WWE Smackdown results: Mickie James makes stunning return to cost Becky Lynch title in historic women’s cage match main event against Alexa Bliss
While the blue-brand's general manager Shane McMahon announced the return of the brutal Elimination Chamber
MICKIE JAMES made a shock return to Smackdown to cost Becky Lynch the women's title in her steel cage match against the champ Alexa Bliss.
The former champ James was revealed as the mysterious La Luchadora after Lynch ripped her mask off as they battled after James had ruined her title match.
At the end of the bout, Lynch had Bliss locked in the Dis-Arm-Her before the masked La Luchadora got inside the cage and struck Lynch.
A DDT from Bliss and it was all over as she celebrated with her masked helper, who was later revealed as James.
James ended her six-year absence from the WWE with a match on NXT last year, when she lost to NXT Women's Champ Asuka.
She signed a new multi-year deal with the company last December.
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It was the first time the Smackdown's Women's Championship had been contested in a steel cage.
Smackdown kicked off with general manager Shane McMahon making the announcement that the Elimination Chamber is returning next month - and the WWE World Championship will be defended inside the demonic structure.
Soon an aggrieved WWE champ AJ Styles made his way down to the ring, followed by John Cena, and lastly The Miz plus wife Maryse. Smackdown GM Shane O Mac then made the match immediately - Styles vs The Miz.
AJ Styles vs The Miz
An entertaining match between the two most entertaining wrestlers on Smackdown ended in far from entertaining fashion.
Styles attacked Cena, who was on commentary before Cena responded by hitting Styles and the match was called off.
A melee ensued in the ring and Cena, all too predictably, hit an F5 on both The Miz and then Styles in the ring.
Styles meets Cena at the Royal Rumble in two week's time for the title.
Dean Ambrose vs Randy Orton
The pair did battle "for the first time in two years", as commentator JBL said. But, like last week, cracks in the relationship of the Wyatt Family appeared again.
As he had set up Ambrose for an RKO, Orton turned round only to get distracted by Wyatt Family member Luke Harper and was then on the wrong end of a cheeky roll up by Ambrose for the 1-2-3.
Orton and Harper then clashed in the ring before Wyatt stepped in, and hit Harper round the chops.
The crowd chanted for an RKO as Orton went eyeball-to-eyeball with Wyatt but it never materialised. What will happen if all three men are in the Royal Rumble at the same time in two weeks' time?
Wyatt later announced it will be Orton vs Harper one-on-one on Smackdown next week.
Former Smackdown commentator Jerry 'The King' Lawler returned, with the newly-heeled Dolph Ziggler as a guest. Ziggler would eventually show Lawler a video on the big screen of him repeatedly dropping elbows on his heart during their match in September 2012. Lawler legitimately suffered a heart-attack minutes after that match five years ago.
Ziggler said: "You blamed me for your heart-attack, and you know what, you should have. If you keep asking me these questions...I'll finish what I started."
He then super-kicked Lawler in the chest to end the brutal segment, as JBL ran into the ring to check on Lawler, who soon got up on his feet and shouted for Ziggler to come and fight him in the ring.
A striking segment to solidify Ziggler back as a heel there.
Later, on Talking Smack, it was announced Lawler will be co-commentating on the 30-man Royal Rumble match alongside Corey Graves and Michael Cole.