WWE SmackDown Live Results 2nd January 2018, Latest SmackDown Live winners and video highlights

AJ Styles vs Sami Zayn(w/ Kevin Owens) - Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon at ringside

With so many egos at ringside, controversy was inevitableSami Zayn and AJ Styles started with back and forth exchanges. Outside the ring, the three at ringside made sure they didn't do anything.

After the break, the WWE Champion started getting the better of Zayn. AJ hit a unique gut-check followed by neckbreaker onto Zayn. Sami Zayn managed to counter a Styles Clash attempt into a blue thunder bomb for near-fall.

A Phenomenal Forearm attempt saw Zayn dodge and shove Styles into the referee, who fell outside the ring. Kevin Owens seemed to be telling the referee something, but it prevented AJ Styles from winning when he had it in the bag with a clean pinfall attempt.

The referee went in too late as Sami kicked out at two. Shane then started attacking Kevin Owens and told the referee to send Owens away, which he obliged. Daniel Bryan then said that if Shane was throwing Owens out, Shane himself should leave. All this chaos caused Sami Zayn to land the Helluva kick and the pin.

Sami Zayn defeated AJ Styles

As KO and Zayn were walking away victoriously, a frustrated AJ Styles told Bryan and Shane that he had no idea who was on whose side, but he said that he could take on both KO and Zayn in a handicap match. Daniel Bryan saw this as an opportunity and announced the WWE title match for the Royal Rumble: A handicap match pitting AJ Styles against KO & Sami Zayn.

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