Spoilers – Title Change At SmackDown Tapings, New Rumble Match

[Kemo]

Newsworthy items from Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings, airing Thursday on USA Network…

– WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose will defend against Kevin Owens at the Royal Rumble in a Last Man Standing match. Ambrose defeated Owens for the title at TLC last month.

– Alberto Del Rio is WWE United States Champion once again after defeating Kalisto, who won the belt in a great match on RAW just 24 hours prior.

And the NEW United States Heavyweight Champion, Alberto Del Rio! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/3nEpO28WmZ

— Ian Auzenne (@iauzenne) January 13, 2016

[Big Evil]

This is a freakin' joke anymore... the WWE doesn't know or perhaps they just do not care about developing their talent for the future. Del Rio was boring and didn't do a damn thing as US Champion, and here they go cheating Kalisto out of a title reign for what? Just to try and get more heat on Del Rio? We don't care about him! Del Rio holding a title that he does NOT defend doesn't do a damn thing for the business, for the US title itself, or for bringing up talent that has sat around doing nothing. WWE used to have rivalries for all titles and stories to go along with all the talent on the roster. Now we have nothing. Kalisto gets a single-day reign as US Champion and, instead of focusing on the great fast-paced matches he could put together and push him up the ladder some, we get to see boring-ass Del Rio play the typical heel too afraid to put his title on the line that he stole back from the courageous Kalisto who beat him clean. Now we get to see Del Rio bore us while Kalisto fades back into obscurity.