Overview
- Roman Reigns announced his participation for the 2026 Royal Rumble in a SmackDown video package.
- The MFTs (Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga) beat The Wyatt Sicks to win the WWE Tag Team Championships.
- Sami Zayn returned and slapped Drew McIntyre in a backstage segment, with reporting suggesting he is positioned as the next title challenger.
- Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu had a heated backstage exchange ahead of their scheduled match at Saturday Night’s Main Event.
- Confirmed entrants include Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, Gunther, Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee and Penta, and analysts describe the outcomes as unusually hard to predict.