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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: THE PLOT THICKENS FOR THE RUMBLE, IYO DEFENDS, BSS REUNION, THE AUTHORS ARE BACK, AND MORE

Your announcers are Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves.

We start off with a look at Jinder Mahal's big return to Raw and Dwayne Johnson's as well, with him comments to the crowd.

We see a vehicle arrive at the arena and Roman Reigns emerges, along with Paul Heyman.

Kayla Braxton asks Roman about Rock's comments and Roman laughs and walks away.  Paul smirks and walks away too.

Before our opening match begins, Logan Paul makes his way to the ring to watch the match and see who he faces.

Match Number One:  Kevin Owens versus Santos Escobar (with Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo) in the Finals of the Number One Contender Tournament

The bell rings and Wilde and Cruz attack Angel and Humberto and they fight to the back. 

Owens with a super kick and cannonball.  Owens goes up top and hits a frog splash for a near fall.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Owens with a back senton and he looks at Logan at the announce table.  Owens goes up top and Santos stops Kevin with a forearm.  Owens with forearms and Santos with an elbow.  Santos drops Kevin's arm on the top rope.  Santos slams Owens' broken hand into the ring post and apron.  Santos gets a near fall.  Santos with a double wrist lock and Owens with a punch.  Santos with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker and both men are down.  Santos with an arm bar.  Santos with a kick to the broken hand and he connects with a forearm in the corner.  Santos with a running knee into the corner followed by a head scissors take down that sends Owens to the floor.

Santos with a suicide dive.  Santos stomps on the injured hand and slams it into the apron.  Owens with kicks and he gets back in the ring.  Owens with head butts.  Santos goes up top and Owens punches Santos to stop him.  Owens sets for a superplex but Santos stops him with punches.  Santos with a head butt and punch to send Kevin back to the mat.  Kevin with a reverse atomic drop as Santos comes off the turnbuckles.  Kevin with a DDT.  Santos stops Owens on the turnbuckles and sets for a rana.  Santos head butts the broken hand.  Owens with a super fisherman's buster.  

We go to commercial.

We are back and Owens gets Santos on his shoulders on the turnbuckles but Santos gets to the apron and he sends Owens to the mat.  Santos drops Owens on the top rope.  Santos is sent to the apron and he blocks a kick.  Owens with a super kick to send Santos to the floor.  Owens with a swanton off the apron onto Santos.  Owens goes up top and goes for a swanton but Santos gets his knees up.  Santos with a running double knee strike and he puts Owens on the turnbuckles.  Santos with a super rana.  Santos goes back up top and hits a frog splash for a near fall.  Santos with a running boot into the corner.  Santos puts Owens on the turnbuckles.

Owens with a head butt to send Santos to the mat.  Santos with an enzuigiri to stop Owens on the turnbuckles.  Owens gets Santos on his shoudlers and hits a Super Finlay Slam for a near fall.  Kevin with a kick and Santos with a rollup to counter the stunner and Santos gets a near fall. Owens with a super kick and he tries for a pop up power bomb but Santos with a rana.  Owens hits a pop up power bomb.  Kevin with a kick and stunner for the three count.

Winner:  Kevin Owens

After the match, Logan takes the mic and he has something to say.

Logan congratulates Kevin on winning.  He says Kevin gets to face the greatest US Champion in history.  Logan says he hasn't broken a sweat and he has retained his title for 62 days.  Logan says there is no way a Canadian could have the United States Championship.  You beating him for the title is like the Canucks winning a Stanley Cup.  It's never going to happen.  Logan says the reason it isn't going to happen is because he is Logan . . . 

Owens punches Logan and Logan goes down.

We take a look at Randy Orton.

Bobby Lashley, Montez Ford, and Angelo Dawkins make their way to the ring.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Logan Paul is being led in the back with an ice pack on his head. 

Cathy Kelley asks Logan about Kevin's punch.

Austin Theory and Grayson Waller interrupt and help Logan.

Cameron Grimes stops by and says he is glad that Logan got to meet Kevin.

Bobby Lashley welcomes everyone to Smackdown.  He says he wants to get a little personal.  He says 2023 was the toughest year of his career in WWE.  Not because he didn't put in the work, but because the work didn't translate into the results he wanted.  The highlight of 2023 was linking up with The Street Profits.  Their resolution is simple.  They are going to fight for and take everything they deserve in 2024.  

Montez tells everyone to listen to Bobby.  They are going to hop on the trend.  Montez says they know.  Montez says they are going to fast forward when the grass is greener on the other side.  They will take care of all opportunties to capture gold.  

Angelo tells THE Judgment Day to keep their heads on a swivel.

Bobby says his goal is to get back to being The Allmighty.  He is declaring himself as a participant in the Royal Rumble.  

Karrion Kross' graphic appears on the Tron.

The lights go out and Karrion Kross walk out with Scarlett. 

They are joined by Paul Ellering.

Rezar and Akam attack Montez and Angelo.  Bobby is sent to the floor and Kross sends Bobby into the ring steps.

Rezar and Akam hit Super Collider on Montez and Angelo.  Kross with a pump handle swinging DDT.

We take a look at AJ Styles.

Match Number Two:  Michin versus Iyo Sky for the Women's Championship

They lock up and Iyo backs Mia into the turnbuckles and gives a clean break.  Mia pushes Iyo away and misses a few punches but she kicks Iyo.  Iyo blocks a punch but Mia with a kick.  Iyo kicks Mia away but Mia with a monkey flip.  Iyo with a cartwheel and Mia moves out of the way.  Mia with a back slide for a near fall.  Mia with a rollup for a near fall.  Mia with a drop kick.  Mia with a forearm and kicks.  Iyo with a victory roll and double stomp.  Mia hangs in the ropes and she moves when Iyo charges at her and Iyo goes to the floor.  Mia with a suicide dive.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Iyo has a kick blocked by Mia and Mia with forearms and chops.  Mia with a back heel kick and she tries for a power bomb but Iyo escapes.  Mia with a round kick.  Mia with a gutwrench suplex and Iyo goes into the corner.  Mia with a cannonball and she gets a near fall.  Mia goes for Eat Defeat but Iyo stops her.  Iyo misses a charge into the corner and Mia with a kick to the back.  Mia slaps Iyo and hits a Codebreaker to Iyo hanging in the corner for a near fall.  Mia goes for a single leg crab and Iyo reaches for the ropes and she gets there to force a break.  Iyo with a forearm from the apron and she blocks a kick.  Iyo sends Mia's let into the ropes but Mia with a forearm.

Mia goes to the apron and she sets for a DDT on the apron.  Iyo escapes and hits a German suplex on the apron.  Iyo with a springboard drop kick and she she goes up top for a moonsault but Mia gets her knees up.  Mia with a Dragon suplex for a near fall.  Mia goes for a power bomb but Iyo blocks it and gets a sunset flip.  Iyo with a kick for a near fall.  MIa stops Iyo on the turnbuckles and Mia with punches to send Iyo to the mat.  Mia goes to the turnbuckles but Iyo with a Shotei.  Iyo goes for a Frankensteiner but Mia blocks it and she goes for a Super Styles Clash and hits it.  Iyo gets her hand on the rope to stop the count.  Iyo goes to the floor and Mia misses a suicide dive when Iyo moves.

Iyo with a running double knee strike against the ringside barrier.  Iyo with a running double knee strike in the ring and then she goes up top for a moonsault and hits it for the three count.

Winner: Iyo Sky (retains championship)

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