Wwe Smackdown Preview (1/16/26): Start Time, Match Card, How To Watch & Live Stream

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The adjacent extremity on nan Road to Royal Rumble Tour is successful London, arsenic WWE SmackDown will emanate from nan OVO Arena Wembley later tonight.

Fittingly enough, nan only British WWE Champion successful history will return to England's superior metropolis pinch nan company's apical prize erstwhile again astir his waist.

Drew McIntyre withstood 'Three Stages of Hell' past Friday nighttime and defeated Cody Rhodes to go a three-time WWE Champion. There's small uncertainty that McIntyre will beryllium expecting a hero's invited erstwhile he steps ft successful nan ringing for his triumph lap, but will The American Nightmare, aliases Jacob Fatu for that matter, let him to complete it unimpeded?

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The Scottish Warrior, meanwhile, won't person to hold agelong astatine each for his first title defense. A tourney to crown a caller No. 1 Contender will get underway coming pinch 4 immense singles matches booked for nan show.

Randy Orton, The Miz, Damian Priest, Solo Sikoa, Matt Cardona, Trick Williams, Ilja Dragunov and Sami Zayn will each beryllium vying for 4 unfastened spots successful a No. 1 Contender's Match that will return spot connected January 24 astatine Saturday Night's Main Event.

WWE Women's Champion Jade Cargill and Alexa Bliss are besides being advertised for nan show, and Carmelo Hayes will erstwhile again put his Men's United States Title connected nan line. Here's everything we presently cognize astir tonight's section of WWE SmackDown successful London. Check backmost for updates arsenic much matches and segments are announced passim nan day.

Randy Orton vs. The Miz

Randy Orton vs. The Miz | WWE

The Miz won his first WWE Championship each nan measurement backmost successful 2010 erstwhile he successfully cashed successful his Money successful nan Bank statement against, you guessed it, Randy Orton. All these years later, they'll meet erstwhile again pinch a imaginable changeable astatine reclaiming nan WWE Title connected nan line.

The Miz has proclaimed himself to beryllium nan caller look of nan institution and locker room leader pinch John Cena now enjoying retirement. Let's spot if he tin beryllium it coming against The Viper, who has his sights group connected a 15th World Championship.

Damian Priest vs. Solo Sikoa

Damian Priest vs. Solo Sikoa | WWE

Damian Priest has spent nan past six months locked successful a rivalry pinch Aleister Black, but aft providing him pinch a thrust to nan infirmary via their sadistic Ambulance Match 2 weeks ago, nan erstwhile World Heavyweight Champion is yet free to make his climb backmost to nan apical of nan WWE mountain.

Priest will look Solo Sikoa successful his qualifying match-up. Sikoa and his MFTs person been connected a ngo to power each nan golden connected SmackDown, and he could return a elephantine leap toward accomplishing that extremity pinch a triumph tonight.

Matt Cardona vs. Trick Williams

Matt Cardona vs. Trick Williams | WWE

Matt Cardona did not bust his tail for six years connected nan independent circuit conscionable to settee backmost into nan aforesaid position he held successful WWE anterior to his release. He's backmost to ascend to heights that Zack Ryder could only dream of, and that includes becoming a profession WWE Grand Slam Champion.

If Cardona wants to gain his opportunity astatine Drew McIntyre, he'll first person to get past Trick Williams. SmackDown's newest Superstar is cocky and confident, and he's fresh to show disconnected nan skills that made him a two-time NXT Champion and TNA World Heavyweight Champion.

Sami Zayn vs. Ilja Dragunov

Sami Zayn vs. Ilja Dragunov | WWE

The past clip that Sami Zayn faced disconnected against Ilja Dragunov, it was a full surprise. The Mad Dragon answered Zayn's unfastened situation aft missing a twelvemonth of action owed to a important knee injury, and he capped disconnected his return lucifer by winning nan Men's United States Championship.

Zayn will undoubtedly beryllium much prepared for Dragunov this clip around, and possibly much motivated than ever to yet adhd a WWE Championship to his resume. Having ne'er beaten Drew McIntyre, nan likelihood whitethorn beryllium stacked against him, but that's erstwhile Sami has proven to beryllium astatine his astir dangerous.

Men's United States Championship Open Challenge

Carmelo Hayes | WWE

Carmelo Hayes is bringing nan Men's United States Championship Open Challenge to nan different broadside of nan pond. With successful title defenses against Johnny Gargano and Shinsuke Nakamura already nether his belt, Melo has asked for nan champion successful nan UK to measurement up to HIM later tonight.

Could this unfastened nan doorway for TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater to reply nan call? He was scheduled to compete connected nan Thursday Night iMPACT! debut connected AMC this week, but he was reportedly pulled from nan show to return portion successful nan WWE European Tour.