Drew McIntyre

WWE SmackDown Jan. 23, 2026 Results: Main Event Brawl, Hayes Retains, MFT Steals Tag Titles, New Match Set for SNME, Roman Reigns Confirmed for Rumble

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The Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec played host to a consequential edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown that did more than settle outcomes — it set the narrative table for Saturday Night’s Main Event (SNME) and the Royal Rumble. WWE’s blue brand delivered compelling in-ring competition, meaningful storytelling shifts, and highly relevant promotional moments that … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Jan. 23, 2026 Preview: Tag Team Title, Women’s Tag #1 Contender Triple Threat, AJ Styles’ Career Stakes — Final SmackDown Before Saturday Night’s Main Event

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Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown is the final stop before Saturday Night’s Main Event, and while it is not the last SmackDown before the Royal Rumble, it is one of the most narratively important episodes of the month. The road to Royal Rumble season continues to take shape, but tonight’s focus is precision rather than … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Jan. 16th, 2026 Results and Recap: Cody Rhodes Declares for Royal Rumble, McIntyre Sets SNME Contender Path, Qualifiers Define the Title Picture

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Friday Night SmackDown broadcast from the OVO Arena Wembley in London delivered a strategic and consequential episode on the Road to Royal Rumble and Saturday Night’s Main Event. With the newly crowned Undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre holding court in the opening segment, the show laid the groundwork for his first title defense by beginning … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Jan. 17, 2026 Preview: No. 1 Contender Tournament Kicks Off in London as The McIntyre Era Kicks Off

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WWE’s European Tour continues tonight as Friday Night SmackDown emanates from the OVO Arena Wembley in London, England, airing live internationally on Netflix at 2 PM Eastern, with a tape-delayed broadcast in the United States at 8 PM Eastern. Tonight, SmackDown kicks off a mini No. 1 contender tournament that will determine who challenges Drew … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Jan. 9th, 2026 Results and Recap: Drew McIntyre Dethrones Cody Rhodes, Titles Retained, Road to Rumble Shifts

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WWE delivered a seismic edition of Friday Night SmackDown on January 9th, 2026, broadcasting live from the Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany. Airing internationally on Netflix at 2 p.m. EST, the show served as a critical checkpoint on the Road to Saturday Night’s Main Event in Montreal — while simultaneously accelerating WWE toward a historic … Read more

WWE’s 2026 Creative Blueprint: Why Tag Team Wrestling, Legacy Power, and Strategic Elevation Must Define the Road to WrestleMania 42

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WWE does not enter 2026 lacking momentum. It enters the year lacking commitment to cohesion. The difference matters. Across RAW and SmackDown, WWE television is presenting compelling moments — returns, title changes, confrontations, emotional escalations — but moments alone do not make a great creative year. Direction does. Identity does. Continuity does. The challenge for … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Jan. 9th, 2026 Preview: Cody Rhodes Defends Title in Three Stages of Hell, Trick Williams Makes Debut & Faction War Erupts

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Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown emanates live from the Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany, and the blue brand is loaded with consequence and storyline escalation as WWE continues its Road to Royal Rumble 2026. At the center of the show is a brutal Three Stages of Hell match for the Undisputed WWE Championship between reigning … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Jan. 2nd, 2026 Results & Recap: Damian Priest Wins Ambulance Match, Giulia Crowned Women’s U.S. Champion, Randy Orton Returns, Matt Cardona Signs, Jordynne Grace & Trick Williams Debut

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The first WWE Friday Night SmackDown of 2026 didn’t just ring in the New Year — it detonated the door wide open. In its highly anticipated return to a three-hour format, SmackDown delivered stacked matches, shocking returns, blazing debuts, and major roster announcements live from the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The blue brand … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown January 2nd, 2026 Preview: Ambulance Match Finale, Jade Cargill’s Match in Doubt & Women’s Tag Division Momentum

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As WWE kicks off 2026, tonight’s Friday Night SmackDown promises a hard-hitting night of action, intrigue, and storyline progression as the blue brand sets the tone for the new year. The show will feature the dramatic ambulance match finale between Damian Priest and Aleister Black, a potentially reshaped matchup for Jade Cargill due to Michin’s … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Dec. 18th, 2025 Preview: Cody Rhodes Returns After Drew McIntyre “Home Invasion” Fallout, Tag Titles on the Line & More

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Tonight’s SmackDown doesn’t feel like a normal stop on the road to the Royal Rumble—because the show’s biggest story has already spilled out of the arena, out of the building, and straight into a man’s front yard. Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and the suspended Drew McIntyre have been living in that uncomfortable space WWE … Read more