Wwe Smackdown Results (1/16/26): Trick Williams Calls His Shot, Fatal 4-way Match Set

Trick Williams wants nan world to cognize that he looks for illustration money and feels for illustration money, because he is money.

The erstwhile NXT and TNA World Heavyweight Champion defeated Matt Cardona connected Friday nighttime connected SmackDown to suffice for nan WWE Championship No. 1 Contender's Match astatine Saturday Night's Main Event, and by nan extremity of nan night, nan different competitors were informed that he's heading to Montreal to "whoop that ass".

Sami Zayn besides qualified for adjacent Saturday night's Fatal 4-Way Match by defeating Ilja Dragunov, but he didn't person overmuch clip to observe nan victory. Trick Williams stole nan spotlight by blasting him from down pinch a clothesline, and past he dropped him again pinch a sadistic Trick Shot knee strike.

Randy Orton and Damian Priest besides punched their tickets to Saturday Night's Main Event, Cody Rhodes delivered a committedness to Jacob Fatu that he whitethorn unrecorded to regret, and Carmelo Hayes stole nan show on pinch TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater.

Here's everything you whitethorn person missed from Friday's section of SmackDown from nan OVO Arena Wembley successful London.

WWE SmackDown Results:

Drew McIntyre kicked disconnected nan show, complete pinch a fleet of bagpipers to play him down to nan ring, and nan first and only British WWE Champion received a hero's invited from nan crowd successful London. They perfectly could not hold to singing and chant his name.

The Scottish Warrior took his saccharine clip getting into nan ringing and soaked successful each spot of adulation from nan fans earlier he stated that he, "prayed for this and it happened." He said each nan emotion he received from fans crossed Europe this week was great, but past he told them each to spell screw themselves.

The only personification that McIntyre needed to convey was himself, for ever believing successful himself. He declared that nan "Vanilla QB1 Era" was complete and revealed that nan statement for Three Stages of Hell past week included a no-rematch clause for Cody Rhodes.

Randy Orton soon interrupted nan caller WWE Champion. He told McIntyre what nan world already knew: he does not for illustration Drew, and he's looking guardant to taking nan title disconnected of him via nan 3 astir vulnerable letters successful sports entertainment.

Jacob Fatu past made his measurement down to nan ringing and instantly attacked McIntyre. As Orton watched them conflict into nan crowd, The Miz snuck up down The Viper and dropped him pinch a Skull Crushing Finale.

Randy Orton defeated The Miz to beforehand to nan WWE Championship No. 1 Contender's Fatal 4-Way astatine Saturday Night's Main Event. Despite starting disconnected nan lucifer pinch a awesome advantage, The Miz conscionable could not find a measurement to hit nan 14-time World Champion. He deed Randy pinch a 2nd Skull Crushing Finale, but he was capable to footwear retired astatine two. The Miz attempted a third, but Orton spun retired of it and deed an RKO retired of obscurity to prime up nan win.

After nan lucifer was over, a camera captured Drew McIntyre stepping backstage pinch a concerned look connected his face. He ran into Ilja Dragunov, who fto The Scottish Warrior cognize he was coming for nan WWE Title. McIntyre said he didn't person clip to chat because he had a mentalist aft him, but he did rumor a speedy warning. Drew said he wasn't nan 1 who knocked retired Jacob Fatu's teeth, but he'll person nary problem taking retired immoderate of Dragunov's teeth. 

We heard from Bo Dallas via pre-recorded video. He made a guarantee to Solo Sikoa and The MFTs that nan Wyatt's stolen lantern would return to them, for illustration a moth to nan flame. 

Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair defeated Women's United States Champion Giulia & Kiana James. The Beautiful Madness and her business subordinate were successful power for a mostly of nan match-up, but arsenic Giulia and Flair were exchanging blows halfway ring, James attempted to sneak tag herself into nan lucifer aft Giulia had been knocked into nan ropes. She didn't spot that Alexa had done nan aforesaid connected nan different side, however, and Kiana ran correct into a Sister Abigail that gave nan triumph to nan erstwhile WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.

Nia Jax and Lash Legend deed nan ringing aft nan lucifer was over. They ambushed Charlexa and took retired some women earlier they could really observe their victory. Giulia sewage successful Nia's look pursuing their attack, but Kiana James pulled her distant earlier things sewage beingness betwixt them.

Fans heard from Solo Sikoa successful a pre-recorded consequence to Bo Dallas. He was holding nan Wyatt's lantern and said that nan fireflies are now successful his possession and Uncle Howdy's bequest is now successful his hands. If Dallas wants nan lantern back, past nan Wyatt's will request to put nan WWE Tag Team Titles connected nan statement against The MFTs. Solo said that would beryllium conscionable nan first measurement successful bringing each nan golden connected SmackDown to his family tree.

Cody Rhodes came retired adjacent to reside his nonaccomplishment to Drew McIntyre, and he received a mixed guidance from nan crowd astatine best. He yet won a mostly of nan assemblage complete by speaking astir his history successful London and declaring it a metropolis that deserves WrestleMania.

He acknowledged that he does not get an automatic rematch for nan WWE Championship, but said that was nary problem. The American Nightmare has nary rumor doing things nan old-fashioned way, and he officially declared for nan 2026 Men's Royal Rumble Match.

On nan taxable of Jacob Fatu, Cody Rhodes said that nan Samoan Werewolf has a monolithic receipt coming his measurement and he promised to hit nan brakes disconnected his ass.

Trick Williams defeated Matt Cardona to beforehand to nan WWE Championship No. 1 Contender's Fatal 4-Way astatine Saturday Night's Main Event. Trick Willy had each nan momentum from nan infinitesimal he entered nan arena to a monolithic Superstar guidance from nan London crowd. Cardona made it a fight, but he was practically knocked retired of his boots by a powerful enarthrosis tackle. Williams past lowered nan knee pad, lined him up, and took Cardona retired pinch nan Trick Shot.

London autochthonal Kit Wilson came retired to a awesome ovation aft nan lucifer was over, and he chucked Cardona into nan alloy ringing steps earlier dancing into nan ringing to his bop of a taxable song. Wilson trim a promo connected toxic masculinity, but was soon taken retired by a pissed-off Jacob Fatu.

The Samoan Werewolf called Cody Rhodes down to nan ringing for a fight, and he was much than happy to oblige him. Dozens of information guards soon followed Cody to nan ring, and they struggled to propulsion some men apart. 

Back from a commercialized break, it was announced that SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis had booked Cody Rhodes vs. Jacob Fatu for Saturday Night's Main Event connected January 24.

Damian Priest defeated Solo Sikoa to beforehand to nan WWE Championship No. 1 Contender's Fatal 4-Way astatine Saturday Night's Main Event. Priest knew nan numbers crippled was not going to beryllium successful his favor, and location were aggregate instances wherever nan MFTs sewage progressive and astir costs Priest nan match. The Wyatt Sicks would yet get to moreover nan odds, and erstwhile Sikoa decided it was much important to support Uncle Howdy from taking backmost his lantern, Priest caught him pinch a South of Heaven Chokeslam to punch his summons to Montreal.

Howdy concisely took nan lantern backmost into his possession, but he ran into a large footwear from Talla Tonga. The large man past grabbed nan lantern and helped Solo Sikoa to Gorilla Position.

Drew McIntyre ran into Sami Zayn backstage and reminded him that his grounds against nan Scottish Warrior is 0-11. McIntyre said if Sami happened to make it to nan Royal Rumble that thing would change. 

Carmelo Hayes defeated TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater to clasp nan Men's United States Championship. Justified 'This is Awesome" chants for this one. Both men put their insane diversion expertise connected show pinch moves for illustration a reverse Spanish alert from Hayes and a diving guardant flip complete nan ringing station by Slater. After surviving a First 48, Slater attempted a suplex disconnected nan apical rope, but Hayes reversed it into an avalanche cutter to clasp nan title. 

Tama Tonga approached Shinsuke Nakamura backstage. He said aft The MFTs triumph nan WWE Tag Team Championship adjacent Friday night, that he's going to make his move to triumph nan Men's United States Title. He warned Nakamura to enactment retired of his way.

Nathan Frazer and Axiom brought nan Spider-Man meme to life to instrumentality Johnny Gargano. Frazer took Johnny down backstage pinch a correct transverse and past informed him that they person a lucifer adjacent week connected SmackDown.

Jordynne Grace defeated Chelsea Green. With WWE Women's Champion Jade Cargill watching astatine ringside, The Juggernaut made speedy activity of nan two-time Women's United States Champion pinch nan Direct Effect powerfulness slam. Grace challenged Cargill to past get successful nan ring, but erstwhile Jade stepped onto nan ringing apron, she was accidentally knocked disconnected by a charging Chelsea Green. Grace took nan opportunity to prime up nan WWE Women's Championship loop and airs pinch it.

Trick Williams and Damian Priest had an speech of words backstage that led Priest to rumor a situation for SmackDown adjacent Friday night. It was past announced a No. 1 Contender's Match for nan WWE Women's Tag Team Championship betwixt Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax and Lash Legend, and Giulia and Kiana James would besides return spot adjacent week.

Sami Zayn defeated Ilja Dragunov to beforehand to nan WWE Championship No. 1 Contender's Fatal 4-Way astatine Saturday Night's Main Event. The Underdog from nan Underground sewage his triumph backmost against nan Mad Dragon aft an incredibly hard-hitting affair. With humor trickling down from his eyebrow, Dragunov leapt disconnected nan apical statement for a senton splash, but nan backmost of his caput came crashing down into Zayn's knee. Sami took advantage pinch an exploder suplex successful nan area and past delivered a Helluva Kick quadrate to Ilja's jaw to prime up nan win.

After nan lucifer was over, Trick Williams ended Zayn's ceremony pinch a clothesline from down and past took him retired pinch a Trick Shot knee onslaught to adjacent nan show.

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