Twitter reacts to SmackDown Live - January 23rd, 2018

The Royal Rumble go-home show of SmackDown Live laid the final foundations for the Royal Rumble feuds, including the Kevin Owens-Sami Zayn vs AJ Styles feud.

Styles faced Owens and Zayn in singles matches, back-to-back, and was victorious in one - against Owens - but lost his match against Zayn.

Here's what Twitter had to say about the various feuds and matches on SmackDown Live.

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Owens and Zayn kicked off WWE SmackDown Live in their hilarious best...

Kami are friend goals #SDLive pic.twitter.com/TZrIU8Vbbm

— TheWrestlingOutsider (@TWO_Sweeet) January 24, 2018

Actual footage of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn heading to the ring#WWE #SDLive pic.twitter.com/R4GVhWSgnJ

— Mr. Warren Hayes, esq 🧐 (@MrWarrenHayes) January 24, 2018

... and Sami Zayn got a surprise victory with an equally surprising finisher

SAMI WON WITH THE BLUE THUNDER BOMB. cats are hanging with dogs and Water is dry.#SDLive

— RawViews_Stephen (@awesomephinatic) January 24, 2018

The WWE Universe was full of praise of Chad Gable in his singles match against Jey Uso...

Ref can’t take that one away.5 more days...#FreeTheTagTitles#ScratchAndClaw#RoyalRumble

— Chad Gable (@WWEGable) January 24, 2018

Chad Gable and Jason Jordan would be such a good tag team. #SDLive

— Nick Hausman (@WZRebel) January 24, 2018

Not a lot of people in WWE use their TV time better than Chad Gable. I'm an even bigger fan after every single segment he's in. #SDLive

— Rumble Ramble (@TheRumbleRamble) January 24, 2018

... while Rusev, Aiden English and Jinder Mahal faced off against Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods and Bobby Roode -

Even with my former student @JinderMahal and current padawan @WWEDramaKing we still took the L home. Oh well at least the band is together! Happy #RusevDay

— Rusev (@RusevBUL) January 24, 2018

the two most accurate signs of all time. #SDLive pic.twitter.com/ZSsN1qNY3l

— james mckenna (@chillhartman) January 24, 2018

New Day dancing and singing to other wrestler's entrances is everything I love about wrestling. #SDLive

— kate. (@makeitloud) January 24, 2018

Some #Glorious dancing by @TrueKofi @XavierWoodsPhD @WWEBigE @REALBobbyRoode #SDLIVE pic.twitter.com/fWZPetkxsl

— TheWrestlingOutsider (@TWO_Sweeet) January 24, 2018

Yeah, @REALBobbyRoode's theme makes us want to dance too! #SDLive @TrueKofi @XavierWoodsPhD @WWEBigE pic.twitter.com/m9aGsVedEH

— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 24, 2018

Guess he's more of an Eggo guy. #SDLIVE pic.twitter.com/7GbyEikBkd

— TheWrestlingOutsider (@TWO_Sweeet) January 24, 2018

... and Becky Lynch turned her back on her friend, Naomi...

Friendships & alliances are irrelevant when it comes to winning an opportunity to face me at #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/MyVzBtmbuU

— Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) January 24, 2018

I just saw some stuff in that Naomi/Liv Morgan match that, if the Young Bucks or Will Ospreay had done it, would have melted down 64% of wrestling Twitter. #SDLive

— Les Moore of Talking Sheet & Sheet Sandwich fame (@prowrestling) January 24, 2018

My reaction when @BeckyLynchWWE tossed @NaomiWWE over the top rope #RumbleForAll pic.twitter.com/fmGQRpRVKz

— Breanna❤ (@BeckyForRumble) January 24, 2018

I think @SamiZayn's hat is a bad influence on @BeckyLynchWWE... pic.twitter.com/t7cT7FhMD3

— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) January 24, 2018

... and Randy Orton surprised everyone with an RKO outta nowhere!

OUTTA. NOWHERE!#RKOOuttaNowhere #SDLive @RandyOrton @ShinsukeN @BaronCorbinWWE pic.twitter.com/8w0HRoe1Xb

— WWE (@WWE) January 24, 2018

From WWE's Instagram: Out of nowhere. @RandyOrton #SDLive pic.twitter.com/RM4939gBFG

— The Orton Girl (@TheOrtonGirl) January 24, 2018

Shinsuke time! Knees to the face! Oprah of knees, you get a knee, you get a knee, you get a knee! #SDLive

— The Chairshot | theChairshot.com (@theCHAIRSHOTcom) January 24, 2018

I wanna find whoever writes Nakamura's promos and throw them over the top rope, Royal Rumble style #SDLive

— Piero P. (@THAT_G0MEZ) January 24, 2018

How about @ShinsukeN Vs @BaronCorbinWWE aye! aye! And that #RKOOuttaNowhere!! How good is good wrestling 🤗 #SDLive

— Peyton Royce (@WWEPeytonRoyce) January 24, 2018

I don’t wanna go to the kitchen for a drink. I’m scared Randy Orton could RKO me, I better wait...#SDLive

— Dr HUGENSTEIN🌭 (@DrHugeShow) January 24, 2018

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