WWE Royal Rumble
Baron Corbin just declared he will be entering the 2017 WWE Royal Rumble match, making the announcement after the contract signing between John Cena and AJ Styles.
Corbin noted he is the first Smackdown star in the match, the other RAW names are:
Brock Lesnar, Bill Goldberg, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Big E, Chris Jericho, Braun Strowman
NXT
NXT star Aliyah made her debut on Smackdown Live tonight; she faced Carmella, who was accompanied by James Ellsworth.
.@RealEllsworth gives @CarmellaWWE some motivational support at ringside for her #SDLive match vs @WWE_Aliyah. #CarmEllsworth pic.twitter.com/nsAOxqT6il
— WWE (@WWE) January 4, 2017
Related: WWE SmackDown Results For 1/3
WWE Smackdown Live
The following video is from the opening of tonight’s episode of WWE Smackdown Live, featuring Maryse slapping Dean Ambrose after an exchange between The Miz and Ambrose: