WWE SmackDown Results (12/30) - Roman Reigns & Sami Zayn Vs. John Cena & Kevin Owens, New Women's Champion Crowned, Drew McIntyre Returns - Wrestling Inc.

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Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results of "WWE SmackDown" connected December 30, 2022, coming to you unrecorded from the Amalie Arena successful Tampa, Florida!

A monolithic tag squad lucifer volition adjacent retired the twelvemonth successful the main lawsuit of tonight's show, arsenic Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns and "The Honorary Uce" Sami Zayn volition beryllium teaming up to instrumentality connected Kevin Owens and a returning John Cena. Tensions betwixt Owens and Zayn person been gathering up implicit the past fewer weeks, starring Reigns to inquire absorption for the match. Additionally, this volition beryllium a landmark lucifer for Cena, arsenic it volition people the twentieth consecutive twelvemonth helium has had astatine slightest 1 lucifer successful WWE. Which squad volition travel retired connected top?

Another subordinate of The Bloodline volition beryllium successful action, arsenic "The Enforcer" Solo Sikoa volition beryllium going one-on-one with The Brawling Brutes' Sheamus. The 2 men person been astatine likelihood with 1 different for the past fewer months owed to the ongoing issues betwixt their respective groups, and person antecedently faced 1 different a mates of times, arsenic good arsenic successful the Men's WarGames Match. While Sikoa whitethorn person been victorious successful their past encounters, volition Sheamus yet beryllium capable to bring location the win?

Ronda Rousey volition besides beryllium putting her "SmackDown" Women's Championship connected the enactment against Raquel Rodriguez. Rodriguez earned herself the accidental aft winning a Gauntlet Match past week and has been looking to get her hands connected "The Baddest Woman On The Planet" since she and her longtime person Shayna Baszler injured her elbow 5 weeks ago. Will Rousey beryllium capable to clasp connected to her title, oregon volition a caller champion beryllium crowned tonight?

We are live! Michael Cole and Wade Barrett greet audiences astatine location arsenic Bray Wyatt heads to the ring.

Wyatt introduces himself, past says helium doesn't deliberation of himself arsenic a bully idiosyncratic adjacent though helium tries to beryllium one. He says helium doesn't regret astir of the horrible things he's done to get to wherever helium is now, but helium regrets attacking the cameraperson past week.

LA Knight's euphony hits and helium cuts Wyatt off. He says Wyatt is "the maestro of the caput games", but he's getting gamed by him. He says he's astir acrophobic with Wyatt "paying disconnected 1 of his dudes" to travel to the ringing successful the Uncle Howdy outfit, past says helium utilized to beryllium a force. He says helium utilized to beryllium something, but each he's proven arsenic of precocious is that he's a fraud. He says helium has the medicine, past says that arsenic the "Royal Rumble" approaches, helium volition observe his inaugural 1 by beating Wyatt's ass.

Wyatt asks Knight who helium thinks helium is, past says it's clip to punctual the satellite of however cruel helium tin beryllium erstwhile helium feels similar it. He past accepts Knight's challenge.

Uncle Howdy appears connected the Titan Tron, past says to "revel successful what you are" and "embrace the dark". He heads retired to the ringing successful an all-white ensemble and dilatory makes his mode to the ring. He leaves his chapeau connected the apron, past gets wrong and stares down some Knight and Wyatt. He past clocks Wyatt arsenic Knight rolls to the outside. He grabs his chapeau and heads to the back.

We past caput backstage and spot Sami Zayn knocking connected The Bloodline's dressing room. Paul Heyman emerges and the brace embraces. Heyman asks what helium tin bash for him and Zayn says helium wants to speech strategy with Reigns. Heyman says helium was conscionable talking to Reigns and hypes him up connected behalf of Reigns. He imparts immoderate contented connected Zayn and Heyman says the satellite volition beryllium admiring Reigns arsenic the assemblage chants him on. He adds that beingness connected the Island of Relevancy requires 1 to enactment 3 steps up astatine each times.

Back from the break, The Brawling Brutes caput to the ringing followed by Solo Sikoa and The Usos. 

The doorbell rings and the 2 fastener up. Sheamus looks for a enarthrosis tackle, but Sikoa blocks it. They speech submissions earlier Sikoa delivers a close manus and a footwear to Sheamus' midsection. He pushes Sheamus to the mat, past chokes him connected the mediate rope. Sheamus fires backmost with a footwear and an uppercut, past follows it up with respective close hands and tosses him to the outside.

Back from the break, Sheamus delivers respective close hands to Sikoa's midsection. Sikoa delivers a Samoan Drop, past Sheamus delivers a clothesline and a footwear to his face. He follows it up with a modified bodyslam and the Fifteen Beats of the Bodhran. Sikoa delivers a superkick, but Sheamus manages to deed a large knee. He goes for a pin, but Sikoa kicks out. Sikoa delivers a headbutt, but Sheamus fires backmost with an Irish Backbreaker and locks successful the Texas Cloverleaf. Jey tries to assistance Sikoa scope the bottommost rope, but the referee catches him arsenic Jimmy gets his manus nether the rope. The Brutes past look Jey down and Jimmy delivers a superkick to Butch earlier Holland beats him down. The Usos get the amended of him arsenic Sheamus goes flying disconnected the apical of the ringing station to instrumentality them down. This allows Sikoa to present a Uranage onto the apron earlier helium tosses him backmost successful the ringing and delivers the Samoan Spike for the win

Winner: Solo Sikoa

After the match, The Usos and Sikoa onslaught Sheamus. Sikoa grabs a alloy seat from the timekeeper's area, past sticks Sheamus' caput done it. 

Drew McIntyre's euphony hits and helium heads to the ringing to marque his triumphant return! He takes retired The Usos, past stares down Sikoa and clotheslines him to the outside. He hits the Claymore Kick connected Jimmy earlier The Bloodline retreats and McIntyre stands gangly successful the ringing with The Brutes .

We past caput to a video of the events starring to the rubric lucifer betwixt Ronda Rousey and Raquel Rodriguez.

Back from the break, Rodriguez heads to the ringing followed by Rousey and Shayna Baszler.

The doorbell rings and the 2 fastener up. They speech submissions earlier Rousey fires disconnected respective close hands. Rodriguez fires backmost with a brace of enarthrosis tackles and a spinning slam. The 2 women spill to the extracurricular earlier Rodriguez plants Rousey connected the apron, past gets her backmost wrong and tosses her crossed the ring. She delivers a splash successful the corner, past charges astatine her but alternatively collides with the ringing post.

Back from the break, the 2 women deed 1 different with close hands to their midsection earlier Rodriguez delivers an elbow and a boot. Rousey delivers a hep toss, past mocks Rodriguez and goes to enactment connected her elbow. Rodriguez fires backmost with a Fallaway Slam, past follows it up with a clothesline. She looks for a Spinning Slam, but Rousey counters it into an Arm Bar. Rodriguez reverses it into a Boston Crab, but Rousey trips her and locks successful the Ankle Lock. Rodriguez escapes and delivers a flapjack. The 2 women spill to the extracurricular earlier Rodriguez powerbombs Rousey into the apron.

Back from different break, Rodriguez delivers a Fallaway Slam. Rousey past locks successful a Sleeper, but Rodriguez escapes and sends Rousey into the corner. She delivers the corkscrew elbow, past goes for a pin but Baszler puts Rousey's ft connected the bottommost rope. The referee catches her arsenic Rodriguez and Rousey teeter connected the apical rope. Rousey locks successful the Arm Bar and pulls her down. Rodriguez has nary prime but to tap.

Winner (and still): Ronda Rousey

After the match, Charlotte Flair's euphony hits arsenic she makes her astonishment return! She gets successful the ringing and grabs a mic. Rousey taunts Flair astir her limb wounded and says she astir apt wants to situation her astatine "Royal Rumble. Flair says she's not waiting until past and volition beryllium challenging her tonight. Rousey drops the rubric astatine her feet, past says "she's feeling spicy."

The doorbell rings and Flair delivers a large boot. She goes for a pin, but Rousey kicks out. Flair delivers a footwear to Baszler, past delivers a Spear to Rousey. Rousey looks for the Arm Bar, but Flair reverses it into a rotation up for the win.

Winner (and new): Charlotte Flair

We past caput to The Bloodline successful their dressing room. Zayn says helium wants to marque definite he's connected the aforesaid leafage arsenic Reigns' is and asks Reigns if it bothers him erstwhile the assemblage cheers for him. A look of choler washes implicit Reigns' face, but helium collects himself and says it doesn't.

We past caput to a video showing Dominik Mysterio's caller arrest.

We past caput to a video of New Day, Hit Row, Maximum Male Models, Ricochet, and Madcap Moss goofing disconnected successful the locker country and joking around. Ricochet takes it a small excessively acold with Top Dolla, and Top Dolla shoves him.

Back astatine ringside, Imperium heads down.

Ludwig Kaiser says 2022 was the twelvemonth of GUNTHER. Giovanni Vinci says nary antheral connected "SmackDown" volition instrumentality the Intercontinental Championship distant from GUNTHER and Kaiser throws it to a video of his reign.

Braun Strowman interrupts the trio earlier they tin accidental thing other and grabs a mic. Strowman says helium noticed thing astir the video: helium wasn't successful it due to the fact that GUNTHER hasn't bushed him. He says that portion nary antheral mightiness not beryllium capable to bushed him, a monster can.

Imperium looks to locomotion away, but Strowman says he's not asking them. He tosses Kaiser and Vinci retired of the ring, leaving GUNTHER unsocial with him. GUNTHER looks to present a chop, but Strowman no-sells it and tosses GUNTHER to the outside. He delivers the Strowman Express to Kaiser and Vinci, but GUNTHER manages to nonstop him done the barricade and hits him with a alloy chair. The trio flip him into the ringing steps earlier getting him backmost successful the ringing and going to enactment connected his arm.

Officials tally down to abstracted the 4 men, but are unsuccessful successful peeling GUNTHER disconnected Strowman. Ricochet runs down with a seat successful manus to beryllium the equalizer and Imperium retreats.

Back from the break, Kevin Owens and John Cena caput to the ring, followed by The Bloodline.

Zayn and Owens statesman the action. The doorbell rings and the 2 fastener up. Zayn delivers a backmost elbow earlier Owens delivers a senton. Zayn sends Owens' look bouncing disconnected the apical rope, and Owens sends him colliding with the apical rope. Owens taunts Zayn and tells him to beryllium himself to Reigns arsenic Reigns tells Zayn to tag him in. Zayn obliges and Owens looks to tag successful Cena but earlier helium can, Reigns clotheslines him and delivers respective stomps. He follows it up with a suplex.

Back from the break, Owens fires disconnected close hands connected Zayn, but Zayn manages to present a suplex. Owens hits a clothesline to Zayn's backmost arsenic Reigns pulls Cena disconnected the apron and Zayn hits a Helluva Kick. Owens delivers a superkick, past looks to tag successful Cena. Cena is inactive down, truthful Owens opts to present the Pop-Up Powerbomb. Reigns gets successful the ringing and beats down Owens, past drags Zayn to the country and tags in. Owens delivers a superkick, past ascends to the apical enactment and delivers a Frog Splash. Reigns fires backmost with the Superman Punch, past looks for the Spear. Owens ducks retired of the mode and Reigns collides with the ringing post. This opens the doorway for Cena to tag in. Zayn tags successful arsenic good and Cena delivers a brace of leaping enarthrosis tackles. He plants Zayn, past tags Owens backmost in. The brace deed a treble Five Knuckle Shuffle connected Reigns and Owens earlier Cena levels Reigns with the AA arsenic Owens delivers the Stunner to Zayn for the win.

Winners: John Cena and Kevin Owens