Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for January 16, 2026

Drew McIntyre is played to the ring by a troupe of bagpipers as he heads to the ring to start tonight's show. McIntyre says that he prayed for this and it happened, and says that while it has been a rough few years in the UK, if anyone can bring the UK together, it is him. He says that the support over the past week has been incredible, then tells the fans "screw you," saying that this is not "a bad guy wrestler bit" and that the fans are jumping on a bandwagon and were not there when things got tough. McIntyre says that there is only one person to thank - himself - saying he was the only person who believed in himself, then addresses "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, saying there will be no rematch due to a close in the contract for their last match. He proclaims that Cody's era ends now and that his era ends tonight before Randy Orton makes his way to the ring. Orton says he is not here to congratulate McIntyre; instead, he is here to remind him that since he didn't punt him in the head months ago, he will not hesitate. Orton then says that when he wins the WWE Championship again, it will be with an RKO. Suddenly, Jacob Fatu shows up and brawls with McIntyre, and McIntyre finds out the hard way that sending Jacob head-first into the ring first does nothing to Jacob. As Jacob chases McIntyre through the crowd, Orton receives a Skull Crushing Finale from behind from The Miz.

Randy Orton beats The Miz in an Undisputed WWE Championship #1 contender's Fatal Four-Way qualifier.

Backstage, Drew McIntyre runs into Ilja Dragunov, who says he will beat Sami Zayn tonight and get one step closer to the Undisputed WWE Championship. McIntyre says he will see him at Royal Rumble if he wins.

We hear from Bo Dallas, who says that Solo Sikoa stole their light only to inherit the weight of what it really means. He says it is not a weapon and that they carry it in the dark so the dark does not carry The Wyatt Sicks (Bo Dallas, Erick Rowan, Joe Gacy, Dexter Lumis, Nikki Cross). He says that taking the light is more powerful than its true purpose and that the light will come back to them. He states that like a moth to a flame, they will not stop until they take it back.

Backstage, Alexa Bliss is met by Charlotte Flair. Alexa says last week sucked and wants to know if Charlotte was really sick. Charlotte says she was really sick, and Alexa tells Charlotte she has her back before she leaves. Nia Jax and Lash Legend show up after Alexa leaves to try a drive a wedge between Alexa and Charlotte, but Charlotte is not having any of it.

UFC Middleweight fighter Michael "Venom" Page is seen in the front row.

Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss beat Giulia and Kiana James. fter the match, Nia Jax and Lash Legend show up and go on the attack, ganging up on Charlotte after laying out Alexa. Giulia shows up and confronts Nia, and Kiana has to hold Giulia back.

We hear from Solo Sikoa, who sees more than the lantern and that he can see all the fireflies in the world who are now in his possession. He states that if Bo Dallas wants the lantern back, The Wyatt Sicks (Bo Dallas, Erick Rowan, Joe Gacy, Dexter Lumis, Nikki Cross) must put the WWE Tag Team Championships on the line. He says his family will take back all the gold, but until then, he will take care of the lantern, and "he" is going to be with him when he takes out Damian Priest and wins the Undisputed WWE Championship.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes heads to the ring. Cody says that he was not just WWE's champion, but the fans' champion, and he wanted the fans to be teammates and not just spectators. He admits that either he became complacent, or Drew McIntyre was just that good last week. He also talks about winning back-to-back Royal Rumbles, then says only one person has one three and that he loves a gamble. He states that with no rematch clause, he will do this "the old way," and declares for the men's Royal Rumble. Cody also addresses Jacob Fatu, saying he has known Jacob throughout his career, and says that he knows what "receipt" means. He says that Jacob has a receipt coming, and he can either come and take it, or he can come to Jacob and beat the brakes off his ass.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Matt Cardona. Cardona says it is a shame how Cody Rhodes lost the Undisputed WWE Championship, then says he and Drew McIntyre also go way back. He says he reinvented himself while he was gone, and he plans to become WWE Champion.

Trick Williams beats Matt Cardona in an Undisputed WWE Championship #1 contender's Fatal Four-Way qualifier. After the match, Kit Wilson heads towards the ring, calls Trick Williams "toxic," then attacks Matt Cardona as soon as Cardona turns his back before calling him toxic.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Damian Priest. Priest says he could talk all day about Drew McIntyre, but tonight is about Solo Sikoa, and his match may not be one-on-one. He says he did "one versus all" to win Money in the Bank, and he will do it again to get to McIntyre.

Kit Wilson is still in the ring as he says the fans need reassurance, leadership, and most of all, him. As Kit Wilson states that he is the solution to toxic masculinity, Jacob Fatu shows up from behind and superkicks him when he turns around. Jacob then hits Kit Wilson with a senton followed by a top rope moonsault, then tells "The Americna Nightmare" Cody Rhodes that if he has something to say about or to him, then he can get in the ring right now. Cody shows up and heads to the ring to brawl with Jacob, and referees and security show up to separate both men. General Manager Nick Aldis shows up just before the brawl starts again and the scene fades to black.

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes vs. Jacob Fatu is official for Saturday Night's Main Event on January 24th.

Damian Priest beats Solo Sikoa in an Undisputed WWE Championship #1 contender's Fatal Four-Way qualifier after The Wyatt Sicks (Uncle Howdy, Erick Rowan, Joe Gacy, Dexter Lumis, Nikki Cross) show up and chase The MFT's (Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, JC Mateo) - minus Talla Tonga, who is ejected for tripping Priest off the top rope despite the referee not seeing it - and Solo Sikoa keeps Uncle Howdy from taking the lantern back. After the match, Uncle Howdy reclaims his lantern, but he is soon taken out by a returning Talla Tonga, who reclaims the lantern for Solo before helping Solo to the back.

Backstage, Sami Zayn is met by Drew McIntyre. Sami says he is happy that McIntyre won last week, then says that he will beat Ilja Dragunov, win the #1 contender's match and see McIntyre again. McIntyre says he has beaten Sami eleven times while Sami has never beaten him, and that nothing will change. Sami says "We'll see."

Carmelo Hayes' open challenge opponent is revealed to be Leon Slater.

Carmelo Hayes retains the WWE United States Championship against Leon Slater after countering a Superplex attempt with an avalanche cutter.

Backstage, Shinsuke Nakamura is confronted by Tama Tonga, saying that he had his chance and blew it. Tama Tonga then tells Nakamura to stay out of his way. Nakamura replies to Tama Tonga in Japanese, then walks away.

Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae laugh about beating up Nathan Frazer when Axiom shows up and tells them to give the mask back to save them a beating. Gargano hands the mask to Candice, then he is suddenly jumped by Nathan Frazer in an Axiom mask. Frazer tells Gargano that they have a match next week, and that after he beats respect into him, Axiom will do the same and take his mask back.

We see a vignette for Oba Femi.

Jade Cargill watches the next match from ringside.

Jordynne Grace beats Chelsea Green. After the match, Jordynne addresses Jade Cargill, stating that it is extremely important for Cargill to know what exactly is coming for her and that if she is tired of babysitting the WWE Women's Championship, she can get in the ring, right here, right now. Chelsea charges at Jordynne only for Jordynne to dodge so that Chelsea runs into Cargill instead. Jordynne looks at the WWE Women's Championship, then passes it to Cargill.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Trick Williams. Trick Williams puts all of SmackDown, saying that he is money before telling Randy Orton and Damian Priest have a match with the future of the business and that he is going to whoop that ass. Priest shows up and says that while Trick likes to do a lot of talking, he does not, and says that since the both of them are free next Friday, he is free to whoop that trick.

Sami Zayn beats Ilja Dragunov in an Undisputed WWE Championship #1 contender's Fatal Four-Way qualifier. After the match, Sami is attacked from behind by Trick Williams, who then hits Sami with the Trick Knee to end the show.

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!

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

The Teardrop Xplodes - Xplosion recap for January 16, 2026

This week's episode is a "best-of" episode revolving around matches that happened in the United Kingdom. Matches and moments include:

"The Cowboy" James Storm vs. Bobby Roode, IMPACT Wrestling, February 2, 2012

Mark Haskins vs. Austin Aries, IMPACT Wrestling, February 2, 2012

Gail Kim vs. Tara, IMPACT Wrestling, February 2, 2012

"The Cowboy" James Storm vs. Bully Ray, IMPACT Wrestling, February 2, 2012

Thursday Night's Main Event - Main Event recap for January 16, 2025

Pure Fusion Collective (Zoey Stark and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler) beat Kayden Carter and Katana Chance.

Pete Dunne beats Joaquin Wilde.

Final iMPACT! - iMPACT! recap for January 16, 2025

Frankie Kazarian guests on commentary for the next match.

Leon Slater beats Trent Seven after diving at him from the stage and hitting him with a top rope Swanton 450 back in the ring afterwards.

We see a video package for Joe Hendry.

Personal concierge George Iceman introduces Ash By Elegance and Heather By Elegance into the ring for a "pre-launch championship celebration." George Iceman unveils a cardboard stand of Ash by Elegance wearing a Knockouts Tag Team championship belt, and does the same for Heather. As Iceman says they both deserve it because of how beautiful they are, Ash says that she is honored to be the a newly crowned champion before the fans start booing her. Ash starts thanking all the people who have made her beautiful, and thanks her private Starbucks barista for giving her the energy to deal with the "classless people" in the crowd before personally thanking Iceman. Heather is also given the chance to thank people, and thanks Ash and the Elegance brand for making this possible despite not having been in TNA for a year yet. Spitfire suddenly show up, and Dani Luna wonders what they are even interrupting before saying this is illusion, not elegance. Jody Threat says Ash and Heather are just a bunch of Barbie dolls who cannot keep up, and says they will not become champions. Ash says that Spitfire are undeserving of the Knockouts tag titles and belong on the clearance rack, then she and Heather brawl with Spitfire only to get tossed out of the ring. Spitfire then take the cardboard Heather standee and tear it up, and Iceman and Heather beg them not to destroy the Ash standee. That standee is given a Pressure Drop before being beheaded.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Sami Callihan and PCO. Sami states that tonight, two monsters will go at it with one of the greatest tag teams in professional wrestling history in The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy), and to quote Nietzsche, those who fight monsters must ensure they do not become one. He says there will be chaos and unpredictability, and tonight, they are going to Genesis.

Actor Judd Lormand is seen in the front row before the next match.

Eric Young and Steve Maclin beat Fir$t Cla$$ (AJ Francis and KC Navarro). During the match, KC Navarro gets in the face of Judd Lormand's two sons only to get shoved by Lormand, and AJ Francis grabs Lormand before security has to step in. After the match, The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Brian Myers) show up and stare down Young and Maclin from the stage.

Masha Slamovich's recent appearance on NXT is mentioned.

We hear from Rosemary and Masha Slamovich in a confession booth. Rosemary says it has been seven long years since they were Knockouts Champion, and that they cannot wait to get it back. Rosemary says they has been replaced rather than passed by, and that they were the epitome on violence all those years ago. They warn that Masha is stepping into the ring with the most violent Knockout in history, and Masha says that she looks forward to it.

We see footage of The Northern Armory (Judas Icarus and Travis Williams) attacking Mike Santana last Saturday at Prestige Wrestling.

The Northern Armory ("The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander, Judas Icarus, Travis Williams) heads to the ring. Josh Alexander announces that Mike Santana has been talking tough and claiming that he will take his spot at the standard bearer of TNA, but Santana has sustained an injury and will not be able to face him at Genesis. All of a sudden, Santana comes out of the crowd and does not seem to be injured. Santana makes fun of Alexander's bald head, and says that while Alexander caught him slipping, and says that if Alexander really knew him, he would have known that he would come at him header than ever. He says he has gone through a whole System and The Northern Armory by himself because there is no quit in his blood, and that at Genesis, he and Alexander will have an "I Quit" Match. Alexander says that Santana's pride is getting in the way of his better judgment, and that Santana will never make him quit. He says he will make an example out of Santana and make him realize that his place is at the bottom of the card. Santana says he has Alexander riled up again and that when he makes Alexander quit, Alexander will have no choice but to stand in the ring with the new standard bearer of TNA.

Jake Something beats Laredo Kid with a sit-out powerbomb from the top rope.

We see a video package where Ace Austin talks about his history with Chris Bey, what he has been up to since Chris Bey's injury and the road back to the X Division.

The number "23" appears before the next match.

The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat Sami Callihan and PCO. (Had Sami and PCO won, they would have been part of the World Tag Team Championship match at Genesis.

Jordynne Grace shows up saying that Tessa Blanchard has yet to sign the contract for her match and leaves it on the commentary table for her, and says that if Tessa does not show up for Genesis, "it wouldn't be the first time." She then leaves.

Joe Hendry heads to the ring for his face-to-face meeting with "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth. Nemeth shows up not long afterwards. Hendry says they have stood across the ring from each other countless times and that everything has been said apart from one thing: he has to win the World Championship. Hendry says it is on him to take the World title from Nemeth and start a new era in TNA. Nemeth agrees with Hendry and says everyone still believes in Hendry, then says he knows what the World Championship means and that he does not think Hendry is ready. He says that Hendry has earned his way to the World Championship, then clears the air with footage from Bound For Glory of JBL clotheslining Hendry and punching Ryan Nemeth. He says that anything that happens between himself and John Layfield is on Layfield, and that he had nothing to do with the attack on Hendry that night. Hendry wants to ask one last question when all of a sudden, Ryan Nemeth shows up and tells Nic Nemeth that Hendry is not his friend, but a snake who is trying to get in his head and only caring about himself. Hendry says he has wasted enough time on him, and Ryan tells Hendry to say what he has to say to him to his face. Hendry goes for a Standing Ovation on Ryan, but he gets superkicked by Nic. Afterwards, Tessa Blanchard shows up and signs the contract left by Jordynne at the commentary table before grabbing Tom Hannifan. Jordynne shows up and fights Tessa, hitting her with a Juggernaut Driver in the middle of the ring as she tells Tessa that this is her division.

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for January 16, 2025

At the start of the show, QT Marshall announces that his ROH World Television Championship match with Komander is next week, as Board of Directors member Paul Wight wants next week's episode - the 100th since Ring of Honor was relaunched under Tony Khan - to be huge. QT Marshall says that the old him would hold this against Paul Wight and hold him an apology, but he will have the match next week and he will be walk out with the ROH World Television Championship, and after that, Paul Wight will be apologizing to him.

"The Wrestler" Katsuyori Shibata, Komander and The Outrunners (Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd) beat The Stew Crew (Dylan and Zach Steward), Rosario Grillo and Colby Carter in an eight-man tag team match.

We hear from Shane Taylor, who says that the fight is not over until the other person is out. He says that his era is the era of Shane Taylor Promotions.

Before the next match, "Smart" Mark Sterling says that The Premier Athelets (Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari, Josh Woods) are tired of every town telling them that they suck. He says that they will not give the town of Athena, Georgia the satisfaction, but he and the Athletes are still told that they suck.

The Beast Mortos beats Tony Nese after Ariya Daivari and Josh Woods are ejected from ringside.

Backstage, we hear from MxM Collection (Mansoor and Mason Madden). Mansoor congratulates Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara on retaining the ROH World Tag Team Championships at Wrestle Dynasty, and Mason Madden says that the only dome they deserve is being headbutted into each other. Mansoor says they have racked up the wins and are making a claim on the tag team titles, and that the tag team titles are coming to them.

Blake Christian beats Parker Lee.

We see footage of Athena competing in World Wonder Ring Stardom.

Red Velvet beats Angelica Risk.

We look back on Mark Briscoe vs. Slim J from the March 2, 2023 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling.

Shane Taylor Promotions (Shane Taylor and "Taiga Style" Lee Moriarty) and LeeJ ("Big Shotty" Lee Johnson and "The Judge" EJ Nduka) beat Serpentico, Boulder and The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Alex Reynolds) in an eight-man tag match with a Border City Stretch from Moriarty to Serpentico.

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

Generation NXT - NXT recap for January 16, 2024

Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams beat Malik Blade and Edris Enofe to advance in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews Fallon Henley. Fallon says she had fun last week, but it is now down to brass tacks and she has to go through nineteen other women for a shot at the NXT women's title. She says it is time to put on the work boots and reach the final four.

We see a video package of the end of Dragon Lee's NXT North American Championship reign.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Elektra Lopez and Lola Vice talk about their battle royal plans when they are suddenly met by Tatum Paxley, who says she will win the battle royal so that Lyra Valkyria does not have to defend her title.

Oba Femi heads to the ring. Oba Femi says it was set in stone that he would be omnipotent and the embodiment of a war leader, and that he was tested as a young Nigerian prince and dominated his opposition. He says that in NXT, the goal is still the same, and now he is North American Champion and has divine right to rule over the fans and crush everyone who stands in his way to dust. Dragon Lee suddenly shows up. He says he cannot be mad after last week, for Oba Femi was hungry, and says that nobody has made an impact in NXT much like Oba Femi. He says the North American title represents opportunity and that he hopes that Oba Femi will continue the open challenge and hopes to be Oba Femi's first opponent tonight. Oba Femi refuses, saying the open challenges are now closed, and Dragon Lee demands a rematch at Vengeance Day. Oba Femi says he does not get to decide any more, although he may consider it.

In backstage footage from earlier today, Eddy Thorpe is met by Trey Bearhill, who thanks Eddy for representing their culture. Dijak suddenly intervenes, and when Trey steps up to Dijak, Dijak mentions putting Thorpe on the shelf and says he might do it to Trey next.

Backstage, Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams talk about their win tonight and their rise to the Dusty Cup finals when Ilja Dragunov shows up, apologizes to Trick Williams, then says their title match will be at Vengeance Day. Carmelo reminds Trick afterwards that the Dusty Cup finals will also be at Vengeance Day.

Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley beat Elektra Lopez and Lola Vice when Paxley folls onto Lola and inadvertently gets the win.

Backstage in the women's locker room, everyone gets ready for the women's battle royal as Arianna Grace declares that she will win. As she speaks, everyone gradually leaves the room.

Ridge Holland beats Joe Coffey. After the match, Mark Coffey and Wolfgang attack Ridge Holland, and Joe Coffey joins in. Gallus (Joe, Mark, Wolfgang) keeps looking towards the entrance as the three of them lay Ridge out.

In video footage from "NXT Anonymous", Thea Hail, Jacy Jayne have succeeded in raising some money. After everyone else leaves, Jacy Jayne and a student named Jazmin head out to get some drinks.

Backstage, Kelani Jordan says she is entering tonight's women's battle royal with a chip on her shoulder and that she is breaking through in 2024, and that patience is not going to unlock the doors she is trying to open. She is then met by Brinley Reece, who is just as hyped for the match and thinks highly of Kelani's chances as she does her own.

Backstage, Kelly Kincaid interviews Baron Corbin when Bron Breakker shows up. Both men insist that they are one who led the team of victory while carrying the other, then Breakker says they will punch their ticket to the Dusty Cup finals. Baron Corbin is not exactly on board with their team name being "The Wolf Dogs" or Bron Breakker thinking about the team in the shower. "Wild Boars" does not go much further, either.

The Latino World Order (Joaquin Wilde and Cruz del Toro) beat Chase University (Duke Hudson and Riley Osborne) to advance in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

Backstage, Arianna Rizzo is met by Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo. Arianna is nervous due to her debuting in tonight's women's battle royal. Stacks says "The Rizz always takes care of biz," and D'Angelo reminds her of how she always knocks people when they deserved it and that everyone in the women's battle royal deserve it.

In backstage footage from last week, Mr. Stone and Von Wagner are met by Noam Dar and Oro Mensah. Wagner wants a shot at the Heritage Cup as he throws a cup in the Cup, then pretends to not know how the rules work to get on Noam's nerves.

Joe Gacy guests on commentary for the next match.

Dijak beats Trey Bearhill despite a headbutt to Dijak by Joe Gacy. After the match, Joe Gacy attacks and brawls with Dijak, and the brawl makes its way to the back. After this, Trey Bearhill is attacked from behind by Lexis King.

Backstage, Josh Briggs is met by JBL. Briggs asks JBL for advice, and JBL tells Briggs that he has all the talent in the world but needs to figure out and show who he really is just like he did years ago.

We hear from No Quarter Catch Crew (Drew Gulak, Charlie Dempsey, Damon Kemp, Myles Borne), who go back to basics in conditioning and toughness. The four of them agree that they will show no pity, no mercy and no quarter.

Backstage, Trick Williams speaks with Carmelo Hayes, saying they will finish what they started with the Dusty Cup before he wins the NXT Championship in the main event at Vengeance Day. Carmelo says they should put the NXT Championship to the side and focus on the Dusty Cup, but Trick likes the idea of the two of them being Triple Crown Champions.

It is announced that Cora Jade has suffered a torn ACL during a match with Wren Sinclair (formerly known as Madi Wrenkowski) in a live show at Dade City, Florida and will be out for several months. Wren Sinclair is in the next match.

Roxanne Perez last beats Kelani Jordan, Kiana James and Fallon Henley in a battle royal turned Fatal 4-Way to become #1 contender for the NXT Women's Championship. During the match, Elektra Lopez and Lola Vice turn on each other and brawl their way to the back after Lola eliminates Elektra only to be quickly eliminated in turn. After the match, Lyra Valkyria shows up to stare down Roxanne from outside of the ring.

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

Raw Deal - Raw recap for January 16, 2023

The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) and Solo Sikoa head to the ring to start tonight's show. Jimmy Uso say that they are running both brands every single week, and says that before Solo puts a beating on Mustafa Ali, they need to address what happened on Friday. Jey Uso says Kevin Owens will learn cannot mess with Roman Reigns and get away with it, then he and Jimmy Uso announce that every generation of their family will be in an acknowledgement ceremony for Roman before The Usos defend the tag team titles at Raw 30. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio) then appear. Rhea Ripley says the only thing that The Bloodline needs to acknowledge is that The Judgment Day runs Raw, and Finn Balor says that they ran the gauntlet and are running straight for them. Finn Balor then thanks "the ex-con Dom" for stepping up and filling in for him and helping The Judgment Day become #1 contenders for the Raw tag team titles. Finn Balor winces due to his hurt rib, and Damian Priest says he needs Balor at 100%. He then says that the Raw tag team titles will permanently come back to Monday nights, then finds it odd that The Usos have never stepped up to them. Dominik says he smells fear and says The Usos are scared. Jimmy Uso makes fun of Dominik before Jey Uso tells The Judgment Day to check the track record and that they beat Dominik and his father Rey Mysterio to get their record-breaking run started and that they will beat The Judgment Day. Dominik says The Usos would not last a minute in the prison he was in, then says that in the pen, an Uso is called "a wanna-be ese," with Solo Sikoa being the biggest wanna-be. Solo steps up to Dominik, and Rhea steps up to Solo. Solo has a staredown with Rhea, then Dominik hits a cheap shot. Solo headbutts Dominik, then both sides brawl. Solo and Rhea continue their staredown, and Rhea dares Solo to hit her. All of a sudden, Mustafa Ali attacks Solo from the top rope.

Solo Sikoa beats Mustafa Ali as Kevin Owens shows up and brawls with The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso), who have also just shown up. After the match, Owens hits Solo with a Stunner, then continues to beat him up, breaks down the announce table, and continues to punch him. As he proceeds to put Solo through the table, The Usos interfere, and Owens throws chairs at them as officials keep Owens away from The Usos and Solo Sikoa.

We hear from Bobby Lashley, who says that there is only one "All Mighty" and that elimination style means five people tap to the Hurt Lock. He says Austin Theory is only giving him extra victim and that his United States title reign will expire at Raw 30, when he puts him away for good.

We see part two of "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes' road to recovery. It is then announced that Cody Rhodes will return at the men's Royal Rumble match.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Elias. Elias says 2022 was a rollercoaster, as he say Ezekiel's career explode and than fizzle out too soon and he also had to deal with The Bloodline. He says that his vengeance tour begins at Royal Rumble, then MVP shows up from out of WWE official Adam Pearce's office and tells Elias not to bother Adam Pearce about the Royal Rumble if he wants to play guitar again. Elias says MVP has not been relevant in years, but MVP says that if he keeps talking like that, he will face the eventual 2023 winner. Elias takes this as a challenge, and MVP goes back into Adam Pearce's office.

The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) beat Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin with a crucifix pin from Angelo Dawkins to Cedric Alexander. MVP shows up during the match to watch from ringside, and near the end, he distracts the referee. Cedric and Shelton hit a double team, but Dawkins still gets the win. Cedric and Shelton are not happy with MVP after the match.

Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews The Judgment Day (Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, Dominik Mysterio). Finn Balor says that if anyone is ready for a Six-Pack Challenge, it is him. Suddenly, Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) shows up. Chad Gable tells Finn Balor that he and Damian Priest barely snuck past him, but he will get his revenge tonight. Rhea tells Gable to get lost before she does something she regrets, and Dominik says he has been pumping iron all day and night and that he will fight Gable. Gable says Dominik does not have a strong body or mind, and Priest tells Alpha Academy to take a walk or else they won't be able to compete tonight. Alpha Academy walk away.

Becky Lynch heads to the ring from the crowd. She gets in the ring, then calls out Bayley, calling her a "Karen" in the process. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Iyo Sky, Dakota Kai) soon shows up, and after the term "Karen" has to be explained to Bayley, Bayley says Becky is bitter for losing to her and has no friends. Becky says she has an arena full of friends, much to the crowd's delight, and says that Bayley peaked in 2015. Bayley says Becky ran off with her spot that year while she was in NXT, and says that Becky robbed her of everything that should have been hers. Becky questions Bayley's reasons for staying in NXT, then says Bayley was supposed to be in the spotlight while she was supposed to be just another body, but she became the one with the spotlight because she loves this business. She then says that when Bayley is not the focus of attention, she blames everyone else but herself for it, but Bayley says Becky only became "The Man" because she was punched by another woman. Becky proposes punching Bayley in the face to get her stuck out of the rut she is in with Damage CTRL. Bayley says she has no problem facing Becky, but Becky mentions their match is a steel cage match. Bayley reluctantly says "No problem." Becky tells Bayley she will see her next week.

Backstage, Dolph Ziggler is met by Mustafa Ali, who mockingly wishes Ziggler luck in the main event before reminding him of the opportunities he cost him. Ziggler tells him that nobody is handed anything around here and that he has no time for him today, then Ali attacks him and asks if he has his attention now.

Before the next match, MVP shows up and says that things are not going well for Elias and that things are about to get worse when he faces Omos.

Omos beats Elias.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews WWE official Adam Pearce. Pearce promises Raw 30 will be unforgettable, and that tonight's main event will make that night even better. Suddenly, Akira Tozawa shows up wanting into the men's Royal Rumble match. Pearce tells him he has to earn it, and Tozawa demands a match. Pearce tells him that if he wins, it will go a long way to helping his case. Tozawa is fired up.

The Judgment Day (Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio) beat Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis) after Rhea Ripley distracts the referee.

WWE acknowledges Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

"Michin" Mia Yim beats Iyo Sky after Dakota Kai distracts the referee, Candice LeRae pulls her off the apron and Iyo Sky takes down Candice from inside the ring only for Mia Yim to hit her with Eat Defeat. After the match, Dakota Kai attacks Mia Yim, but Candice LeRae lays her out.

Bianca Belair heads to the ring. Bianca tells the crowd that even though it has been just a couple of weeks, she has missed the fans, and says that even if she ends up with a scar on her face after what Alexa Bliss did to her, she would face her again and again. She says that with every risk comes the reward of staying Raw Women's Champion, and while she was not here last week, she has heard everything Alexa has had to say, and dares her to say it to her face. Alexa shows up and says she will gladly repeat herself for her, and says that Bianca fears her. As she says the women's Royal Rumble match is two weeks away, Bianca asks Alexa if she wants to beat 29 other women or if she wants to face her right there and then. Alexa asks what the catch is, then Bianca reminds Alexa that she wanted to be in control and that the choice is hers. Alexa says "I'll see you at Rumble." Bianca then says she can see her tonight, too, and the two of them brawl. Alexa throws Bianca over the barricade, but Bianca slowly rises up from the ground and grabs Alexa before brawling with her in the crowd. Bianca then sets up some chairs and is about to put her through them with a K.O.D. when smoke billows out of a nearby entryway. Alexa hits Bianca with a DDT on the concrete floor as Uncle Howdy can be seen in the smoking entryway.

Bronson Reed beats Akira Tozawa.

Backstage, Byron Saxton interviews Seth "Freakin'" Rollins. Rollins says he had his eyes set and his mind made up for the Royal Rumble, but he is in for tonight's main event. Rollins says is winning tonight and taking back the United States Championship on his road to the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, as he wants it all and he wants it now.

Austin Theory guests on commentary for the next match.

Bobby Lashley beats The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Finn Balor, Baron Corbin, and Seth "Freakin" Rollins to face Austin Theory for the WWE United States Championship next week. MVP and Omos show up during the match, distracting Lashley. Near the end of the match, Theory hits Lashley with the United States title, then gets goozled by Omos, who gets Stomped into the announce table by Rollins. Rollins also takes out MVP with a superkick, but Lashley takes Rollins out with a Spear to get the United States title match.

This week on Raw Talk: Kevin Owens! Mia Yim and Candice LeRae! Becky Lynch!

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

After Dark Elevation - AEW Dark Elevation recap for January 16, 2023

AEW acknowledges Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose, "The Problem" Marina Shafir and Emi Sakura beat Johnnie Robbie, Vipress and Zyra in a trios match.

Daniel Garcia beats Kevin Blackwood.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Matt Hardy and Isiah Kassidy. Matt Hardy is looking forward to their eight-man tag match, but Isiah Kassidy wants to know who their fourth man is. "All Ego" Ethan Page then shows up with Brandon Cutler, then Ethan says that everyone is parting harder yet Isiah Kassidy is refusing to bring the fun. Isiah walks away, then Ethan Page asks "Is he deadass?" Matt Hardy replies "I'm pretty sure he's deadass."

Before the next match, Ari Daivari says he sees nothing but phonies, fakes and pretentious wanna-bes who wish they were superstars like his team. He says that when his team wins, they will head to the Jersey shore and party all night long.

The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, John Silver) beats Nick Ruiz, "The Reality" Zack Clayton and Ari Daivari in a trios match.

Backstage, Lexy Nair interviews Konosuke Takeshita when Don Callis shows up and says that Takeshita should have won his match against "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, that Takeshita is overburdened and that he needs help, as losses are losses and that there will be nothing left for him regardless of how talented he is. He then hands Takeshita his business card and leaves.

La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush and "Perro Peligroso" Preston Vance) beat Misterioso and Diego Valens, then rip Misterioso's mask before pouring water on Diego Valens and beating him with a cable.

Before the next match, "All Ego" Ethan Page says nobody has to be cranky like Isiah Kassidy and that everyone should be happy like Matt Hardy, then brings out Brandon Cutler to bring out some more "high energy."

Brandon Cutler, Matt Hardy, Isiah Kassidy and "All Ego" Ethan Page beat The Wingmen ("Pretty" Peter Avalon and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) and The Spanish Announce Project (Luther and Serpentico) in an eight-man tag team match after Isiah Kassidy hits a top rope splash and Ethan Page shoves Kassidy out of the pinfall.

"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Willie Mack.

Athena beats Zeda Zhang in a Ring of Honor Women's World Championship Eliminator Match by submission, then continues to attack Zeda Zhang after the match. Yuka Sakazaki then runs into the ring and fights Athena, and Athena retreats.

Backstage, Lexy nair interviews Prince Nana, who says that The Embassy will be on a big roll for 2023 when The Dark Order (Evil Uno, Alex Reynolds, John Silver) shows up and asks him to join them. Prince Nana asks why he would possibly join them, especially when they smell bad, then Alex Reynolds mentions that Prince Nana e-mailed him about an orphanage and that he sent him $2,000 and never heard from him again. Prince Nana then runs away awkwardly.

Top Flight (Darius and Dante Martin) beat The Butcher and The Blade and The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli and Wheeler Yuta) in a three-way tag team match.

Championship Gold - Championship Wrestling From Hollywood recap for January 16, 2022

This week's episode is a "best-of" episode. Matches and moments include:

Fred Rosser vs. Erick Redbeard from the November 3, 2020 episode of Primetime Live

AC Mack vs. Karl Fredericks from the November 28, 2021 episode of Championship Wrestling From Atlanta

"The Dirty Daddy" Chris Dickinson vs. "Pretty" Peter Avalon from the October 27, 2020 episode of Primetime Live

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for January 16, 2021

It is announced that Matt Taven and Vincent are banned from appearing together at ROH events for now.

Flip Gordon beats Rhett Titus in a Pure Rules Match via pinfall in 14:47 despite hitting a closed fist to the face near the end of the match.

Backstage, Flip Gordon finds out from Quinn McKay that he has been suspended from the ROH Pure Division by the ROH Board of Directors due to his recent behavior. Flip Gordon is undeterred, saying he will enter the other title divisions at a chance for championship gold.

Dragon Lee retains the ROH World Television Championship against Rey Horus.

Hard To Kill 2021 - The Results

D'Lo Brown and Matt Striker replace Josh Mathews and Matt Striker on announce duties tonight and going forward.

Brian Myers beats "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander after turning the head gear on Alexander's head around prior to a big clothesline.

Alex Shelley announces that due to circumstances beyond his control, he will not be able to appear at Hard To Kill. Moose will take his place in tonight's six-man tag match.

Madison Rayne states that she is proud to have been part of Impact in its three different decades, and that it is with a happy and grateful heart that after twelve years, she is officially retiring from Impact Wrestling.

Decay (Rosemary and Crazzy Steve) beat Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb with a K after they both get the green mist to the eyes, with Tenille getting it first followed by Kaleb.

Eric Young, Deaner and Joe Doering - now known as "Violent By Design" - beat Tommy Dreamer, Cousin Jake and Rhino in a six-man Old School Rules Match.

Backstage, Rich Swann and Chris Sabin get focused for their match when Moose shows up. Swann is not happy that Moose is their substitute partner, but Moose says he has won games with people he did not like because he would die for them. He also says he will not let an outsider have their way in his company, and says that it time to whip their ass all night long as Swann has said.

Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz - now known as "Fire and Flava" - beat Havok and Nevaeh to win the Knockouts Tag Team Title Tournament and become the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions! After the match, Fire and Flava are awarded the championships by Gail Kim and Madison Rayne.

Backstage, Taya Valkyrie tells Rosemary and Crazzy Steve she can beat Deonna Purrazzo, and Rosemary says Purrazzo's cronies will need a little Decay. Taya tells Rosemary that if she wins, they will go to Slamtown. As they leave, Acey Romero sneaks into the Knockouts locker room.

Ace Austin and Madman Fulton show up. Austin says his appearance on the countdown show panel, then talks about how he went through three other guys to win the Super X cup, and says he will go through three other guys to win the X Division Championship. Scott D'Amore shows up as Ace Austin demands he shows up. He says that he cannot put him in the X Division Championship match, but given that he is ready for a match, he has an opponent for him who is always ready: Matt Cardona.

Matt Cardona beats Ace Austin by disqualification after Madman Fulton choke slams Cardona. After the match, Cardona successfully fends Austin and Fulton off.

Manik retains the Impact X Division Championship against Rohit Raju and Chris Bey in a three-way match. During the match, Rohit Raju unmasks Manik only to find out that Manik is wearing face paint.

Alisha and Eddie Edward talk about Eddie's match tonight. Alisha wants to be at Eddie's side, but Eddie does not want her to do that, as he does not even know if he will even walk out under his own power and has Alisha promise not to come to ringside. Alisha promises.

"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo retains the Impact Knockouts Championship against Taya Valkyrie.

Backstage, Acey Romero meets with John E. Bravo. Acey produces a bottle of Ring Rust cologne, and when John E. Bravo asks whose bag he got it from, Acey says "That's the interesting part."

Ethan Page vs. The Karate Man ends with The Karate Man ripping Page's heart out of his chest in a goofy green-screen match.

Backstage, Don Callis meets with Moose, saying that he is happy to see him in the main event and says he would hate to see things get out of hand in tonight's six-man tag match. Moose says he is playing to win and that he will go after the Impact World title afterwards.

Eddie Edwards beats Sami Callihan in Barbed Wire Massacre following a Boston Knee Party on a steel chair wrapped in barbed wire followed by an Emerald Flowsion on a barbed wire board.

Rebellion is live on pay-per-view on April 24th!

Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) beat Rich Swann, Moose and Chris Sabin.

Championship Gold - Championship Wrestling presented by PRO Shingle recap for January 16, 2021

Backstage, Clint Armstrong interviews Ray Rosas and "BHK" Kevin Martenson. BHK walks off as he looks in the distance as Ray Rosas hopes to put 2020 in the distance as he has had his eyes open to a lot of sins he has committed. He says that accepting help from BHK made him look in the mirror, and says that he hopes to redeem himself in 2021. Meanwhile, BHK is in the ring for the next match.

"BHK" Kevin Martenson beats "The Western Roughneck" Jesse James.

Darwin Finch beats Joey Sutton.

Backstage, Clint Armstrong interviews Jamie Iovine, CeCe Chanel and Ruby Raze. Iovine says each day is a new day, but if anybody thinks Heather Monroe will be Women's Champion, they are out of their mind. Iovine says Ruby will show why she is the future Women's Champion.

Ruby Raze beats Mylo Matters.

In footage from earlier today, John Roberts interviews "The Golden Boy" Jordan Clearwater, who wants to know what is going on with Jack Banning after spending a night in the hospital, and says that Jack Banning will be in the hospital with no doctor able to save him. Clearwater says that much like Banning, he was in an asylum during quarantine, but he has trained with Blake "Bulletproof" Troop and he is ready to get revenge. He then says that his training has come down to this, and he has a weapon of his own.

The Bodega (Danny "Limelight" Rivera and "King FatBoy" Papo Esco) retain the United World Tag Team Championships against 4 Minutes of Heat ("Rock God" Ricky Gibson and "Freak Nasty" Eddie Pearl) after Slice Boogie distracts the referee and passes one of the tag team title belts to Danny Limelight to use as a weapon.

Generation NXT UK - NXT UK recap for January 16, 2020

In memory of Rocky Johnson, 1944 - 2020.

Joseph Conners beats A-Kid.

In backstage footage from NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II, referees have to keep Trent Seven from brawling with Eddie Dennis.

Next week: Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, Alexander Wolfe) break their silence! Ilja Dragunov in action!

In backstage footage from NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II, Mark Coffey and Wolfgang look forward to holding all the gold in NXT UK as they celebrate their victory tonight and state that the tag titles will "stay Gallus" for a very long time.

Next week: Jazzy Gabert vs. Killer Kelly! (The match does not happen, due to Jazzy being in a car accident before the taping where the match took place.)

In backstage footage from NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II, Toni Storm feels robbed of everything she lives for, and now that her head space is even worse than before, she plans to rob Rhea Ripley of the NXT Women's Championship at Worlds Collide.

The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) vs. Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, Marcel Barthel, Alexander Wolfe) is official for Worlds Collide.

General Manager Johnny Saint and Assistant Sid Scala announce that Jordan Devlin will take on Ligero and that "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks will take on The Brian Kendrick next week in Fatal Four-Way qualifying matches for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship at Worlds Collide.

"Bomber" Dave Mastiff beats Kassius Ohno.

Generation NXT - NXT recap for January 16, 2019

Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) beat The Metro Brothers (Chris and JC Metro). After the match, The Forgotten Sons (Jaxson Ryker, Steve Cutler, Wesley Blake) show up and attack Street Profits, and the numbers game catches up to Montez Ford as the crowd chants "We forgot you!" When Angelo Dawkins crawls into the ring to check on Montez Ford, The Forgotten Sons attack him, too.

In footage from earlier today, Cathy Kelley interviews "The King of Bros" Matt Riddle, who says he is not medically cleared and cannot be in Keith Lee's corner as Lee shows Kassius Ohno why he is limitless. He hopes that Kassius leaves some of Ohno left for him.

We hear from Aleister Black, who asks Tommaso Ciampa if he feels the days of NXT TakeOver: Phoenix at hand. He says everyone feels it like them, and that he will absolve Ciampa of his sins when he takes the NXT title back. He also proposes they start the fight a little early next week.

Bianca Belair shows up. She says that chaos tried to stop her rise, but when she sent Nikki Cross packing, she showed that nobody will stop her climb and that this is her year to win the NXT Women's Championship. She says she sees "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler thinking she is the baddest, then says she will take the Women's title because she is undefeated. Suddenly, Baszler shows up with Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir. Shayna says she doesn't see what makes Bianca the best, since she is the strongest and fastest, but not he smartest. She says that if Bianca had half a brain, she would know she would disarm her at NXT TakeOver: Phoenix. Bianca says all her arms are doing are holding up the Women's title, but Shayna says Bianca is like every opponent she has faced who won't put their money where their mouth is and fight her. She says that Bianca is scared that she will break her arms, silence the hype and change her vocabulary from "undefeated" to "overrated." Bianca and Shayna stare down as "overrated" and "undefeated" chants alternate, then Shayna says that Duke and Shafir are the least of her worries when Bianca slaps her. Duke and Shafir try to fight Bianca, but Bianca manages to duck and weave her way out of the ring.

Dominik Dijakovic beats Adrian Jauode.

We hear from War Raiders, who set an effigy of two steel chairs with The Undisputed Era's (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong) logo on fire. They respect what they have done in NXT and the pieces of them that they have taken, but they say that empires crumble and fall as they celebrate their own victories over The Undisputed Era. They say that at NXT TakeOver: Phoenix, their era will end, and that is undisputed.

Johnny Gargano beats Humberto Carrillo.

We hear from Tommasso Ciampa, who says that Aleister Black loves referring to him as "the puppet master." He says that Aleister is "the ultimate puppet" and is gullible enough to believe that he will take the fight to him and win. He says that the champ fights on the biggest, grandest stage, and that they will wait until NXT TakeOver: Phoenix. He then tells Aleister to be careful what he wishes for.

Next week: Velveteen Dram! Ricochet and Johnny Gargano!

Kassius Ohno beats Keith Lee after shoving Lee into the referee before hitting Lee with a low blow. After the match, "The King of Bros" Matt Riddle rushes into the ring while two referees try to stop him, and Kassius Ohno runs away. Riddle then checks on Keith Lee.

Generation NXT UK - NXT UK recap for January 16, 2019

Ligero beats Saxon Huxley.

Jinny beats Isla Dawn.

We hear from "The Kiwi Buzzsaw" Travis Banks, who says that Jordan Devlin attacked him not once, but twice at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool. He says that it will be the two of them next week, and that Jordan Devlin will feel the Buzzsaw.

Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel beat Mark Andrews and "Flash" Morgan Webster.

205:Alive - 205 Alive recap for January 16, 2018

Gran Metalik beats TJP with a Victory Roll.

TJP loses his cool backstage. Dasha Fuentes interviews TJP, and asks if he is crying. TJP says "no," then walks off.

We hear from "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher, who says he has been tortured by the sound of The Brian Kendrick's skull cracking. He has been tortured by revenge and by his underestimation of Hideo Itami. He says that all comes to an end. As The Brian Kendrick recovers at home, his teaching live on through him and he is the man with the plan now. He says every armor has a weakness, and knows Hideo Itami has weaknesses he will recover. Gallagher says his attack will come from anywhere, and he will make Hideo Itami rue the day he came to 205 Live.

Cedric Alexander and Goldust show up. Goldust says our lives are determined by opportunities, even the ones we miss. He says some may say his and Cedric's relationship is curious, but he knows a star when he sess one and says Cedric is a star on the cusp of a golden opportunity to become the new Cruiserweight Champion. Cedric thanks him for being a good friend and mentor, and Goldust says he has gotten his fire all riled up again. Suddenly, Enzo Amore shows up with The 'Zo Train (Drew Gulak, Tony Nese, Ariya Daivari). Enzo says Goldust must be crazy calling himself Scorcese, and if you want to see a couple Goodfellas, to look at The 'Zo Train. He says Goldust and Cedric should win an award for acting buddy-buddy, but he is a bigger star than Goldust ever will be. At Royal Rumble, he will make Cedric Alexander famous with a JawDonZo before calling Goldust a comedy act. Goldust says the only clown he sees is Enzo. Enzo tells Goldust he is over 205 lbs., and says he should shut up. Goldust dares Enzo to get in the ring and make him shut up. Enzo says he will get into the ring and make him famous. The 'Zo Train follows him to the ring, but Enzo says if Goldust wants him, he'll have to go through The 'Zo Train first. Goldust accepts the challenge. Enzo asks for a referee, and the match is on.

Goldust beats The 'Zo Train (Drew Gulak, Ariya Daivari, "The Premiere Athlete" Tony Nese) after constant miscommunication and arguing within The 'Zo Train.

All Mixed Up - Mixed Match Challenge recap for January 16, 2018

Sasha Banks and Finn Balor will be competing for the Special Olympics, while Natalya and "The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura will be competing for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Sasha Banks and Finn Balor beat "The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura and Natalya to advance in the Mixed Match Challenge Tournament.

Next week: Big E and Carmella vs. The Miz and Asuka!

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for January 16, 2018

Before the next match, The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) hype up Xavier Woods' US title tournament match against Jinder Mahal by rolling the "R" in "maharaja" for ten seconds. Woods "campaigns" to be United States Champion, then Big E says the world is much like a pancake, as the individual parts combine into something good. Woods says a vote for him is a vote for three, as the best things in life always come in threes. Woods then asks if the people want Jinder Mahal as a champion, then asks all who oppose to say "nay." Woods asks the crowd to lend him their strength so he can become WWE United States Champion.

Jinder Mahal beats Xavier Woods to advance to the finals of the WWE United States Championship Tournament. During the match, The Singh Brothers (Samir and Sunil Singh) get on the apron, but Big E and Kofi Kingston immediately chase them to the back.

We hear from Baron Corbin, who says he was built for the Royal Rumble Match: no friends, anything goes, every man for himself. All he sees is a ring full of potential victims and life-changing opportunity hanging in the balance. Anyone getting in his way will be going over the top rope, as it is his time to main event WrestleMania.

Renee Young interviews "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles. He says Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn should be overconfident, as they have a 2-on-1 handicap advantage. He says they are so like each other he will call them "Kami" from now on. The vision of them as co-WWE Champions make him want to heave his guts out, but he plans to bring the Yep Movement to an end at Royal Rumble, as they aren't facing anyone, they are facing the WWE Champion.

We hear from some of the participants of the Women's Royal Rumble Match.

Bobby Roode beats Mojo Rawley to advance to the finals of the WWE United States Championship Tournament. After the match, The Singh Brothers (Samir and Sunil Singh) suddenly attack Bobby Roode. Jinder Mahal is then seen on the stage, and he tells Roode that next week, he will put a glorious end to his charade on the way to becoming the next WWE United States Champion. Roode responds by telling Jinder that they don't have to wait until next week; instead, they can go at it tonight. Jinder says they will have the match on his time, and he wants Roode to have one full week to think about how bad he will embarrass him when he beats him. Suddenly, General Manager Daniel Bryan shows up, stands face-to-face with Jinder, then announces the match will happen tonight.

We look back on March 22, 1999, when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin drove a beer truck to the ring and doused Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon and The Rock with a beer bath.

We hear from Randy Orton, who says he will win the Royal Rumble Match for the third time and go on to main event WrestleMania.

The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan) beat Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Naomi.

Dasha Fuentes interviews The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso). They want to know how Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin became a tag team in the first place, and says Chad Gable is trying to play catch-up with Jason Jordan. At Royal Rumble, they will know exactly who they are. They then get attacked from behind by Gable and Benjamin. Gable tells The Usos not to worry, because they know who they are: former champions. Two referees show up to get some help for The Usos, but The Usos get back up.

It is announced that The Singh Brothers (Samir and Sunil Singh) are barred from ringside during the WWE United States Championship finals.

We see a video package chronicling the recent history between "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and the team of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.

We hear from "The Artist" Shinsuke Nakamura, who says that he will win the Royal Rumble Match.

We see footage from the newest episode of The Fashion Files, where Rusev and Aiden English challenge Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) to a match next week only to get a match against The Ascencion (Konnor and Viktor).

General Manager Daniel Bryan is standing next to Commissioner Shane McMahon after the commercial break.

Bobby Roode beats Jinder Mahal in the finals of the WWE United States Championship Tournament to become the WWE United States Champion! The Singh Brothers (Samir and Sunil Singh) are banned from ringside during the match. Bobby Roode is presented with the WWE United States Championship after the match.

Here are the top 10 moments from tonight's show!

Raw Deal - Raw recap for January 16, 2017

Tonight's episode is dedicated to WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, who passed away yesterday at the age of 73.

WWE pays tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Roman Reigns shows up to start tonight's show. He can't complain about being outnumbered, because The Shield did it all the time. However, he says Kevin Owens will be complaining since he won't have backup when he defends the WWE Universal Championship at Royal Rumble. Paul Heyman shows up and announces that Brock Lesnar is in the building tonight - and that Goldberg is not - and that Lesnar will go all the way in the Rumble. After Roman says Lesnar must be sleeping because he's not here with Heyman, Jeri-KO (Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens) show up and brag about the fact that they're both "the US-Universal champ." Jericho says that he will win the Rumble, take on Owens for the Universal title, and have a match where everyone wins regardless. Owens says that Jericho's dream match may not check out, but he will still be the Universal Champion after Royal Rumble. Seth Rollins shows up and says he will win the Rumble to get back in the main event picture. Suddenly, Braun Strowman shows up, but before he can do much of anything, Lesnar finally arrives. As he makes his way to the ring, Strowman is suddenly attacked from behind by Sami Zayn, which starts a brawl which ends with Lesnar suplexing Sami Zayn, staring down Braun Strowman and hitting an F5 on Roman Reigns after Roman attacks everyone else.

Enzo Amore - now back from injury - and Big Cass beat Rusev and Jinder Mahal.

We look back at the extreme career of Lita, courtesy of the new movie XXX: Return of Xander Cage.

"The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher guests on commentary for the next match.

Ariya Daivari beats Lince Dorado by submission.

We see footage from earlier today, where Sasha Banks is getting her knee evaluated in the ring when she is assaulted from behind by Nia Jax, who tries to re-injure her knee.

Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) beat Sheamus and Cesaro, but do not win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships and instead win by disqualification after Sheamus accidentally knocks out referee John Cone. Sheamus and Cesaro retain the tag team titles, and Gallows & Anderson take their anger out on Sheamus immediately afterwards with a Magic Killer.

WWE pays tribute and says goodbye to WWE Hall of Famer "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka.

Sami Zayn talks strategy with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, but Seth and Roman make it clear to an overenthusiastic Sami that they know what they're up against.

Tony Nese vs. Rich Swann ends before it begins when Swann is attacked by Neville. Swann fights back, but he is attacked by Tony Nese, and when Neville tells Tony Nese to back up, he goes right on hitting Swann, which causes Neville to toss him out before he hits Swann with a swift kick.

Neville says he is far from a bad guy, and calls everyone in America hypocrites. He says he will break Rich Swann at Royal Rumble, then take the Cruiserweight title as he bows down to the true king of the Cruiserweights.

The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) show up. They talk about the Royal Rumble match before announcing they are entering the Rumble. Kofi comes to the realization that they will be pitted against each other, but then realize that if one of them wins, they all win. Titus O'Neil shows up, says he doesn't even want to be in The New Day and instead wants to replace them by facing and beating one of them for one of their Royal Rumble match slots. Big E accepts the challenge.

Big E beats Titus O'Neil to keep his spot in the Royal Rumble match.

Charlotte Flair shows up. She says she didn't become the pay-per-view queen overnight; she did it by outworking her opponents inside and out. She says that Bayley resonates with the fans because she is a fan just like them, and we see pictures of Bayley with John Cena, Ivory, Rob Van Dam and Bret Hart. She then makes fun of her childhood poems, saying that when Bayley was busy writing, she was winning at sports. We see Bayley reading one of her own essays on the TitanTron, and Charlotte makes fun of that as well by calling it "a pile of indie dreams." Bayley, finally having had enough, gets in the ring as Charlotte gets out, and Bayley tells her this isn't necessary. Charlotte calls Bayley "an average fan," but Bayley tells her that her "winning strategy" isn't working. She tells Charlotte that she's not embarassed, and that while her dad wasn't "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, she supported her on her road to WWE and got her a ticket to every show even if it meant she had to sit in the back corner where you can't even see the monitor and everyone looks like ants. She then spits a few poems Charlotte's way, telling her she will beat her for the Raw Women's title at Royal Rumble.

Backstage, Braun Strowman meets with Jeri-KO (Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens), who say that the three of them together are unstoppable against Sami Zayn, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. Strowman reminds them that he is a lone wolf and that he will destroy everyone in the Royal Rumble match, but tonight, he will make Sami, Roman and Seth scream for their lives.

Cedric Alexander beats Brian Kendrick after Alicia Fox shows up to try to help Cedric Alexander. Alexander and Alicia appear to make up when Alexander ducks under Alicia on the way out of the ring.

Nia Jax calls Sasha Banks a wanna-be tough girl, and that the aura around her is gone and people will see the truth. She says that Sasha knew that her hype was gone, and that people are now talking about "the right woman."

Alicia Fox says her her problems concerning Cedric Alexander and Noam Dar are of nobody's concern.

Kurt Angle is the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017.

Goldberg returns to Raw next week!

Braun Strowman and Jeri-KO (Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens) beat Sami Zayn, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. Strowman carries Sami Zayn to the commentary table, but Seth attacks Strowman with a steel chair and Roman hits Strowman with the spear. Seth and Roman break down the commentary table, but they are attacked by Jeri-KO. Seth and Roman brawl with Jeri-KO, but Jeri-KO comes out on top and Owens hits Roman with a powerbomb through the commentary table.

Here are the top 10 moments from tonight's show!

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for January 16, 2016

Mr. Wrestling III guests on commentary this week.

The Addiction ("The Almighty" Christopher Daniels and "The Heavy Metal Rebel" Frankie Kazarian) beat ACH and Alex Shelley thanks to the distraction from Chris Sabin. After the match, The Addiction hit Celebrity Rehab on Alex Shelley. When Daniels tries to hit Shelley with the ring hammer, the ref tries to take from him but gets jabbed in the face. Daniels then goes for the cheap shot with the hammer on Shelley again, but Nigel McGuinness shows up and suspends Daniels without pay from Ring of Honor, and threatens to make the suspension last an entire year if he does not leave the ring immediately.

Mark Briscoe beats Adam Page when Page is distracted by BJ Whitmer, who thinks Mr. Wrestling III is really Steve Corino. After the match, Whitmer, still believing Mr. Wrestling III is Corino, tells him to be a man for once in his life in front of Corino's son Colby. Mr. Wrestling III gets in the ring, and Whitmer demands he take off his mask and reveal he is Corino. Mr. Wrestling III insists he is not Steve Corino, and says he knows Corino, too. He says that Corino knows someone who can take him down, and tells Whitmer, Page and Colby Corino to get out of here while they still can.

"The Last Real Man" Silas Young shows up and grabs the microphone. He describes what happened to him at Final Battle as "a disappointment" after all he did to make Dalton Castle's Boys into men. He wants them back, and gives The Boys an ultimatum: be boys or be men, and do the right thing or else you'll be sorry.

Before the next match can start, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) show up and attack reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) before super kicking everyone in the ring, including ring announcer Bobby Cruise.

The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) beat reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) and The Kingdom (Adam Cole and Michael Bennett) in a Philly Street Fight after AJ Styles shows up and stops both Michael Bennett and Maria Kanellis from using a steel chair on the Bucks. During the match, Kevin Kelly is accidentally super kicked in the face by one of The Young Bucks.