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A major update has emerged regarding Roman Reigns' status for the upcoming WWE Royal Rumble 2026 premium live event. No additional details about the nature of the update were provided in the report.
WWE confirmed Roman Reigns' return for the 2025 Royal Rumble during their January 23 SmackDown episode in Montreal. The company played a video package announcing that Reigns will be back at the Royal Rumble event, which takes place on January 31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
During the January 23 SmackDown, WWE incorporated Jacob Fatu's prison history into a storyline when Cody Rhodes brought up Fatu's past incarceration during an interview segment. Fatu interrupted Rhodes' interview and acknowledged being locked up at ages 16 and 18, stating those experiences made him a better man. The confrontation ended with Fatu telling Rhodes he's different from other Samoans Rhodes has faced, setting up their upcoming match at Saturday Night's Main Event.
Bruce Prichard has addressed claims that he was Vince McMahon's "Yes Man" in WWE, pushing back against this characterization of his role in the company.
The Miz assisted Carmelo Hayes in retaining the WWE United States Championship against Ilja Dragunov on SmackDown. Hayes successfully defended his title with help from The Miz during the match.
WWE 2K26's special edition and cover stars were revealed during the January 23 episode of SmackDown.
WWE NXT's January 20, 2026 episode experienced a slight decline in both overall viewership and ratings according to newly released data.
WWE SmackDown aired January 23, 2026, from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, serving as the go-home show for WWE Saturday Night's Main Event. The card featured WWE Tag Team Champions The Wyatt Sicks (Joe Gacy and Dexter Lumis) defending their titles against two members of MFT, along with a singles match between Damian Priest and Trick Williams. Other scheduled matches included a WWE Women's Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's Triple Threat Match, Johnny Gargano vs. Nathan Frazer, WWE Women's Champion Jade Cargill vs. Chelsea Green in a non-title match, and a WWE United States Championship Open Challenge Match with champion Carmelo Hayes.
The January 16, 2026 edition of WWE SmackDown failed to draw over a million viewers and experienced a slight decline in both viewership and ratings compared to the previous week.
Drew McIntyre has recalled an incident where a fan lunged at him after he won the Undisputed WWE Championship. The WWE star shared this story about the fan encounter that occurred following his championship victory.
Undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre has commented on Matt Cardona's return to WWE following Cardona's release from the company in 2020.
Drew McIntyre has provided the backstory behind a viral social media post that followed his WWE Championship victory. The Undisputed WWE Champion explained the context behind the post that gained significant attention online.