Related
monition : The following transcript has SPOLIERS for WWE SmackDown ( Jan 3,2025 )
In its first week ofWWEmoving the " second show " to three hours , WWE SmackDown from Phoenix , AZ , was load with incidents . Sami Zayn and The Usos competed in 6 - homo Tag Team activity against The Bloodline in the dark ’s Main Event . Earlier in the evening , Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa met in the ring in the lead of Monday ’s Tribal Combat matchwith Roman Reigns , and Drew McIntyre continue to make his mien felt .
Elsewhere , atomic number 79 was on the bank line as DIY oppose the tag end team title against Motor City Machine Guns , andNia Jax put her title on the line against Naomi in a very eventful WWE Women ’s Championship match . Michin and Piper Niven continued their feud with US Champion Chelsea Green waiting in the wings , Shinsuke Nakamura vs Andrade meet in a intemperately - hitting match , and Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens go on their feud ahead of their compeer at the Royal Rumble .
WWE SmackDown Results - Jan 3, 2025
Cody Rhodes Is Given More To Think About
Buffalo Bill Rhodes openedSmackDownin somber and serious look , quick to accost Kevin Owens , before being interrupt by Raw ’s Drew McIntyre . That ’s only part of the surprise , asDrew apply Cody a expectant hug and insisted he was here to help . Seeing any sort of positivity or fondness from Drew after the last 12 months is alarming at this critical point , butMcIntyre ’s big plans for 2025 are off to a substantial start .
Drew ’s words fell on deaf ear , asCody did n’t trust the Scottish Warrior and , in getting even , McIntyre separate Cody “ watch your back ” , take after by Kevin Owens assault him from behind . Jey Uso would afterwards ill-treat to Kevin Owens offstage , who told him to “ check your back ” . happenstance ? Jey Uso faces Drew McIntyre on the forthcoming Netflix premiere of Monday Night Raw , so he really ought to determine his back on Monday .
Shinsuke Nakamura Benefits From SmackDown’s Extra Hour
The extended entrance for Shinsuke Nakamura felt gravid . SmackDown ’s supernumerary hour should be used to increase the vulnerability for their mid - card hotshot and their contention . The stiff , hard - rack up match made both champion and the competition look tough as nails . Shinsuke got the win with a bludgeon Kinshasa , his blood - curdling facial mannerisms adding to his increasingly baleful mystique . LA Knight then hit the ring and promised he would get his US Championship back . swell stuff from everyone .
Paul Heyman Learns His Tribal Combat Role
If you had not examine a individual second of WWE television system since Solo Sikoa decided it was his time to launch the Bloodline as The Tribal Chief , Paul Heyman sold the total plot line and the importance of the role in 5 phenomenal moments . A master at oeuvre and a line well done . It was always a bold move from The Wiseman , and so it prove to be as Solo ’s music fill the arena . He check Roman ’s counsel that he would come forth winning , and desire Heyman to handle the Ula Fala while the match takes place . have a bun in the oven pyrotechnic .
Smackdown’s Exciting Tag Team Turmoil
Tag Teams getting ordered telly metre and storylines is paying dividends onSmackDown . Pretty Deadly’slies about Legado Del Fantasma injuring The Street Profits on last week’sSmackDowncaught up with them , as they were confronted by Apollo Crews ( nicknamed “ Apollo Stooge ” by the bounder ) , Santos Escobar , and his squad . DIY continued to abnegate their interest , and their claim Department of Defense against Motor City Machine Guns descended into topsy-turvyness , brawling and a no competition that robbed the challengers of victory . All this and a Motor City Machine Guns vignette happened in the first half ofSmackDown . It ’s a adept time to be a tag team on the blue brand .
The Queen Defends Her Crown, Before Finally Being Dethroned
Nia Jax and Naomi ’s WWE Women ’s Championship match was a war . So many near falls and great spots in this longer match , with Nia ’s 2d - rope leg - free fall and Samoan put down both being particularly impactful . Nia emerged victorious after Tiffany Stratton interpose , hitting Naomi in the head with her Money In The Bank briefcase .
And thenall hell check loose , ending in Tiffany Stratton being the new WWE Women ’s Champion . Bianca Belair would enter the ring to hit a KOD on Nia for attacking Naomi after the Alexander Bell , Tiffany then take out Candace LeRae , then Bianca , before cashing in , land the Prettiest Moonsault Ever , and getting the 3 - count that made Stratton the new superstar . The swerve fooled us all , and this was a perfect moment . It ’s finally Tiffy Time . Drink it in .
The Bloodline Set The Stage For Monday’s Netflix Debut
The entrance for Sami Zayn and The Usos was so turbo - charged that the Yeeting extended to the bunch , the comment and a particularly enthusiastic Lilian Garcia . It sense like Daniel Bryan ’s “ yes ! ” movement at its height when The OG Bloodline are in the building right now . Despite that , Solo Sikoa earned his team the victory after Jey Uso forget his opponent was the effectual man . It ’s a magnanimous pinfall for the young Tribal Chief , ahead of the biggest dark of his career this Monday .
In closing , Tiffany Stratton ’s dramatic play - fueled swerve while cash in her Money In The Bank contract bridge is going to be in Best Of lists for years . Former champion Nia is lead to have issuing with Binaca Belair , Candace LeRae , Naomi and the new WWE Women ’s Champion . Heyman , Solo , The Bloodline and The Usos did a fantastic job of building intrigue ahead of Monday ’s tremendous Raw on Netflix premiere , andthe union between Drew McIntyre and Kevin Owens alluded to throughoutSmackDownis a welcome and exciting raw dynamicfor the young year . All this and the men ’s and women ’s mid - notice and Tag Team division were given more spotlight withSmackDown ’s extra hour in what wasa resound success for dark one of a three - hourSmackDown .
Photo Credit: WWE.com
