On Tuesday, January 29, WWE continued their presence in the Phoenix, Arizona area after the Royal Rumble. Many of the biggest WWE superstars were on hand for the SmackDown Live episode at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Here's a look at five of the biggest stories or highlights from the January 29 episode of WWE SmackDown Live.
'The New' Daniel Bryan debuts new WWE Championship belt
It's a new era for the WWE Championship as current champ Daniel Bryan continues to try to bring change. He made a major change to the title belt. It's now made out of wood, hemp, and heart stone. That's definitely a direction fans didn't see coming!
Bryan to defend belt in Elimination Chamber
Another development that arrived as of Tuesday was a big match for Bryan's WWE Championship. It will go down at the upcoming WWE Elimination Chamber PPV in February. Bryan is slated to defend inside the Chamber against Mustafa Ali, Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and Samoa Joe.
.@TripleH just made a HUGE announcement for #WWEChamber! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/SMT4imSp67
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2019