Episode
WWE Friday Night SmackDown: January 7, 2022
Overview
New WWE Champion Brock Lesnar confronts Universal Champion Roman Reigns. The New Day face The Usos in a Street Fight for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. Royal Rumble Match announcements include several shocking competitors.
Details
- Series
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown
- Season
- Season 24
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2022-01-07
- Runtime
- 84 min
Episode context
January 7, 2022 is Episode 1 in Season 24 of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. It aired on 2022-01-07. The runtime is 84 min.
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