This is Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on January 17, 2025, with a Women's Championship Match between Tiffany Stratton and Bayley!

Postmedia wrestling writer Jan Murphy chats with WWE Superstar Bianca Belair about the ups and downs of being on the main roster, if she prefers competing in singles or tag team matches, her career which is coming up on 10 years, favourite memories of wrestling in Canada, what it’s like to be on the cover of a video game.

On an episode headlined by Tiffany Stratton's title, here are three things we hated and three things we loved about the 1/17/25 episode of "WWE SmackDown."

Tiffany Stratton makes the first defense of her WWE women's championship on WWE SmackDown. Former champion Bayley leans on her veteran savvy against Stratton, who won her first main roster title by chasing in her Money in the Bank briefcase on Nia Jax.

A date has been set for the next Women’s Tag Team title match. Bianca Belair & Naomi will defend the titles against Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend in two weeks, when NXT holds a televised event

Bianca Belair and Naomi defeated Nia Jax and Candice LeRae on the January 17 episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. After the match, it was announced that they would defend their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson on January 28 when NXT is presented live from Atlanta, Georgia at Center Stage.

A major WWE Superstar recently claimed she wanted to lock horns with Bianca Belair in a "full-blown" singles match. The star in question is former NXT Women's Champion Raquel Rodriguez.

Bianca Belair and Montez Ford are a power couple in the wrestling industry. Despite Ford's impeccable timing in the ring, mic skills, and overall physique, many fans feel that WWE has often treated him as an afterthought.

After winning a fatal four-way last Friday against Naomi, Nia Jax & Bianca Belair, Bayley gets her WWE Women’s Championship shot versus Tiffany Stratton on tonight’s SmackDown.

With the Royal Rumble just around the corner, the January 17 episode of WWE SmackDown was full of surprises. From Rey Mysterio announcing his entry into

The title matches keep piling up for this Tuesday’s episode of WWE NXT, as it was announced on Friday Night SmackDown that Bianca Belair and Naomi will defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against their No. 1 contenders, Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend.

Postmedia wrestling writer Jan Murphy chats with WWE Superstar Bianca Belair about the ups and downs of being on the main roster, if she prefers competing in singles or tag team matches, her career which is coming up on 10 years, favourite memories of wrestling in Canada, what it’s like to be on the cover of a video game.