After Main Event Jey gave his speech, Sami Zayn came to the ring. He promised that it would be him waiting for the winner with the WWE title, not McIntyre. Paul Heyman and The Vision were out next, but they stayed on the staged for their promo. Nick Aldis came out and booked an eight-man tag match with everyone for later in the show.

WWE "SmackDown" will be live in Riyadh beginning at noon ET, but fans in the United States won't see the action until 8 p.m. ET. Friday's episode of "SmackDown" will emanate from the King Abdullah Financial District. The go-home episode one day before "Royal Rumble 2026" will feature a slew of notable names on the WWE roster.

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!"

From Carmelo Hayes' title defense to a chaotic 8-man tag finale, here are the full results and highlights from the final SmackDown before the Royal Rumble.

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,

The viewership data from last Friday’s WWE SmackDown has been released as the show remained stuck under one million viewers.

"WWE SmackDown" set the table for the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia, teasing plenty of intertwining storylines between the likes of Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn and Bron Brekker.

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,