WWE SmackDown Results on January 17: Tiffany Stratton Defends Title; Strowman Feuds With Bloodline on Return

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WWE SmackDown Results: A title was successfully defended on the Friday Night show which took place at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, where a monster returned and took aim at the Bloodline in a rescue act.

A legend declared his entry into the men's Royal Rumble match before being provoked by the top heel of the show, and later leading to the pair facing off in the co-main event, where the champion arrived to make a a save to close out the show.

WWE SmackDown Results on January 17

• Kevin Owens sets up main event fight with Rey Mysterio
• Tag Team Match: Bianca Belair & Naomi defeated Nia Jax & Candice LeRae
• Singles Match: Jimmy Uso vs. Carmelo Hayes ends in a No Contest (After beatdown by Bloodline)
• Braun Strowman returns and saves LA Knight from Bloodline
• Tag Team Match: Motor City Machine Guns defeated Los Garza
• Singles Match: Piper Niven defeated B-Fab
• Singles Match: Kevin Owens defeated Rey Mysterio
• WWE Women's Championship Match: Tiffany Stratton defeated Bayley

Rey Mysterio Jr opened Friday Night SmackDown in front of his hometown crowd in San Diego, California. The legend announced his entry into the Rumble match, but was soon intervened by Kevin Owens as the pair were booked to meet later in the night.

In the opening contest of the night, Women's Tag Team champions Bianca Belair and Naomi defeated the team of Nia Jax and Candice LeRae. In the closing sequence, Naomi secured a hot tag, and hit a Bubba Bomb on the Poison Pixie to win the match.

Later, Jimmy Uso and Carmelo Hayes battled to a No Contest as both men suffered a beatdown by the hands of Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga. The Bloodline duo were joined by Solo Sikoa as they were then confronted by LA Knight before finally being taken out by a returning Braun Strowman.

Also on the show, Motor City Machine Guns continued to impress as Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley jumped up the queue for a title shot with a huge victory over Los Garza. Despite Pretty Deadly's attempt at interfering, Sabin and Shelley hit Skull and Bones to win the match.

A massive Pop-Up Driver helped Chelsea Green's personal enforcer Piper Niven defeat B-Fab. After the match, Michin saved the day by using a kendo stick to stop Niven and the Women's United States Champion from beating B-Fab.

Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio and Kevin Owens had an exciting one-on-one encounter in their first-ever matchup. Despite hitting a 619 and keeping his opponent off balance, the quick Mysterio was unable to secure the victory in his hometown. Owens won the fight by hitting a Pop Up Powerbomb after enduring the famous Mysterio's onslaught.

After the match, Owens attempted to hit Mysterio with a Package Piledriver, but WWE Champion Cody Rhodes came down to the ring to make the save as the duo engaged in a massive brawl with his Royal Rumble opponent.

In the main event, Tiffany Stratton retained the WWE Women's Championship, seeing off the former champion Bayley, who fought hard while Roxanne Perez of NXT, the challenger's newest foe, watched from ringside. To retain the belt, the champion took advantage of a tiny gap to take down Bayley and executed the Prettiest Moonsault Ever.