Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown Live recap for January 29, 2019

Becky Lynch shows up to start tonight's show. She admits that a lot has happened in the last few days, and last night, she showed up on Raw and could not resist looking "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey in the eyes and confirming just how different they really are. She admits that Royal Rumble did not go her way at first, but she does not crumble when she loses and she won the women's Royal Rumble Match on one good leg. Becky says she is proud of coming from nothing and all of the heads she has slapped off to get to where she is today, and especially proud of working from last year's pre-show to this year's main event for WrestleMania, and nobody handed any of it to her. She says that the main thing she saw when she looked in Ronda's eyes was doubt, and she promises to break her arm in front of the world. She says that if Ronda doesn't believe that yet, she will be carried out knowing it. Suddenly, Charlotte Flair shows up. She congratulates Becky on her recent success, and says that Becky grew into "The Man" from lessons learned from The Queen, saying that she brought her to the main event and is so happy she could do it for her. Becky punches Charlotte in the face and leaves. Charlotte takes offense to this and attacks Becky on the ramp. This starts a brawl, and referees and officials rush in to break it up. Becky's leg is hurt again, but Becky still wants to go despite both women being forcefully separated.

Before the next match, R-Truth says that he got jacked up thanks to Nia Jax at the men's Royal Rumble Match. Carmella says she and R-Truth worked hard for their #30 spots, and R-Truth he could have won had it not been for Nia Jax. R-Truth says that he, the fans and even the McMahons know it, and because of that, he has a shot at the United States title right now.

R-Truth unexpectedly beats Shinsuke Nakamura with an inside cradle to win the WWE United States Championship for a second time, R-Truth's first championship in almost seven years and his first since he was WWE Tag Team Champions with Kofi Kingston, even though whether or not Nakamura kicked out before three and whether both of his shoulders were up is left up in the air. After the match, Rusev and Lana shows up, and Rusev says this is not right, saying he went for the title because it deserved than Nakamura. He also says it deserves better than R-Truth, and proposes they have a title match right now. Lana and Carmella have an argument, and Carmella shoves Lana down. This leads to a staredown between Rusev and R-Truth where both men push each other, and Truth puts the United States title on the line for another United States title match.

R-Truth retains the WWE United States Championship against Rusev with a roll-up. After the match, Shinsuke Nakamura runs in and attacks R-Truth from behind, then Rusev stomps on R-Truth before Nakamura and Rusev both take the boots to him. They both take turns holding up R-Truth for a Machka Kick followed by a Kinshasa.

Backstage, Dasha Fuentes interviews Becky Lynch, who leaves the arena without having a medical team examining her. Becky says she is no longer spending time on the shelf before driving off.

Backstage, a trainer checks on R-Truth.

Before the next match, Zelina Vega shows up and tells Rey Mysterio that she knows he is responsible for banning her from ringside in last week's match against Andrade, and asks if she is so much of a distraction that he cannot focus. She says that Andrade is head and shoulders above the rest, especially Rey. Suddenly, Rey is blindsided by Andrade, who insultingly hits Rey with Three Amigos. Rey escapes the third suplex, but Andrade blocks the 619. Andrade then comes out on top in the brawl with a Hammerlock DDT.

Backstage, Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) confront Rusev on his actions from earlier. Rusev tells them to mind their business, but Anderson tells Rusev that he and Shinsuke Nakamura deserve each other and challenges them to a tag team match. Nakamura shows up and accepts the challenge. Rusev tells Nakamura he will team with him one time, and to not screw him over.

Backstage, The Miz tells Shane McMahon that the SmackDown tag team titles are celebration enough, but Shane tells him that he will enjoy the championship celebration he has in store for him.

We see footage of Paige and The Rock at the premiere of Fighting With My Family at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The movie is premiering in select theaters on February 14th and everywhere February 22nd.

The Miz and Shane McMahon show up for their championship celebration. Miz asks Shane where the surprise is, saying that the fans are ready to party with the SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Shane says there is no need for extravagance, as he has something big in mind. After making his dreams of becoming a tag team champion come true, he has concluded that there is only one thing he can do for Miz. He admits they have been on quite the journey, then shows a video package of their road to tag team gold. After the video package, Shane introduces the one driving force behind everything The Miz has done in WWE is The Miz's own dad, who shows up. George tells Miz that he loves him and he is very proud of him, and father and son hug in the center of the ring. Shane says it is one thing to win the tag team titles, but it is another thing entirely to defend them. He then announces that a new team to challenge will be decided in a Four Corners Elimination Tag Team Match, which starts right now.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville, who announces that they are declaring for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships at Elimination Chamber. Mandy Rose then announces it is not always easy being her, and says that anybody will knock her down any chance they get, especially Naomi. We then see footage from Tough Enough 2015, and says Naomi called her weak. Sonya Deville says that there's more to it than that, and says that Naomi made Mandy sad and angry after the cameras stop rolling. Mandy says the emotional distress caused her to develop a complex that cost her her relationship with a boyfriend, so she went after Naomi's relationship with Jimmy Uso. She says that it is not over between her and Naomi, and when she and Sonya become WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Naomi will be the last thing on her mind.

The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) beat The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E), The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro) and Heavy Machinery (Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic) to face The Miz and Shane McMahon for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships at Elimination Chamber.

"The New" Daniel Bryan knocks the burger out of a backstage worker's hands as he heads to the ring.

"The New" Daniel Bryan shows up. He says that the fans, their children and their children's children won because he won at Royal Rumble, for a victory for him is a victory for every sentient being on planet Earth, for he is the planet's champion. He says he does not expect the fans to understand, as they do not know what winning feels like. He then announces that he has found everyone who finds truth in everything he says and showed up at Royal Rumble for the greater good: Erick Rowan, whom he brings out. He says that Rowan's hands may be dirty, but he reads Chaucer every night and is a man of the earth and his intellectual peer who can see through "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and the fans. Daniel then admits that even Styles is right sometimes, and has implied that he is a hypocrite. Daniel says he is a hypocrite because he carries around the WWE Championship. He calls for a trash can to be brought into the ring, and calls the WWE Championship a symbol of excellence as well as a symbol of excess. As the fans chant "Recycle!", he says it is gaudy, made of cheap labor and tied to the skin of a cow whose life was taken from her. He gives that cow a name: Daisy. Daniel says that Daisy had the ability to feel immense joy, which she never experience much in her life, and feel insufferable pain, which she did feel. Daniel says that Daisy was forced to give her life for the WWE Championship, which he and Rowan stand against. He tosses the title in the trash, and says the championship is trash. He then says that when he became WWE Champion, he wanted to change the world, and to do that, he must create new symbols. Rowan produces a black bag and produces a fabric and wood WWE Championship. Daniel calls this the new symbol of excellence and the new WWE Championship, and says it is made out of 100% sustainable, organic hemp and naturally fallen oak. Suddenly, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles shows up. Styles tells Daniels he wasn't going to just let him throw the WWE Championship in the trash, then asks him if he smoked his own prototype. He also calls Rowan the biggest insurance policy he has ever seen. Suddenly, Randy Orton shows up.

After the commercial break, Jeff Hardy is in the ring. Mustafa Ali shows up as well, followed by Samoa Joe. Joe says he is here to put a champion to sleep, and says he has defeated everyone before telling Mustafa Ali he put him to sleep and mentioning "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles' wife Wendy. At this point, "The New" Daniel Bryan has left the ring, and as everyone brawls, he says that he will be champion forever and he will not take any of them on. Triple H shows up on the TitanTron and says he is right, and that he will defend against them all in the Elimination Chamber. As everyone brawls around the ring and into the crowd, Daniel Bryan and Rowan beat a hasty retreat.

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