Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Smackdown Live results for January 29, 2019. The show featured a pair of unexpected United States Championship matches, a brand new WWE Championship title belt, and more. Make sure you’re here tomorrow for the complete Best and Worst of Smackdown Live column.
WWE Smackdown Live Results:
1. United States Championship Match: R-Truth defeated Shinsuke Nakamura. Truth was given a United States Championship match because of what happened to him at Royal Rumble. Truth countered Landslide into a pin to win the match and become the new United States Champion.
– Truth was interrupted by Rusev, who challenged him to a match.
2. United States Championship Match: R-Truth defeated Rusev. Truth retained the championship with a roll-up. After the match, Nakamura and Rusev teamed up to beat Truth down.
– Rey Mysterio vs. Samoa Joe never happened. Zelina Vega interrupted and distracted him, allowing Andrade to get the jump on him and beat him down. Andrade added insult by performing Eddie Guerrero’s “Three Amigos” to Mysterio.
– Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, upset at what happened to Truth, challenged Rusev and Nakamura to a match.
– Shane McMahon and The Miz had a Tag Team Championship celebration. Shane brought out Miz’s dad, who told Miz that he’s proud of him. The three hugged and posed.
– Mandy Rose explained that she hates Naomi because Naomi called her “weak” on an episode of Tough Enough from 2015.
3. Number One Contender Elimination Match: The Usos defeated Heavy Machinery, The Bar, and The New Day. Heavy Machinery eliminated New Day with a Compactor. Sheamus eliminated Heavy Machinery after a Brogue Kick to Tucker Knight. Jey Uso hit a splash on Cesaro and pinned him to win the match. The Usos will face Shane McMahon and The Miz for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship at Elimination Chamber.
– Daniel Bryan introduced a “100% sustainable, hemp” WWE Championship title belt, which you can see here. He was interrupted by AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, Mustafa Ali, and Samoa Joe. Bryan said none of them would get the title shot, so Triple H announced via TitanTron that they’d all face Bryan in the Elimination Chamber at Elimination Chamber.
