Tonight s Christmas edition of SmackDown features three title matches.
Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against Kevin Owens in a steel cage match on tonight s show. Reigns retained against Owens in a tables, ladders, and chairs match this past Sunday s TLC pay-per-view, with Jey Uso interfering throughout the match to help Reigns win.
Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn defends against Big E in a lumberjack match. Zayn defeated Big E by countout in their previous match. Big E then pinned Zayn in an eight-man tag match on the TLC pre-show.
New Women s Tag Team Champions Asuka & Charlotte Flair will make their first title defense. They re facing SmackDown Women s Champion Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair and Bayley & Carmella in a triple threat elimination match. Charlotte made her return to WWE TV at TLC and teamed with Asuka to win the Women s Tag Team titles from Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax.
WWE SmackDown Spoilers, Taping Results For December 25th Show
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This week s edition of WWE SmackDown airs on Christmas night, and due to the holiday, WWE opted to tape the show in advance to give their performers and staff the night off to be with their families. However, the show will still air during its normal timeslot on Friday night on FOX.
SmackDown was taped Tuesday night at the ThunderDome set in Tampa, and because of that, spoilers from the show have leaked out via those in attendance and those who were watching. If you don t want to know what happens on the show, stop reading now.
SPOILERS WWE SmackDown Taping Results For 12/25
As noted earlier, this week’s WWE SmackDown on FOX Christmas Day edition was taped at Tropicana Field earlier tonight and the main event saw Big E capture the WWE Intercontinental Title from Sami Zayn in a Lumberjack Match.
Below are full spoilers, courtesy of Wrestling Inc. reader Sherrod Jones (@SherrodJones4): WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns retained over Kevin Owens in a Steel Cage match. Jey Uso interfered and handcuffed Owens’ hand to the cage, allowing Reigns to walk out for the win WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Charlotte Flair and RAW Women’s Champion Asuka retained in a Triple Threat Elimination Match over Bianca Belair and SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks, and Carmella and Bayley. Flair pinned Belair with Natural Selection for the win
WWE has announced several matches and segments for this week’s Raw, including Asuka & Charlotte Flair kicking off the show. The company announced on Monday that Asuka and Flair, who won the WWE WOmen’s Tag Team Championships last night at TLC, will kick off the show.
Also announced are a six-man tag match pitting Drew McIntyre, Sheamus & Keith Lee against AJ Styles, The Miz & John Morrison; Jeff Hardy & Riddle vs. MVP & Bobby Lashley; and what’s next for Randy Orton after he straight-up murdered The Fiend at WWE TLC. You can see the announcements below:
Drew McIntyre, Sheamus & Keith Lee to battle AJ Styles, The Miz & John Morrison in a Six-Man Street Fight
WWE Raw: Drew McIntyre, Sheamus and Keith Lee team up
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WWE Champion Drew McIntyre joined forces with his friend Sheamus and Keith Lee to take on AJ Styles, The Miz and John Morrison in a Holiday Street Fight on Raw.
ADVERTISEMENT The main event bout was put together following the events of TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs on Sunday where McIntyre defeated both Styles and Miz to retain the WWE Championship in a TLC match.
The Miz had inserted himself into the match by cashing in his Money in the Bank contract. Styles said on Monday that Miz and Morrison s involvement in the match is why neither of them are champion while appearing on Miz TV.