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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.
https://twitter.com/GuyInGreenWWE/status/1075226826006454272
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.
https://twitter.com/GuyInGreenWWE/status/1075230637529784320
Daniel Bryan calls us FICKLE for believing R-Truth is Santa Claus #SDLIVE pic.twitter.com/cuASRTEAc1
— lil womp rat (@TheNextBlGThing) December 19, 2018
MATCH 2: Mustafa Ali d. Andrade ‘Cien’ Almas – Mustafa Ali pins Almas after a 054 splash.
https://twitter.com/GuyInGreenWWE/status/1075233878908887040
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.
https://twitter.com/GuyInGreenWWE/status/1075237334918942720
SHANE MCMAHON AND THE MIZ ARE OFFICIALLY A TAG TEAM #SDLive pic.twitter.com/lLQdXAica1
— lil womp rat (@TheNextBlGThing) December 19, 2018
MATCH 3: Samoa Joe d. Jeff Hardy via DQ – Joe applies the coquina clutch on Hardy after the match.
Jeff Hardy gets disqualified. Joe chokes out Jeff after the match. #SDLive pic.twitter.com/G48qevl5t1
— lil womp rat (@TheNextBlGThing) December 19, 2018
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.
Nakamura vs Rusev for the US Title #SDLive pic.twitter.com/WJ99FDdezc
— lil womp rat (@TheNextBlGThing) December 19, 2018
AND THE NEWWWWWWW UNITED STATES CHAMPION
RUSEV!!!! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/aKDqYFCchT
— lil womp rat (@TheNextBlGThing) December 19, 2018
New US Champ! #SDLIVE pic.twitter.com/GIQqVK0XXe
— lil womp rat (@TheNextBlGThing) December 19, 2018