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<p>The New Year’s Day episode of&nbsp;<strong>SmackDown&nbsp;Live</strong>&nbsp;was taped on Saturday at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>205 Live: Kalisto def. Lio Rush&nbsp;&#8211;</strong> <strong>Royal Rumble Fatal 4-Way</strong> <strong>Cruiserweight&nbsp;Championship&nbsp;Qualifier</strong> </h3>



<p>The crowd with &#8220;Lio Rush sucks&#8221; chant as Kalisto looks to build momentum.  A distraction from the members of Lucha House Party allows Kalisto to pick up the victory.  </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Akira Tozawa def. Drew Gulak&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;</strong> <strong>Royal Rumble Fatal 4-Way Cruiserweight&nbsp;Championship&nbsp;Qualifier</strong></h3>



<p>Tozawa wins despite hometown-guy Gulak having the crowd in his corner. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>SmackDown Live: The New Day Promo</strong></h3>



<p>The New Day reveal the doctor has advised them to stay away from pancakes and that they are done throwing pancakes. All 3 members declare themselves for the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match.</p>


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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Samoa Joe def. Jeff Hardy</strong></h3>



<p>Joe locks Hardy in the Coquina Clutch to pick up the victory via submission. Joe joins the Fatal 5-Way main event matchup.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Backstage Segment &#8211; AJ Styles, Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon</strong></h3>



<p>Styles refuses to apologize for last week&#8217;s action and says that he will show his real side in the Fatal 5-Way unless Vince wants to see it personally again. Shane warns Styles to be careful what he wishes for.<br></p>


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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Rusev Day Celebration</strong></h3>



<p>New United States Champion Rusev in the ring with Lana. Crowd chants &#8220;Rusev Day USA&#8221;. Shinsuke Nakamura crashes the celebration by sneak-attacking the champ. Lana is injured while trying to stop Nakamura who hits his finisher twice and leaves the real-life couple lying the ring.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shinsuke attacked Rusev &#8211; Lana attacked Shinsuke &#8211; Rusev hit them both &#8211; when Rusev went to check on Lana, Shinsuke hit him <a href="https://t.co/hKOCgyZzQU">pic.twitter.com/hKOCgyZzQU</a></p>&mdash; jordan ♡ (@brittsrayne) <a href="https://twitter.com/brittsrayne/status/1079195827233525761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2018</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Sonya Deville def. Naomi</strong></h3>



<p>Mandy Rose rolls out and Sonya Deville takes her spot. Rose reveals on the mic that she sent Jimmy Uso a photo of herself earlier in the day. Naomi is distracted and Deville manages to pick up the victory. WWE seems to have kicked off the reported sexting storyline.</p>


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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>John Cena and Becky Lynch Promo</strong></h3>



<p>Cena makes his WWE TV return and cuts a promo. Huge reaction from the crowd. Becky Lynch shows up and verbally roasts John. Nikki Bella is name-dropped during the promo. Zelina Vega and Andrade &#8220;Cien&#8221; Almas interrupt.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>John Cena and Becky Lynch vs. Andrade &#8220;Cien&#8221; Almas and Zelina Vega &#8211; Mixed Tag Team Match</strong></h3>



<p>Lynch shoves Cena out of the ring and locks Vega in the Dis-Arm-Her to score the victory. Post-match she mocks Cena with his &#8220;You Can&#8217;t See me&#8221; hand gesture.</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Becky throws John out, wins by submitting Zelina <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SDLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SDLive</a> <a href="https://t.co/JWqkSObvVJ">pic.twitter.com/JWqkSObvVJ</a></p>&mdash; read bio (@Brittscole) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brittscole/status/1079204764443951104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2018</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SDLIVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SDLIVE</a> TAPING SPOILER 🚨<br><br>THIS. JUST. HAPPENED.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YouCantSeeBecky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YouCantSeeBecky</a> <br><br>(📸: <a href="https://twitter.com/sarayascabello?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sarayascabello</a>) <a href="https://t.co/kESR5JoCzK">pic.twitter.com/kESR5JoCzK</a></p>&mdash; Wrestling Resource &#8211; The Sportster (@WrestlingSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlingSheet/status/1079208791999078400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2018</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Backstage segment -The Miz and Shane McMahon</strong></h3>



<p>The Miz talks about Shane&#8217;s dressing sense in his office. Shane runs off after Miz shows his co-bestie a mock-up of how he should dress.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Backstage segment &#8211; Triple H, Asuka, Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch and Carmella</strong></h3>



<p>Triple H asks Asuka who deserves a shot at her SmackDown Women&#8217;s Championship. Asuka says she is ready to take on anyone. Charlotte Flair, Carmella and Becky Lynch show up to pitch themselves. Triple H says he will consult The McMahons and let them know.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Samoa Joe vs. Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Mustafa Ali vs. AJ Styles in a Fatal 5-Way &#8211; #1 Contender for the WWE Championship at Royal Rumble</strong></h3>



<p>Joe drives Styles through the announcers&#8217; table. Styles makes a comeback later on and pins Orton for the win. </p>



<p>Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at Royal Rumble.</p>


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