Definition: In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.
Input: on the january 16 episode of friday night smackdown , it was announced that swagger would defend the ecw title against hardy in a rematch at the royal rumble.
Output:
on the january 16 episode of friday night smackdown , it was said that swagger would defend the ecw title against hardy in a rematch at the royal rumble.