While last night’s RAW felt like another tired rerun featuring rematch after rematch, Smackdown LIVE once again brought their A game tonight and finished out 2016 with a bang. John Cena made his highly anticipated return, new tag team champions were crowned and AJ Styles finished off arguably the greatest debut year in WWE history in style(s).
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Here is how the WWE Twitterverse reacted to the final SDLive of 2016.
Cena Returns!
The champ returned to the camp!ย
.@JohnCena makes me proud every time I see him on my TV. #SDLive https://t.co/zBbaaYw5me
โ Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) December 28, 2016
I think this is as close to a heel John Cena as we’re ever going to get, but I dig it.
โ TWM.news (@TWMNewsUK) December 28, 2016
“Fuck you, I’m John Cena” is the best.#SDLive #WWE
Again, this is the @JohnCena a lot of us love to see. A hybrid of “My Time is Now” with the feel of “The Doctor of Thuganomics.” #SDLive
โ A.J. Pan (@AJPan_PCA) December 28, 2016
American Alpha wins!
Who among us saw American Alpha’s tag team championship victory coming so soon?
Me watching that tag team championship match…. pic.twitter.com/QPmLOMLlnc
โ Pro Wrestling News. (@WrestIingNews) December 28, 2016
Bray Wyatt looks a liiiitttle more like a Voodoo Woman named Dirty Marge each week#SmackDownLIVE #SDLive
โ The New Age Insiders (@NewAgeInsiders) December 28, 2016
YES!
La Luchadora returns!
A lot of theories floating around about the masked assailant’s identity.
#LaLuchadora @GrimsToyShow @WRESTLEZONEcom @WhatCultureWWE @AdamTheBlampied pic.twitter.com/jatS3NQHHY
โ Sam (@SamMcMillanNR) December 28, 2016
Mystery solved! We’ve uncovered the true identity of #LaLuchadora! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/hYneWxNnp3
โ Over The Ropes (@CBOverTheRopes) December 28, 2016
Breaking news: #laluchadora reveals identity #SDLive pic.twitter.com/5WSXYSnw8T
โ G|_OVโฌ (@MaryseManiac) December 28, 2016
Triple Threat
Didn’t think we’d have much of a reason to be excited about this match.ย I was way off!
Yes, @BaronCorbinWWE is aware he’s the tallest man in the match, a fact David Otunga just figured out #SDLive
โ WWE Creative Humor (@WWECreative_ish) December 28, 2016
THIS MATCH! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/3YihrEQLpO
โ Pro Wrestling News. (@WrestIingNews) December 28, 2016
Ziggler and AJ be like #SDLive #WWEChampionship pic.twitter.com/0PFo2HSwiv
โ Demon Diva (@WWEBloggerDiva) December 28, 2016
AJ Styles wins!
The Royal Rumble main event is set!ย
STYLES VS. CENA AT THE RUMBLE pic.twitter.com/zi53dOQ5sq
โ What a Maneuver! (@WAManeuver) December 28, 2016
AJ Styles retains! #WWEChampionship #SDLive pic.twitter.com/reuVQ5VB8y
โ The Fan’s Podcast (@TheFansPodcast) December 28, 2016
Phenomenal. #SDLive pic.twitter.com/R1AzEvAaza
โ Jeriko (@WallsOfJeriko) December 28, 2016