WWE 2K20 Results: WWE SmackDown LIVE (Dec.W3.18.Tue)

WWE SmackDown LIVE

Tuesday.December.Week 3.2018

Fresno, CA

CHAMPIONS

WWE CHAMPION: AJ Styles (5x)(0D)(Since Dec.W2.18.Sun)

WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION: Rey Mysterio (2x)(0D)(Since Dec.W1.18.Sun)

WWE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro)(2x)(4D)(Since Oct.W3.18.Tue)

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPION: Lana (2x)(0D)(Since Dec.W2.18.Sun)

WWE SMACKDOWN LIVE POWER RANKINGS

1. Cesaro (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion)

2. Sheamus (WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion)

3. Randy Orton

4. Daniel Bryan

5. Asuka

TWO NIGHTS AGO AT WWE TLC: TABLES, LADDERS & CHAIRS: AJ Styles defeated Daniel Bryan to win the WWE Championship! Also, Lana shocked the world by coming out of the Triple Threat TLC Match against Charlotte Flair and Asuka as the NEW SmackDown Women's Champion!

TONIGHT ON SMACKDOWN LIVE: The NEW WWE Champion AJ Styles will team up with Mustafa Ali to take on the former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan and Andrade “Cien” Almas!

INTERVIEW: Former SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair brings up how she has recently been embroiled in a heated social media exchange with Ronda Rousey and considers that it may have played a part in getting inside her head and costing her the SmackDown Women's Title at the TLC PPV.

Becky Lynch crashes the interview and brings up how she's been going at it with Ronda on social media as well and will be damned if Charlotte is going to beat her to the punch and call out Ronda before she can.

SHOW OPENER PROMO

The NEW SmackDown Women's Champion Lana reminds Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch ad Asuka that she now stands at the top of the mountain.

Naomi appears and mentions that she spoke to Mr. McMahon just now, making the case that Charlotte and Becky have had their opportunities at the SmackDown Women's Championship and that Naomi should be the one to square off against “The Ravishing Russian” tonight and Mr. McMahon agreed!

Lana vs Naomi

PROMO BATTLE WINNER: Lana

MATCH #1

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Normal Match

Lana (c) vs Naomi

WINNER and WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPION: Lana

Method: Pinfall

Finish: Hammerlock Sit-Out Spinebuster

Post-Match: Naomi leaves disappointed.

MIDDLE CARD PROMO

Jeff Hardy caught wind that Samoa Joe wants to “apologize” to him after “The Samoan Submission Machine” has repeatedly mocked “The Charismatic Enigma” for his troubled past. Hardy demands that Joe come to the ring to issue his “apology” face-to-face.

Samoa Joe then appears with an attempted intervention, mockingly expressing concern for Jeff until he wonders aloud if Joe is insecure because he couldn't make it to 70 days as WWE Champion...

Jeff Hardy vs Samoa Joe

PROMO BATTLER WINNER: Jeff Hardy

TWO NIGHTS AGO AT WWE TLC: TABLES, LADDERS & CHAIRS: The Fabulous Truth, R-Truth and Carmella, defeated Braun Strowman and Ember Moon of The Monster Eclipse to win season two of the WWE Mixed Math Challenge!

IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA: The Miz attempts to gain Mr. McMahon's blessing to team with Shane McMahon, but The Chairman suggests that Miz proves himself so that he can be trusted after last week's shenanigans. The boss places “The A-Lister” in a Mixed Tag Team Match with Mandy Rose against the winners of Mixed Match Challenge Season 2, R-Truth and Carmella!

MATCH #2

Mixed Tag Team Match

The Fabulous Truth (R-Truth & Carmella) vs The Miz & Mandy Rose

WINNERS: The Miz & Mandy Rose

Method: Pinfall from Mandy on Carmella

Finish: Bed of Roses

MATCH #3

Normal Match

Rusev vs Sin Cara

Pre-Match: Sin Cara is attacked by Eric Young!

WINNER: N/A

Method: No Contest

Finish: N/A

TWO NIGHTS AGO AT WWE TLC: TABLES, LADDERS & CHAIRS: The Bar defeated The New Day to retain the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship!

INTERVIEW: The reigning SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Bar, boast about how they've cleared out the SmackDown Tag Team division by beating The New Day, The Usos and The Club!

TWO WEEKS AGO AT WWE LIVE IN HELL'S COLLOSEUM: Rey Mysterio defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to win the WWE United States Championship!

INTERVIEW: Shinsuke Nakamura isn't afraid of Rey Myterio because Rey is not the strong champion that Nakamura was.

SHOW CLOSER PROMO

Although the mandatory rematch clause was abolished last night on RAW, The Former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan states that his contract was drafted before that rule went into effect. Therefore, Bryan looks forward to taking back his WWE Championship when he faces AJ Styles at the Royal Rumble!

Unlike the WWE Universe, he is not about destruction. He is about creation, creation of something better. And here on Smackdown LIVE, he is creating a brave new world. He understands that the people won’t like it because they fear change. Fresno ranks number 1 in pollution in the state of California and Fresno wouldn’t know wisdom if it was pumped with GMOs and handed to them through a drive through window.

MAIN EVENT

Tag Team Match

AJ Styles & Mustafa Ali vs Daniel Bryan & Andrade “Cien” Amas (w/Zelina Vega)

WINNERS: AJ Styles & Mustafa Ali

Method: Pinfall from Styles on Andrade

Finish: Styles Clash

NEWS

Mandy Rose has suffered a minor injury during her match. Although still cleared to compete, the threat of further injury should be a concern on this Superstar's mind.