SmackDown Women’s Championship Match: Bayley (c) vs. Lacey Evans
During an exchange, Bayley hurts her knee. Bayley cheapshots Evans. Bayley stun guns Evans on the top turnbuckle. Bayley lands an elbow off the top for a near fall. Evans tries to fire up but Bayley cuts her off with a rear chin lock. Evans gets to her feet. Bayley floors Evans with a clothesline. Evans lands a high knee. Sunset flip by Evans. Bayley kicks out. Bayley misses a crossbody off the top. Spinning back elbow while falling off the top rope by Evans. Yes, you read that correctly. Bayley tosses Evans into the barricade in front of her daughter. Evans goes for her patented moonsault but Bayley gets her knees up. Bayley rolls up Evans with a hand full of tights for the win.
Winner and STILL Smackdown Women’s Champion, Bayley!
Universal Championship Strap Match: The Fiend (c) vs. Daniel Bryan
The Fiend slams Bryan. The Fiend whips Bryan with the strap. Bryan tries a dive but The Fiend sidesteps and sends Bryan into the barricade. The Fiend sits Bryan on the top rope. The Fiend whips Bryan. The Fiend drops Bryan into the tree of woe. The Fiend whips Bryan again. Uranage by The Fiend. Bryan surprises The Fiend with the Busaiku Knee. The Fiend kicks out. Bryan dumps The Fiend out of the ring. Bryan dives lands a dive. The Fiend trips Bryan into the ring steps. Bryan sends The Fiend into the ring post using the strap. Bryan dives off the apron and catches The Fiend with a knee. The Fiend explodes off the barricade and turns Bryan inside out with a lariat. The Fiend lays Bryan on the announce table.
Bryan kicks The Fiend in the nuts four times. Bryan DDTs The Fiend on the announce table. Bryan dropkicks The Fiend off the top. Bryan unloads on The Fiend with kicks and strap strikes. Bryan stomps The Fiend’s head. Bryan calls for the running knee. The Fiend counters it into Sister Abigail. Bryan kicks out. The Fiend puts Bryan in the Mandible Claw on the top rope. Bryan locks in an armbar. The Fiend drags Bryan back into the ring. Bryan reverses it into the LeBell Lock using the strap. The Fiend brakes the LeBell Lock and rains down rights and lefts to the prone Bryan. Bryan lands another running knee. The Fiend kicks out. Bryan hits The Fiend with the strap but The Fiend doesn’t budge. The Fiend outs Bryan in the Mandible Claw again. Bryan tries to fight out of it. The Fiend Uranage slams Bryan while still holding the claw. Bryan’s shoulders are pinned to the mat for a three count.
Winner and Still Universal Champion, The Fiend!
Merciless in victory.#TheFiend @WWEBrayWyatt is STILL your #UniversalChampion after an extremely punishing #StrapMatch at #RoyalRumble. pic.twitter.com/Lh5rWx6Yji
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
