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Many of Raw and SmackDown's top stars converged on the blue brand ahead of the Rumble. Undisputed WWE champion Drew McIntyre found himself in the crosshairs of numerous rivals amid the chaos. Cody Rhodes, Jacob Fatu and Sami Zayn all had their sights set on the champ. With SmackDown's top stars fixated on gold, Breakker struck.
The Vision invades SmackDown and squares off against Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, Jey Uso, and Sami Zayn in tonight's main event.
Our WWE SmackDown results for tonight include Carmelo Hayes continuing the United States Championship Open Challenge, WWE Champion Drew McIntyre facing off with Sami Zayn, appearances from Cody Rhodes and much more.
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SmackDown also featured two title matches, one of which crowned new champions. Former undisputed champion Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu also mingled ahead of their match on Saturday. CBS Sports was with you all night with recaps and highlights of all the action from Centre Bell in Montreal.
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James, Legend and Flair started for their teams. They only had a couple of minutes before the break, but they used a quick pace to pack in a lot. Bliss took down all four of her and Charlotte's opponents with a dive from the top rope to the floor as the show cut to the commercial.
From Carmelo Hayes' title defense to a chaotic 8-man tag finale, here are the full results and highlights from the final SmackDown before the Royal Rumble.