands.
Semifinal match in the tag team title contender’s tournament: Legado Del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Tel Toro) (with Zelina Vega) vs Imperium (Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci)
Vince, while on the top rope, pressed slammed Wilde to the mat. Vine made the tag to Kaiser setting up the Imperium bomb on Wilde for the pin.
Digital Exclusive: Xia Li
Xia Li said she will win the Royal Rumble
Footage was shown of Charlotte Flair being interrupted on a podcast by Sonya Deville.
Backstage
Charlotte Flair told Adam Pearce she will give Sony Deville a SmackDown Women’s Championship match next week on SmackDown.
Kevin Owens vs Solo Sikoa
Owens gave Sikoa a superkick followed by a Cannonball. Owens then gave him a swanton and went for the pin, but Sami Zayn showed up out of nowhere and pulled Sikoa out of the ring to avoid the pin. Owens went outside the ring to confront Zayn. Sikoa went for a kick to Owens, but Owens moved out of the way and the kick hit Zayn. Owens threw Sikoa into the steps. Owens cleared the announce desk, but Sikoa threw Owens into the ringpost. Sikoa hit Owens with a steel chair landing Owens on the announce desk. Sikoa then got on the rinside barrier to get ready to splash Owens, but Owens recovered. Owens hit Sikoa with a superkick. He then gave Sikoa the pop-up powerbomb on Sikoa on the announce table which didn’t break. Owens grabbed the chair and stared down Zayn with it, but Owens hit Sikoa with it. Owens then looked like he was going to hit Zayn with it, but threw the chair down instead.
