WWE Smackdown! Live Results for 1/29/19 Smackdown! Tag Team Championship Number One Contender Match

Tonight we find out who will step up and challenge The Empress of Tomorrow, and the fallout from the Royal Rumble and last night’s episode of RAW!

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-We open the show with a recap of the confrontation between Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey and Becky picking to face her at Wrestlemania. We open the show in the arena with Becky coming out to the ring where she talks about everything that has happened the past few days including her winning the women’s Royal Rumble match and challenging Ronda Rousey to a title shot last night on RAW. Becky cuts a promo on Ronda before Charlotte interrupts her and says that Becky learned from her and that The Man would be nothing without The Queen who brought her to the main event scene. Charlotte then takes credit for all of Becky’s success before Becky drops her with a right hand and leaves before Charlotte attacks her from behind and they brawl on the ramp until Charlotte sends Becky into the barricade and they’re separated as we go to commercial.

United States Championship Match

Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs R-Truth

Shinsuke immediately dropkicks Truth and hits an exploder suplex before Shinsuke teases a Kinshasa and Truth sends him out of the ring with an arm drag as we go to commercial.

We come back to Shinsuke in control, lying Truth up top before hitting running knees in the corner and Shinsuke counters goes for a land slide and Truth counters into the pin and the win.

Winner: R-Truth defeats Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall to become the new United States champion. 

-After the match Rusev and Lana come out and ​​​​​​says that it’s not right and that the title deserves more than Shinsuke much less R-Truth. Rusev then challenges R-Truth to a title match. Carmella shoves Lana before Rusev and Truth shove each other and Truth agrees to a match as we go to commercial.

United States Championship Match

R-Truth (c) vs Rusev

Rusev is in control as we come back to the match already in progress until Truth fights out of a side headlock and Rusev whips him into the corner before hitting a running splash and a running back elbow. Truth then rolls through a sunset flip and rolls Rusev up for the pin and the win.

Winner: R-Truth defeats Rusev via pinfall with a roll up to retain his United States Championship.

-After the match Rusev and Shinsuke attack Truth.

-Rey is in the ring before Zelina Vega distracts him and Andrade attacks Rey before he goes for the three amigos and Rey counters it before Andrade counters the 619 and hits the hammer lock DDT.

-Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows confront Rusev backstage before Shinsuke shows up and challenges them to a match.

-We get a video package for Paige and The Rock at the Sundance Film festival for Fighting With My Family.

-The Miz and Shane McMahon come out to the ring to celebrate their winning the Smackdown! Tag Team Championships this past weekend at the Royal Rumble when they defeated The Bar. They show a video package for both of their careers before Shane has Miz’s father come out to the ring and tells Miz that he is proud of him. Shane then announces that the next tag challengers will be determined by a Four Corners Elimination match as we go to commercial.

-Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville declare for the Women’s Tag Team Championship match at Elimination Chamber before Mandy shows footage of her on Tough Enough where Naomi was a judge and how she hurt her feelings and how she ruined her relationship and went after hers.

Four Corners Number One Contender Elimination Tag Team Match

The Usos vs Heavy Machinery vs The Bar vs The New Day

Otis and Jimmy start off the match before Kofi comes in and Otis sits on him before Kofi tags Big-E in. Big-E and Otis try to knock each other over before E tries to repeatedly apply an abdominal stretch, but he can’t before Otis slams E down and tags Tucker in. HM then double team E and send him out of the ring as we go to commercial.

Cesaro is in with Jey Uso as we return to the action with Cesaro in control before Sheamus and Jimmy come in and Jimmy hits a Samoan drop for a quick two count. Sheamus sends Jimmy  out of the ring and New Day double up on Sheamus for a near fall that Cesaro breaks up before Cesaro and Sheamus end up clotheslining each other over the top rope. HM come in and hit Kofi with the Compactor to pin Kofi and eliminate New Day from the match. Jimmy then hits a suicide dive before Cesaro gets a blind tag and The Bar send Jey into the time keepers area as we go to commercial.

Tucker side slams Cesaro as we return to the action before Sheamus gets the tag and stomps Tucker down before dropping him with a series of knees. Tucker clotheslines Sheamus and tags in Otis who takes out both members of The Bar with running splashes and clotheslines. Otis does the worm into an elbow drop for a two count before tagging Tucker in before Tucker hits a variation of an Alabama slam for a near fall that Sheamus breaks up. Jimmy clears the ring before Sheamus tags himself in and hits him with a brogue kick for the pin and the win. Jimmy then hits a suicide dive to Cesaro on the outside before Jimmy hits a diving splash off of the top for the final elimination and the win.

Winner: The Usos defeat The New Day, The Bar and Heavy Machinery when Jimmy pins Sheamus with a diving splash. 

-The WWE champion ​​​​​​Daniel Bryan comes out to the ring and says that the fans won, their children won and their children’s children won because he won. Daniel says that his victory is a victory for every sentient creature on earth because he is the planet’s champion. Daniel introduces Rowan who comes out to the ring and Daniel says that he is his intellectual peer and that’s how he’s able to see through the facade of everyone else, especially AJ Styles. Daniel admits to being a hypocrite because he carries the belt around before he throws the belt in the trash and replaces it with an eco-friendly title belt made of wood and hemp. AJ then comes out to the stage and mocks Daniel before Randy Orton interrupts him as we go to commercial.

-We come back to Randy Orton, AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, Daniel Bryan and Rowan in the ring before Mustafa Ali and Samoa Joe come out to the ring. Daniel and Rowan then leave before Joe gets in the ring and cuts a promo on everyone before they brawl as Daniel screams while standing on the announce table that none of them will get a title shot. Triple H then shows up on the screen and announces that Daniel will defend his title against everyone in the ring at Elimination Chamber as we go off the air.