WWE Smackdown Recap With Video: CM Punk & The Usos Vs. The Shield, Tag Titles Defended, More

A recap of Daniel Bryan joining the Wyatt Family on RAW is shown to open this week's episode of Smackdown. Michael Cole and JBL are on commentary.

The Shield comes down to the ring. Dean Ambrose takes the mic and he says that they've heard that people are saying the Shield is crumbling. He says that the people saying that are wrong, and CM Punk is wrong if he thinks he can divide and conquer the Shield. The Shield cannot be divided. Roman Reigns takes the mic and says Ambrose is right. He says that to divide a group you have to take out its weakest link, and they have none.

Seth Rollins takes the mic and says in the end they will prevail because they will do what they do best and dominate. Believe in the Shield.

The Usos come out for their entrance.

The Usos vs. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns

Dean Ambrose gets on commentary for this match. Reigns and Jimmy start off. Reigns backs him into the corner. He hits Jimmy with strikes and headbutts. Reigns tosses him into the other corner and stomps on him. Rollins tags in and lands a few strikes. Jimmy hits a clothesline. He rams his shoulder into Rollins's gut. Jey tags in and hits a flying forearm. He hits Rollins with a forearm and then locks in his arm. Jimmy tags in and the Usos double team Rollins. Rollins fights back with chops. Jimmy lands strikes to the head, but Rollins hits a kick to the stomach. Jimmy hits a back body drop. Jey tags in and arm drags Rollins to the mat. He keeps Rollins's arm locked in.

Rollins gets to his feet and strikes Jey in the back of the neck. He kicks Jey in the stomach and whips him. Jimmy tags himself in, and Jey hits a shot to the head. Jimmy clotheslines Rollins to the outside. Back in the ring, the Usos double super kick Reigns and clothesline him out of the ring. Rollins gets back in, and the Usos toss him out of the ring and into Reigns as things go to commercial.

Back from commercial and Jey is in control of Rollins. Reigns is able to tag in and hits a back elbow. He strikes Jey on the mat. Reigns lands several boot stomps. Jey goes to the apron, and Reigns pulls him up and clubs him in the chest. Reigns hits a vertical Suplex for a two count. Rollins tags in and hits a shot to the stomach. Rollins tosses Jey into the corner. He drops an elbow on Jey's arm. Rollins lands a headbutt. He locks Jey in an arm submission. Jey gets to his feet and tosses Rollins off. He tries to tag in Jimmy, but Rollins grabs him and tosses him onto the ropes. Reigns tags in.

Reigns drops an elbow on Jey. He goes to work on Jey's arm. Reigns lands a big punch to the head on the mat. He wraps Jey's arm around the bottom rope and pulls it. Reigns locks in Jey's head from behind on the mat. Jey fights out via back elbows. Reigns charges, and Jey pulls the ropes down, sending Reigns outside. Jey crawls to his corner. Reigns tries to stop him, and Jey kicks him off. Rollins and Jimmy tag in. Jimmy has the hot tag. He hits Rollins with several clotheslines, a super kick, and a Samoan drop. Jimmy goes for the corner hip attack, but Rollins rolls out of the ring. Reigns gets in the ring, and Jimmy hits a kick to the head. The Usos toss Reigns out of the ring and near Rollins. They both go for a dive, and Dean Ambrose gets up and trips them.

Winners via DQ: The Usos

The Shield attack the Usos after the match. CM Punk's music hits and he runs down to the ring. Punk takes it to Ambrose and Rollins. He tosses them out of the ring. The Usos go for a double Superkick on Reigns, but he slides out of the ring. The Usos and CM Punk stand tall in the ring.

Then, the Prime Time Players are shown talking about their New Year's resolutions.

Vickie Guerrero walks out on the stage as things go to commercial.

Back from commercial and footage is shown from the break of Vickie Guerrero making a six man tag match for the main event: CM Punk and the Usos vs. The Shield.

Fandango (with Summer Rae) vs. R-Truth (with Xavier Woods)

Xavier Woods gets on commentary. Fandango pummels Truth in the corner. He kicks Truth in the head. Fandango whips Truth and charges. Truth dodges and hits a hip toss. He strikes Fandango in the head. Truth tosses Fandango to the apron. Fandango snaps Truth's head across the top rope. Fandango stomps on the back of Truth's head. Fandango locks in Truth's head from behind. Truth gets to his feet. He hits Fandango in the stomach, but Fandango clubs him in the back. Truth hits a spinning heel kick. Truth lands several clotheslines. He whips Fandango into the corner and charges, but Fandango puts his boot up. Woods gets up on the announce table and calls for the Funkadactyls. They come out and dance on the apron. Truth spikes Fandango face first to the mat off the distraction for the win.

Winner: R Truth

The Funkadactyls, R Truth, and Xavier Woods dance in the ring after the match.

Then, footage from Tribute to the Troops is shown.

Back from commercial and Renee Young is backstage with Big E. Langston. She asks Langston for his thoughts on what happened to Mark Henry on RAW. He says that Henry was looking for a match, not a brawl. He says that Henry is banged up, and that he wouldn't want to be Lesnar right now. Curtis Axel is shown laughing. Langston asks him what's funny. Axel says he's sorry what happened to Henry, but that's not what he's laughing about. Axel says who is he kidding, that is what he's laughing about, and he will continue laughing after he beats Langston later. Langston says that Axel won't be laughing later.

Next, a recap of the events that led to Daniel Bryan joining the Wyatt Family on RAW is shown.

WWE Tag Team Championships
Cody Rhodes and Goldust (c) vs. Luke Harper and Erick Rowan

Bray Wyatt and Daniel Bryan are not present for the match. Goldust and Harper start off. Goldust hits right hands to the face. Harper backs him into the corner. He whips Goldust and hits a shoulder tackle. Goldust gets up and hits a right hand. Cody tags in, and they double team Harper. Cody kicks out Harper's knees. Goldust tags in, and Harper fights back with strikes to the head. Rowan tags in and clubs Goldust in the back. He backs Goldust to his corner, and Harper tags in. Goldust lands a clothesline and a right hand to the head. He mounts Harper in the corner and hits several punches. Harper comes back with a strike to the head.

Rowan tags in. He drops a knee on Goldust's mid section. Rowan slaps him in the chest in the corner. He power whips Goldust into another corner. Rowan chokes Goldust on the bottom rope. He clubs Goldust in the back and hits a headbutt. Harper tags in and hits a slap to the face. He locks in Goldust's head from behind. Goldust gets to his feet, but Harper hits a headbutt. Goldust fights back by slamming Harper to the mat. Cody tags in and hits a missile dropkick. He hits Harper with a running knee to the head. He kicks Harper out of the ring and then disaster kicks Rowan off the apron. He takes Harper out with a dive. Harper slams Cody into the barrier. He tosses Cody into the steel steps as things go to commercial.

Back from commercial and Rowan attacks Cody in the corner with right hands. He grips Cody's head and tosses him across the mat. Harper tags in and lands a running elbow to the face. Harper does his gator death roll. He keeps Cody's head locked in. Cody gets to his feet, but Harper clubs him in the back. He hits Goldust off the apron, and lands a headbutt. Cody comes back with a flying clothesline. Rowan tags in. He stops Cody from tagging in Goldust, and headbutts him in the back of the head. Rowan lands an elbow to the back of the head. Cody fights back with gut shots. Rowan charges, and Cody pulls the rope down. Rowan flies outside.

Harper grabs Rowan and tosses him back in the ring. He tags himself in and hits Goldust off the apron. Harper powerbombs Cody, and Goldust breaks up the pin attempt. Rowan attacks Goldust, and Goldust sends him outside. Harper attacks Goldust from behind, and Harper sends him outside. Cody gets a quick pin attempt on Harper, and Harper lands a big boot. Harper slams Cody into the corner and sets him up top. He clubs Cody in the back and climbs up. Cody elbows him off. Cody hits a moonsault.

Rowan tags in and stops Cody from tagging. Cody bounds off the ropes, and Goldust tags himself in. Rowan backdrops Cody, and Goldust rolls Rowan up quickly for the win.

Winners and still champions: Cody Rhodes and Goldust

Back from commercial and Aksana is in the ring.

Aksana vs. Nikki Bella

They tie up and Nikki backs Aksana to the ropes. Aksana shoves her around. Nikki lands a hip toss and a body slam. She backs Aksana in the corner. Nikki hits a vertical Suplex. Aksana rolls out of the ring for a breather. Nikki tries to grab Aksana's hair, but Aksana slams her arm into the ring post. Aksana gets back in and attacks Nikki's arm. She hits Nikki with a side slam. Aksana kicks Nikki in the chest and locks in her arm. She shoves Nikki to the mat and locks her arm back in. Nikki fights back with a monkey flip. She trips Aksana onto the middle rope and hits a flying clothesline. Nikki hits a dropkick and a bulldog for a near pin fall. Aksana clubs Nikki in the back. Aksana charges, and Nikki moves. Nikki hits a torture rack drop for the win.

Winner: Nikki Bella

Then, a recap of major accomplishments in Randy Orton's career is shown.

Big E. Langston vs. Curtis Axel

Langston hits shots to the stomach. Axel hits a knee to the gut and shots to the head. He chops Langston. Langston clotheslines Axel. He tosses Axel into the corner and rams his shoulder into his gut. Langston hits another gut shot. He whips Axel and charges, but Axel puts his boot up. Axel leaps off the top rope, but Langston collides with him in mid air. Axel kicks Langston in the knee and hits a clothesline to the back of the head. He kicks Langston and chokes him with his boot. He drops an elbow on Langston's chest. Axel locks in Langston's arm. Langston gets to his feet and tosses Axel behind him. Langston hits a pair of clotheslines and a belly to belly Suplex. Langston lands a splash. He picks Axel up for the Big Ending, but Axel goes to the apron. He snaps Langston's head on the ropes, and gets back inside. Langston hits a clothesline, and then the Big Ending for the win.

Winner: Big E. Langston

Then, the RAW Rebound is shown and it focuses on the fight between Brock Lesnar and Mark Henry. A small amount of footage from a WWE.com interview with Michael Cole and Paul Heyman is shown where Heyman talks about why Lesnar decided to come back.

Next, Bad News Barrett cuts a promo on the New Year and resolutions. Then, CM Punk comes out for his match.

CM Punk and the Usos vs. The Shield

Punk and Ambrose start off. They lock up and shove each other to the corner. Ambrose hits right hands to the head. Punk lands several kicks to the mid section. He knocks Ambrose down and tosses him into the Shield's corner. Rollins tags in and wrenches Punk's arm behind his back. Punk locks in a side headlock. Punk hits a shoulder tackle. He elbows Rollins in the head and hits a swinging neckbreaker. Jey tags in and drops an elbow on Rollins. Jimmy tags in and drops a leg on the back of Rollins's head. Jimmy works on Rollins's arm. Rollins fights back with a shot to the head. Jimmy lands a dropkick. Jey tags in.

Jey lands a kick to the chest. Rollins sends him into the corner and rams his shoulder into Jey's stomach. Jey lands a flying shoulder tackle. He clotheslines Rollins out of the ring and goes for a dive, but Reigns stands in his way. Back from commercial and Ambrose is in the ring with Jimmy. Reigns keeps the offense up. He takes Jimmy to his corner and Rollins tags in. He punches Jimmy in the head. Rollins gets a two count on Jimmy and cranks his head. Jimmy gets to his feet. He power whips Rollins into the corner. Ambrose tags in for Rollins and stops Jimmy from making a tag.

Ambrose drops an elbow on Jimmy. He locks in Jimmy's head from behind. Jimmy breaks free, but Ambrose hits a clothesline. Ambrose sets Jimmy up top and climbs up. Jimmy punches Ambrose off, and Reigns tags in. Jimmy kicks him away and leaps off, taking Reigns out. Rollins tags in and hits Jey off the apron. He leaps into the air to land on Jimmy, but Jimmy moves. Jimmy tags in Punk, and Punk clotheslines Rollins. He hits Rollins with the swinging neckbreaker and hits the running high knee in the corner. Punk goes up top for the Macho Man elbow drop. Ambrose gets on the apron and distracts him, allowing Rollins to hit him off.

Rollins goes up top and hits a crossbody. Punk locks in the Anaconda Vise, but Ambrose breaks it up. An Uso takes Ambrose out, and Reigns gets in the ring. Reigns hits one of the Usos with his Superman punch. Rollins tags in Ambrose. He attacks Punk in the corner. Ambrose sets Punk up top and climbs up. He hits Punk with a super double underhook Suplex for a near pin fall. Reigns calls for Ambrose to tag him, but Ambrose ignores him. Punk kicks Ambrose in the head and goes for GTS, but Ambrose gets off. Reigns runs in, and Punk kicks him in the head. The Usos double Superkick Reigns and send Rollins from the ring. They take out Reigns and Rollins with dives, and Punk hits Ambrose with the GTS for the win.

Winners: CM Punk and The Usos

Then, a Bray Wyatt promo video is shown where Bray talks about Daniel Bryan to end the show. He says Bryan only hears his truth, and that he has a home.