WWE Friday Night Smackdown airs on Friday nights at 8 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream. Friday, Jan. 23 will serve as the second episode of Season 28, and it will air on USA.

WWE SmackDown preview, start time and match card in Montreal QC Canada. AJ Styles will appear live ahead of his career match, and Sami Zayn is likely to appear in his home country.

If fans want to compare the SmackDown’s Women’s Division from 2025 to 2026, there has been a slight improvement shown. The shift of the whole dynamic started when Jade Cargill defeated Tiffany Stratton to become the new WWE Women’s Champion.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTAJ) — The WWE Road to WrestleMania starts Saturday at the Royal Rumble, and that road runs right through Pittsburgh for a live Friday Night SmackDown. The superstars of the blue brand are coming to the PPG Paints Arena Friday,

It appears that the contract of a WWE SmackDown Superstar has officially expired. Last week, former NXT Champion and SmackDown Superstar Tommaso Ciampa took to social media to announce that he wouldn’t be re-signing with WWE when his contract expired.

WWE SmackDown results on January 23, 2026 featuring Sami Zayn's homecoming and Roman Reigns declaring for the WWE Royal Rumble.