WWE’s plans for the first three hour edition of SmackDown have been revealed courtesy of a new backstage report.
Tonight’s SmackDown (January 3) emanates from the Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ, with the show kicking off both a new year for WWE and a new era for the blue brand.
With Raw’s exciting move to Netflix kicking off on Monday, January 6, SmackDown will begin anew as a three hour program on the USA Network starting tonight.
Ahead of the broadcast WrestleVotes has revealed WWE’s plans for the main event of tonight’s SmackDown.
Posting to Twitter, WrestleVotes wrote:
Tonight’s first-ever 3-hour #SmackDown will be headlined by a six-man tag match: The Bloodline vs. Sami Zayn, Jimmy Uso, and Braun Strowman.
Also announced for tonight’s show, Nia Jax will defend her WWE Women’s Championship against Naomi.
WWE United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura also returns stateside following his win over Ulna Sasaki at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s New Year’s Day event, taking on Andrade in singles action on tonight’s SmackDown.
WWE are reportedly set to implement a change to their announcer line-up for SmackDown and Raw beginning with tonight’s show – click here for full details.
Tonight’s first-ever 3-hour #SmackDown will be headlined by a six-man tag match: The Bloodline vs. Sami Zayn, Jimmy Uso, and Braun Strowman. Additionally, sources confirm Nia Jax will defend her championship against Naomi.
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) January 3, 2025
To make sure you stay up to date with all the biggest wrestling and WrestleTalk news, follow us on BlueSky by clicking this link!
Comments.
Loading comments…