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WWE SmackDown (Jan. 12, 2024) Results: Randy Orton, LA Knight And AJ Styles Prepare For Roman Reigns

Wrestling WWE
Rob Wilkins Jan 12, 2024 7:00PM

The January 12th, 2024, Results for WWE SmackDown emanating from the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.

SmackDown Preview

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- Randy Orton, LA Knight, and AJ Styles prepare for Roman Reigns.
- Bianca Belair vs. Damage CTRL's Bayley
- Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro vs. Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo
- Cameron Grimes vs. Grayson Waller

- SmackDown kicks off with Cameron Grimes and Grayson Waller making their entrance. We then get a clip from last week's episode of SmackDown.


Cameron Grimes vs. Grayson Waller (w/ Austin Theory)

The match does not happen as after the clip; we see Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso attacking Cameron Grimes. Grayson Waller and Austin Theory retreat before they get attacked by Sikoa and Uso. Paul Heyman is in the ring and begins cutting a promo. Heyman says Nick Aldis is awful for making a four-way match at the Royal Rumble for Roman Reigns. Aldis says that Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, and Roman Reigns will be in the main event, taking on AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and LA Knight.

Heyman tells Aldis, "You know just as well as I do that Roman Reigns is not here." Aldis says, "That's right," and follows it up, telling The Bloodline they can find a partner for their match. We then go to our first commercial.

Legado World Order (Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) w/ Santos Escobar vs. LWO (Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro) ( w/ Zelina Vega)

Santos Escobar joins Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves on commentary. Escobar says that the real LWO is Angel Garza, Humberto Carillo, and himself, who are now known as the Legado World Order. The match begins with Garza and Carrillo before they go on a commercial break. Carlito comes out and attacks Escobar. Garza pins Joaquin Wilde by holding onto the ropes.

Winners: Legado World Order (Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) w/ Santos Escobar

- There is a backstage segment with Nick Aldis talking to Carmelo Hayes. Aldis tells Hayes that he impressed many people the last time he was here. They get interrupted by Grayson Waller and Austin Theory. Aldis makes a match for Hayes and Theory for later.

- Paul Heyman asks Carlito if he will be the third partner with The Bloodline. Carlito says he wants to fight, but he wants to fight Santos Escobar.

- There is a promo package for Kevin Owens and Logan Paul's upcoming match at the Royal Rumble. There is a video of Paul telling Owens that there will be no match if he shows up in his cast at the Royal Rumble.

- There is a promo where Tyler Bate is talking to Butch about them teaming up. Butch says they should go their separate ways. Bate tells Butch that he needs to look inward and figure out who he is going to be.

Bianca Belair vs. Bayley (w / Damage CTRL's Dakota Kai, IYO SKY, Asuka, and Kairi Sane)

Bianca Belair controls the match to begin things. Bayley gets in control and attempts to distract the referee so Damage CTRL can get some cheap shots in on Belair, but they don't do anything. Bayley appears irritated by it and begins talking to her stablemates as they go on a commercial break.

Bianca and Bayley are outside the ring. Bianca hits Bayley with a modified KOD and sends her into the ring post. The match goes back into the ring. The match goes back and forth, but Bayley gets the upper hand, goes for a big elbow drop, and hits it. Bayley goes for the pin, but Belair kicks out.

Bayley sends Belair outside the ring again. She pretends that she hurts her knee and attempts to get the other members of Damage CTRL to attack Belair, but they do not, which again irritates Bayley.

Belair hits Bayley with a spear and follows it up with the KOD. Belair then pins Bayley for the victory.

After the match, Bayley wanted to know why she got no help. Dakota Kai says that she needed to do it by herself, and that was because she will have to do the same at the Royal Rumble.

Winner: Bianca Belair

- After the match, Kevin Owens invites Logan Paul to be on the KO Show for next week's SmackDown.

- Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits are out for a promo, and Lashley tells Karrion Kross and AOP that they can come to the ring and settle everything right now. Paul Ellering appears and turns around to look at the Titantron. Kross introduces AOP and Ellering in a vignette.

- They go to another backstage segment with Paul Heyman. Pretty Deadly says they are there to help him. Heyman then tells the two that it is for one spot. Heyman then tells the team they would face Orton, Styles, and Knight. Suddenly, Pretty Deadly remembers they have something to do.

- Paul Heyman is in another backstage segment. Heyman tells Bobby Lashley that he is sorry he is having problems with Karrion Kross. Heyman says they go way back, and he should team with Solo and Jimmy to let some of his aggression out. Bobby Lashley says he only wants to be in a ring with The Bloodline if he is in the ring and facing Roman Reigns.

Carmelo Hayes vs. Austin Theory ( w/ Grayson Waller)

The match begins with Carmelo Hayes in control. Hayes hits Theory with an impressive suplex counter and follows it up with a flying clothesline. Hayes hits Theory with a facebuster and goes for the pin, but Theory kicks out. Theory hits Hayes with a suplex but lands on his head. The referee ends the match right away.

No Winner/Ref Stoppage

Randy Orton, LA Knight, and AJ Styles vs. The Bloodline (Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa) (w / Paul Heyman)


Randy Orton is walking to the ring and gets attacked by Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso. Sikoa hits. We return from the commercial break, and the referees send Orton to the back. Before the bell rings, AJ Styles and LA Knight argue who will begin the match. Uso attacks Knight and gets the upper hand for a short time. Knight and Styles control the match easily for the first few minutes. Styles and Knight are working together now.

Styles and Knight send Uso over the top rope and do the same to Sikoa as we go to a commercial break.

Returning from the commercial break, Solo is in control of the match. Styles attempts to tag Knight, but Sikoa goes to attack Knight. Knight misses the tag because Solo attempts to attack him. Knight comes back, and Styles yells at him for missing the tag. They argue, and Jimmy Uso goes to Superkick Styles, but Styles ducks, and Uso nails Knight with the kick. Uso is in control, and Randy Orton's music hits. Orton comes out, and Styles gets to Orton for the hot tag. Orton controls the match as he hits Uso with a power slam. Orton then hits Uso with an RKO and pins him for the victory.

After the match, Styles, Knight, and Orton hit Uso and Sikoa with their finishes. The show goes off the air with Paul Heyman speaking into his phone, saying, "Call Roman Reigns."

Winners: Randy Orton, LA Knight, and AJ Styles

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