WWE Women’s United States Title Match No Longer Set To Take Place and New #1 Contender’s Match Announced Instead for 4/17 WWE SmackDown Show

WWE announced one new change to the card of tonight’s WWE SmackDown show at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

The previously announced WWE Women’s United States Championship match of Tiffany Stratton vs. Giulia was recently dropped from the show with no reason given.

The new match announced was a WWE Women’s United States Championship #1 Contender match of Tiffany Stratton vs. Jordynne Grace (c).

.@tiffstrattonwwe and @JordynneGrace will battle it out in a Women's United States Championship No. 1 Contenders Match TONIGHT on #SmackDown!

📍: Las Vegas
🎟️: https://t.co/KQ3Cm5D2Jg
📺: 8 ET/7 CT on @USANetwork pic.twitter.com/3vpMFeFJbD

— WWE (@WWE) April 17, 2026

Current card for April 17th WWE SmackDown show:

• WWE Women’s United States Championship #1 Contender match – Tiffany Stratton vs. Jordynne Grace
• Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal
• Eight-Man Tag Team Street Fight match – Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, Erick Rowan, & Uncle Howdy) vs. The MFTs (Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, JC Mateo, & Talla Tonga)
• Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria
• Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes to address Pat McAfee and Randy Orton
• Jacob Fatu to address Drew McIntyre