New WWE Women’s Championship number one contender crowned

Tiffany Stratton has a new number one contender to her WWE Women’s Championship.

Nia Jax defeated Jade Cargill on Friday’s WWE SmackDown in Dayton, Ohio to become the new top contender to the WWE Women’s title currently held by Stratton.

Stratton was ringside for Friday’s number one contender’s bout, and played into the finish. Cargill had the upper hand on Jax, but Naomi ran in and attacked Stratton. Cargill was distracted by the run-in, and Jax capitalized to pick up the win and become the new number one contender.

Jax and Stratton were aligned in storyline for much of 2024, with Jax holding the Women’s title for much of that time. Stratton then cashed in her Money in the Bank contract on Jax on the first SmackDown of 2025 to win the title, turning herself babyface in the process.

No date has been set for the Stratton vs. Jax title rematch.

Also on SmackDown, Fraxiom’s Nathan Frazer and Axiom defeated WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) to set themselves up for a future title bout, although that has not yet been made official.

Friday’s SmackDown also featured the return of Alexa Bliss to in-ring competition.

Our report from SmackDown is here.

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