Cody Rhodes went through hell on WWE SmackDown this week. The American Nightmare put his Undisputed WWE Championship on the line against Drew McIntyre in the main event of SmackDown in Berlin. McIntyre won the first stage with a Claymore,

Cody Rhodes defends the WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre in Three Stages of Hell from Berlin. Full card breakdown with match previews and predictions.

After a big WWE SmackDown where Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre battle in a Three Stages of Hell match, attention will turn to the Royal Rumble and the next edition of Saturday Night's Main Event on Jan

Roman Reigns is the current betting favorite to win the Men’s Royal Rumble match at +165. That is up significantly from the +750 he was listed at in November. Gunther has also made a significant jump and now has the second-highest odds at +200 after previously being listed at +600.

Announced on Friday Night SmackDown, general manager Nick Aldis has set up four qualifying matches for next week’s show (airing January 16, 2026) which will allow the winners to advance to a Fatal 4-Way match to determine the No. 1 contender for the title, which will take place at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event on January 24th.

Randy Orton vs. The Miz, Matt Carona vs. Trick Williams, and other matches have been announced for 1/6 WWE SmackDown.

Cody Rhodes has a colossal problem on his hands. Undisputed WWE champion Rhodes got his first up-close look at NXT champion Oba Femi ahead of their match at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event, which coincides with John Cena's last match.

Drew McIntyre has beaten Cody Rhodes to become the Undisputed WWE Champion, and it was thanks to unintended help from Jacob Fatu. McIntyre and Rhodes collided in a "Three Stages of Hell" match during a "SmackDown" taping in Berlin on Friday.