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WWE Friday Night Smackdown results, recap and highlights: January 21, 2022

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WWE Friday Night Smackdown results, recap and highlights: January 21, 2022

Bengaluru,
Jan
22:
The
second
last
episode
of
Smackdown
before
Royal
Rumble
2022
had
two
Raw
Superstars
competing
in
the
main
event
match
to
set
up
the
biggest
barrier
for
Universal
Champion
Roman
Reigns’
next
title
defense.

Smackdown
Women’s
Champion
Charlotte
Flair
was
in
action
in
a
non-title
match
against
Naomi
with
a
special
guest
referee
officiating
the
match.

Also,
a
number
of
WWE
Legends
and
guest
stars
were
there
on
the
show
that
took
place
at
the
Bridgestone
Arena
in
Nashville,
Tennessee.

Check
out
the
recap
and
results
from
the
January
21
episode
of
Friday
Night
Smackdown:

–
SmackDown
kicked
off
with
The
Bloodline
throwing
a
celebration
for
Roman
Reigns
becoming
the
longest
reigning
Universal
Champion
of
all
time.

Seth
Rollins
interrupted
and
claimed
to
end
Roman’s
title
run
and
claimed
that
The
Usos
are
responsible
for
Roman
still
being
Champion,
just
like
he
and
‘Mox’
(name-dropping
former
WWE
Superstar
Dean
Ambrose
aka
Jon
Moxley)
ensured
back
in
the
day.

Seth
then
proposed
a
tag
team
match
against
The
Usos
with
Kevin
Owens
being
his
partner
with
the
stipulation
being
if
The
Usos
lose,
they’ll
be
banned
from
ringside
during
the
Universal
Title
match
at
Royal
Rumble
2022.

Roman
upped
the
stakes
by
saying
that
if
Seth
and
Kevin
lose
the
match
then
Seth
would
also
lose
the
Universal
Title
match
opportunity
against
him
at
The
Rumble.

–
Kofi
Kingston
(with
Raw
Superstar
Big
E)
defeated
Madcap
Moss
(with
Happy
Baron
Corbin)
in
the
opening
contest
of
Smackdown.

Moss
went
for
a
Razor’s
Edge
but
Kofi
slid
out
and
leveled
him
with
a
jumping
kick
to
the
face
to
get
the
pin
to
win.
After
the
match,
E
joined
Kofi
for
the
celebration
and
took
out
Moss
with
a
Big
Ending.

–
Aliyah
defeated
Natalya
via
DQ
in
the
next
match.
Country
music
singer
Jimmie
Allen
and
former
WWE
Diva
Summer
Rae
were
shown
at
ringside.
Summer
will
also
compete
in
the
Women’s
Royal
Rumble
match.

In
the
match,
Natalya
continued
to
stomp
Aliyah
out
of
frustration
as
the
referee
called
for
the
match
bell.
Nattie
continued
the
attack
after
the
match
but
Xia
Li
made
the
save.
Xia
connected
with
a
flurry
of
strikes
to
knock
Natalya
out
of
the
ring.

–
The
Viking
Raiders
(Erik
and
Ivar)
defeated
Los
Lotharios
(Angel
and
Humberto)
in
a
tag
team
match.
Humberto
was
planted
with
the
Viking
Experience
to
digest
the
pin-fall
loss.

–
Smackdown
Women’s
Champion
Charlotte
Flair
(c)
defeated
Naomi
in
a
Championship
Contender’s
Match.
Sonya
Deville
acted
as
the
special
guest
referee.

Naomi
had
Flair
pinned
for
a
couple
of
occasions
but
Deville
didn’t
bother
to
count.
But
she
called
for
the
match
bell
when
Charlotte
locked
Naomi
into
the
Figure
Four,
despite
Naomi
not
tapping
out.

–
WWE
Hall
Of
Famer
Eric
Bischoff
was
shown
giving
advice
to
WWE
Official
Adam
Pearce
regarding
leadership.
Afterward,
Pearce
booked
Deville
vs.
Naomi
for
next
week’s
SmackDown
as
a
consequence
of
Deville’s
unfair
practice
towards
Naomi.

–
Celebrity
WWE
Hall
of
Famer
Kid
Rock
was
present
at
ringside
for
a
segment
featuring
Sami
Zayn
and
Hollywood
star
Johnny
Knoxville.
Johnny
shocked
Sami
with
a
cattle
prod
and
then
tossed
him
over
the
top
rope,
indicating
that
he’s
ready
to
enter
The
Rumble.

–
Sheamus
defeated
Ricochet
in
the
next
match
after
connecting
with
the
Brogue
Kick
finisher.

–
WWE
Intercontinental
Champion
Shinsuke
Nakamura
and
Rick
Boogs
met
WWE
Hall
Of
Famer
Jeff
Jarrett
backstage.
Boogs
hoped
to
receive
some
guitar
lessons
from
Jarrett.

–
Seth
Rollins
and
Kevin
Owens
defeated
SmackDown
Tag
Team
Champions
The
Usos
via
DQ.
Rollins
was
just
moments
away
from
pinning
Jimmy
Uso
after
hitting
him
with
the
Stomp.

But
Roman
Reigns
appeared
out
of
nowhere
and
laid
out
Rollins
with
a
Superman
Punch
to
cause
the
disqualification
in
favor
of
Rollins.

As
per
the
stipulation
of
the
match,
The
Usos
had
been
banned
from
ringside
during
Reigns
vs.
Rollins
Universal
Title
match
at
the
Royal
Rumble
which
was
confirmed
by
Smackdown
commentators.
Reigns
headed
to
the
ramp
in
a
seething
mode
as
the
show
went
off
the
air.

Story first published: Saturday, January 22, 2022, 15:06 [IST]

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