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

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

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

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

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

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

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Dec. 12th, 2025 Results and Recap: Priest & Ripley Win Main Event, Oba Femi Confronts Cody Rhodes, Dragunov Retains

With John Cena’s final match looming tonight at Saturday Night’s Main Event, WWE hit the gas on the go-home SmackDown—using the night to spotlight the “right now” of NXT, tighten the screws on Cody Rhodes’ world-title orbit, and send multiple divisions into SNME with real momentum. The biggest takeaway wasn’t just wins and losses—it was … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Dec. 5th, 2025 Results & Recap: Gunther Wins Last Time Is Now Tournament; Dragunov Retains U.S. Title

From the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, WWE Friday Night SmackDown delivered a pivotal chapter on the road to John Cena’s final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. With the finals of The Last Time Is Now Tournament headlining, plus a loaded undercard that featured a hot U.S. Title opener, women’s division chaos and a … Read more

WWE SmackDown Dec. 5, 2025 Preview: Cena Tournament Finals, WarGames Fallout, Dragunov’s U.S. Open Challenge

Tonight, WWE Friday Night SmackDown rolls into the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, with the blue brand staring down a historic crossroads. Just days removed from Survivor Series: WarGames, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes must reckon with a bruising night where his team fell short inside the double cage, even as he still stands atop … Read more

WWE Monday Night RAW Dec. 1st, 2025 Results & Recap: LA Knight Shocks Jey Uso, Gunther Survives Solo Sikoa, Liv Morgan & Judgment Day Reclaim Raw, Women’s Tag Division Erupts

On a charged night in Glendale, Arizona, the red brand finally exhaled after the chaos of Survivor Series: WarGames—but RAW didn’t so much move on as it did weaponize the fallout. From a rattled CM Punk being haunted by a masked assailant, to John Cena’s Last Time Is Now Tournament narrowing down to two very … Read more

WWE Monday Night RAW Dec. 1st, 2025 Preview: Survivor Series WarGames Fallout, World Tag Team Title Match & John Cena Tournament Semifinals

Tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW emanates from Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, and it’s loaded with consequences. Just 48 hours removed from Survivor Series: WarGames — where Team Vision stole the men’s WarGames match with a masked man’s attack on CM Punk, AJ Lee forced Becky Lynch to tap in the women’s … Read more