NBC Universal will be implementing picture-in-picture commercials on their television programming and that includes SmackDown Live.

USA Network tested this feature out last summer after the WWE draft and according to Broadcasting and Cable, the picture-in-picture commercial breaks raised the retention of viewers 13% with the overall rating of the episode by 2%. This will be the one of the first of many NBC Universal show concepts like this to keep the audience engaged during commercials.

NBCU Executive Vice President of Network Partnerships Josh Feldman made the following remarks regarding the change:

“We want to improve the viewing experience for fans with marketing and advertising, versus just having marketing advertising be part of the viewing experience,” Feldman said. “Picture-in-picture improves the viewing experience. That’s the mission of what we’re trying to do here.”

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Eliminations were as follows:

• Breezango eliminated Slater & Rhyno after Fandango rolled up Rhyno after Breeze was hit with the GORE! GORE! GORE!
• AA eliminated Breezango with a bulldog from the top giving respect (an ode) to the legendary tag team, The Steiner Brothers.
• AA eliminated The Vaudevillians when Jordan hit English with an Olympic Slam/Angle Slam.
• AA eliminated The Ascension when Gable pinned Victor after nailing him with a ‘Chaos Theory Suplex’.

AA eliminated The Usos via Grand Amplitude. Usos got the biggest reaction of all the tag teams. At one point during the bout, there were dueling “Let’s go Usos/Alphas” chants.

– Singles Match for the Smackdown Women’s Championship:
‘Five feet of Fury’ Alexa Bliss (c) def. ‘Straight Fire’ Becky Lynch via pinfall to retain her championship by using a handful of tights to get the victory.

Becky received a good ‘babyface’ reaction from the people in attendance.

The Last No Chin Music!!!! of 2016 By @realellsworth from #WWEMiami Against @TheCurtHawkins #NoChinMusic #HappyNewYear pic.twitter.com/cvIXoq0X7t

— david (@iambeast305) December 31, 2016

– ‘Turtle without a shell’ James Ellsworth def. Curt Hawkins via pinfall with a ‘No Chin Music’ in about 11 seconds. But, hey Ronda Rousey lasted longer than Hawkins! That’s impressive. But, Hawkins you gotta ‘FACE THE FACTS!’

The crowd seemed to be enjoying this comedy break matchup after two title matches!

– ‘The Lone Wolf’ Baron Corbin def. ‘The Lucha Dragon’ Kalisto after nailing the luchador with the ‘End of Days’.

Kalisto seemed to be extremely over with the kids in the crowd. Corbin was hated.

– Non-title Steel Cage Match:
‘The Showoff’ Dolph Ziggler def. IC Champion ‘The A-Lister’ The Miz in a great 24-minute bout after Maryse accidentally slammed the cage door on her husband’s face (The Moneymaker, Remember?) and Ziggler floored the IC champ with a Superkick.

Both men put forth a great performance and it was evident to the fans in attendance. The crowd hated Miz. SHEER HATRED.

– ‘The Fearless’ Nikki Bella def. ‘The Queen of Harts’ Natalya via pinfall. Bella won the match with the ‘help’ of Carmella’s interference. Bella shoved Natalya into Carmella and then hit the Rack Attack 2.0 for the 1-2-3.

– 6-Man Tag Team Match:
The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton & ‘The Brawler from the Backwoods’ Luke Harper) def. Apollo Crews, Jack Swagger & Mojo Rawley via pinfall.

The crowd chanted “We want Randy” when Randy was on the apron waiting to be tagged in and “RKO” when he was in the ring involved in the bout. Completely overshadowed the rest of the guys.

– Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship:
‘The Phenomenal’ A.J. Styles (c) def. ‘The Lunatic Fringe’ Dean Ambrose and ‘The Face that Runs the Place’ John Cena to retain his title in a 20 minute main event bout.

Styles brought a chair in the ring and nailed Cena. Ambrose kicked him and went for Dirty Deeds on the chair but Styles hit him low and pinned him with the school boy pin.

Post-match, Cena floored him with the ‘Attitude Adjustment’ (AA) to send the fans home happy.

https://twitter.com/TheMarioM/status/815287792787918848

Owens was yelling at people and Roman could not stop laughing pic.twitter.com/FxxJ6ISWQw

— jessica (@jessberkzzz) December 29, 2016

Reigns’ response:

I was laughing, at KO’s merch check!!?? I made more splitting with The Shield. Imagine what it is now! ?? #AhYessir https://t.co/O4xvSjjssE

— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) December 30, 2016

John Cena ushered in his opinion by tweeting the following:

While @WWERomanReigns was making fun of what people earn I was at @GeorgiaTechFB to #EarnTheDay #recognize pic.twitter.com/xbxlZuO0uR

— John Cena (@JohnCena) December 30, 2016

Reigns fired back told ‘The Face that Runs the Place’ that he has no clue whatsoever about what’s going on around here. Reigns tweeted:

What I #recognize is you have no clue whats going on here. So just power clean and make sure you clean your weights up. #GuestInMyHouse https://t.co/YbN6oUw59u

— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) December 30, 2016

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‘The Phenom’ The Undertaker and ‘Mr WrestleMania‘ Shawn Michaels have been advertised for the January 9th episode of Monday Night RAW in New Orleans. A screenshot has been circulating online of a sponsored Facebook ad from WWE.

Last time The Undertaker was seen on WWE TV was on WWE Smackdown LIVE and it was assumed that was the show he would be on from there on out.

Also, some days back you can recall, a photo went viral featuring The Phenom walking with the help of a stick accompanied by Executive Producer Kevin Dunn at the sight of LIVE filming of Monday Night RAW episode. So, maybe some talks might have taken place then, between the two parties regarding this unexpected development.

You can see the screenshot of the Facebook post below:

And now, the rumor mill is in full force regarding a match between ‘The Phenom’ The Undertaker and ‘The Big Dog’ Roman Reigns WrestleMania 33.

Previously, rumors of John Cena facing The Undertaker at WrestleMania 33 were circulating online. Prior to which Cena/Taker would be winning the title from ‘The Phenomenal’ A.J. Styles at the Royal Rumble PPV. But, now everything seems to be up in the air as of this moment.