{"id":149090,"date":"2025-12-19T22:29:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T03:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=149090"},"modified":"2025-12-19T22:29:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T03:29:55","slug":"spoilers-multiple-matches-announced-for-january-2-2026-wwe-smackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/19\/spoilers-multiple-matches-announced-for-january-2-2026-wwe-smackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"SPOILERS: Multiple Matches Announced for January 2, 2026 WWE SmackDown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The December 19, 2025, taping for the December 26, 2025, edition of WWE SmackDown was packed with a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/19\/spoilers-new-champion-crowned-on-12-26-wwe-smackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">ton of action<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/19\/spoilers-crazy-stipulation-set-for-cody-rhodes-drew-mcintyre-title-match-for-1-9-26-wwe-smackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">developing stories<\/a>. To kick off 2026 on the right note on January 2, when WWE SmackDown goes back to three hours, a couple of big matches were announced for the show, and we deliver in this W<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/19\/wwe-smackdown-spoilers-12-26-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WE SmackDown spoilers for next week&#8217;s show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>First, WWE Women&#8217;s Champion Jade Cargill will take on Michin for the championship. These two have been going back and forth for the past couple of weeks, and they finally settle the score to ring in the new year. Speaking of animosity, Damian Priest and Aleister Black write another page in their intense rivalry, as they go one-on-one on the first SmackDown of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Probably the most chaotic bout for the January 2, 2026, installment will involve Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss taking on multiple teams to secure their spot as the number one contenders for the WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championship.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145077\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-145077 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-99-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A WWE SmackDown graphic featuring Jade Cargill.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-99-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-99-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-99-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-99-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-99.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you thought the December 26, 2025, edition of SmackDown was chaotic, the first SmackDown of the new year will lay on the action thick. Two matches involving championships, as well as a grudge match that will seemingly be the end for a intense blood feud.<\/p>\n<h4><em>Are you excited for the first SmackDown of 2026? Will you be watching it? Sound off in the comments below.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0for more on WWE SmackDown spoilers and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the significant news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments), and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event, as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The December 19, 2025, taping for the December 26, 2025, edition of WWE SmackDown was packed with a ton of action and developing stories. To kick off 2026 on the right note on January 2, when WWE SmackDown goes back to three hours, a couple of big matches were announced for the show, and we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3735,"featured_media":144755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12,2192,26,4,3],"tags":[433,168,403,6558,7442,8893],"class_list":["post-149090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","category-wrestling","category-smackdown","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-aleister-black","tag-alexa-bliss","tag-charlotte-flair","tag-damian-priest","tag-jade-cargill","tag-michin"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3735"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149090"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149100,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149090\/revisions\/149100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}