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WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (1/20/23): Roman Reigns/Kevin Owens Contract Signing

   January 20, 2023

WWE Friday Night SmackDown
January 20, 2023
Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan

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Commentators (Michael Cole & Wade Barrett)

Ring Announcer: Samantha Irvin

Transcription by Josh Lopez

First Match: Drew McIntyre & Sheamus vs. The Viking Raiders w/Valhalla In A First Round Match In The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Contenders Tournament 

Viking Raiders attacks McIntyre and Sheamus before the bell rings. Sheamus is throwing haymakers at Erik. Sheamus sends Erik to the corner. Erik with a back elbow smash. Erik with a straight right hand. Sheamus reverses out of the irish whip from Erik. Sheamus clotheslines Erik to the floor. Ivar with a cross chop. Ivar sends McIntyre face first into the steel ring post. Sheamus with forearm shivers. Sheamus whips Erik into the ringside barricade. Sheamus rolls Erik back into the ring. Sheamus with a knee lift to Ivar. Ten Beat Of The Bodhran. Erik attacks Sheamus from behind. Sheamus launches Erik over the top rope. Sheamus with a forearm shot across the back of Erik. Erik receives the same treatment as Ivar. Erik blocks The Avalanche White Noise. Sheamus decks Ivar with a back elbow smash. Erik rocks Sheamus with a forearm smash. Erik dumps Sheamus out of the ring. Erik tags in Ivar. Ivar with a Running Crossbody Block against the barricade.

Erik applies a rear chin lock. Erik with a NeckBreaker for a two count. Erik applies a half nelson chin lock. Erik hammers down on Sheamus chest. Erik applies an arm-bar. Sheamus with a gut punch. Sheamus uppercuts Erik. Forearm Exchange. Erik kicks Sheamus in the gut. Erik sends Sheamus face first into the canvas. Erik tags in Ivar. Ivar with a Falling Sledge. Ivar with a clubbing crossface. Ivar tags in Erik. Second Forearm Exchange. Sheamus with a knee lift. Sheamus drops Erik with The Irish Curse BackBreaker. McIntyre and Ivar are tagged in. McIntyre with two clotheslines. Short-Arm Reversal by Ivar. Ivar goes for a Bodyslam, but McIntyre lands back on his feet. McIntyre with a shoulder block. McIntyre with an Overhead Belly to Belly Suplex. McIntyre follows that with Two NeckBreakers. McIntyre pops back on his feet. Ivar denies The Future Shock DDT. McIntyre decks Ivar with a back elbow smash. Ivar kicks McIntyre in the gut. McIntyre hits The Michinoku Driver for a two count. Ivar fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Ivar with a Leaping Seated Senton. Ivar tags in Erik.

Erik with a corner clothesline. Ivar with a Lariat. Erik hooks the outside leg for a two count. Erik tags in Ivar. McIntyre HeadButts Erik. McIntyre has Ivar perched on the top turnbuckle. McIntyre with a knife edge chop. McIntyre goes for The SuperPlex, but Erik gets in the way. Erik gets McIntyre tied up in the tree of woe. Sheamus with The White Noise. McIntyre with a Desperation Belly to Belly Suplex to Ivar. Viking Raiders regains control of the match during the commercial break. Ivar with a flurry of back elbow smashes. Ivar sends McIntyre to the corner. McIntyre clotheslines Ivar. McIntyre kicks Ivar in the gut. McIntyre drops Ivar with The Future Shock DDT. McIntyre goes for The Claymore, but Ivar counters with a Spinning Heel Kick. Sheamus and Erik are tagged in. Hockey Fight. Sheamus with forearm shivers. Erik kicks the right knee of Sheamus. Sheamus with a Tilt-A-Whirl Slam. Sheamus gets distracted by Valhalla. Sheamus kicks Erik in the face. Erik with The Exploder Suplex. Erik tags in Ivar. Ivar with a Flying Splash for a two count. Erik tags in Ivar. Viking Raiders gangs up on Sheamus. Viking Raiders goes for The Fallout, but Sheamus counters with a Pump Knee Strike. McIntyre connects with The Claymore. Sheamus plants Ivar with The Brogue Kick to pickup the victory.

Winner: Drew McIntyre & Sheamus via Pinfall 

Second Match: LA Knight vs. Ren Jones 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Knight backs Jones into the turnbuckles. Knight repeatedly gets distracted by Bray Wyatt’s images flashing on the titantron. Jones is throwing haymakers at Knight. Knight reverses out of the irish whip from Jones. Knight clotheslines Jones. Knight kicks Jones in the gut. Knight connects with The BFT to pickup the victory.

Winner: LA Knight via Pinfall 

Third Match: Hit Row w/B-Fab vs. Los Lotharios In A First Round Match In The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Contenders Tournament 

Ashante Thee Adonis and Humberto Carrillo will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Wrist Lock. Carrillo tags in Garza. Double Irish Whip. Double Leapfrog. Double Slam. Garza with a low dropkick for a one count. Adonis tugs on Garza’s hair. Adonis dropkicks Garza. Adonis tags in Dolla. Dolla kicks Garza in the gut. Dolla with a Biel Throw. Garza regroups on the outside. Dolla talks smack to Michael Cole. Dolla slaps Garza in the chest. Dolla applies a waist lock. Garza with three sharp elbow strikes.

Carrillo and Adonis are tagged in. Carrillo with a roll through back elbow smash. Carrillo with a straight right hand. Carrillo ducks a clothesline from Adonis. Carrillo goes for a Sunset Flip, but Adonis lands back on his feet. Carrillo avoids The PK. Carrillo pops back on his feet. Carrillo with a Step Through Kick. Carrillo ducks a clothesline from Dolla. Carrillo dropkicks Dolla to the floor. Stereo Suicide Dives. Carrillo rolls Adonis back into the ring. B-Fab trips Carrillo from the outside. Adonis rolls Carrillo over to pickup the victory.

Winner: Hit Row via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: The Brawling Brutes vs. Imperium w/GUNTHER In A First Round Match In The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Contenders Tournament  

Ridge Holland and Giovanni Vinci will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Vinci applies a side headlock. Holland whips Vinci across the ring. Vinci runs into Holland. Vinci kicks Holland in the gut. Vinci with a knife edge chop. Holland reverses out of the irish whip from Vinci. Holland with a Hip Toss. Holland applies a wrist lock. Holland tags in Butch. Butch with a Flying Double Foot Stomp. Butch grabs a side headlock. Kaiser tags himself in. Vinci sends Butch into the ropes. Vinci drops down on the canvas. Kaiser with an Inside Out Suplex. Kaiser rams his boot across Butch’s face. Kaiser applies a front face lock. Butch stomps on the left elbow of Kaiser. Butch applies a Kimura Lock. Kaiser tags in Vinci. Short-Arm Reversal by Butch. Vinci with a SpringBoard Crossbody Block. Kaiser blasts Butch with The PK. Vinci knocks Holland off the ring apron. Imperium poses for the crowd.

Imperium has complete control of the match during the commercial. Butch with a running forearm smash to Vinci. Kaiser stops Butch in his tracks. Kaiser goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Butch lands back on his feet. Butch rolls under a clothesline from Kaiser. Butch tags in Holland. Kaiser ducks a clothesline from Holland. Holland with two lariats. Holland dumps Kaiser face first on the top turnbuckle pad. Holland with two corner clotheslines. Holland with a Running Powerslam. Imperium gangs up on Holland. Holland with a Double Back Body Drop. Holland tags in Butch. Butch with a MoonSault off the ring apron. Apron Enzuigiri/Corner Clothesline Combination. Vinci shoves Holland into the steel ring steps.

Butch dives over Kaiser. Kaiser with The O’Connor Roll for a one count. Butch applies The Ankle Lock. Butch transitions into The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Kaiser tags in Vinci. Vinci with a Double SpringBoard MoonSault for a two count. Holland denies The European Bomb. Butch with a Hurricanrana for a two count. Butch is lighting up Vinci’s chest. Vinci with a corner clothesline. Butch kicks Vinci in the face. Butch drops Vinci with The Tornado DDT. Kaiser and Holland are tagged in. Kaiser kicks Holland in the face. Holland HeadButts Kaiser. Holland with a Double Overhook Suplex. Vinci runs interference. Kaiser with a Palm Strike. Butch with an Apron Enzuigiri. Butch nails Vinci with The Pump Kick. Kaiser with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Vinci drills Butch with The BrainBuster on the floor. Vinci made the blind tag. Imperium connects with The European Bomb to pickup the victory.

Winner: Imperium via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: Legado Del Fantasma w/Santos Escobar & Zelina Vega vs. The Maximum Male Models w/Maxxine Dupri In A First Round Match In The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Contenders Tournament 

Zelina Vega joins the commentary team for this match. Joaquin Wilde and Mansoor will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Mansoor applies a side headlock. Wilde whips Mansoor across the ring. Mansoor drops Wilde with a shoulder tackle. Mansoor poses for the crowd. Wilde drops down on the canvas. Mansoor with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Wilde decks Mansoor with a back elbow smash. Wilde with a single leg takedown. Wilde with a Twisting Elbow Drop. Mansoor dumps Wilde out of the ring. Mansoor ducks a clothesline from Mendoza. MMM tosses Mendoza out of the ring. MMM Pose. Legado regroups on the outside.

Stereo Dropkicks. SuperKick/Enzuigiri Combination. Wilde lands The SomerSault Plancha. Mendoza with The Tornillo. Wilde applies a wrist lock. Wilde tags in Mendoza. Mendoza kicks Mansoor in the gut. Mendoza tags in Wilde. Double Vertical Suplex. Assisted Splash for a two count. Mace drags Mansoor to their corner. Mansoor tags in Mace. Mace with a Leg Lariat. Mace knocks Mendoza off the ring apron. Mansoor tags himself in. Wilde denies The Doomsday Device. Mansoor gets crotched on the top turnbuckle. Wilde with a Leaping DDT. Mendoza with a SpringBoard Missile Dropkick. Legado connects with their Running Enzuigiri/Side Russian Leg Sweep Combination to pickup the victory.

Winner: Legado Del Fantasma via Pinfall 

Updated WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Match Card 

– Bianca BelAir (c) vs. Alexa Bliss For The WWE Raw Women’s Championship

– Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight In A Pitch Black Match

– The 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble Match

– The 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble Match

– Roman Reigns (c) w/Paul Heyman vs. Kevin Owens For The Undisputed WWE Universal Championship

Roman Reigns & Kevin Owens Contract Signing Segment

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Author: Josh Lopez