Montez then went for a Frog Splash but Orton rolled out of the way. Montez Ford hit a huge move a few moments later, taking out Orton and Riddle with a Senton over the ring post to the floor. Orton then went for the RKO but Ford reversed it into a roll-up for a near fall. The Viper didn't wait long to hit his trademark Draping DDT on both Ford and Angelo Dawkins while hip hop trio Migos watched on from ringside. The Street Profits soon took control, though, working over Riddle for several minutes until The Original Bro made the hot tag to Orton. RK-Bro defended the Raw Tag Team Title against the winners of the RK-Bro-Nament The Street Profits at Day 1 and Randy Orton made Montez Ford pay for some initial show-boating, poking Tez in the eye. The Street Profits - Raw Tag Team Championship McIntyre then went for the Claymore and Madcap briefly blocked it before Irn Dru hit the ropes and connected with his thunderous kick for the victory. Madcap Moss decided to grace a WWE ring with his terrible fashion sense, wearing a belt and braces and making his outfit entirely redundant in the process.Īfter both men fought back and forth for several minutes, McIntyre connected with the Futureshock DDT for a near fall at this 'premier live event,' as WWE have called it. Winners and still SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The Usos The Usos then dispatched of Woods and more Superkicks and a 3D to Kingston scored the clean win for the SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Woods followed up with a Double Stomp from the top rope but Jey kicked out again! The challengers went for their tag team finisher but Jey avoided it and Superkicked Kofi.ĭouble Superkicks and Double Uso Splashes followed but King Woods arrived from out of nowhere to break up the pin on Kingston. Kingston later hit SOS on Jey but it was The Usos' turn to kick out. Jimmy then followed up with an Uso Splash but Kofi managed to kick out! Kingston later got rolling and he went for Trouble In Paradise, only to walk into a Superkick from Jey. The Usos quickly regained control, though, and picked up a close near fall following a Samoan Drop from Jey. The Usos dominated the opening minutes, methodically working over Kofi Kingston until the former WWE Champion made the hot tag to King Xavier Woods. The New Day - SmackDown Tag Team ChampionshipĪ feud rekindled between The Usos and The New Day opened WWE Day 1 as both teams faced off for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, the title Jimmy and Jey Uso have held for 168 days.ġ0 EPIC WWE Tag Teams That Only Lasted One Night

Holland was taken backstage for further evaluation by WWE's medical team which made the first WWE match of 2022 a Handicap Match for Sheamus against Ricochet and Cesaro.ĭespite the odds being stacked against him, Sheamus laid out Ricochet on the outside with White Noise and he later decked Cesaro with a Brogue Kick for the win. Sheamus & Ridge Holland - Kickoff ShowĪ botched Assisted Senton from Ricochet left Ridge Holland with a bloody, broken nose only moments into the match after the former United States Champion's boot went straight into Ridge's face. The question was, could Lesnar leave Atlanta as a six-time WWE Champion?Ĭheck out everything that happened at Day 1 below:Ĭesaro & Ricochet vs. The Universal Champion announced ahead of the event that he had tested positive for COVID-19, though, and Lesnar was added to the WWE Title match instead, making it a Fatal 5-Way. The show was originally set to be headlined by a Universal Title match between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar. WWE wasted no time to hold their first pay-per-view, sorry 'premier live event', of 2022 and Day 1 was broadcast from State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, January 1.

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