The first three-hour WWE SmackDown of 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona, was truly a night to remember. It was truly the beginning of a new year and an era for WWE’s premier Friday night programming. If you want to know what went down on the first Friday night fight night of 2025, we report full WWE SmackDown results.
Full WWE SmackDown Results – 1/3/25:
“You will be my Wiseman forever…”
We’re just as shocked as @HeymanHustle 😳#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/71eJGLnJzZ
— WWE (@WWE) January 4, 2025
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- Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes kicks off the night by speaking of his injury and the man who caused it, Kevin Owens. He also touched on his upcoming championship bout against the “The Prized Fighter” at the Royal Rumble. Before he could continue, Drew McIntyre would interrupt him, exercising the WWE Transfer Window. They exchanged words, but it was all a ploy for Kevin Owens to tee off on Cody Rhodes from behind. Rhodes would fight back before WWE Officials broke them up.
- United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and Andrade went to war, with the latter almost pinning the champion with a vicious Reverse Elbow Strike. However, Nakamura was able to bounce back and picked up the win with a devastating Kinshasa. Literally seconds after, LA Knight would hit the ring and exact a bit of revenge, then immediately tell Nakamura he’s gunning to reclaim the U.S. Title.
- Michin wins in a fun match against Piper Niven, who was accompanied by Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green.
- Paul Heyman addressed the WWE Universe, telling everyone that Roman Reigns and him were preparing Solo Sikoa to be a future Tribal Chief before his ultimate betrayal. The “Wise Man” would go on to tell the WWE Universe that he guarantees a win for the OTC on the first WWE Raw on Netflix. Solo Sikoa would make his presence felt, saying that he is the Tribal Chief and will keep his Uala fala come this Monday, and everyone will have no choice but to “acknowledge him.”
- Next up was #DIY vs. the Motor City Machine Guns in a WWE Tag Team Championship Match. The match was a show-stealer. Unfortunately, it ended in a no-contest when Los Garza and Pretty Deadly would disrupt the match, fighting in the middle of the ring, effectively ending the match.
- Nia Jax and Naomi tore the house down in their WWE Women’s Championship. A lot of close calls and high-octane offense all throughout the match. After some time, Tiffany Stratton’s music hit, a lot of chaos ensued and we have a new WWE Women’s Champion.
- In the main event, The OG Bloodline vs. The New Bloodline went to war. After a back-and-forth Six-Man Tag Team affair, Drew McIntyre would appear ringside to cause a temporary distraction. Jey Uso would hit an Uso Splash on Jacob Fatu, not realizing Solo Sikoa was the legal man. The self-proclaimed “Tribal Chief” capitalized on this and hit Jey with a devastating Samoan Spike to claim the victory and end the night.
The Usos and @SamiZayn are taking it to The Bloodline! #Smackdown pic.twitter.com/Wee4EHmfxW
— WWE (@WWE) January 4, 2025
That’s all for the WWE SmackDown results for January 3rd, 2025.
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