Backstage, Sami Zayn is met by Paul Heyman, who tells him that he is the only other person here, as Roman Reigns wants Sami Zayn to beat Kevin Owens on his own. Sami tells Heyman to tell Roman that he made the right call and will get the job done tonight.
Rey Mysterio heads to the ring. Rey says the holidays are always exciting and special to him, especially after being on the road for so many years and away from family. He then says he did not have a very merry Christmas, due to Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley showing up again. He says that Dominik is running around like some hardened criminal and that it breaks his heart as a father, and as a man, he is pretty fed up. Rey says he came to SmackDown for a fresh start and that he will not let Dominik provoke him, and to get back on track, he must enter and win the men's Royal Rumble match. Suddenly, Karrion Kross and Scarlett show up. Kross says he has heard Rey talk about goals and says that Rey needs them if he needs to tear himself out of bad, then brings up Rey winning the 2006 Royal Rumble and how it was a special moment for Rey's son Dominik. He then says Rey was never around for Dominik when he was a kid, then asks him who he hates more: Dominik for not being the man he wants him to be, or himself because Dominik is not like him. This starts a brawl. Scarlett grabs Rey's feet as he goes for a 619, then Kross puts Rey in the Kross Jacket.
Emma and Maxinne Dupri talk with Liv Morgan, saying going out at #1 is not the best idea. Raquel Rodriguez shows up and says Liv is better going into the women's Royal Rumble match at #30, then Liv says she got a palm reading before smacking Raquel in the face and challenging her to a match. Raquel accepts, and says she is tired of people forgetting she is the biggest woman in the division.
Tegan Nox beats Xia Li.
We see The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik) and Valhalla near a fire. Valhalla says the gods speak and she listens, and the Raiders say they obey. Valhalla and the Raiders say that suffering awaits for Drew McIntyre and Sheamus.
Backstage, Drew McIntyre demands a tag team match against The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik), but Sheamus is focused on The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) as he and McIntyre smack each other around. WWE official Adam Pearce tells them that he is starting a tag team tournament where the winners get a shot at The Usos. Pearce also tells them that they will face The Viking Raiders in the first round. Pearce also gets smacked around in the process.
Bray Wyatt heads to the ring and sits in his trademark rocking chair. Bray says it is wild how people forget who they are and what made them in the first place, and all it takes is a push in the right direction to realize that one must revel in what they are, and then it all comes back to them. Bray says he has realized he is the color red in a world of black and white, that he is the eater of worlds, and that he is Uncle Howdy, that he is him and that he is Bray Wyatt. He says he knows who he is, then asks "Who are you?" before declaring Royal Rumble a rebirth and a baptism in the dark. He then warns L.A. Knight that when the lights go out, he should run.
Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Kevin Owens. He is soon joined by Sami Zayn, who asks him if he is happy about everything and what he is making him do. Sami says he should have left him alone on SmackDown, but Owens says The Bloodline kept coming to Raw and that Roman Reigns, not him, asked for all of this, because Roman is using him. Sami says Roman is not using him and that they are family, and that he is proud to take care of business tonight.
Kayla Braxton interviews Imperium in the trainer's room. Ludwig Kaiser says momentum is essential, and Giovanni Vince says Gunther proved what it means to be a true champion. Gunther says today is a glorious day as he has overcome his greatest challenge so far in Braun Strowman. He then says it is time to continue on to the men's Royal Rumble match and throw body after body over the top rope to main event WrestleMania.
Raquel Rodriguez beats Liv Morgan with the Tejana Bomb after avoiding being put through a table by Liv Morgan.
Backstage, Sonya Deville demands a rematch with Charlotte Flair from WWE official Adam Pearce, who refuses to give it to her as she gets it into her head to win the women's Royal Rumble match. Sonya says she will find a way to make the rematch official.
Backstage, referees and security have to break up a brawl between Charlotte Flair and Sonya Deville, and even WWE official Adam Pearce has to get involved.
Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens ends in a no-contest after The Usos and Solo Sikoa show up suddenly and attack Owens. After the match, Owens tries to fight back, but the numbers game takes over, and Solo Sikoa splashes Owens through the announce table from the barricade. The show ends with Sami Zayn, Solo Sikoa and The Usos standing over a downed Kevin Owens.
Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!
This week on The SmackDown LowDown: Rey Mysterio! Raquel Rodriguez! Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci)!
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