WWE SmackDown Results: Winners, Live Scores, Reactions & Highlights from December 27th | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

SmackDown began with a video recap of Kevin Owens attacking Cody Rhodes after their match in Saturday Night’s Main Event, followed by an announcement from Nick Aldis. He confirmed that KO still holds the Winged Eagle belt but is not the WWE Champion. He gave Owens until the end of the night to return the belt or face consequences.

The first match of the night was a six-woman tag match, pitting Bayley, Naomi and Bianca Belair against Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton and Candice LeRae.

The EST and Tiffy started with an energetic exchange of blows for their teams. We went into the break with the babyfaces in control, and that was still the case when we returned.

It was a decent game hampered by replays and lack of action. We watched all these women fight in different combinations for months, so it almost felt like a repeat.

The good news is that they were given enough time so this game included two commercial breaks, so at least it didn’t feel rushed or anyone was left out.

Tiffy saw a potential opportunity to capitalize on Jax while she was down, but LeRae stopped her. The argument allowed Naomi to tag LeRae for the win.

Result: Naomi, Bayley and Belair defeated Jax, LeRae and Stratton

Notable moments and observations

• Watching it again in slow motion, you can really see how well Rhodes sold the package ram.
• Nia Jax did a promo before the match suggesting that Belair was responsible for Jade Cargill’s attack.
• It didn’t look like Bayley, Naomi and Belair had planned their three-person attack when the other team was outside the ring, so all three of them did something else. It looked very strange.
• The way LeRae swung Bayley so her head hit the ring post looked great from the angle it was shot from.