As noted, Friday’s Christmas Day edition of SmackDown on FOX was taped today.
Big E defeated Sami Zayn in a lumberjack game to win the Intercontinental Championship. After the match, Big E celebrated the show with some of the lumberjacks to close the show.
This is the second time that Big E has held the Intercontinental Championship. The first time he held the title was from November 2013 to May 2014.
Below is the lineup for this week’s episode:
* Charlotte Flair and RAW Women’s Champion Asuka will defend their WWE Women’s Tag Team titles against yet to be announced opponents
* WWE Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn defends against Big E in a Lumberjack Match
* WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against Kevin Owens in a Steel Cage match
Full spoilers for Friday’s show are available here.