Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens will meet for a third time. SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis granted Rhodes' request for a ladder match at the WWE Royal Rumble on Feb. 1. Owens is

Two matches have been announced for the January 3 episode of WWE SmackDown. As announced on the December 27 episode, Naomi will challenge Nia Jax for the WWE Women’s Championship. Naomi is one-half of the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions alongside Bianca Belair.

The Undisputed WWE Championship will be defended at WWE Royal Rumble. At WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, Cody Rhodes beat Kevin Owens to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship. After the match, Owens attacked Rhodes and walked away with the Winged Eagle Title that Rhodes wore to the ring.

When he raises his arms, flames appear on either side of him. "Rhodes became just the fourth Superstar to ever win back-to-back Royal Rumbles by conquering the field in 2023 and 2024, joining WWE icons Hulk Hogan, 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels as the only Superstars to do so," Rhodes' WWE biography reads.

Multiple WWE shows have been announced for Netflix. Netflix has confirmed multiple series that will debut on January 1. Among others, Big E will host WWE RAW Classics, which will be a collection of “must-see” RAW matches and moments.