Many people are trying to obtain Roman Reigns, but they are not in agreement with one another. In front of a triple threat match to decide who is the top contender for Roman Reigns’ uncontested WWE global championship at the Royal Rumble, Randy Orton, LA Knight, and AJ Styles squared off on WWE SmackDown.
The three-way bout was scheduled by SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis to appease the superstars’ thirst for retribution against The Bloodline. There was also a fascinating power struggle between Aldis and Reigns on Friday’s broadcast.
Along with setting up the United States championship No. 1 contender tournament finals, the action-packed episode included a title defense for the NXT North American division and introduced a new challenger for Iyo Sky’s WWE women’s championship.
All night long, CBS Sports provided you with highlights and recaps of every move made from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Styles, Knight, and The Viper fight.
An important Styles declared during SmackDown’s opening segment that he wanted to challenge Reigns at the Royal Rumble—a chance that seemed to be reserved for Orton. Styles asserted that Orton and Knight’s feud is subordinate to his with Reigns. Knight in line. The beloved player advised Styles to support him on the Reigns retaliation tour. After Knight was sucker-punched last week, Knight claimed Styles might have some too. Orton followed, reminding everyone that he had been out of commission for eighteen months due to The Bloodline. Nick Aldis, general manager, broke up the argument and offered a resolution. At a special “New Year’s Evolution” of SmackDown on January 5, Orton, Styles, and Knight will square off in a triple threat match to determine Reigns’ top contender for the Royal Rumble.Later, the camera followed The Bloodline backstage. Seemingly clueless, Reigns asked his special counsel Heyman who SmackDown’s new general manager was and gave Heyman the order to send Aldis in. Heyman hesitated, but Reigns had the last say. Aldis took a seat for a meeting with Reigns. Reigns told Aldis that Raw general manager Adam Pearce knows that everything on SmackDown goes via him. Aldis referred to Pearce as “middle
Leave a Reply