1) The U.S Title Tournament Finals Was Bumped From The Royal Rumble PPV Card
Smackdown Live this week kicked off with Xavier Woods and the New Day. Tom Phillips confirmed that the United States Tournament finals had been removed from the Royal Rumble PPV.
The finals were originally scheduled for the Royal Rumble but it got bumped off the card. As we saw later in the show, WWE decided to finish the tournament this week.
The finals of #USTitle tourney takes place on the show next week instead of #RoyalRumble. That is a smart decision because the card is loaded as it is right now. #SDLive
— Tony (@prowrestlingbit) January 17, 2018
2) Jinder Mahal Advanced To The U.S Title Tournament Finals
The first match of the night was a part of the U.S Title tournament. Jinder Mahal took on Xavier Woods. The winner earned themselves a spot in the finals.
The match was won by Jinder, who hit the Khallas for the victory.
The #USTitle is within reach for @JinderMahal… #SDLive pic.twitter.com/rdUyKpcO23
— WWE (@WWE) January 17, 2018
3) Jinder’s ‘Khallas’ Looked Nasty
Jinder won the match with his finishing move: ‘the Khallas’. I thought that the move looked really good against the smaller Woods. The move was also sold really well by Xavier.
Say what you want about Jinder but I think his finishing move is solid and looks nasty if he hits it right.
KHALLAS!!!!! @JinderMahal #USTitle #SDLive pic.twitter.com/2ChIdIYxbO
— Italo Santana (@BulletClubItal) January 17, 2018
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