A big return is on the cards during tonight's episode of SmackDown, which takes place this afternoon in Berlin, Germany. Fightful Select are reporting that Jaco

Last time in action: Giulia defeated Chelsea Green (SD, Jan. 2), Bliss won an eight-woman tag match (SD, Jan. 2) The United States Championship was on the line in the next match when Bliss challenged Giulia for the belt that she just won from Green last week. James was by her client's side, as usual.

On a night that saw Drew McIntyre win the WWE Championship, here are three things we hated & three things we loved about the 1/9/26 episode of "WWE SmackDown!"

Also on SmackDown, McIntyre revealed the stipulations for next week's Three Stages of Hell match with Cody Rhodes

WWE Friday Night Smackdown airs on Friday nights at 8 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream. Friday, Jan. 9 will serve as the second episode of Season 28, and it will air on USA.

After the less-than-stellar state SmackDown found itself in for the better part of 2025, moving the show back to three hours at the onset of 2026 was hardly the correct course of action.

WWE SmackDown airs live from Berlin on Jan. 9 with a Three Stages of Hell main event and potential surprises. Here's the full card.

Jordynne Grace took to social media to send a not-so-subtle message to Jade Cargill following their interaction on SmackDown. This week on WWE SmackDown, Jordynne Grace made her debut after signing with the brand.

Wrestling fans have the luxury of recording SmackDown so that they can watch college sports or make other plans, but I would cancel them tonight. There's a big title change being rumored for this evening,