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The Superstars of WWE's blue brand performed live in front of the WWE Universe at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana. The WWE World Champion Jinder Mahal and Randy Orton headlined the event in a singles bout for the WWE World Championship.
SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos co-headlined the event in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match against The New Day and Breezango for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships.
The card also included a singles match between Shinsuke Nakamura and Baron Corbin, a tag team match featuring the women of SmackDown LIVE, a tag team match featuring the teams of Kevin Owens & Rusev against the team of AJ Styles & Sami Zayn, and much more.
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So, without any further ado, here are the results from WWE's live event in Monroe, LA.
#1 Chad Gable vs Mike Kanellis (w/ Maria Kanellis)
The show started with a singles match between former American Alpha member Chad Gable and Maria Kanellis' loving husband, Mike Kanellis. Gable overpowered Kanellis with his strong amateur wrestling skill-set.
Gable finished off Kanellis by hitting him with the O'Connor Roll transitioned into a bridging German Suplex for the win.
Result: Chad Gable def. Mike Kanellis
#2 Sin Cara vs Epico
The second match of the night featured a singles bout between 'The International Sensation' Sin Cara and one-half of the Shining Stars, Epico. Both Superstars put on an excellent match, going back-and-forth with unique offensive techniques on each other. Hope to see these two get more screen time in the future.
In the final moments of the match, Sin Cara defeated Epico by pinning him after hitting him with the High-Angle Senton Bomb.
Result: Sin Cara def. Epico
#3 Shinsuke Nakamura vs Baron Corbin
The third match of the night featured a singles match between Shinsuke Nakamura and Baron Corbin. Before feuding with John Cena, Corbin was feuding with Nakamura, with the rivalry culminating with Corbin losing at SmackDown's Battleground PPV.
Corbin entered this match to regain his win over "The Artist". Nakamura — oozing charisma as always — entered the arena with the crowd singing his theme at him. Corbin brought in his boxing background while Nakamura, on the other hand, used his MMA and Strong-Style background to take down "The Lone Wolf".
The match ended with Nakamura nailing Corbin with the Kinshasa before pinning him for the win.
Result: Shinsuke Nakamura def. Baron Corbin
#4 The Hype Bros vs Aiden English & Epico
The team of Zack Ryder & Mojo Rawley took on the duo of Aiden English & Epico in a tag team match. Ryder & Rawley showcased some unique tandem offence.
Rawley performed his "Hype!" shtick to the crowd's delight. In the end, the Hype Bros took down English and Epico by hitting them with the Hype Ryder for the win.
Result: The Hype Bros def. Aiden English & Epico
#5 WWE United States Champion AJ Styles & Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens & Rusev
The US Champion AJ Styles teamed up with Sami Zayn to take on the team of Kevin Owens & Rusev in a classic tag team match. Styles and Zayn showed off some amazing high-flying moves to the delight of the audience.
Keeping to his egoistic heel-persona, Kevin Owens talked smack while working the match. "The Bulgarian Brute" Rusev showed off his brute strength by dismantling Zayn.
In the final moments of the match, Styles and Zayn used their finishers to knock out their opponents and pin them to take the win.
Result: AJ Styles & Sami Zayn def. Kevin Owens & Rusev
#6 Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch vs. Lana & Tamina
The next match of the evening featured the hosts of "What's the tea?" Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch, taking on the team of Lana & Tamina, in a tag team contest. Flair and Lynch took on wrestler-in-progress Lana with absolute ease.
Surprisingly, Tamina showed-off her strength by overpowering Flair and Lynch for a while, before getting tossed around by the former NXT classmates.
Charlotte & Becky took down Lana & Tamina, thus leaving the fans happy for the rest of the show.
Result: Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch def. Lana & Tamina
#7 The Usos (c) vs The New Day vs Breezango in a Triple Threat Match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships
The Usos entered the Monroe Civic Center to turn it into "The Usos Penitentiary". The New Day brought Booty-O's and trombones to cheer up the crowd; Breezango steeped into the arena to solve a new case from the Fashion Files.
The match featured high-octane action, with all three teams hitting high-spots on each other. The Usos assaulted The New Day and Breezango with a barrage of superkicks. The New Day used their high-flying manoeuvres to dethrone The Usos, while Breezango implemented their comedy spots to keep the crowd happy.
All the three teams fought valiantly, but in the end, the Usos them down and proved why they are the best tag team in SmackDown today.
Result: The Usos def. The New Day & Breezango to retain the SmackDown Tag Team Championships
#8 Jinder Mahal (c) (w/ The Singh Brothers) vs Randy Orton for the WWE World Championship
In the main event of the evening, the "Modern Day Maharaja" Jinder Mahal defended his WWE World Championship against "The Viper" Randy Orton in a hard-hitting singles contest.
Mahal, now aware of Orton's fighting style, began dismantling the Viper limb-by-limb. The Singh Brothers stayed ringside waiting for any opportunity to help their leader. The veteran Orton brought in his countless years of experience in this match to take down Mahal.
In the final moments of the match, while Orton had prepped Mahal for the RKO, the Singh Brothers distracted Orton, thus allowing Mahal to wallop him with the Khallas for the win.
Results: Jinder Mahal def. Randy Orton to retain the WWE World Championship
