Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for December 25, 2020

Roman Reigns retains the WWE Universal Championship against Kevin Owens in a steel cage match after Jey Uso handcuffs Owens to a cage wall, keeping Owens from escaping and allowing Reign to casually walk out of the cage to keep the title.

Asuka and Charlotte Flair show up. Before they can say much, Bayley shows up. Bayley says that while Asuka and Charlotte have been impressive, so has she, as she has held the longest-reigning SmackDown Women's Champion. Suddenly, Sasha Banks shows up. As Sasha says she is impressive as the current SmackDown Women's Champion, Bianca Belair shows up and says she is "the EST of WWE." Then, Carmella shows up with Reginald. Carmella insults everyone else, which causes Sasha and Bianca to get angry with her.

Asuka and Charlotte Flair retain the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships against the team of Bayley and Carmella and the team of Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair in a Triple Threat Elimination Tag Team Match after Bayley and Carmella take Sasha Banks out of the equation.

Backstage, The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) run down what is in the rest of tonight's show when they overhear Sami Zayn chew out a member of the social media team for announcing tonight's lumberjack match. When The Street Profits mention that they have a gift for him, Sami Zayn eases off on them, then gets angry with them when the gift contains a black T-shirt saying "I was Intercontinental Champion."

Jey Uso attacks Daniel Bryan on the ramp before the next match. After the match, Daniel Bryan decides to continue on with the match.

Daniel Bryan beats Jey Uso with the running knee after Jey misses a superkick and lands on a leg that he hurt earlier in the match.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Daniel Bryan, who says that he is looking forward to new goals and pursuits and that he has never won a Royal Rumble. He then announces his entry into the 2021 Royal Rumble Match. Suddenly, Sami Zayn shows up and says Daniel Bryan has had it out for him and that everything is happening because Daniel Bryan stooged to management to make it happen. He says that while he will go out and successfully defend the WWE Intercontinental Championship successfully, karma will take care of Daniel Bryan at Royal Rumble, and that when karma does catch up to Daniel, he will laugh in Daniel's face. After Sami leave,. Daniel chalks all that up to Sami not getting a PlayStation 5 for Christmas.

Big E beats Sami Zayn in a Lumberjack Match to become WWE Intercontinental Champion for a second time after Apollo Crews and other wrestlers catch up with Sami as he tries to leave the match and escape to the backstage area.

Talking Smack: Daniel Bryan promises to take down Roman Reigns.

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!