Women’s United States title match announced for WWE SmackDown
A new match has been added to the lineup for today’s WWE SmackDown.
Women’s United States Champion Giulia will defend her title against Alexa Bliss on the show. WWE revealed the news today in a clip posted to social media.
WWE wrote:
“🚨 #SmackDown announcement: @giulia0221g will defend her Women’s #USTitle against @AlexaBliss_WWE TONIGHT! Who will leave Berlin as United States Champion?”
On last week’s episode of SmackDown, Giulia defeated Chelsea Green to win the Women’s US title for a second time. Her first reign with the belt lasted from the June 27, 2025 SmackDown when she defeated Zelina Vega for it until losing it to Green on the November 7, 2025 SmackDown.
Today’s SmackDown takes place at the Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany. It begins at 2 p.m. Eastern and 8 p.m. local time. The show will stream live on Netflix outside the United States. It will air in its usual U.S. timeslot at 8 p.m. Eastern on the USA Network.
WWE SmackDown (January 9)
- Three Stages of Hell for WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes defends against Drew McIntyre
- Eight-man tag: Wyatt Sicks vs. The MFTs
- Trick Williams vs. Rey Fenix
- Women’s United States Champion Giulia defends against Alexa Bliss
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