1/2 WWE SmackDown Live Results – Welcome to WrestlingAttitude’s coverage of WWE SmackDown on January 2, from the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
WWE SmackDown kicks off with clips of Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre from last week.
– We see Cody Rhodes, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, the Kabuki Warriors, Damian Priest, Aleister Black and Zelina Black entering the arena.
In the Arena:
Inside the arena, we cut to Michael Cole and Corey Graves. They welcome everyone to the show but we hear The Miz. He is at ringside and says that they are not moving on to 2026, he is sick of hearing happy new year. Miz gets in the ring and he says they are not moving on uintil he airs his problems of last year.
He says he asked for one match in John Cena’s retirement tour. He says he should have been the one to tap John Cena out, instead Cena is smiling, riding in the sunset and he is stuck in Buffalo. The second thing is he did something rare in this business, he offered his guidance to all the young, up and coming superstars. But they were ungrateful and entitled. He says respect is not requested, it’s expected. Not just from the rookies but from everyone.
Miz says he was passed over on a movie and the fourth thing is not only did he who shall not be named and his good time buddies ruin his SmackDown, he brought back a nick name. A very untrue nick name. The fans chant tiny balls. He says this will not become a thing again, there is a silver lining. We are in 2026 and John Cena is gone. Miz says there is a new face of WWE and unlike the city, he actually wins Championships. He says he is the most decorated WWE superstar and that means he is the face of WWE, he is the gateway for the company, he is the locker room leader and he is the adult in the room filled with spoiled little brats.
Randy Orton’s music hits and out he comes to the ring and Miz is smiling. The fans chant Randy and Miz tells the fans that Orton is back and to let him hear it. The fans chant RKO and Miz says not him. He tells Orton that it’s good to have him back and they fist bump. Miz says as he was saying, they are the adults in the room, they are the locker room leaders, they are the gateways to the company and they could be Miz KO.
Orton looks at Miz and the fans. Orton hits Miz with an RKO and he points his finger. Orton gets Miz up, tells him happy new year and hits him with an RKO. He climbs the top rope and his music hits.
Backstage:
We cut backstage and The Kabuki Warriors are together. In come Nia Jax and Lash Legend. Nia and Lash tell them that they will help them win tonight and after that, they can give them a title match. Asuka says they will be happy to owe them a beating. On Monday, they will keep the titles and after that, they can face them anytime. Asuka walks away and Kairi Sane tells them they should be ready for the Kabuki Warriors and she walks away.
We go to commercial.
Backstage:
Back from commercial, we see Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes backstage. Orton says out of respect, now that he is back, once Cody beats Drew McIntyre, he is coming for the title. Orton walks away and in comes Nick Aldis. He tells Cody that Drew is there tonight and they both know that Drew will try to get under his skin but he cannot let that happen. If Cody touches him before their match in Berlin, he will forfeit the title. Cody tells him he doesn’t have to worry, that won’t happen.
Eight Woman Tag Team Match – Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY vs. The Kabuki Warriors, Nia Jax and Lash Legend
Lash, NIa, Asuka, and Kairi attack their opponents and it is down to Asuka and Rhea to start things off. Asuka with a series of kicks, including Kawada kicks. Rhea blocks a kick and misses a clothesline. Asuka misses a back fist and Rhea misses a round kick. Rhea drop kicks Asuka and then sends Kairi to the floor. Alexa tags in and hits a cannonball onto Asuka and Kairi. Alexa sends Asuka into the turnbuckles and Alexa with a kick. Kairi drops Alexa from the turnbuckles to the mat when Asuka distracts the referee. Asuka with forearms. Kairi tags in and she kicks Alexa and then follows with a drop kick for a near fall. Nia tags in and she head butts Alexa. Nia and Lash choke Alexa in the corner. Lash tags in and she slams Alexa and hits a splash for a near fall. Lash with a reverse chin lock.
Alexa with punches but Lash with a forearm. Lash with a wrist lock and she lifts Alexa in the air. Lash with a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Lash with an arm bar. Nia tags in and she knocks Iyo to the floor. Alexa with a kick to Nia and Lash goes over the top rope to the floor. Alexa with a tornado DDT and both are down. Flair tags in and she goes up top and hits a cross body on Lash and Nia. Flair with chops to Lash and Nia. Flair with a kick to Nia and she hits a walkover clothesline on Lash. Flair with a round kick and Natural Selection to Nia. Flair goes up top and sets for a moonsault and hits it for a near fall.
Flair kicks Asuka off the apron. Nia with an Irish whip and Flair with a Flair Flip and kick to Lash on the apron and a kick to Nia. Nia blocks a slingshot rollup and gets a near fall. Nia with a head butt and Asuka tags in. Flair with a rollup for a near fall. Flair goes for the figure four and locks it in. Flair bridges and Kairi with an elbow drop to break up the hold. Alexa is sent to the floor by Sane and Sane follows. Iyo tags in and hits a victory roll and double stop. Iyo drops Sane’s arm on the top rope and then Iyo goes up top and hits a double missile drop kick. Iyo flips around and SHE HAS EARS. Iyo with a side head lock and Rhea is pulled off the apron by Nia to prevent the tag. Asuka with a round kick to Iyo. Lash tags in and Asuka misses a running hip in the ropes. Iyo with a springboard move that is met with a boot for a near fall.
Lash with an Irish whip and a front face lock. Nia tags in and Lash Irish whips Iyo into a body block from Nia. Nia uses her rear end to add pressure to Iyo in the ropes and Lash slaps her. Nia with a slam and Lash tags in. Lash with forearms across the chest while Nia holds her. Nia with a side slam and Lash gets a near fall. Iyo with elbows but Lash sends Iyo to the mat. Nia tags in and Nia with a splash and Lash follows with a splash of her own. Nia gets a near fall. Nia with a chin lock and she sends Iyo into the mat.
Backstage:
We cut to Nick Aldis and Jordynne Grace. He tells her he wants her on SmackDown. In comes Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre. She tells him that it’s too cold for her to go to the ring. Aldis tells her that she is interrupting. Grace tells Aldis that her decision will be easy. Chelsea tells Aldis that emotionally, she cannot go to the ring and asks him if he has seen the ending of Stranger Things. Aldis tells her that she can be a fighting Champion or he can impeach her and strip her of the title. Chelsea storms out.
We go to commercial.
Kit Wilson walks down to the ring and he says he is redefining masculinity. And he is in Buffalo, home of the most toxic sports fans in all of America. Zack Ryder’s music hits and out comes Matt Cardona.
Kit Wilson vs. Matt Cardona
The bell rings and we are under way. Wilson with a running back elbow. Michael Cole says that Nick Aldis told him in his earpiece that Matt Cardona is now on SmackDown. Wilson with right hands but Cardona with right hands followed by a flap jack. He clotheslines Wilson to the outside of the ring. He throws Wilson back into the ring and in the corner. Cardona climbs the second rope and hits Wilson with right hands but Wilson slides under him and trips him up. Wilson with elbow drops. He goes for the cover but Cardona kicks out. Wilson places Cardona on the top rope but Cardona pushes him away. Cardona with a drop kick followed by a clothesline. Cardona with right hands and he gets Wilson in the corner. Cardona with a running kick to the face. Cardona with a double underhook suplex. He goes for the cover but Wilson kicks out. Cardona grabs Wilson but Wilson kicks him away. Wilson with the Turn-A-Kit. He goes for the cover but Cardona kicks out. Wilson runs towards Cardona but Cardona kicks him away. Cardona with the Rough Rider. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Matt Cardona
Backstage:
Cathy Kelley is with Damian Priest. He tells her that he has been going to war with Aleister for six months. He says enough is enough and one way or another, this ends tonight. He tells Black that for half a year, Black tried to change him and break him. He is not his creator. The only thing Black has done is wake something up that even his crazy mind wouldn’t understand. He says he will stuff him in an ambulance and send him to the ER because tonight, Black is going to fade to black.
We go to commercial.
We go to the Wyatts
Bo asks what is the meaning of family, Solo? That is an answer you have been searching for since you were exiled from your true bloodline. You claim that they are not a family. You haven’t taken the time to comprehend the force you are up against. You mock what you do not understand. Our family is not made up of just them. Our family is filled with millions of fireflies around the world. Always remember. He tells Solo it is time to chop down your family tree at the root. When the dust settles, we will be the ones.
In the Arena:
Sami Zayn makes his way to the ring.
Sami says howdy to Buffalo. He says he hasn’t been around the last few weeks. The time you saw him on TV, it was in the audience. He says he got to do something recently. He got to sit and enjoy the show like all of you. He says he get to sit in the front row and watch John Cena’s final match with his son. It hit him in a way that he didn’t expect. His son turned to him and he asked why do they call Cena the ‘Never Seen 17’. He said that is why he won the world title 17 times. His son asked him how many times did he win the world title. Sami says he had to tell him zero. He asked him why. Sami says he didn’t have an answer. He understands why it was confusing. His son has seen him in the ring every week and they all have World Championships so it doesn’t make sense. His son has seen him come home with titles. He wonders why is that one missing.
Sami says he talked a lot about becoming a World Champion, it made him sick. He is not here to talk about it. He is here to do it. He says he is coming for the WWE Chamipionship.
Trick Williams’ music interrupts and he makes his way to the ring.
Trick does the Lash Alert Alarm before speaking.
Trick says he has finally arrived. Trick tells Sami Zayn they have not been formally introduced and he runs through his nicknames. He says he is the most athletic, most entertaining, and most dangerous person. He says he is here for one reason. Nick Aldis called him and told him that they needed Trick on Smackdown to add what he can bring to the brand.
Trick tells Sami he isn’t done. Trick says he can take off his coat and his shades and he is still six foot five and 250 pounds. They need someone who can challenge for the title and looks like a champion. Trick says he is here to be champion.
Trick says they are not alike. He won’t take 20 years to get here and he won’t almost get the job done.
Sami asks Trick if he is done.
He says Trick is right. He has the tools. You have yet to be humbled. Are you the first to look good and say that they are going to cut the line to the top. You aren’t the first to look down at him. Sami says he has no problem teaching Trick a lesson or two and how to be humbled.
– We see clips of Carmelo Hayes winning the United States Championship last week.
Backstage:
Carmelo Hayes is backstage and in comes Ilja Dragunov. He wishes him a happy new year. Ilja says last week, he wanted to fight the best and the best version of the best. He says Hayes gave him that and while the outcome is not what he expected, there are worst things in life than losing to him. But it wasn’t a last time. Ilja asks him if he plans on continuing the open challenge and Hayes tells him he will keep it going. And when they plan to run it back, he will keep the lights on for him.
Ilja walks away and Hayes sees Miz. He asks Miz what’s up. Hayes tells him that this would not have been possible without him and he thanks Miz for it. Miz says he has come to his senses. Hayes thanks him for finally leaving him alone because he has been better ever since.
Back to commercial.
Johnny Gargano vs. Carmelo Hayes for the Men’s United States Championship
Hayes punches Gargano after Johnny tries to attack him when he enters the ring.
Hayes with a drop kick as the bell rings. Hayes with punches and shoulders in the corner. Hayes with an Irish whip and forearm into the corner. Hayes with a leg drop. Hayes with an Irish whip but Gargano floats over and gets a rollup and rolling kick. Johnny with chops. Hayes pushes Johnny face first into the mat and hits a knee to Gargano. Hayes sets for a dive but Johnny pulls Candice in the way. Johnny with a slingshot spear and punches. Johnny with a pescado. Johnny chops Hayes against the ringside barrier and then they exchange punches. Johnny with a punch and he chokes Hayes in the ropes. The referee stops Johnny and Candice jumps in to choke Hayes.
Johnny with a neck breaker and he gets a near fall. Johnny wth punches in the corner and he chokes Hayes. Candice almost gets caught choking Hayes in the corner but she sees the referee looking. Hayes with chops and punches. Johnny with a back elbow and he rakes the eyes with his boots. JOhnny with a rear chin lock. Johnny with a Cobra Clutch. Hayes with punches and he gets out of the hold. Hayes with a chop. Johnny with a tornado flatliner off the turnbuckles for a near fall. Johnny kicks Hayes in the head. Hayes blocks a kick and Hayes with punches and chops. Hayes with a springboard clothesline followed by a satellite face buster.
Johnny escapes a suplex but Hayes with an elbow. Hayes puts Johnny in the ropes and he kicks Johnny. Hayes with a Fade Away and Johnny goes to the floor. Hayes with a flip dive and he sends Johnny back into the ring. Hayes goes up top and hits a frog splash for a near fall. Hayes with a clothesline and he goes to the turnbuckles. Hayes is crotched by Hayes and he holds the legs. Johnny with chops and slaps. Johnny with a Super Air Raid Crash attempt but Hayes counters and tries for a sunset flip power bomb but Johnny stops him. Hayes with a superplex but Johnny blocks it and he gets a near fall. Hayes blocks a lawn dart and an O’Connor Roll. Hayes with a super kick and a springboard DDT for a near fall. Both men block suplexes and Johnny with an inside cradle for a near fall.
Johnny iwth a lawn dart and Johnny gets a near fall. They exchange forearms. Johnny with an enzuigiri but Hayes with a drop kick. They both hit flying clotheslines at the same time and both go down. Johnny with punches and Hayes punches back. Hayes with a bicycle kick and Johnny with a discus clothesline. Johnny sets for a super kick but Hayes with a super kick of his own. Hayes comes off the ropes on a springboard move and Johnny with a super kick. Hayes with a suplex into a cutter for a near fall. Johnny goes to the apron and he punches Hayes. Hayes with a forearm and Johnny with a shoulder. Johnny goes for a slingshot move and Hayes with a cutter on the top rope. Hayes with a slingshot DDT on the apron.
Hayes goes up top and he misses Nothin But Net. Johnny with a tornado DDT for a near fall. Hayes rolls to the floor and Johnny with a suicide dive. Hayes with a kick when Johnny goes for the slingshot spear. Hayes goes up top and Candice gets on the apron. Johnny crotches Hayes and Johnny sets for a Super Air Raid Crash and he hits it for a near fall. Johnny sets for Fairy Tale Ending but Hayes blocks it and they alternate rollups. Hayes with First 48 and Nonthin But Net for the three count.
Winner: Carmelo Hayes (retains championship)
Backstage:
We cut to Tama Tonga backstage and in comes Shinsuke Nakamura. He speaks to Tama in Japanese and Tama replies back in Japanese. Nakamura laughs and walks away. Solo comes up behind Tama and asks him if it’s okay and Tama tells him it is, that’s an older chapter. He asks him about The Wyatt Sicks and Solo tells him he spoke to Aldis about them. He said next week, it will be four on four and after that, they will take the Tag Team titles. Solo tells him the men are waiting and to leave Buffalo. Solo walks away as Tama looks the other way.
We go to commercial.
We Hear from Aleister Black
An Aleister Black video package airs. He talks about Damian Priest and he says that after tonight, Black will never be the same again. Zelina says tonight, they will put the final nail in the coffin of Damian’s delusions.
Backstage:
We cut to Cathy Kelley who is with Jade Cargill. Cathy tells her that Michin suffered an injury at a WWE live event in a match against Cargill. She tells Cathy that Michin stepped up and found out. In comes Jordynne Grace who says she is thinking of signing to SmackDown and Cargill tells her that she is that bitch. Grace tells her she is Grace and Cargill is definitely one of those.
Backstage:
We cut to Sami Zayn and Cody Rhodes. He asks Zayn if he has seen Drew McIntyre and Zayn tells him that he hasn’t Cody tells Zayn that apparently everyone is being honest tonight. Zayn says he respects Cody and he likes him but surely Cody has to understand where he comes from. In comes Nick Aldis who asks them how they are doing. Cody asks Aldis if he has seen Drew and he says he hasn’t yet. Cody says he is calm but they have to handle this and he is going to the ring now.
In the Arena:
Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring.
Cody asks Buffalo what do they want to talk about. He asks how does one attain the richest prize in pro wrestling. He says he is not the biggest, strongest, or fastest. He is also not the youngest. What separates him is simple. It is his mentality when dealing with anyone in a WWE ring. Cody says his mentality is that he gets here early and he has the title belt in tow. He wants people to see him seeing them. That is the secret. When they see this championship and they see him, they think the money and the suits and the bus. Then comes the envy. Drew, you reek of envy. Cody says he is grateful and thankful for that. He says he cannot wait for that fight.
In the spirit of an arena tht is important to him and in front of people who have rallied for him, he has a bigger secret. Cody says he likes to play dumb. When the cameras think they are catching him they are playing checkers while he is playing chess. You can call yourself whatever you want, he is the one who calls himself the champ. That does not change in Berlin.
Drew appears on the Tron and he says Cody is so predictable. You are so predictable because you are old school. In a world full of shades of gray, you are so vanilla. Drew says he was thinking of ways to hurt him so much. He wanted to do it in a two-out-of-three falls match like your dad would want.
Stage 1, a straight wrestling match. He will prove he is the better wrestler. Stage 2, the falls count anywhere. If it is one to one, the final fall is inside an old school steel cage. No outside interference and no BS. Two enter and one leaves. He will break Cody next week, but if you are champion next week.
It is time for a test of your self control. Drew says he wanted to have the discussion on the Cody Express and he let himself in and put his feet up and used the bathroom. Drew says one item stood out to him. He shows a photo of Cody with Dusty. Drew says he wishes Dusty was still here today to see the man that you have become. Drew says he knows that Dusty is looking up and he is ashamed. They say it will be a cold day in hell if he is going to be champion again. Drew says he hopes Dusty has a coat down there.
Drew breaks the frame of the photo and stomps on it.
Cody runs to the back to his bus and security stops him.
Drew is in the ring and there is a trash can. He has the photo and he tells Cody he might want to come back to the ring because he is waiting for Cody.
Officials hold Cody back while Drew pulls out a lighter and he sets the photo on fire and then he puts it in the trash can.
Drew tells Cody to hit him.
We go to commercial.
Next week, we will have an Eight Man Tag Match with the Wyatts facing the Solos. Trick Williams faces Rey Fenix.
Chelsea Green vs. Giulia for the Women’s United States Championship
The bell rings and we are under way. Giulia with a drop kick and she throws Chelsea across the ring. Giulia with a running kick to the face and Green falls to the outside of the ring. Giulia to the outside and she slams Green face first onto the announce table. She throws Green back into the ring. Giulia pushes Fyre and Green with a suicide dive onto Giulia.
Back from commercial, Giulia and Green with right hands. Green with a clothesline followed by a kick to the side of the head. Green goes for the cover but Giulia kicks out. Green goes for the Unpretty Her but Giulia with a head butt. Green with the Rough Rider. She goes for the cover but Kiana is on the ring apron, distracting the referee. Fyre trips Kiana down. Giulia with a right hand but Green with a kick to the face. Green climbs the top rope but Giulia with a right hand. Giulia climbs the top rope and she lands a double underhook suplex. Giulia with a northern lights bomb. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: New Women’s United States Champion, Giulia
Backstage:
Cathy Kelley is backstage with Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY. Rhea tells her that they have waited a long time to get their hands on the Kbuki Warriors. The titles will be coming home with them. IYO says and they will finally be Champions together. In come Flair and Bliss. Rhea tells them that they want to be Champions again and after they get the titles, they are next in line. Bliss says they know the Kabuki Warriors can be sneaky and she wishes them good luck. Rhea looks at IYO and asks if they mean it. Flair says they are next in line and Rhea says if they want seconds, it’ll be their play and their pain.
We go to commercial.
Backstage:
Back from commercial, Johnny Gargano is with Candice LeRae. In come Fraxiom and they tell him that it’s a new year, maybe he can take it as a sign to move on and grow up. He tells him to give him back his mask. Gargano tells him that mask is a gift from his wife. He gives the mask to Candice. They tell him that’s low and they argue. Axiom says he will ask Nick Aldis for a match and when he beats Gargano, he will take the mask.
Ambulance Match: Damian Priest vs. Aleister Black
Black attacks Priest before the bell rings but Priest sends Black into the turnbuckles and then to the floor. Black with a boot to the head and they fight up the aisle. They make their way to the ambulance and Black sends Priest into the ambulance. Black opens the doors and Priest with a forearm. Black with another boot to the head and Priest with a back elbow. Priest pulls the stretcher out of the ambulance and he runs it into Black. Priest hot hots Black onto the stretcher. Vega closes and blocks the ambulance door as they fight ack towards the ring. Priest with a punch.
Priest sends Black into the ringside barrier and kicks him in the chest. Priest goes under the ring for a table. Black rolls into the ring as the table leans against the ringside barrier. Priest kicks Black from the apron and Priest goes Old School but Black stops the forearm with a knee. Black is caught off the apron and Priest goes for a choke slam through the table but Black gets to the steps. Black with Meteora through the table. Priest with a forearm and Black with a kick as they return to the ring. Black with more kicks. Black with a forearm and Priest fires back. Black blocks an uppercut and Black with a jumping knee and another kick to Priest.
Black with kicks and knees. Black with elbows to the top of the head followed by a knee drop. Black with punches to the midsection followed by kicks. Priest with a kick and Black kicks back. They go back and forth until Priest blocks a kick. Black blocks a kick and he kicks Priest. Black sets for Fade to Black but Priest blocks it and hits a clothesline. Priest with an elbow into the corner and they go to the floor. Priest with a running shoulder tackle that sends Black over the announce table. Black sends Priest into the ring post. Black grabs a chair and he hits Priest in the ribs and back. Black puts the chair over Priest’s head and he kicks the chair. Black hits Priest with the chair. Priest grabs Black and he choke slams Black onto the apron.
Priest blocks a kick but Black with a knee. Priest with a kick and they go to the turnbuckles for a Frankensteiner from Priest. Black with Black Mass. Black is the first to his feet. Black pulls Priest from the ring. Vega brings the stretcher to the ring for Black to put Priest on. Priest punches Black and Black punches back. Black with Meteora onto the stretcher. Black punches Priest on the stretcher and Vega gives Black a chair. Black hits Priest with the chair and then slams the back of the head onto the chair. Black pulls the stretcher up the aisle. Priest grabs Black’s head but Black with an elbow to Priest. Priest gets to his feet but Black with a punch.
Priest grabs Black and Black with an elbow. Priest with a knee. Black grabs the back board and he hits Priest in the midsection with it. Black puts the back board against Priest’s throat and he sends Priest into the LED. Vega opens the door and . . .
Rhea Ripley is in the back and she goes after Vega. Rhea grabs Vega and hits RipTide.
Black picks up Priest and Priest collapses on the floor. Black with kicks to Priest. Priest with punches and Black with a kick. Black punches Priest and Priest falls into the ambulance. One door is closed but Priest stops the second door from closing and Priest kicks the door into Black. Priest grabs a crutch and he hits Black with it. Priest continues to hit Black with the crutch but Black with a knee to send Priest into the ambulance. Priest kicks Black away. Priest sprays a fire extinguisher in Black’s face. Priest with a fire ball to Black. Priest closes the ambulance doors and he goes to the back.to get a table from the production area. Priest grabs Black and he sets for a Razor’s Edge through the table but Black escapes. Black slams the side door of the ambulance into Priest’s head and he kicks Priest. Priest avoids being sent into the side of the ambulance but Black cannot say the same.
Black sends Priest into the guardrails and he follows with a boot. Black with elbows to Priest and then he hits a round kick. Black pulls over a production case. Priest sets for South of Heaven but Black with a back elbow. Priest falls onto the case but Priest stops Black and Priest sets for Razor’s Edge but Priest kicks the case away. Priest gives Black Razor’s Edge into the window. Priest puts Black on top of the ambulance. The straps come down and Priest sets for South of Heaven off the ambulance through the table. Priest opens the ambulance door and he drags Black over. Priest sends Black into the ambulance and he closes the doors.
Winner: Damian Priest
– Here is what’s in store for tonight’s show –
- Drew McIntyre Reveals stipulations for Three Stages of Hell Match with Cody Rhodes
- Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, Rhea Ripley, and Iyo Sky vs. The Kabuki Warriors, Nia Jax, and Lash Legend
- Jade Cargill vs. Michin
- Ambulance Match: Damian Priest vs. Aleister Black
1/2 WWE SmackDown Preview
As SmackDown returns to a three‑hour format, WWE is kicking off 2026 with a stacked card headlined by championship action, long‑brewing grudges, and a major announcement from Drew McIntyre.
Chelsea Green will defend the Women’s United States Championship for the first time since retaining against Sol Ruca on the December 23 episode of NXT. Her challenger is Giulia, the woman she dethroned for the title back on November 7. The tension between the two has only escalated in recent weeks, with Giulia determined to reclaim the championship she lost and Green eager to prove her reign is no fluke. Their rivalry has been simmering — tonight, it finally boils over.
Aleister Black and Damian Priest will attempt to settle their feud once and for all in an Ambulance Match. Their rivalry has been one of SmackDown’s most violent and unpredictable stories of the past several months. Priest holds victories over Black from the August 1 episode of SmackDown and a Mixed Tag Team Match on December 12. Black, however, owns wins from their September 5 singles match and their brutal Last Man Standing Match on October 10. With the score tied and the animosity at an all‑time high, the only way to end this war is to force one man into the back of an ambulance.
Rhea Ripley will also return to action, teaming with IYO SKY, Charlotte Flair, and Alexa Bliss in an Eight‑Woman Tag Team Match against Lash Legend, Nia Jax, and the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, The Kabuki Warriors. The match reunites several competitors from the 2025 Women’s WarGames Match at Survivor Series: WarGames, where Ripley, SKY, Flair, Bliss, and AJ Lee defeated Legend, Jax, Asuka, Sane, and Becky Lynch. Ripley and SKY have been laser‑focused on Asuka and Kairi Sane in recent weeks, and tonight’s match could be a preview of future title implications.
Additionally, Drew McIntyre will reveal the stipulations he has chosen for his upcoming Three Stages of Hell Match against Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes next Friday. McIntyre agreed to return as an active member of the SmackDown roster after apologizing to referee Dan Engler and paying his outstanding fine — but his issues with Rhodes are far from resolved. With their rivalry reaching a dangerous new level, McIntyre’s stipulation choices could shape one of the most brutal matches in recent WWE history.
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1/2 WWE SmackDown Live Results
