WWE SmackDown (1/19/2024) Results: Randy Orton In Action, Contract Signing, Womens Tag Title Bout

On January 19, 2024, WWE hosted a new episode of Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.

The show was headlined by AJ Styles, Randy Orton, LA Knight & WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns involved in a contract signing. The full results are listed below.

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WWE SmackDown (1/19/2024)

• After a video package recapping the events of last week, Roman Reigns scolded Jimmy Uso, Paul Heyman & Solo Sikoa for not fixing things before heading his way to the ring. Sikoa threw a side comment saying that he would fix everything.
• After Kevin Patrick & Corey Graves welcomed the audience to the broadcast, we headed to the ring for the Contract signing for the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship Match, hosted by Nick Aldis. After Randy Orton, AJ Styles & LA Knight all signed their contracts, Paul Heyman came to the ramp and said that Reigns would not sign the contract to make the match official; however, Nick Aldis refuted by saying that he would strip Reigns off the title if he did not sign.
  Heyman ran down Aldis for his decision, but LA Knight told him to shut up. Knight agreed with Heyman in that it probably should have been a one-on-one, but AJ Styles said that Knight got his shot over Styles's prone body and that he was lucky to get the match. Styles & Knight brawled before they headed to the ramp before Aldis, Shawn Daivari, Jason Jordan, Shane Helms, Petey Williams & multiple referees separated them.
  While the brawl happened, Orton confronted Heyman and told him that he knew what Heyman was doing, but it would not work because he would take down Sikoa in the main event and reintroduce Reigns to the RKO.
• AJ Styles confronted Nick Aldis outside of Roman Reigns's office, where he demanded a match against LA Knight tonight. Aldis granted him the match.
• Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) def. Latino World Order (Carlito, Joaquin Wilde, & Cruz Del Toro).
• Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) were interviewed by Kayla Braxton at the Guerilla Position, where they said that they prepared to face Butch & Tyler Bate.
• Bobby Lashley & The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) cut a promo backstage calling out The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Akem & Rezar), where they promised to show what real intimidation looks like.
• Before the match, Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) were in the ring for their match against Tyler Bate & Butch; however, they quickly learned that Butch is now dead. In his place, we got the man returning to his old roots, as "The Bruiserweigth" Pete Dunne made his way to the ring for the match.
• British Strong Style (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate) def. Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson & Elton Prince).
• Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson & Elton Prince) complained to Kayla Braxton backstage, saying that they were prepared for Butch, not Pete Dunne.
• Kevin Owens hosted a new edition of "The KO Show" with Logan Paul as the special guest. Paul said that he entered wrestling after Paul got stunned by Owens at WrestleMania 37, but Owens said that the incident was just another night for him, but gave Paul credit for getting into the business. Owens said that there was a lot of stuff he wanted to say to Paul, but said that he was being protected by the company and this joke of him as a wrestler had gone too long and he would put an end to it.
  After Paul said that Owens would cheat with his iron cast, Owens took off his cast. Paul caught him off guard with a jab, but Owens got back up. Owens & Paul brawled on the outside before Paul slammed Owens's hand into the ring post.
• Reigns continued to scold Jimmy Uso & Paul Heyman backstage, but Solo Sikoa took the blame and said that he would fix the issues.
• AJ Styles confronted The OC (Luke Gallows, "Michin" Mia Yim & "The Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) backstage, where Gallows told Styles that they still had his back.
• WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match: Katana Chance & Kayden Carter (c) def. The Unholy Union (Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre).
  • Damage CTRL (Bayley, Iyo Sky, Asuka, Kairi Sane & Dakota Kai) watched the match from ringside.
  • After the match, The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) confronted Chane & Carter with the tag titles., seemingly calling their shot at the belts.
• The Final Testament (Karrion Kross, Akem & Rezar, Scarlett & Paul Ellering) called Lashley & Street Profits the "yes Men" of the company that have been given all the opportunities. They called Lashley & Street Profits for next week.
• Carmelo Hayes was interviewed by Cathy Kelley backstage, where he said that no matter the circumstances he would be balling out. Austin Theory & Grayson Waller confronted Hayes backstage before Waller accepted the challenge on behalf of Theory. Theory scolded Waller after that.
• LA Knight def. AJ Styles (via Disqualification).
  • The finish came when Sikoa hit the Samoan Spike on Knight, giving the former TNA Champion the win. Sikoa then attacked Styles before calling out Orton for his match in the main event.
• Randy Orton def. Silo Sikoa.
  • After the match, AJ Styles, LA Knight & Randy Orton were in the ring. Knight dropped Knight, but Orton responded by hitting two consecutive RKOs on Styles & Knight. After that, Reigns blindsided Orton with a Superman punch. Nick Aldis then proceeded to give the match contract to Reigns, which he finally signed before dropping it in front of Aldis's face. Reigns went for the spear, but Orton caught him with the RKO to reverse the move. Orton stood tall to end the broadcast.

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