Dean Ambrose wins Intercontinental Title from The Miz
Wednesday 4 January 2017 11:51, UK
AJ Styles kicked John Cena in the head on Smackdown Live at the end of the pair's heated WWE Title contract signing.
Champion Styles and challenger Cena each explained why they would triumph in their singles match at the Royal Rumble in San Antonio on Sunday, January 29, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
The Phenomenal One and The Cenation Leader did not get physical, however, until Baron Corbin emerged to announce his plan to win the Royal Rumble Match and headline WrestleMania.
Corbin and Cena exchanged words, giving Styles - champion since beating Dean Ambrose at Backlash in September - the opportunity to attack Cena from behind.
Corbin earlier defeated Dolph Ziggler, a result that riled the Show-Off and caused him to attack Kalisto, despite the luchador rushing to the ring to help Ziggler fend off a post-match assault from The Lone Wolf.
Elsewhere, Ambrose downed The Miz to become Intercontinental Champion for the second time in his career, having previously held the belt for 64 days between December 2015 and February 2016.
The Lunatic Fringe survived interference from Maryse and being blasted by the Intercontinental Title to administer a match-sealing Dirty Deeds.
Maryse was ejected by the referee after trying to slap Ambrose, something she had done at the start of the show before giving Ambrose's girlfriend, Renee Young, the same treatment backstage.
Smackdown Tag Team Champions American Alpha downed Breezango in a non-title match before learning they will defend their titles against The Wyatt Family next week.
Plus, Becky Lynch defeated La Luchadora - later revealed to be Alexa Bliss - by submission before Bliss and a second La Luchadora jumped the Irishwoman after the bell.
Also in the women's division, Carmella conquered the debuting Aliyah thanks to help from James Ellsworth and Nikki Bella cracked Natalya with a forearm after the Canadian made more derogatory remarks about her.
Bella and Natalya will go one-on-one on next week's Smackdown - on the same night Corbin battles Bella's boyfriend, Cena.
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