WWE SmackDown Results December 27th, 2019: Winners, Grades, Video Highlights for latest Friday Night SmackDown

Elias kicked off the final SmackDown of the decade with a song making fun of Bayley's & Mr. McMahon's haircuts as well as other references to things like the Rumble and Lashley's wedding. Once Elias was done, King Corbin, The Miz, and Daniel Bryan came out for the Triple Threat match and Corbin tried to establish his dominance by talking trash.

Roman Reigns' music hit during Corbin's smack-talking and Reigns ran in from the crowd, taking out Corbin before we headed for commercials. The Triple Threat was called off after the attack and the New Day came out instead after the commercials.

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The New Day & Braun Strowman vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro & Sami Zayn

Braun joined the New Day for a one-off match

Cesaro and Big E kicked us off but the match devolved into chaos very early on. Nakamura & Zayn attacked Kingston after tags were made and Cesaro tackled him over the announce table.

Kingston hit an SOS but Cesaro kept him from making the tag to Braun, Strowman was tagged in and he steamrolled through his opponents but Shinsuke caught him with a knee to the face.

Strowman hit the power slam in the ring on Nakamura for the win after the New Day took out the rest of the heels on the outside.

Result: The New Day & Braun Strowman def. Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro & Sami Zayn

Match rating: A

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The New Day wanted Braun to dance after the match and he did just that to the amusement of everyone present.

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We learnt that Corbin was unwilling to compete after the attack earlier and the Triple Threat match was now a one-on-one between Bryan and Miz.

Backstage, Mandy and Sonya DeVille were having a little disagreement before Otis handed Mandy a cake that his mother baked.

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Carmella vs. Mandy Rose

Carmella is on a winning streak

'Mella did a little moonwalk to taunt Mandy as the match began and was in control till she took a knee to the face. After an onslaught from Mandy, Carmella got out of the corner with a hurricanrana and laid her out with a sliding clothesline. Mandy was caught with a big superkick before Carmella got the pin and the three-count.

Result: Carmella def. Mandy Rose

Match rating: C

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The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan - No.1 Contender's match for the Universal Championship

Both men countered and dodged each other in a great sequence before Daniel Bryan took control with his trademark kicks. The match was going on when Corbin's bodyguards attacked them.

Miz and Bryan took them out and Corbin came on the Titantron and once Corbin learned that Roman was asked to leave the building, he agreed to reenter the match. Miz and Bryan attacked Corbin and his men backstage and a huge brawl broke out as we headed for commercials.

Result: DNF

Match rating: B

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A Moment of Bliss w/ Lacey Evans

A Moment of Bliss was back with Nikki Cross as the co-host and Lacey Evans was the guest of the hour. Alexa gave us a recap of Sasha taunting Evans' daughter before asking her how it made her feel. Lacey said that she would do anything to protect her daughter and then went to the ring because she was ready for a fight.

Dana Brooke was coming out to join her but Sasha and Bayley were beating her to a pulp on the stage. Lacey went to defend her partner and it turned into a brawl before all four women ended up in the ring.

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Lacey Evans & Dana Brooke vs. Sasha Banks & Bayley

The champ and her best friend took the win

We returned from commercials to see Brooke and Banks squaring it out in the ring. Tags were made and Lacey hit a neck breaker before hitting a baseball slide to Banks on the apron. Lacey hit a moonsault but Banks broke the pin.

Lacey Evans & Dana Brooke vs. Sasha Banks & Bayley (contd...)

Bayley hit the Bayley-to-belly but Brooke broke the pin. Brooke came in with a tag but Brooke was caught in the Banks Statement before Banks got the submission win.

Result: Sasha Banks & Bayley def. Lacey Evans & Dana Brooke

Match rating: B

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Backstage, Dolph Ziggler was trying to flirt with Mandy Rose and destroyed Otis' cake in the process.

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Mustafa Ali cut a short promo backstage before Otis found his cake on the floor and was visibly dejected.

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The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan vs. King Corbin - No.1 Contender's match for the Universal Championship

Third time's the charm

Bryan was sent out of the ring early on and Baron hit a chokeslam on the Miz on the outside, dominating the match. Corbin got a near fall on Bryan as the match returned to the ring. Corbin hit a deep six before Bryan hit a dropkick from up top.

The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan vs. King Corbin - No.1 Contender's match for the Universal Championship (contd...)

Miz locked in the Figure 4-Leglock on Corbin in the ring and Bryan locked in the LeBell lock at the same time. Corbin hit the End of Days but the pin was broken. Dolph Ziggler came in with a superkick and helped Corbin almost get a pin but Roman Reigns broke the pin this time and evened things up.

Bryan hit a Superplex on The Miz as the match went on after the commercials. Miz hit the Skull Crushing Finale and then the Figure 4-Leglock but Bryan reversed it into the LeBell lock and got the win.

Result: Daniel Bryan def. The Miz & King Corbin and will face Bray Wyatt at Royal Rumble

Match rating: A

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Wyatt appeared on the titantron and asked if he was willing to 'let him in' before Daniel chanted 'Yes' with the crowd.

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Episode rating: B

The last SmackDown episode of the decade was lackluster with three attempts at the same Triple Threat match and some average out-of-ring segments. The six-man tag match was the highlight of the night followed by Otis' attempts at wooing Mandy.