WWE SmackDown Live (1/16/2018): #WoodsUSChamp (Nope. :mjpls:)
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RammerJammer
#RollTide #TSC #RiseUp #BullsNation #RIPKobe
The last few months have really revealed how on SD at least, they only really used the women before because the men's roster was so light. Once the reupped in the shakeup, the women immediately became an afterthought again.
Ah it's like that.Dope isn't the word brehget the tissues ready
Ironman
#Knickstape
Granted AOS already introduced the character along with confiming there's two Ghostriders out there at least but tv and movies seem to be seperate stillBe a damn good way to reboot ghostrider
LastManStanding
Veteran
if they really want to surprise the crowd and get a reaction next week with all these legends showing up, this dude needs to show up just like this 
g-ice
aka #DiamondNightmare
Mojo and this theme 
. Its early though, they might make things interesting in a few weeks.
Sonny Creems
Superstar
This theme is hilariously bad
John Reena
Superstar
WestSide Gunn, Conway n Darringer gotta drop a song to that Bobby Roode theme.
TobiOT
Veteran
Some Wrestling Observer recap
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WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE RESULTS: US TITLE TOURNAMENT CONTINUES
BY STEVE KHAN | @SHK66 | JAN 16, 2018 4:44 PM
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SmackDown takes place tonight from the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas.
The United States Championship tournament will continue with the semifinal matches. The New Day’s Xavier Woods will face Jinder Mahal and Bobby Roode will face Mojo Rawley. The two winners will be set to face off for the title, which was vacated weeks ago by Dolph Ziggler.
Another match announced for tonight is a six-woman tag with Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan taking on SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, Naomi & Becky Lynch. Five of these six women will be involved in the women’s Royal Rumble match and The Riott Squad looks to rebound after Riott lost to Lynch last week.
We should also get the next development in the storyline over the WWE Championship after AJ Styles, Randy Orton & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn last week in a handicap match, booked by Shane McMahon.
Show Recap --
The New Day came out to start the show. Tom Phillips announced that the finals of the US Title tournament would happen next week. I was amazed to see a WWE show might actually start with a wrestling match, but New Day made sure to cut a promo first.
They had a podium set up in the ring draped in the American flag and pancakes sitting on top. They mocked Jinder Mahal and reminded the crowd how much he hates them. Woods said he would become United States champion. This was one of the weakest New Day segments in a while.
US Title Tournament Semi-Finals Match: Jinder Mahal (w/Singh Brothers) defeated Xavier Woods (w/Big E & Kofi Kingston) (18:01)
This match actually went through two commercial breaks. Mahal had the heat from the very beginning. The Singhs got a little too close to the action at one point, so Big E whipped pancakes at them like frisbees.
The crowd chanted “we want pancakes” as Mahal and Woods botched a spot by the ropes. Mahal went to give Woods a back body drop to the outside but he just sorta fell on the top rope instead.
After the second break, Woods headbutted Mahal off the ropes and hit a missile dropkick, then followed with clotheslines and a forearm. Woods then hit an enziguri and shining wizard for two. The Singhs got on the apron so Big E and Kingston chased them up the ramp.
Woods hit a back suplex but Mahal dodged his springboard elbow drop attempt. Mahal then slid Woods into the bottom rope like Enzo Amore to knock him out and followed with the Khallas for the win. This sucked.
Baron Corbin cut a promo backstage where he held the camera himself, kind of like the old Shield promos. He said the Royal Rumble would have no distractions or Smackdown politics and anyone who got in his way would be eliminated. Corbin said it was his time to main event WrestleMania. This was fine.
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Thought Mojo was gonna bust out some elaborate dance sequence after that hand pounding