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NEW WWE CHAMPION CROWNED, COMMENTS

By Mike Johnson on 2026-01-09 23:10:00

Drew McIntyre defeated Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship in Berlin, Germany, scoring the victory in a Three Stages of Hell match on Smackdown, which just went off the air in The United States.  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, won after McIntyre escaped the cage following Jacob Fatu's return.

McIntyre took to Instagram, posting:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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