WWE Friday Night SmackDown comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Jan. 2, 2026) with a live show emanating from the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, featuring all the latest build to the upcoming Royal Rumble premium live event scheduled for later this month in Saudi Arabia.
Advertised for tonight: Drew McIntyre will reveal the stipulations for the Three Stages of Hell WWE Championship match against Cody Rhodes.
Elsewhere, Giulia will challenge Chelsea Green for the United States championship,
Damien Priest and Aleister Black settle their differences in an Ambulance match, a huge 8-woman tag team match pitting Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky & Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka & Kairi Sane & Nia Jax & Lash Legend, and more!
Come right back here at 8 pm ET when the SmackDown live blog kicks off once the show starts on USA Network. It will be below this line here. (Note: Links to illegal streams are prohibited. Pics and GIFs are allowed.)
