Women’s United States title tournament to begin on WWE SmackDown

WWE’s road to crowning the inaugural Women’s United States Champion begins on SmackDown tonight.

A tournament is being held to determine the first champion, and it starts on tonight’s show with a triple threat match between Candice LeRae, Bayley, and B-Fab. WWE posted a video this afternoon with SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis revealing the news.

.@RealNickAldis gets us ready for a HUGE night in Milwaukee including the start of the Women's United States Championship Tournament AND @CodyRhodes kicking off #SmackDown!

📺 8/7c on @USANetwork pic.twitter.com/zTi3iO3adU

— WWE (@WWE) November 15, 2024

Aldis unveiled the new Women’s United States title belt one week ago. It will serve as a midcard championship for the SmackDown women’s division. LeRae, Bayley, and B-Fab are the first participants to be confirmed for the tournament.

The new title has been in the works for months. WWE has yet to announce if it will be following through on adding a Women’s Intercontinental title belt for the Raw women’s division.

Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee is the venue for SmackDown tonight. Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will be kicking off the episode.

WWE SmackDown (Friday, November 15) —

• WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax defends against Naomi
• WWE Tag Team Champions Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defend against The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)
• Women’s United States title tournament first-round match: Candice LeRae vs. Bayley vs. B-Fab
• Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes opens the show