SmackDown results: Jan. 10, 2025

Kevin Owens and Cody Rhodes got into a wild brawl

After Paul Heyman tells Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes that Roman Reigns will be entering the Royal Rumble, Kevin Owens has some choice words for The American Nightmare. Catch WWE action on Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network, Sony India and more.

Jimmy Uso saved Paul Heyman from a Bloodline beatdown 

Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga assault Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes before Jimmy Uso helps The American Nightmare. Catch WWE action on Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green def. Michin 

Chelsea Green successfully defends her Women’s United States Title against a spirited Michin. Catch WWE action on Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

Chelsea Green competed in her first Women’s United States Title defense when she took on Michin, the same competitor she defeated to win the championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event. 

Michin put up a good fight, but Piper Niven continued to get involved, forcing Michin to take out Green’s partner with a top-rope dive. 

Michin leaped off the top rope onto Green, but the champion reversed it and grabbed a fistful of tights to pin Michin. 

Los Garza def. Pretty Deadly 

Pretty Deadly battle Legado del Fantasma’s Los Garza. Catch WWE action on Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

Stemming from last week’s hostilities, Pretty Deadly and Los Garza collided for the chance to get one step closer to challenging WWE Tag Team Champions #DIY. 

After both teams attempted to cheat to win, Santos Escobar and Elektra Lopez interfered, allowing Angel and Berto to hit MTY to win the match. 

LA Knight def. United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura via disqualification

Shinsuke Nakamura puts the United States Title on the line against LA Knight, but The New Bloodline, Jimmy Uso and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes engage in an all-out brawl. Catch WWE action on Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

LA Knight came in with enormous confidence as he took on United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura looking to win back the title he lost at Survivor Series. 

Nakamura hit a Kinshasa, but The Megastar got his foot on the rope before the referee could count three. 

An enraged Nakamura tried to take out Knight by using an exposed turnbuckle, but Knight sent him knee-first into the unlikely weapon. 

Knight capitalized with the BFT, but his potential victory was taken away by The Bloodline. 

Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga hit the ring to attack Knight, spelling the end for The Megastar’s attempt to win back the U.S. Title. 

After the match, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Jimmy Uso stormed the scene to subdue The Bloodline. 

Motor City Machine Guns def. A-Town Down Under 

The Motor City Machine Guns collide with A-Town Down Under for tag team supremacy. Catch WWE action on Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

A potential title match against WWE Tag Team Champions #DIY was on the line as The Motor City Machine Guns battled A-Town Down Under. 

The two teams left everything on the mat in a grueling contest, but Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley hit the Skull & Bones to win. 

Nia Jax, Bayley, Naomi and Bianca Belair made their case to challenge WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton 

New WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton holds a celebration for her title win, but she is interrupted by Nia Jax, Bayley, Naomi and Bianca Belair. Catch WWE action on Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

Bayley def. Nia Jax, Bianca Belair & Naomi in a No. 1 Contender’s Fatal 4-Way Match 

Bianca Belair, Bayley, Naomi and Nia Jax square off in a Fatal 4-Way Match to determine the No. 1 Contender to the WWE Women’s Title. Catch WWE action on Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

Bayley, Nia Jax, Bianca Belair and Naomi collided in a Fatal 4-Way Match to determine who would challenge WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton. 

Candice LeRae made her way down to ringside to try to help Jax win the match. 

LeRae stopped The EST from getting the win, even making Belair use her braids against her tag team partner Naomi inadvertently. 

As Belair and Jax spilled over the announce table, Bayley used the fracas to hit the Rose Plant on Naomi to become the new No. 1 Contender. 

Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga def. Cody Rhodes & Jimmy Uso 

Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes teams with Jimmy Uso to take on The New Bloodline’s Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga. Catch WWE action on Netflix, Peacock, USA Network, CW Network, Sony India and more. #SmackDown

Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga kept Jimmy Uso away from Cody Rhodes until The American Nightmare finally tagged in and ambushed The Bloodline with his explosive offense. 

Rhodes hit a huge Cody Cutter before Jimmy connected with an enormous dive onto Fatu, but before The American Nightmare could capitalize, Kevin Owens came out to distract the Undisputed WWE Champion. 

This left Jimmy alone in the ring with Tonga. Following an Uso Splash onto Tonga, Fatu broke up the pinfall before sending Jimmy back into the ring.  

Fatu hit an Impaler DDT followed by a moonsault on Jimmy to win the match for his team.