WWE SmackDown Results (January 17, 2025): Solo Sikoa returns; Motor City Machine Gun wins; LA Knight retaliates; Tiffany Stratton retains & more

Hello everyone and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE and RESULTS of the WWE Friday Night SmackDown (January 17, 2025). The start is just a few hours away! I’m your host Blesson, and I’ll be keeping you company through what promises a fascinating evening of WWE. Please wait 30 seconds for the Live blog to load.

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.

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

WWE #SmackDown tonight match card & lineup: ▫️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#WWE pic.twitter.com/53lbOXQzDG

— KN Wrestling (@knwrestling) January 17, 2025

Tiffany Stratton (c) vs Bayley – WWE Women’s Championship

The newly crowned WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is set to defend her title against Bayley on the 01/17 show of the Blue brand. Stratton cashed in the MITB contract on Nia Jax during the first episode of SmackDown in 2025.

On the other hand, Bayley competed in an impromptu fatal 4-way match against Nia Jax, Bianca Belair and Naomi. The winner was promised a title shot against the newly crowned champion by General Manager Nick Aldis.

Bayley picked up the win last week and is now ready to battle Stratton for the title. This will be Tiffany’s first title defense while Bayley is looking to win the title for the third time in her career.

Motor City Machine Guns vs Los Garzas

Former WWE Tag Team Champion Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin (Motor City Machine Guns) will lock horns with Angel and Berto (Los Garzas) in this week’s episode of SmackDown.

In the last week’s episode, Los Garzas defeated Preety Deadly while Motor City Machine Guns defeated A-Town Down Under. The two teams will now lock horns to decide the next title challenger for the Tag Team title which is currently being held by Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano (DIY).

Solo Sikoa returns

Solo Sikoa failed in his attempt to cement himself as the ‘real tribal chief, Sikoa suffered a devastating defeat against Roman Reigns in the tribal combat match where the sacred Ula Fala was on the line. Sikoa now returns to WWE SmackDown.

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