Tonight's SmackDown Live saw AJ Styles win a Fatal 5-Way to become the new No. 1 contender for WWE Championship. Styles will be facing Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
Styles pinned Randy Orton to win tonight's main event. Other participants in the match were Rey Mysterio, Mustafa Ali and Samoa Joe.
Tonight's SmackDown Live also saw three more Superstars announce their spots for the Royal Rumble match – The New Day's Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods.
The Royal Rumble pay-per-view takes place on January 27 from Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Below is the updated card:
WWE Universal Championship Match
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman
WWE Championship Match
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles
WWE Cruiserweight Championship Fatal 4-Way Match
Buddy Murphy (c) vs. TBD vs. TBD vs. TBD
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
R-Truth (at #30), Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, TBA
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
Carmella (at #30), Natalya, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Ember Moon, TBA
