Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX will air live from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Naomi to challenge Charlotte Flair for the SmackDown Women’s Championship
• Goldberg is back!
• Natalya to battle Aliyah in a Dungeon Style showdown
• Sami Zayn presents “In-Zayn” with special guests Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura & Rick Boogs

The WWE Royal Rumble go-home edition of SmackDown on FOX will air live tonight from the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

• Seth “Freakin” Rollins heads to SmackDown to deliver a personal message to Roman Reigns
• Ridge Holland returns alongside Sheamus for WWE Day 1 rematch with Ricochet & Cesaro
• The New Day’s Big E & Kofi Kingston to battle Happy Corbin & Madcap Moss
• Naomi to finally go one-on-one against Sonya Deville

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX will take place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee with more build for the Royal Rumble.

Naomi gets an important rematch with SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair

WWE is also teasing another confrontation between Seth Rollins and WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns for tonight’s show.

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX will take place from the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska with more build for the Royal Rumble.

WWE has not announced any matches as of yet for tonight’s SmackDown, but they have confirmed that RAW Superstar Seth Rollins will be appearing to build to the Royal Rumble match with WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.

Regarding Reigns, it’s expected that he will celebrate 500 days as champion tonight. He passed the milestone earlier this week.

SmackDown will likely see more blue brand Superstars announce their spots for the Royal Rumble after Sheamus confirmed his participation last week.

The first WWE SmackDown on FOX of 2022 will take place tonight from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.

A Confrontation of Champions: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar comes face-to-face with Universal Champion Roman Reigns

It’s believed that the first blue brand participant for the WWE Royal Rumble will be revealed on tonight’s show. Austin Theory, The Street Profits and The Mysterios were confirmed for the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match on this week’s RAW.

Sami Zayn is due for a title shot against WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, and it’s possible that there will be an update on that feud tonight.

Tonight’s show will feature more fallout from WWE Day 1, and build for the Royal Rumble.

Tonight’s Christmas Eve edition of WWE SmackDown on FOX will not air live. The episode was taped this past Friday from the Allstate Arena near Chicago, IL

*  SmackDown Women’s Championship: Charlotte Flair vs. Toni Storm

* 12 Days of Christmas Gauntlet Match to determine the new #1 contender to WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura

* Miracle on 34th Street Fight: The Usos and Madcap Moss vs. Drew McIntyre and The New Day

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX will air live from the Allstate Arena near Chicago.

Universal Champion Roman Reigns returns to SmackDown this Friday

“The Samoan sabbatical is over this Friday. After taking a week away on a night that saw Brock Lesnar wreak more havoc on the blue brand by attacking Sami Zayn yet again and hunting down WWE Official Adam Pearce to tell him a rather threatening story, Universal Champion Roman Reigns is set to return to Friday Night SmackDown. What will The Head of the Table have in store? How will he respond to The Beast’s latest actions on the road to their championship showdown at WWE Day 1? Find out live on SmackDown this Friday at 8/7 C on FOX!,” WWE wrote in their official preview for tonight.

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX will air live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles as the road to WWE Day 1 continues.

• RK-Bro come to SmackDown to battle The Usos and The New Day in a Triple Threat Match
• SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair to battle Toni Storm
• Naomi looks for payback on Sonya Deville
• Xia Li set to debut on SmackDown tonight
• WWE has announced that the road to Day 1 for Brock Lesnar and WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns will heat up tonight as they both appear on the show. 

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX will take place from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas as the road to Day 1 continues.

What will happen when Brock Lesnar returns to SmackDown this Friday?

Last week’s SmackDown saw Sami Zayn win a Black Friday Battle Royal to become the new #1 contender to Reigns, and there should be a follow-up to that this week.

It’s also expected that Kofi Kingston will return to TV tonight to assist King Xavier Woods. Kingston had taken some time off to be with his wife for the birth of their third child, but he returned last week in a dark main event.

There’s no word on if the top blue brand match for WWE Day 1 will be announced tonight, but it’s possible after this week’s RAW led to Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins vs. WWE Champion Big E being announced for the New Year’s Day pay-per-view.

The post-Survivor Series edition of WWE SmackDown on FOX will air live tonight from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.

• Universal Champion Roman Reigns awaits his next challenger
• Ridge Holland looks to make Sheamus proud by smashing Cesaro
• Drew McIntyre & Jeff Hardy team up against Happy Corbin & Madcap Moss

WWE previously teased SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Toni Storm for tonight’s show, but that match is not currently listed in the official preview.