{"id":3461,"date":"2018-01-30T19:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T01:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=3461"},"modified":"2018-02-03T19:43:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T01:43:40","slug":"smackdown-live-recap-review-episode-963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/smackdown-live-recap-review-episode-963\/","title":{"rendered":"SmackDown Live Recap & Review – Episode 963"},"content":{"rendered":"

WWE<\/a> SmackDown Live<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\nEpisode 963<\/strong>
\n#SDLive<\/p>\n

Original Air Date: January 30, 2018<\/strong>
\nEvent Date: January 30, 2018<\/strong> (aired live)<\/p>\n

City: Philadelphia<\/span><\/a>, PA<\/span><\/a><\/strong>
\nVenue: Wells Fargo Center<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Commentary: Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves<\/strong>
\nRing Announcer: Greg Hamilton<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ring Area<\/em><\/span>
\nShinsuke Nakamura heads to the ring. He starts talks about whose faces he put his knee in at the Royal Rumble. At Wrestlemania, AJ Styles is going to get a knee to the face, and there’s going to be a new WWE Champion.<\/p>\n

Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn come out and head towards the ring. They don’t look happy. Owens says he and Zayn were screwed out of their title at Royal Rumble when the referee counted a pinfall on Owens when Zayn was the legal man. Owens goes on to say that they deserve another title opportunity, so it will be Owens and Zayn Nakamura faces at Wrestlemania.<\/p>\n

Nakamura says Styles is a winner, and Owens and Zayn are losers. AJ Styles’ music plays, and Styles comes out to the stage. Styles says that Owens and Zayn can complain as much as they want, but Styles will be facing Nakamura at Wrestlemania. He then suggests that he and Nakamura team up to face Owens and Zayn tonight.<\/p>\n

Owens and Zayn back away, leaving the ring. They have a brief discussion before getting up on the ring apron and saying, in unison, “nope.” Nakamura and Styles knock Owens and Zayn down to the floor. Owens and Zayn get upset.<\/p>\n

Backstage<\/em><\/span>
\nDaniel Bryan informs Owens and Zayn that they will be facing Styles and Nakamura tonight. He also says that even though the referee made a mistake in their title match, the decision made in the ring is final. Owens tells Bryan that he has to make it right. They deserve better. Bryan agrees. He says that Owens and Zayn will get another title opportunity. Next week, Owens will face Zayn, and the winner will challenge AJ Styles at Fastlane.<\/p>\n

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Match 1<\/strong><\/span>
\nFatal Four Way<\/a> US Title Number One Contender Match<\/a><\/strong>
\nRusev<\/strong> w\/ Aiden English vs Zack Ryder vs Jinder Mahal<\/strong> w\/ Sunil Singh vs Kofi Kingston<\/strong> w\/ Xavier Woods, Big E
\n(referee: Jason Ayers; guest commentary: Bobby Roode)<\/p>\n\n

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