Damian Priest Defeats Aleister Black In Ambulance Match On WWE SmackDown
The door has shut on the rivalry between Damian Priest and Aleister Black. The ambulance door, that is.
Damian Priest defeated Aleister Black in an ambulance match on WWE SmackDown.
The finish saw Priest hit the razors edge on Black, slamming him onto the windshield of the ambulance. The two then battled to the top of the ambulance, where Priest pushed Black off and through two tables below.
He then loaded Black into the ambulance and shut the doors.
PRIEST SENDS BLACK THROUGH THE TABLES 🔥
THIS MATCH IS INSANE!!! pic.twitter.com/jrYKhPzCbC
— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2026
During the match, Aleister was in control after hitting a black mass and wheeling Priest up to the ambulance via the stretcher. When Zelina Vega opened the doors to the ambulance, she was greeted by Rhea Ripley.
Ripley took Vega to the ring and hit the Riptide.
SURPRISE ZELINA!! MAMI'S HERE 🔥@RheaRipley_WWE pic.twitter.com/2JF4D3meXt
— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2026
Also during the match, Priest used a fireball on Black, a callback from their last man standing match when Black lit a fireball into the face of Priest.
Fire Extinguisher 🤝 Fireball
Some payback for @ArcherOfInfamy! pic.twitter.com/0H0rML0DQ1
— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2026
This was the first-ever ambulance match in SmackDown history and just the sixth ambulance match in WWE history. It was the first since NXT Halloween Havoc 2022 and the first on the main roster since Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns at WWE Great Balls of Fire 2017.
Fans can find results from WWE SmackDown here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review here.
