This is Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on January 30, 2026, with an appearance from 2026 Men's Royal Rumble entrant Cody Rhodes!
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on January 30, 2026, coming to you from the Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia!
As he prepares to compete in the 2026 Men's Royal Rumble tomorrow night at WWE Royal Rumble to secure his spot at WrestleMania 42, Cody Rhodes will be making an appearance on tonight's show with something on his mind to share. Rhodes has made it clear that he isn't done coming for Drew McIntyre's Undisputed WWE Championship since being dethroned by him on the January 9 edition of "SmackDown" nor is he done with Jacob Fatu after Fatu inadvertently cost him the title.
Carmelo Hayes successfully defended his United States Championship against Ilja Dragunov during last Friday's edition of "SmackDown", with Dragunov having answered Hayes' US Open Challenge. While Dragunov came close to dethroning Hayes, The Miz ensured that didn't happen by pushing Dragunov off the top rope and opening the door for Hayes to connect with The First 48 on Dragunov. Not only will Hayes keep the US Open Challenge going when he issues another US Open Challenge tonight, but Dragunov looks to seek his retribution when he goes one-on-one with The Miz.
Johnny Gargano will be returning to action tonight as he goes head-to-head with former two time NXT Tag Team Champion Axiom. Tensions between the two men have been on the rise ever since Gargano and his wife Candice LeRae stole Axiom's mask a number of weeks ago, with Gargano having come up short to Axiom's tag team partner Nathan Frazer last Friday due to a miscommunication between Gargano and LeRae.
Additionally, the aforementioned McIntyre and Sami Zayn are set to cross paths as they meet one night before McIntyre defends his Undisputed WWE Championship against Zayn at Royal Rumble.
Read more: How Did Cody's 'The List' Pan Out For Everyone Else?
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