SmackDown: January 21, 2016

The New Day looked to cast a shadow on Y2J

OHIO —Three days before Roman Reigns will attempt to defend his title against 29 other Superstars in an unprecedented Royal Rumble Match, Bray Wyatt and his horrific cohorts sent a dominate message as SmackDown became a staging ground for all-out anarchy.  

Three days after The Wyatt Family wreaked havoc on "The Highlight Reel," The New Day interrupts Chris Jericho on SmackDown.

Three days after one of the greatest “Highlight Reels” in history descended into absolute mayhem on Raw, Chris Jericho journeyed to SmackDown for the first time in 14 months. While Y2J seemed primed to be the “savior of WWE” and emerge from Sunday’s Royal Rumble Match with Roman Reigns’ WWE World Heavyweight Championship, The New Day interrupted him in a state of tremendous sadness.

Still heartbroken over Jericho’s destruction of their beloved trombone, Francesca, the WWE Tag Team Champions’ attempt to get retribution on the six-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion was ultimately detoured by the immediate Six-Man showdown against Dolph Ziggler and The Usos.

Dolph Ziggler & The Usos def. The New Day

The Showoff joins forces with Jey & Jimmy Uso against the WWE Tag Team Champions.

Three days before they will challenge The New Day for the WWE Tag Team Titles at Royal Rumble, The Usos teamed with a war-paint-wearing Dolph Ziggler against the power of positivity in a Six-Man Tag Team Match.

In the height of the commotion that followed, The Showoff and his Samoan partners emerged victorious by hitting a Triple Super Kick on Xavier Woods. 

Becky Lynch def. Alicia Fox

Three days before battling Divas Champion Charlotte at Royal Rumble, the Irish Lass Kicker goes one-on-one against Alicia Fox.

With Divas Champion Charlotte and her WWE Hall of Fame father Ric Flair joining SmackDown commentary, Becky Lynch overcame Alicia Fox by making her tap out to the Dis-arm-her.

But what will happen when the Irish Lass Kicker attempts to capture Charlotte’s title this Sunday at Royal Rumble? Woooo!

“Miz TV” with special Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens

Did mayhem reigns once "Miz TV" became "Dean TV"?

With Miz pouting in the corner, Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose took over “Miz TV” — or should we call it “Dean TV”?

The Lunatic Fringe proceeded to explain how he would take his No. 1 contender, Kevin Owens, on an amusement park of pain in their Intercontinental Title Last Man Standing Match this Sunday at Royal Rumble.

Moments after Ambrose invited an emerging Kevin Owens into the ring, however, Miz attacked the titleholder from behind. Though the A-Lister called Owens to join his assault, The Awesome One soon found himself the victim on a surprise Pop-up Powerbomb by the prizefighter. Owens then directed his attention back to The Lunatic Fringe, but Ambrose turned the tables on Owens and ultimately hit Miz with Dirty Deeds for good measure. Who will be the Last Man Standing? Find out this Sunday on WWE Network! 

Bray Wyatt def. Ryback

The Big Guy looks for payback against The New Face of Fear.

After Bray Wyatt clubbed Ryback from behind during a Six-Man Tag Team Match on Raw, The Big Guy came to SmackDown looking for payback in a one-on-one contest against The New Face of Fear.

But in the end, The Wyatt Family’s numbers advantage proved too much and Wyatt took down The Human Wrecking Ball with Sister Abigail. 

Titus O’Neil def. Stardust

Would Stardust get knocked out of the cosmos by the Clash of the Titus?

In the final moments of their hard-fought match, Titus O’Neil reigned supreme over Stardust with a Clash of the Titus off the top rope. 

The League took out Kalisto

The League of Nations unleashes a feverish assault on Kalisto, three days before he will challenge Alberto Del Rio for the United States Title.

Prior to their match against Roman Reigns, The League of Nations engaged in a 4-on-1 assault on Kalisto — the high-flying competitor who will challenge Unites States Champion Alberto Del Rio in a rematch for the title this Sunday at Royal Rumble. The question now is: What condition will the masked warrior be in when he does?

Roman Reigns def. The League of Nations by Disqualification

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns gets a taste of odds he will face in Sunday's Royal Rumble Match when he takes on the entire League of Nations.

On Monday, it was revealed that Roman Reigns will be the No. 1 entry when he puts his WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line in a historic Royal Rumble Match this Sunday. But first, The Big Dog got a taste of the odds when he faced the entire The League of Nations on SmackDown.  

At the climax of the fierce showdown, the referee was forced to call for the bell when Reigns’ opponents failed to stop abusing their numbers advantage. When The League of Nations continued to attack after the bell, The Usos joined the party. Though Jimmy and Jey Uso were soon overcome as well, their help allowed Reigns to bounce back and take The League to task.

Before he could celebrate, however, The Wyatt Family appeared from nowhere. Though Reigns fought with everything he had left, Bray Wyatt and his ominous forces left him lying and sent a powerful message that the Royal Rumble Match would be theirs.

Don’t miss Royal Rumble, this Sunday at 8p.m. ET /5 p.m. PT on WWE Network.