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WWE Friday Night Smackdown
| Date: Fri, Jan 2nd 2026 | Pay Per View: no |
| Venue: Keybank Center (formerly First Niagara Center/ HSBC Arena/ Marine Midland Arena), Buffalo, New York | Promotion: WWE |
| Attendance: 9,046 |
Matches for Friday Night Smackdown
| no. | match | duration | match type | title(s) | rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair & Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley | def. (pin) | Asuka & Kairi Sane & Lash Legend & Nia Jax | 14:32 | 8-person tag | ***½ | |
| 2 | Matt Cardona | def. (pin) | Kit Wilson | 04:19 | |||
| 3 | Carmelo Hayes (c) | def. (pin) | Johnny Gargano | 16:46 | WWE United States Championship | **** | |
| 4 | Giulia | def. (pin) | Chelsea Green (c) | 07:35 | WWE Women's United States Championship (title change) | ||
| 5 | Damian Priest | def. | Aleister Black | 23:59 | ambulance | ****¼ | |