Many of Raw and SmackDown's top stars converged on the blue brand ahead of the Rumble. Undisputed WWE champion Drew McIntyre found himself in the crosshairs of numerous rivals amid the chaos. Cody Rhodes, Jacob Fatu and Sami Zayn all had their sights set on the champ. With SmackDown's top stars fixated on gold, Breakker struck.

The 2026 Royal Rumble go-home show is in the books — here are three things we hated and three things we loved about the 1/30/26 episode of "WWE SmackDown!"

WWE star Roxanne Perez had a rough night in Riyadh on Friday. Perez and her Judgment Day stablemate Liv Morgan faced off with Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss on SmackDown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During the match,

WWE Friday Night Smackdown airs on Friday nights at 8 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream. Friday, Jan. 30 will serve as the second episode of Season 28, and it will air on USA.

The 2026 Royal Rumble go-home show brought WWE to Saudi Arabia for "WWE SmackDown," with a title match and entrant confirmations of the noteworthy events.

Triple H posted a video on Friday speaking about the temporary stadium built in Riyadh that will host WWE SmackDown and WWE Royal Rumble.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTAJ) — The WWE Road to WrestleMania starts Saturday at the Royal Rumble, and that road runs right through Pittsburgh for a live Friday Night SmackDown. The superstars of the blue brand are coming to the PPG Paints Arena Friday,