Chelsea Green title defense, Tiffany Stratton segment added to WWE SmackDown
Update —
WWE has also announced that Chelsea Green will defend her Women’s United States Championship against Michin on SmackDown tonight. It’s a rematch from Saturday Night’s Main Event, where Green defeated Michin to become the inaugural champion. This is her first title defense.
Issues between Green and B-Fab were set up as well in WWE’s video announcing the match.
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An appearance by the new WWE Women’s Champion is slated for SmackDown tonight.
One week after successfully cashing in her Money in the Briefcase, Tiffany Stratton will appear on tonight’s episode of SmackDown. Stratton will address her betrayal of Nia Jax after dethroning her to win the WWE Women’s Championship. She cashed in on Jax following last Friday’s main event, where she had helped Jax retain against Naomi.
WWE wrote:
- After cashing in her Money in the Bank contract and defeating Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton is set to address the WWE Universe for the first time as WWE Women’s Champion.
- Do not be late for Tiffy Time, tonight at 8/7 C on SmackDown on USA.
Stratton took out Jax, Candice LeRae, and Bianca Belair before cashing in last week. She hit the Prettiest Moonsault Ever and pinned Jax, who had been laid out by a KOD from Belair.
Tonight’s SmackDown is being held at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
WWE SmackDown (Friday, January 10) —
- United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura defends against LA Knight
- Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green defends against Michin
- New WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton addresses the WWE Universe