Daniel Bryan, Otis, Chad Gable and Big E beat King Corbin, Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura and Sami Zayn in an eight-man tag team match on the kick-off after Big E has Sami Zayn alone in the ring.
Drew McIntyre beats "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles in a TLC Match to retain the WWE Championship, even after The Miz cashes in the Money In The Bank briefcase to make the match a Triple Threat Match.
Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Paul Heyman. Heyman says his favorite sport other than WWE is NASCAR due to the crashes, and says that wrestling is a dangerous enough profession as it is due to people getting hurt. He then says that someone will get hurt badly tonight, and that someone is Kevin Owens at the hands of Roman Reigns.
Sasha Banks retains the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship against Carmella with the Banks Statement despite interference by Carmella's assistant and sommelier Reginald Thomas.
Backstage, Billie Kay meets with Asuka and offers her headshot and resume, and offers to become Asuka's tag team partner. Asuka then tells her the position has been filled and that she is not ready for Asuka.
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods). Kofi Kingston says this match with The Hurt Business (Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander) won't be any different from the rest, and Xavier Woods says that they are about to face the "big match New Day" tonight.
The Hurt Business (Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander) beat The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) to become the WWE Raw Tag Team Champions after Cedric Alexander tags himself in to hit the Lumbar Check on Xavier Woods, this time with success.
Royal Rumble is live on WWE Network on January 31st!
Leaked audio of Sami Zayn yelling at somebody for ruining the Sami Awards is re-played after originally being played during the kick-off. Sami Zayn confronts Kayla Braxton, who refuses to reveal her sources. Sami is furious, saying he is the only person with ethics around here. (The leaked audio is a direct reference to Tom Cruise's recent chewing out of two crew members on the set of Mission Impossible 7 for violating on-set COVID-19 regulations.)
Before the next match, it is announced that Lana has injured her elbow and knee and is currently being evaluated. Asuka's partner is then revealed to be Charlotte Flair, who has not been seen on WWE programming in months.
Asuka and Charlotte Flair beat Nia Jax and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler to become the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions!
Backstage, R-Truth and Big E laugh at Sami Zayn for his audio leak, and Big E says he has nothing to do with it. Sami Zayn calls Big E "a joke who has been trading water ever since he went solo," and Big E tells Sami he will see him soon if he keeps playing.
Roman Reigns retains the WWE Universal Championship against Kevin Owens with a low blow on the ladder in a destructive TLC Match that also saw constant interference from Jey Uso.
This Friday on SmackDown: Big E vs. Sami Zayn for the WWE Intercontinental Championship!
Randy Orton beats "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt in a Firefly Inferno Match. After the match, Orton pours gasoline on The Fiend's body and lights it on fire with a match.
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