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MASSIVE WWE SMACKDOWN SPOILER

By Mike Johnson on 2026-01-09 16:54:00

Drew McIntyre just defeated Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship in Berlin, Germany, scoring the victory in a Three Stages of Hell match.  This would be McIntyre's third WWE Championship reign.

McIntyre pinned Cody in a traditional match after a low blow and Claymore Kick in Stage One.

Rhodes won Stage Two, a Falls Count Anywhere Match, after a CrossRhodes on the announcing table.

The Third Stage was a Steel Cage Match.

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