Friday Night SmackDown will feature Chelsea Green defending her championship, and the announcement of the stipulations for “3 Stages of Hell”.
The first three-hour SmackDown of the year airs tonight on USA Network with several matches and segments added to the program.
Chelsea Green will defend the United States Championship against former champion Giulia. It comes after Giulia beat Alba Fyre on last week’s taped edition of the show, setting up a rematch from November’s title change.
Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre are advertised to appear in Buffalo, New York, tonight, as McIntyre will reveal the stipulations for next week’s “3 Stages of Hell” match in Berlin, Germany, when SmackDown airs from Europe.
Last week, it was announced that Jade Cargill and Michin would have a match, but Michin was pulled from this past week’s holiday tour after suffering a shoulder injury. The match is not listed on WWE’s preview of the show.
The show airs from the KeyBank Center in Buffalo.
Friday Night SmackDown – January 2:
- U.S. Championship: Chelsea Green © vs. Giulia
- Ambulance Match: Damian Priest vs. Aleister Black
- Kabuki Warriors, Lash Legend & Nia Jax vs. Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss
- Drew McIntyre names the stipulations for “3 Stages of Hell”
