WWE SmackDown
January 2, 2026Summary
| Date | Jan 2 | Total matches | 5 |
| Men's matches | 3 | Women's matches | 2 |
| Singles matches | 4 | Tag Team matches | 0 |
| Trio Matches | 0 | Other Matches | 1 |
This episode of SmackDown took place on January 2, 2026 and featured 5 matches on the card. All of the matches ended by pinfall, submission, or the rules stipulated by the match. Multiple championships were defended on the card, including the WWE Women's United States and United States Championships.
The matches featured 16 wrestlers, highlighted by Carmelo Hayes, Chelsea Green, Giulia and Damian Priest.
Predictability
Very Predictable
(5 of 5 Matches)
Competitions
More Singles
Less Tag
Diversity
Usual Mens
More Womens
Balance of Power
Faces won the card with 5 wins (of 5 matches).
(Heels won 0 matches)
Matches
| Men's Singles Ambulance Match |
1-0 (Overall: 1-0, Last 5: 1-0) Win Probability: 65.9% |
0-1 (Overall: 0-1, Last 5: 1-3-1) Win Probability: 34.1% |
- This was the 1st main event singles match of 2026 that Damian Priest has participated in.
- This was the 4th time Damian Priest and Aleister Black have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. The series is tied 2-2. The most recent match was 84 days ago at SmackDown on October 10, 2025 where Aleister Black won.
- With this win, Damian Priest has now won 2 singles matches in a row.
- Prior to this match it had been 21 days since Damian Priest and 21 days since Aleister Black had competed in a WWE match.
| Women's Singles WWE Women's United States Championship |
1-0 (Overall: 1-0, Last 5: 3-2) Win Probability: 66.7% |
Champion 0-1 (Overall: 0-1, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 33.3% |
- This was the 1st WWE Women's United States title defense by Chelsea Green since defeating Giulia for the championship at SmackDown on November 7, 2025 56 days ago.
- This was the 2nd time Giulia has challenged for the WWE Women's United States championship.
- Over the past year, Chelsea Green has lost the 2nd most number of matches in WWE Women's singles competition (13 losses).
- This was the 2nd time Giulia and Chelsea Green have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. The series is tied 1-1. The most recent match was 56 days ago at SmackDown on November 7, 2025 where Chelsea Green won.
- With this win, Giulia has now won 2 singles matches in a row.
Men's Singles |
Champion 1-0 (Overall: 1-0, Last 5: 3-2) Win Probability: 80.6% |
0-1 (Overall: 0-1, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 19.4% |
- This was the 1st United States title defense by Carmelo Hayes since defeating Ilja Dragunov for the championship at SmackDown on December 26, 2025 7 days ago.
- This was the 2nd time Johnny Gargano has challenged for the United States championship.
- This was the 1st time Carmelo Hayes and Johnny Gargano have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE.
- With this win, Carmelo Hayes has now won 2 singles matches in a row.
| Men's Singles |
1-0 (Overall: 1-0, Last 5: 1-1) Win Probability: 50.0% |
0-1 (Overall: 0-1, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 50.0% |
- This was the 1st time Zack Ryder and Kit Wilson have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE.
- Prior to this match it had been 49 days since Zack Ryder and 63 days since Kit Wilson had competed in a WWE match.
| Women's Four on Four Tag Team |
(Combined Overall: 4-0, Last 5: 14-2-4) Win Probability: 65.3% |
(Combined Overall: 0-4, Last 5: 5-15) Win Probability: 34.7% |
- Prior to this match it had been 25 days since Io Shirai and 21 days since Alexa Bliss had competed in a WWE match.
Last updated Saturday January 3 3:23 PM UTC