All superstars confirmed for WWE SmackDown (January 17, 2025)

The 01/17 episode of the Blue brand features exciting matchups

The Stamford-based promotion will pack their bags for San Diego this week as Friday Night SmackDown will emanate from the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. The 01/17 episode of the Blue brand will follow in the steps of Monday Night Raw and will continue building storylines and matchups for the upcoming Saturday Night’s Main Event and 2025 Royal Rumble PLE.

Multiple top stars are slated to appear on the show including Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton, LA Knight, Bianca Belair and many more.

The promotion has announced two exciting matchups for the show in San Diego. Let us now take a look at the confirmed match card and segments for the -01/17 show.

Tiffany Stratton, the freshly minted WWE Women’s Champion, will defend her title against Bayley on the Blue brand’s January 17 program. Stratton cashed in Nia Jax’s MITB contract at the inaugural SmackDown program in 2025.

Tiffany Stratton v Bayley for the Women’s Championship is set for #SmackDown next week. pic.twitter.com/SiByy2x7Oo

— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) January 11, 2025

Bayley, on the other hand, faced Nia Jax, Bianca Belair, and Naomi in an impromptu fatal four-way match. General Manager Nick Aldis offered the winner a championship chance against the newly minted champion.

Bayley won last week and is now set to face Stratton for the championship. Tiffany will be making her maiden title defense, while Bayley hopes to win the championship for the third time in her career.

Former WWE Tag Team Champions Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin (Motor City Machine Guns) will face Angel and Berto (Los Garzas) on this week’s edition of SmackDown.

EXCLUSIVE: After their big victory, the Motor City Machine Guns are informed that they will face Los Garza in a No. 1 Contender's Match next week. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/nzDWoDKWmm

— WWE (@WWE) January 11, 2025

In the previous week’s show, Los Garzas beat Pretty Deadly, while Motor City Machine Guns defeated A-Town Down Under. The two teams will now face off to determine the next title contender for the Tag Team championship, which is currently held by Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano (DIY).

WWE Superstars confirmed for 01/17 WWE SmackDown

• “Undisputed WWE Champion” Cody Rhodes
• “WWE Women’s Champion” Tiffany Stratton
• Nia Jax
• “United States Champion” Shinsuke Nakamura
• “WWE Tag Team Champions” – DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano)
• Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
• Drew McIntyre
• “Prizefighter” Kevin Owens
• Tama Tonga
• LA Knight
• “Women’s Tag Team Champions” – Bianca Belair & Naomi
• Jimmy Uso
• Solo Sikoa
• “The Enforcer” Jacob Fatu
• “The Role Model” Bayley
• Apollo Crews
• Ashante “Thee” Adonis
• Cedric Alexander
• Blair Davenport
• Andrade
• Piper Niven
• “Women’s United States Champion” Chelsea Green
• “Him” Carmelo Hayes
• Candice LeRae
• Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kitt Wilson)
• The Wyatt Sicks
• A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory & Grayson Waller)
• Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Angel, Berto, Humberto Carillo & Elektra Lopez)
• The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) & B-Fab
• Michin

WWE SmackDown confirmed match card & segments

• Tiffany Stratton (c) vs Bayley – WWE Women’s Championship
• Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs Los Garzas (Angel & Berto)
• Solo Sikoa returns

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