Tensions are high as the superstars visit San Diego for WWE Smackdown today – Friday, Jan. 17 – from Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. This episode is available to watch on multiple streaming services for free.

The first WWE SmackDown of 2025 comes to you live from the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s also the first SmackDown to get a third hour and the final before RAW moves to Netflix next Monday.

Stratton's first title defense comes against one of the most decorated women's champions in WWE history. Solo Sikoa is also set to return after losing to Roman Reigns in Tribal Combat on Jan. 6. Sikoa can no longer claim to be Tribal Chief but his New Bloodline is still terrorizing SmackDown.

WWE Smackdown is set for another action-packed episode as they continue touring the West Coast. With title implications up and