WWE SmackDown
January 23, 2026Summary
| Date | Jan 23 | Total matches | 6 |
| Men's matches | 4 | Women's matches | 2 |
| Singles matches | 4 | Tag Team matches | 2 |
| Trio Matches | 0 | Other Matches | 0 |
This episode of SmackDown took place on January 23, 2026 and featured 6 matches on the card. A majority of the matches ended by pinfall, submission, or the rules stipulated by the match, but 1 of the 6 matches ended with a non-finish disqualification or count-out. Multiple championships were defended on the card, including the SmackDown Tag Team and United States Championships.
The matches featured 18 wrestlers and 5 tag teams, highlighted by Carmelo Hayes, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga and Trick Williams.
Predictability
Unpredictable
(3 of 6 Matches)
Competitions
Usual Singles
More Tag
Diversity
More Mens
Usual Womens
Balance of Power
Heels won the card with 4 wins (of 6 matches).
(Faces won 2 matches)
Matches
| Men's Singles |
3-0 (Overall: 3-0, Last 5: 3-0) Win Probability: 44.8% |
2-1 (Overall: 2-1, Last 5: 1-0) Win Probability: 55.2% |
| Match ended by Disqualification |
- This was the 1st main event singles match of 2026 that Trick Williams has participated in.
- This was the 1st time Trick Williams and Damian Priest have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE.
- With this win, Trick Williams has now won 3 singles matches in a row.
| Women's Tag Team |
1-1 (Last 5: 3-2) Win Probability: 25.8% |
1-1 (Last 5: 2-2-1) Win Probability: 52.3% |
0-1 (Last 5: 1-1) Win Probability: 22.0% |
- Prior to this match it had been 21 days since Nia Jax and 21 days since Lash Legend had competed in a WWE match.
| Men's Singles |
1-0 (Overall: 1-0, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 66.7% |
0-2 (Overall: 0-2, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 33.3% |
- This was the 1st time Nathan Frazier and Johnny Gargano have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE.
- Prior to this match it had been 63 days since Nathan Frazier and 21 days since Johnny Gargano had competed in a WWE match.
Men's Tag Team |
1-0 (Last 5: 1-1) Win Probability: 45.7% |
Champions 0-1 (Last 5: 3-1-1) Win Probability: 54.3% |
- Underdog win! Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 45.7%!
- This was the 1st time Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga have competed in a 2-on-2 tag team match against Dexter Lumis and Joe Gacy in WWE.
| Women's Singles |
1-0 (Overall: 1-0, Last 5: 4-1) Win Probability: 84.4% |
0-3 (Overall: 0-3, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 15.6% |
- Over the past year, Jade Cargill has won the 3rd most number of matches in WWE Women's singles competition (10 wins).
- This was the 3rd time Jade Cargill and Chelsea Green have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. Jade Cargill leads the series 3-0. The most recent match was 182 days ago at SmackDown on July 25, 2025 where Jade Cargill won.
- Prior to this match it had been 49 days since Jade Cargill had competed in a WWE match.
Men's Singles |
Champion 4-0 (Overall: 4-0, Last 5: 5-0) Win Probability: 59.0% |
0-2 (Overall: 0-2, Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 41.0% |
- This was the 4th United States title defense by Carmelo Hayes since defeating Ilja Dragunov for the championship at SmackDown on December 26, 2025 28 days ago.
- This was the 2nd time Ilja Dragunov has challenged for the United States championship.
- This was the 1st opening singles match of 2026 that Carmelo Hayes has participated in.
- This was the 3rd time Carmelo Hayes and Ilja Dragunov have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. Carmelo Hayes leads the series 2-1. The most recent match was 28 days ago at SmackDown on December 26, 2025 where Carmelo Hayes won.
- With this win, Carmelo Hayes has now won 5 singles matches in a row.
Last updated Saturday January 24 3:09 PM UTC