WWE headed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for WWE SmackDown this week in a show that featured a major all-star main event, but which match was the best?

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!"

The Women's World Championship wasn't on the line in 2026's "Raw" kickoff, but the titleholder, Stephanie Vaquer, suffered a beatdown from Raquel Rodriguez that put her status in question after a real ankle injury. This was just the icing atop a show that heavily featured the women's division.

After decades of being WWE 's B-show, SmackDown passed Raw during the FOX era. The combination of network TV, combined with the compelling Bloodline story, led to the blue brand becoming the most watched WWE show,

It appears that Triple H has made a huge change to WWE RAW and SmackDown going forward from now on. This comes after another internal reshuffle.

The road to WrestleMania 42 begins today. The 39th annual WWE Royal Rumble is this afternoon, Jan. 30, at 2 p.m. ET. This year, it’s all going down in Saudi Arabia. As usual, the event is based around the Royal Rumble,

WWE Superstar Finn Bálor called out Monday Night Raw general manager Adam Pearce on social media after he was left out of the 2026 Royal Rumble on Saturday.