WWE SmackDown Live: Randy Orton defeats Luke Harper with Bray Wyatt punishing the loser ahead of Royal Rumble
John Cena and AJ Styles let off steam ahead of Royal Rumble whilst the Miz lost his Intercontinental belt to Dean Ambrose
RANDY ORTON and Luke Harper were given the chance to settle their differences in the Wyatt Family.
Bray Wyatt watched on from ringside on a rocking chair with an emotionless face as his two brothers fought it out in Ohio.
The Viper showed no mercy towards Harper after pulling off a destructive DDT from the middle rope as he stared into Bray Wyatt's eyes menacingly.
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But after being on the back foot, Harper turned around proceedings by booting a rampant Orton in the face.
Harper then pushed for a victory but as he went to clothesline Orton the Viper countered with a devastating RKO which gave him the win.
Wyatt then rose from his chair and shook Orton's hand with a haunting smile on his face.
And as he helped Harper to his feet - he gave him a Sister Abigail and it's unsure whether Wyatt was showing tough love or a kiss goodbye.
AJ Styles called out John Cena to ring ahead of their match for the WWE World Championship match at the Royal Rumble.
And both superstars stood toe to toe and disrespected one another as they both tried to gain a mental edge.
It began with AJ Styles dishing out the dirt after calling out Cena out to the ring.
But Cena did not back down and put Styles in his place - leaving the World Champion looking nervy in the center of the ring.
WWE Intercontinental Champion the Miz defended his belt against Dean Ambrose in a crazy lumberjack match.
Ambrose was the first to fall out the ring but he managed to flee the posse of wrestlers unscathed - but the same cannot be said for the champion.
The Miz was sent over the top ropes and instead of being pushed in by the awaiting wrestlers they gave him a firm beating before letting him return.
Ambrose wiped out the lumberjacks on two occasions but as the pair put everything on the line - chaos broke out on Smackdown.
As The Miz pinned Ambrose, a lumberjack jumped in and broke the pin which led to a mass brawl in the ring as all the lumberjacks fought it out.
The lumberjacks slowly filtered out of the ring before the Miz was taken by surprise as Ambrose stunned him with a pin as he saw his title slip out of his hands.
We have a new contestant in the Royal Rumble and that man is Mojo Rawley who came out on top in a hectic ten-man over the top rope match.
The victor was impressive in the chaotic battle and eliminated Curt Hawkins with a brutal punch as he laid along the turnbuckle and the top rope.
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The final contestants were tag team duo Breezango and Rawley.
Fandago and Rawley were both stood on the outside of the ropes on the apron and Tyler Breeze went to kick the latter off the ring but accidentally hit teammate Fandago.
And as he was in disbelief, Rawley captalised to haul him out of the ring to book his place in the Royal Rumble.
Dolph Ziggler lined up against the high-flying Kalisto after he brutally attacked Jerry "The King" Lawler in his last appearance.
Kalisto, as expected, was quick out of the blocks but Ziggler was focused and swiftly dispatched his opponent with a superkick to the head!
But Ziggler was not done there. He went outside of the ring to fetch a steel chair but before he could do further damage Apollo Crews stepped in.
But after dispossessing Ziggler of the steal chair, Crews was unable to inflict pain on Ziggler who managed to dodge the chair and retreat to safety.
After SEVEN years out, Mickie James is back in WWE!
This comes after the five-time WWE Womens Champion was unmasked as La Luchadora after helping Alexa Bliss retain the SmackDown Women's Championship against Becky Lynch.
Her speech in the center of the ring resulted in Lynch sprinting into the ring and flooring James before pummelling her.
But as James escaped through the crowd, Bliss came out of nowhere and saved her - proving they still have the advantage over Lynch.
Naomi took the to the ring to face Nattie - but the latter was ambushed on her way to the ring by Nikki from the Bella Twins.
Bliss then emerged to the ring but Naomi threatened the Womens Champion and threatened to take Bliss' belt.
The title holder went to get in the ring but then chose to back off and flaunt her belt to the audience saying Naomi 'wasn't worth her time'.