RAW

Raw opens with a recap of last week's IC title match between Samoa Joe and Roman Reigns.

Reigns makes his way to the ring
Roman talks about how Joe failed to win the title last week after all of his talk about being able to defeat The Big Dog. Reigns says he won because he was fighting with a purpose, not because he is better than Joe. He says messing with Ambrose was Joe's mistake and warns the whole locker room about messing with his brothers. 
Jason Jordan comes out. Jordan tries to suck up to Reigns and offers a fist bump.

Rollins heads to the ring before Reigns has a chance to bump him back. Seth says Jason Jordon has a lot left to learn, and this week's lesson is about timing. Reigns implies Jordan is not a member of their group, but Jason Jordon keeps saying he is. He claims they are the most dominant three-man group in WWE. This brings out Balor, Anderson and Gallows to respond. 

Balor mocks Jordan by saying he has been running with the good brothers for 10 years before Jordan knew Kurt Angle was his father. The Club says it's time to take over.

Jordan says he would rather be a member of the champions club than Balor Club.

Angle comes out after Jordan slaps Gallows. He books Jordan, Reigns and Rollins vs. Anderson, Gallows and Balor in the main event.

Sasha Banks and Bayley  vs. Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose

Sasha Banks and Bayley won 

Matt Hardy vs. Curt Hawkins 

Matt Hardy won

Wyatt comes out and has a laughing contest with Hardy.

Elias' song leads to him welcoming The Miz back to Raw. The Miz comes out with Hawkins and Dallas by his side as he struts his way to the ring.

The Miz asks if the crowd missed him while they chant "Welcome back." He talks about what he has been up to while he was away, but he says he is the glue that holds Raw together and commends his friends for holding things down while he was away.

Dallas and Axel compete over The Miz's affection and keep offering him gifts. Miz orders them to sit down and shut up before he continues to talk about himself. He brags about his reign as IC champion and being Rollins Stone's wrestler of the year. Then he plays footage of The Shield taking him out two months ago.

Miz says Reigns has only been allowed to be IC champion because he allowed it, and now he is coming to get his title back. 

Enzo Amore (c) vs. Cedric Alexander for the Cruiserweight Champion

Alexander takes him out with a dive over the top rope and Amore immediately grabs his ankle after he lands awkwardly. Amore gets counted out as the ringside doctor checks on him.

Cedric Alexander won by Count Out 

Angle gives The Bar a rematch for the tag titles at The Royal Rumble.

The Bar Vs. Apollo Crews and Titus O’Neil 

Apollo Crews and Titus O’Neil won 

Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman are out after the break to talk about Kane and Braun Strowman. Paul Heyman talks about being old school while also being progressive.

Heyman says his client should be able to defend the title in one on one encounters instead of constantly having to fight 
multiple opponents. He hypes Lesnar as the most unbeatable champion of all time before Lesnar's music hits to end the segment.

Kane attacks Lesnar on the stage and they fight to the backstage area. Braun Strowman comes out of nowhere and takes out both men. He throws Lesnar into a pile of boxes and then throws a huge equipment case into Kane. He grabs a grappling hook someone just happened to have in one of the cases and prepares to do something sinister. He slings it over the top of the scaffolding and pulls it down onto Lesnar and Kane. Heyman is beside himself.

Samoa Joe is out after a recap of Strowman's attack. Lesnar was shown being taken away in an ambulance while telling Heyman he didn't need to go to the hospital. 

Kane managed to walk away on his own.

Samoa Joe vs. Rhyno 

Samoa Joe won 

Bliss tries to get Nia Jax to target Asuka heading into the Royal Rumble by claiming Asuka talked trash about her behind her back. She calls Bliss out on her lie and walks away!

As Asuka poses on the turnbuckle, Nia Jax comes out of nowhere and drops her with an electric chair.

Balor Club vs. Champions Club 

Balor Club won 

The Balor Club celebrates on the stage after their big win. Jordan and Reigns argue in the ring while Rollins tries to recover on the mat. The Miztourage comes out of nowhere and ambushes Jordan. They take out Rollins before all three men team up to beat down Reigns. He hits the Skull Crushing Finale with a big smile on his face. He is about to leave when the crowd starts chanting "One more time." Dallas and Axel pick Reigns up so Miz can hit the Triple Powerbomb of The Shield. 

The show ends with The Miz standing tall over the IC champion.

Rating: 80/80

Pretty Awesome Show and Matches as we look onto Royal Rumble!

RAW: Aftershow

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with a video recapping last week's match between Kevin Owens and AJ Styles.

AJ Styles makes his way to the ring. He says his New Year's resolutions are to carry the WWE title to WrestleMania and leave with it still around his waist.

Styles complains about Daniel Bryan allowing KO to accompany Zayn to the ring for their match, so he asks D-Bry to come out and explain himself. Bryan wastes no time heading to the ring. Before he can say anything, Shane McMahon joins them.

Shane starts by apologizing to AJ for costing him the match last week and Styles forgives him with a fist bump. Then Shane McMahon asks Bryan is he is turning the Yes Movement into the Yep Movement. He says he will be at ringside tonight to make sure KO doesn't interfere. Bryan says it Shane and Owens will be out there, he may as well join them.

The Usos (c) vs. Gable and Shelton for the Tag Team Titles

One of the Usos is telling the ref he was the legal man and the wrong brother was pinned while Gable and Benjamin celebrate. Another ref heads to the ring to talk with the first one.

The ref realizes his mistake and restarts the match.

The Usos RETAINS The Tag Team Titles!!

Bludgeon Brothers vs. Breezango

No Contest

The Ascension come out to help Breezango but they get taken down by Bludgeon Brothers!

Xavier Woods vs. Rusev - 1st Round US Title Tournament!

Xavier Woods won and advances to the semi-finals of the US Title.

Riott Squad vs. Carmella and Natalya and Tamina

Riott Squad won

The entire Riott Squad will be in this year's Royal Rumble. Charlotte comes out on the stage to respond. She says actions have consequences and reintroduces them to Naomi and Becky Lynch.

They took out the Riott Squad and Becky Lynch was on fire though.

AJ Styles vs. Sami Zayn w/ KO at his corner! With Danie Bryan and Shane McMahon at ringside.

Styles looks pissed and yells at the ref while Shane shoves Owens. The ref boots Owens from ringside. Bryan grabs a mic and tells Shane he should leave, too. Zayn sticks AJ with the Helluva Kick during the confusion and gets the win.

Styles grabs a mic and starts yelling at everyone to stop acting like children. He says he may as well face Zayn and Owens in a handicap match, so Bryan books it for the Rumble with the title on the line.

The show ends with Zayn and Owens celebrating Bryan's decision while Shane looks at him disapprovingly. The Royal Rumble should be a very interesting.

Rating: 80/80
Great show and matches as we look on to Royal Rumble.


SmackDown Live: Aftershow

RAW

Michael Cole hypes some matches scheduled for tonight before we go backstage to see Alexa Bliss talking to Kurt Angle about having to face Asuka.

Angle heads to the ring to start the first show of 2018. He talks about the Royal Rumble and says Cena has declared his entry into the men's match. He says the men and women will have the same rules for their Rumble matches, including having 30 participants.

Angle is interrupted by The Bar.

Sheamus and Cesaro demand their rematch for the tag titles against Rollins and Jordan. Angle says they can have their rematch when he says so. This brings out Jason Jordan. He argues with them until Angle books Jordan to face Cesaro right now. Rollins comes out and tells Jordan he has a lot to learn, including not jumping into matches where he is outnumbered. He says Jordan needs to stop being self-absorbed, but also agrees to be in his corner.



Cesaro vs.  Jason Jordon 
Jason Jordan won 


Bray Wyatt vs. Apollo Crews
Bray Wyatt won

Matt Hardy comes in the big screen and taunts Wyatt with his trademark creepy laugh


Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka 
Asuka won 

Joe gives Renee Young some grief when he calls Dean Ambrose a stay-at-home husband living off his wife's paycheck before declaring he will win the IC title tonight from Reigns. 


Braun Strowman vs. Rhyno 
Braun Strowman won 
Slater gets on the apron and Strowman grabs a mic to tell him to get down or suffer the consequences. Slater keeps him distracted until Rhyno can attack. Slater runs in and they team up on the big man. Braun easily takes out both men and wins the match with a running powerslam. 
Strowman continues his actions after the match is over and powerslams both men again. His music plays, but he still 
grabs Slater for one more slam. 



Roman Reigns (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the IC Title (if Reigns is Disqualified he will lose the tittle)
Roman Reigns won and still Intercontinental Champion!


Drew Gulak and Ariya Daivari are out after the break to announce Enzo Amore will not be defending his title tonight due to being sick with the flu. He reads Enzo's usual lines with proper grammar to make this even funnier. Cedric Alexander comes out to voice his opinion about not getting his match tonight. Gulak and Daivari agree to fight in a tag team match, and surprisingly, Goldust comes out to be Alexander's partner.




Cedric Alexander and Goldust vs. Gulak and Daivari 
Cedric Alexander and Goldust won 



Finn Balor and Gallows and Anderson vs. Miztourage and Elias Samson 
Finn Balor and Gallows and Anderson won


Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman head to the ring.

Heyman talks about how unfair it is for Lesnar to have to face both Kane and Strowman at The Royal Rumble and how it used to just be one on one in the old days. He says it won't matter because Brock will always prevail. 

As Brock and Heyman try to leave the ring, Kane's music hits and he marches down the ramp. He grabs Brock by the throat and delivers a Chokeslam. Lesnar sits up like Kane and The Undertaker and he starts laughing. He clotheslines Kane over the top rope as the locker room empties. Everyone tries to keep them apart while Angle calls the shots from the stage.

The show ends with Lesnar holding his title up as Kane is pushed to the back.


Rating: 80/80

Great show and matches as we look on to Royal Rumble.



RAW: Aftershow

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens with Daniel Bryan heading to the ring.

Daniel Bryan talks about what happened with Ziggler last week and says since he can't get ahold of him, he is forced to look at his actions as Dolph relinquishing the title. He calls Ziggler one of the all-time greats. Bryan announces a tournament to crown a new champion, and it will begin tonight. He reveals Baron Corbin will battle Bobby Roode, but before he can announce the next one, Gable and Benjamin interrupt him.

Gable and Benjamin ask Bryan why he added New Day and Rusev and English to the tag title match at The Clash and mention how they defeated The Usos in a regular match last week. Rusev and English come out to add in their two cents.
It doesn't take long before The New Day comes out with their tray of pancakes. Big E calls Benjamin "Old Jason Jordan."

Bryan turns the whole segment into a Triple Threat tag match with the winners getting a title shot against The Usos. The Usos come down to watch from ringside.

New Day vs. Rusev Day vs. Gable and Benjamin (No. 1 Contenders) 

Gable and Benjamin won and became the #1 Contenders to the Tag Team Titles!

Bludgeon Brothers vs. Breezango 

The Ascension run down to the ring and attack Harper and Rowan to save their friends. They carry Breezango to the back while Harper and Rowan look on with blank stares

Ruby Riot vs. Naomi

Ruby Riot won

The Riott Squad tries to attack Naomi after the match, but Charlotte comes down to make the save. They eventually take control and throw The Queen out of the ring. Natalya's music hits and she comes out with Tamina, Lana and Carmella. The two groups come face to face and The Riott Squad backs off. As they try to leave, the four women in the ring roll out to attack them.

Bobby Roode vs. Baron Corbin 

Bobby Roode won and advances to the next round for the US Title Tournament

Tye Dillinger vs. Jinder Mahal

Jinder Mahal won and advances to the next round for the US Title Tournament!

AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens

Shane McMahon comes down to the ring and has Sami ejected from ringside. The confusion allows KO to roll up Styles for the win. Shane looks really mad as Zayn and Owens celebrate together.

Shane apologizes to AJ as he heads up the ramp while KO and Sami dance around the ring.

The show ends with McMahon looking depressed.

Rating: 70/70
Pretty great show and matches as we look on to Royal Rumble and 2018

RAW

The show opens with John Cena!
Cena takes a moment to give his shirt and hat to a child in the audience who is wearing his old orange and blue gear.
A Merry Christmas chant starts up and Cena says it's the first time he has heard that chant because this is WWE's first live show on Christmas.
As Cena talks about WWE being his home, Elias comes out and plays a little tune as he walks slowly to the ring. He asks who wants to walk with Elias.
Cena says he is willing to walk with Elias and The Drifter says that was a smart decision because he is tired of being interrupted. Then the crowd starts chanting CM Punk and Elias says CM Punk won't be interrupting him tonight.
Cena says Elias is a jerk and Elias seems to have a change of heart. He asks if he can try his song again with the proper lyrics. Cena gives him one more chance because it's Christmas. Elias tells Cena to take over and then he decks him right in the face. Elias knocked him out with one shot to the mouth.


John Cena vs, Elias 
John Cena won 


Angle books a match with The Bar taking on Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan in a tag title match. Roman Reigns walks in and Angle tells him he can have Samoa Joe tonight, but it's for the IC title.


Hideo Itami vs. Brian Kendrick 
Hideo Itami won

Absolution vs. Sasha Banks and Bayley and Mickie James 
Absolution won 


Kane vs. Heath Slater 
Kane won


Finn Balor vs. Kurt Hawkins 
Finn Balor won

As Wyatt raises the lights in the arena, Matt Hardy appears behind him. They get into a brief brawl  and Bray retreats up the ramp. Hardy laughs like a maniac as Wyatt stares a hole right through him.

The Zo Train vs. Alexander, Ali and Tozawa in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight. 

Alexander, Ali and Tozawa won 

Roman Reigns (c) vs. Samoa Joe for the  IC Title 

Reigns stomps Joe in the corner and throws the ref away, getting himself disqualified in the process.
Samoa Joe won via DQ 
Roman Reigns is still Intercontinental Champion
Reigns hits a Superman Punch to send Joe out of the ring
Several Officials hold Reigns back as Joe escapes up the ramp. 

Braun Strowman vs. Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel

Braun Strowman won 

Strowman doesn't stop after the bell and delivers two more powerslams to Dallas and Axel.

Alexa Bliss comes to the ring and talks about smashing through the glass ceiling all year in 2017. She also talks about the women's Rumble match. She takes credit for the Rumble and calls herself the gift that keeps on giving. The lights go out and Asuka's music hits.

Asuka grabs a mic and declares her intentions to win the Royal Rumble match because nobody is ready for her. Then she kicks Alexa's head in with a vicious roundhouse and dances her way up the aisle.

Cesaro and Sheamus (c) vs. Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan for the Tag Team Titles 
Seth Rollins and Jason Jordon won and are the NEW Tag Team Champions!

The show ended with Rollins and Jordan celebrating as the New Tag Team Champions!


Rating 70/70

Great show and matches as we look onto Royal Rumble! They could of did something better for Cena though.

RAW: Aftershow

SmackDown Live

SmackDown opens up with a video showing a few highlights from the WWE Clash of Champions pay-per-view on Sunday.

Bryan starts by talking about the Women's Royal Rumble match Stephanie announced last night. He calls it a turning point in WWE history. After he announced the six-man tag match for tonight, Shane McMahon makes his way out to discuss what happened on Sunday.

Shane starts talking about what happened at The Clash. He says he knows Bryan falling on him was an accident, but what wasn't an accident was him choosing not to count Orton's shoulders down when Sami had him pinned. Remembering what happened to his father at the hands of Owens made him stop the count. Then Bryan did a fast count for Zayn when he rolled up Orton and Shane wants to know why. Bryan says it was to protect Shane from himself.

Bryan says he believes in Shane's vision for SmackDown as a land of opportunity, but only if it's for everyone and not just the people Shane likes. Bryan says he wants their shared vision to come true, but if Shane wants to fire someone, it should be him because he doesn't want to see Shane turn into Mr. McMahon. Shane says he trusts Bryan and wishes him luck with the show tonight before leaving.

The Usos vs. Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin
Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin won


Charlotte is out after the break as Corey Graves throws to a video package hyping the women's Royal Rumble match.
Charlotte says the video package was great and talks about how important the women's Royal Rumble match is to the revolution. She says the fans are to thank for management listening. She warns whoever wins the match that she will be waiting to defend her title against them at WrestleMania. Naomi comes out.
Naomi declares she will be the first woman from SmackDown to enter the match. It doesn't take long before Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan head to the ring. Naomi calls them chicken heads and the crowd starts chanting it. She challenges any two of the Riott Squad to face them in a tag match

Naomi and Charlotte vs. Riott and Logan
Naomi and Charlotte won

Ziggler plays footage from his first U.S. title win in 2011 and his second win on Sunday. Then he shows more highlights from his various championship victories. He says the fans aren't worthy of his presence anymore. He says he is goi
ng to give the fans something to remember him by and he leaves the U.S. title in the ring as he walks away silently.


New Day vs. Rusev and Aiden English
New Day won


AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura and Randy Orton vs. Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens and Jinder Mahal
AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura and Randy Orton won

The show ends with Orton, Nakamura and Styles celebrating their victory together.

Rating 80/80
Great show and matches.


SmackDown Live: Aftershow

RAW

Raw opens with a recap of Kane vs. Braun Strowman from last week's show. 

Kurt Angle comes out to open the show in the ring. He hypes an appearance from Brock Lesnar tonight. Before he can continue, Strowman's music hits and he marches his way to the ring. He says he earned the right to face Lesnar when he was the only one standing at the end of last week's show. 

Angle announces all three men will fight in a Triple Threat at the Rumble and then runs away from the situation. Lesnar and Kane take out Strowman before Brock hits Kane with an F5. The champ grabs his belt and leaves with his advocate while Braun stares a hole through him from the other side of the ring. Kane sits up in the ring and Lesnar looks a little surprised.

Jason Jordan comes out instead of Samoa Joe and he says he wants to face Samoa Joe first. He tells Rollins he has nothing but respect for him, but he has to wait in line. Seth tries to say something, but he is interrupted by Samoa Joe.

Joe suggests Rollins and Jordan fight to see who gets to face him. Seth says he already has a match booked with Joe, so JJ can go look for his daddy's approval somewhere else. Jordan shoves Rollins down.

Seth Rollins vs. Jason Jordon 

Seth Rollins won

Rollins tries to fight off Joe after the match, but he ends up getting taken down by the Samoan Submission Machine. On his way up the ramp he lays out Jason Jordan

Finn Baylor vs. The Miztourage in a 2 on 1 Handicap Match 

the ref is forced to disqualify Miztourage for ganging up on Balor and listening to the refs instructions.

Hideo Itami runs to the ring and helps Balor fend off Dallas and Axel.

Finn Balor and Hideo Itami vs. Dallas and Axel 

Finn Balor and Hideo Itami won

Drew Gulak vs. Cedric Alexander w/ Enzo Amore on commentary 

Cedric Alexander won! 

Asuka vs. Alicia Fox 

Asuka won

Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins and Jason Jordon  vs. The Bar and Samoa Joe
The Bar and Samoa Joe won 


We see a limo pull in backstage and Stephanie McMahon steps out.
Womens Royal Rumble Announcement?! Hmm..


Dean Ambrose and Seth is show backstage as Dean is getting checked out for his elbow Samoa and The bar come in and attack Seth and then Samoa turn his attention to Dean and attack’s and injury’s him! This looks like they’re going to be writing dean off tv.


The Revival vs. Heath & Rhyno 
The Revival won 

Slater and Rhyno are shown walking backstage and Angle tells them they need to toughen up if they want to have more opportunities. Slater worries that they might get fired and Rhyno tells him they need to change their attitude. Rhyno tells him he knows exactly how they can toughen up and walks away. 


The Absolution vs. Sasha Banks and Bayley and Mickie 
Rose and Deville run into the ring and attack Sasha. The ref is forced to call for the bell when they refuse to get out of the ring. Nia Jax's music hits and she walks to the ring.
Jax singlehandedly disposes of all three women. She lifts Rose and Deville up at the same time for a Samoan drop and makes it look easy. Paige clips Nia's knee and kicks her in the face. Absolution gangs up on her until the entire women's division comes out and beats up the trio.
Stephanie's music hits and everyone stops fighting. She comes to the ring and talks about the women's revolution starting on Raw three years ago. She gives all the women in the ring props for taking the women's revolution to the next level and breaking new ground with several first-time matches. She says it's time make history one more time.
Stephanie announced the first Women's Royal Rumble match to take place next year. 

The show ends with the crowd and the women in the ring cheering and celebrating the news. We all knew this was happening but it’s AWESOME that it’s really happening.
The Womens Division is on fire. They keep making history. Couldn’t be more proud with how much Women’s Wrestling has changed. 

Rating: 80/80
Awesome show and matches as we look on to Royal Rumble. Are you excited for the FIRST EVER Royal Rumble Match!   

RAW: Aftershow