WWE SmackDown emanated from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, Jan. 30. What transpired before the Royal Rumble?

The 2026 Royal Rumble go-home show is in the books — here are three things we hated and three things we loved about the 1/30/26 episode of "WWE SmackDown!"

WWE Friday Night Smackdown airs on Friday nights at 8 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream. Friday, Jan. 30 will serve as the second episode of Season 28, and it will air on USA.

WWE star Roxanne Perez had a rough night in Riyadh on Friday. Perez and her Judgment Day stablemate Liv Morgan faced off with Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss on SmackDown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During the match,

The 2026 Royal Rumble go-home show brought WWE to Saudi Arabia for "WWE SmackDown," with a title match and entrant confirmations of the noteworthy events.

Our WWE SmackDown results for tonight include Carmelo Hayes continuing the United States Championship Open Challenge, WWE Champion Drew McIntyre facing off with Sami Zayn, appearances from Cody Rhodes and much more.

El Presidente previews tonight's WWE SmackDown featuring Sami Zayn vs Drew McIntyre face-off, plus Cody Rhodes speaks before Royal Rumble, comrades!

"WWE SmackDown" star Trick Williams explains how his experience in "NXT" and TNA Wrestling helped prepare him for WWE's main roster.

Triple H posted a video on Friday speaking about the temporary stadium built in Riyadh that will host WWE SmackDown and WWE Royal Rumble.