Check out the top takeaways from WWE SmackDown on Jan. 30, the go-home show for the Royal Rumble in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

WWE headed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for WWE SmackDown this week in a show that featured a major all-star main event, but which match was the best?

Many of Raw and SmackDown's top stars converged on the blue brand ahead of the Rumble. Undisputed WWE champion Drew McIntyre found himself in the crosshairs of numerous rivals amid the chaos. Cody Rhodes, Jacob Fatu and Sami Zayn all had their sights set on the champ. With SmackDown's top stars fixated on gold, Breakker struck.

From Carmelo Hayes' title defense to a chaotic 8-man tag finale, here are the full results and highlights from the final SmackDown before the Royal Rumble.

The last WWE SmackDown before Royal Rumble 2026 starred Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, Drew McIntyre, Bron Breakker, AJ Styles, Gunther and others.

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 SmackDown" set the table for the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia, teasing plenty of intertwining storylines between the likes of Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn and Bron Brekker.