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Smackdown Live 12/25/18 Taping Results
The WWE pre-taped the Christmas edition of Smackdown Live tonight at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA. The complete episode was taped in 1.5 hours.
MATCH 1: Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson d. SAnitY , The Bar, and The Usos – The Club wins via Magic Killer. The New Day were ringside doing commentary during the match.
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SEGMENT: R-Truth and Carmella come out dressed as Santa and Mrs Claus. Daniel Bryan interrupted the party and began a rant about materialism and stated that Santa Clause was not real. Bryan ended up attacking R-Truth during a dance break.
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MATCH 2: Mustafa Ali d. Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas – Mustafa Ali pins Almas after a 054 splash.
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SEGMENT: Miz TV w/ Shane McMahon – The Miz wants Shane McMahon to be his tag-team partner. He asks the crowd whether they want to see them as a team. Shane McMahon says The Miz better now screw him, and he will try being a team with him. The Miz and Shane McMahon are now “officially” a tag team.
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MATCH 3: Samoa Joe d. Jeff Hardy via DQ – Joe applies the coquina clutch on Hardy after the match.
https://twitter.com/TheNextBlGThing/status/1075242376338132993
MATCH 4: WWE United States Championship Match: Rusev d. Shinsuke Nakamura. Rusev becomes the new U.S Champion after defeating Shinsuke Nakamura with Machka Kick.
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