– Tonight’s show saw controversy in the SmackDown Tag Team Title match as The Usos retained over Chad Gable and Jason Jordan. The Usos’ retained after Gable and Benjamin were crowned new champions at one point. The match was re-started after a second referee came out and used a replay to show that the the legal man was not pinned.
Gable reacted to the finish writing on Twitter: “Wha a joke”.
– Basketball Hall of Famer Karl Malone was at ringside for tonight’s SmackDown in Orlando at the Amway Center. Malone made his in-ring pro wrestling debut at WCW’s Bash at the Beach 1998 pay-per-view, teaming with Diamond Dallas Page for a loss to Hulk Hogan and fellow hoops legend Dennis Rodman. You can see Malone at SmackDown in the GIF below:
YES! YES! YES! @NBA Hall of Famer @TheDeliverer_32 is in the house!!! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/GyVUW3ZVc7— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018
– TJP made his return to action on tonight’s WWE 205 Live episode from Orlando, picking up a win over Akira Tozawa.
TJP has been out of action since October with a knee injury. His last match came on the October 10th 205 Live episode, which was a 2 of 3 Falls Match loss to Rich Swann. It was reported that the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion had been away due to creative not having anything for him but he was out dealing with knee issues that had been bothering him.
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