SmackDown results, Jan. 9, 2026: Drew McIntyre wins Undisputed WWE Title from Cody Rhodes in Three Stages of Hell after Jacob Fatu attacked

Randy Orton shut down The Miz and Trick Williams 

Trick Williams def. Rey Fenix 

02:59

Trick Williams makes his SmackDown in-ring debut against Rey Fenix. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Peacock, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network and more.

Trick Williams competed in his first SmackDown match against Rey Fenix. 

Fenix proved a tough match for Williams, executing several stunning moves to try to ground the former two-time NXT Champion. 

Fenix hit a scintillating top-rope hurricanrana, but Williams landed a modified Book End.

The two traded pinning combinations until Williams pinned Fenix with a handful of tights. 

Women’s United States Champion Giulia def. Alexa Bliss 

03:06

As Alexa Bliss battles Giulia for the Women’s United States Title, Nia Jax and Lash Legend interrupt to beat down Bliss. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Peacock, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network and more.

Women’s United States Champion Giulia defended her newly won title for the first time in her second reign against Alexa Bliss. 

Bliss had an uphill battle as she had to contend with The Beautiful Madness and interference from Giulia’s counsel Kiana James. 

Just as Bliss was about to level Giulia with Sister Abigail, James stepped to the top rope and prevented her from executing the move. 

Bliss dispatched James and looked for Twisted Bliss, but Nia Jax and Lash Legend shoved Bliss off the top rope. 

Giulia then took advantage by hitting Arrivederci to retain her title. 

After the match, Jax landed an Annihilator to inflict more pain on Bliss. 

The MFTs def. The Wyatt Sicks 

03:04

Solo Sikoa steals The Wyatt Sicks’ lantern to help The MFTs win the match. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Peacock, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network and more.

In a battle of families, The Wyatt Sicks collided with The MFTs in an Eight-Man Tag Team Match. 

Once Rowan got the tag, he wrecked all of The MFTs as the Berlin crowd roared in approval. 

In an epic clash, Rowan and Talla Tonga clobbered each other. 

Solo Sikoa went for a Samoan Spike on Uncle Howdy, but Howdy evaded the move before Sikoa dodged a Sister Abigail from Uncle Howdy. 

As Howdy had the Mandible Claw sinched on JC Mateo, Sikoa stole the lantern outside the ring to distract Howdy. Tama Tonga then took advantage by nailing the Cutthroat and earning the win. 

Jordynne Grace def. Alba Fyre 

03:14

Competing in her first SmackDown match, Jordynne Grace defeats Alba Fyre but is immediately confronted by WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Peacock, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network and more.

Competing in her first SmackDown match, Jordynne Grace hit a spinebuster and package powerbomb on Alba Fyre, but Green distracted Grace by jumping onto the apron. 

An unfazed Grace sent Fyre into Green before hitting the Torture Rack Bomb on Fyre to win. 

After the match, WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill confronted Grace in the entranceway and warned The Juggernaut that SmackDown is her show. 

United States Champion Carmelo Hayes def. Shinsuke Nakamura 

03:26

Carmelo Hayes’ United States Title Open Challenge is answered by Shinsuke Nakamura. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Peacock, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network and more.

Shinsuke Nakamura answered the Open Challenge from United States Champion Carmelo Hayes, sparking a first-time match between the two.

Nakamura targeted the left leg of Hayes, using dragon screws and a single-leg Boston crab to inflict further damage. 

Nakamura went for another dragon screw, but Hayes spun out of the move before landing an enzuigiri. 

Nakamura hit an avalanche Kinshasa off the top rope, but as he readied for another Kinshasa, Hayes connected with the First 48 before nailing Nothing But Net to retain his title. 

Drew McIntyre def. Cody Rhodes in a Three Stages of Hell Match to win the Undisputed WWE Championship

08:32

Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends his title against Drew McIntyre in a barbaric Three Stages of Hell Match. Catch WWE action on the ESPN App, Peacock, Netflix, USA Network, CW Network and more.

The first fall was a traditional wrestling match as Drew McIntyre tried to goad Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes into striking him with a chair to get Rhodes disqualified. 

McIntyre kicked Rhodes below the belt behind the referee’s back while the official was fixing the turnbuckle and nailed a Claymore Kick to win the first fall. 

The second stage commenced with a Falls Count Anywhere Match, as McIntyre hit a quick powerbomb through the table for a two-count.

Rhodes and McIntyre brawled on the stairs of the crowd as Rhodes bit The Scottish Warrior while snapping a selfie, taking a page out of McIntyre’s playbook. 

The two continued their battle throughout the Uber Arena, as The American Nightmare hit an epic splash from the top of the railing onto McIntyre through a table below. McIntyre, however, kicked out. 

Moments later, Rhodes landed a huge Cross Rhodes through the announce table to get the second fall. 

Rhodes dragged McIntyre back into the ring to begin the third phase, a gruesome Steel Cage Match. 

As Rhodes tried to escape, McIntyre hit a huge superplex from the top of the cage, but The American Nightmare kept fighting. 

Rhodes connected with two Cross Rhodes, but McIntyre raked his eyes before Rhodes could deliver the third Cross Rhodes.

McIntyre sent Rhodes into the exposed turnbuckle before hitting a Claymore, but once again Rhodes narrowly kicked out.

Rhodes and McIntyre clobbered each other on the top of the cage before Rhodes shoved McIntyre and sent him crashing to the canvas. Rhodes followed with a huge Cody Cutter from the top of the cage, but McIntyre barely kicked out.

Just as McIntyre was about to escape the cage, Jacob Fatu returned to attack The Scottish Warrior. Rhodes confronted the returning Fatu, but Fatu attacked Rhodes as well. As Rhodes and Fatu were brawling, The Scottish Warrior took his moment to drag himself out of the cage to finally capture the Undisputed WWE Championship.