{"id":122238,"date":"2024-01-18T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=122238"},"modified":"2024-01-17T03:55:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T08:55:32","slug":"preview-wwe-smackdown-1-19-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/01\/18\/preview-wwe-smackdown-1-19-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE SmackDown (1\/19\/24) &#8211; Royal Rumble Fatal-Four Way Contract Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are two weeks out from one of the most exciting Premium Live Events <strong>WWE<\/strong> has to offer, the <strong><em>Royal Rumble<\/em><\/strong>. That said, the Friday night superstars of <strong><em>WWE SmackDown<\/em><\/strong> will not let up one bit on the way to one of the big five, evidenced by this week\u2019s exciting iteration of the week-ending action-packed program.<\/p>\n<p>Without any further ado, here is a preview of the latest episode of <strong><em>WWE Friday Night SmackDown<\/em><\/strong>. Let\u2019s run it down.<\/p>\n<h3>Full WWE SmackDown Match Card:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cKO Show\u201d w\/ Kevin Owens &#8211; Special Guest: Logan Paul<\/li>\n<li>Royal Rumble \u2013 Contract Signing: Fatal-Four Way Match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles vs. LA Knight<\/li>\n<li>WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championship Match: Katana Chance &amp; Kayden Carter vs. Alba Fyre &amp; Isla Dawn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Trial by F(y)re<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wwekayden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@wwekayden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Katana_WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Katana_WWE<\/a> are ready to continue to prove their doubters wrong and be fighting champions in 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JAtz47Crbe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JAtz47Crbe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1745971785609224215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To cap off 2023, former <strong>NXT<\/strong> Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions <strong>Katana Chance<\/strong> and <strong>Kayden Carter<\/strong> struck gold when they defeated <strong>Chelsea Green<\/strong> and <strong>Piper Niven <\/strong>to earn their first reign as WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Champions. This win solidifies Chance and Carter as a force to be reckoned with as the top champions of the division.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for them, there is darkness looming, with <strong>Alba Fyre<\/strong> and <strong>Isla Dawn<\/strong> wanting to end this dream run before it even gets off the ground. Fyre and Dawn want gold around their waist after losing the unification match of the WWE and NXT Women\u2019s Tag Team Titles.<\/p>\n<p>For Carter and Chance, this is probably the biggest achievement of their careers thus far, and they will not let anyone take their newly won titles without one heck of a fight.<\/p>\n<p>Will Katana Chance and Kayden Carter notch their second successful title defense? Or will Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre win their first set of WWE Women\u2019s Tag Team Championships?<\/p>\n<h3>Sealing the Deal<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Despite their differences, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyOrton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RandyOrton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealLAKnight?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RealLAKnight<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJStylesOrg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AJStylesOrg<\/a> have one thing in common:<\/p>\n<p>THEY ALL WANT TO END <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THEBLOODLINE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#THEBLOODLINE<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>It seems like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWERomanReigns<\/a> is in BIG trouble come <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RoyalRumble?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RoyalRumble<\/a>&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DNbx9UXu1a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/DNbx9UXu1a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1746005579854717401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite the noble attempts of his \u201cWise Man\u201d <strong>Paul Heyman <\/strong>to get the Fatal-Four Way contest for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship called off at the <em>Royal Rumble<\/em>, the match remains as intended, and <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong> will try to retain his title opposite <strong>Randy Orton<\/strong>, <strong>AJ Styles<\/strong>, and <strong>LA Knight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>WWE SmackDown<\/em> General Manager <strong>Nick Aldis<\/strong> brought down the hammer on <strong>The Bloodline<\/strong> last week. As mentioned, Heyman did everything he could to make Aldis call off the bout, beating down <strong>Cameron Grimes<\/strong> as he was making his entrance to face <strong>Grayson Waller<\/strong>, with the match never happening.<\/p>\n<p>For their troubles, <strong>Solo Sikoa<\/strong> and <strong>Jimmy Uso<\/strong> were put in a compromising position. With Reigns not available and no superstar in the back wanting no part of them, the brothers had to take on the three megastars in Handicap Match, which ended badly for the \u2018Tribal Chief\u2019s\u201d men.<\/p>\n<p>With everything locked and loaded, there\u2019s only one thing left to do, and that\u2019s sign on the dotted line. How will these combustible elements react to each other when they meet in the ring 14 days from their momentous showdown?<\/p>\n<p>Something\u2019s got to give this Friday night on <em>WWE SmackDown<\/em> live only on <strong>Fox!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013\u00a0Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><strong>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>WWE Network<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Peacock<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are two weeks out from one of the most exciting Premium Live Events WWE has to offer, the Royal Rumble. 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