Giulia To Defend WWE Women’s US Title Against Alexa Bliss On 1/9 WWE SmackDown

Giulia is set to make her first defense of the WWE Women’s United States Championship against Alexa Bliss on WWE SmackDown.

The match was announced by general manager Nick Aldis.

Giulia won the title, kicking off her second reign, last Friday on SmackDown.

🚨 #SmackDown announcement: @giulia0221g will defend her Women's #USTitle against @AlexaBliss_WWE TONIGHT!

Who will leave Berlin as United States Champion? pic.twitter.com/HIS7xviuFc

— WWE (@WWE) January 9, 2026

Here is the current lineup for SmackDown:

WWE SmackDown (1/9)

• Trick Williams vs. Rey Fenix
• Wyatt Sicks (Erick Rowan, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, & Uncle Howdy) vs. MFTs (Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Talla Tonga, & JC Mateo)
• Undisputed WWE Championship – Three Stages of Hell: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Drew McIntyre
• WWE Women’s United States Championship: Giulia (c) vs. Alexa Bliss

Fightful will have live coverage of SmackDown on Friday followed by a post-show podcast on our YouTube channel.