January 24, 2026
Montreal, Quebec, Canada – Centre Bell
Commentary: Michael Cole and Wade Barrett
Results via Mike Tedesco of WrestleView.com
Quick Match Results
- Jacob Fatu vs. Cody Rhodes went to a No Contest
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship – Rhiyo (c) defeated Judgement Day via Riptide (pinfall)
- AJ Styles defeated Shinsuke Namakura via Styles Clash (pinfall)
- Undisputed WWE Championship #1 Contender Fatal Four-way match – Sami Zayn defeated Damian Priest, Trick Williams, and Randy Orton via Helluva Kick (pinfall)
Ringside: Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon welcomes us to the show. Joe Tessitore is stuck in an airport in Detroit, Michigan, where the United States is facing some of the worst weather in decades. We’re in Montreal, where it is -7 degrees. Things are getting heated up as we’re on the Road to the Royal Rumble. McMahon asks if they’re ready and then shouts it in French. She welcomes everyone to Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Video: WWE SNME
NEW YEAR.
— WWE (@WWE) January 25, 2026
NEW BEGINNING.
Who will make 2026 their year? 👀
Stream Saturday Night's Main Event LIVE RIGHT NOW on Peacock! pic.twitter.com/QMyWUOqj51
Video: Highlights from last year’s Saturday Night’s Main Event shows are shown, including shows that saw Goldberg and John Cena retire.
Pre-show Arrivals
We go live into the Bell Centre to see a big pyrotechnics display.
Our main event will see Randy Orton, Damian Priest, Trick Williams, and Sami Zayn in a No. 1 Contender’s Fatal 4-Way Match. AJ Styles, who could be nearing the end of his career, will battle Shinsuke Nakamura. RHIYO will defend the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez. Cody Rhodes is also shown.
Jacob Fatu vs. Cody Rhodes
DREW McINTYRE JUST TOOK OUT RHODES AND FATU! 🤯
— WWE (@WWE) January 25, 2026
The WWE Champion showing both these men who runs WWE right now. pic.twitter.com/hXvGkpRbCY
Jacob Fatu is walking backstage. Fatu is coming to beat Cody Rhodes’ ass. He went from EBT to WWE and is locked in. Fatu walks through the Gorilla Position and makes his entrance.
As Cody Rhodes is posing on the turnbuckles and his pyrotechnics are going off, Jacob Fatu attacks him. Fatu beats on Rhodes. The referee tries to separate them, but Rhodes knocks Robinson back. Fatu continues to attack, but Rhodes knocks him out of the ring. Rhodes attempts a suicide dive, but Fatu punches him in the face. Security runs down, and Fatu starts to attack them. Security holds Rhodes back at ringside. Fatu leaps up the ropes and nearly slips, but pulls off a somersault plancha onto security. Fatu completely misses Rhodes, but Rhodes goes down anyway.
Fatu starts to walk off, but Rhodes attacks him from behind. Rhodes rips at his eyes and gets him in the ring. Rhodes knocks him out of the ring and hits a suicide dive, knocking the mighty Samoan over the commentary table. Rhodes punches Fatu over the barricade, and they begin brawling in the crowd, near where Roy Nemer is sitting. Fatu gets the better of Rhodes and knocks him near the stands. Rhodes fights back and drives a road crate into Fatu. Rhodes goes for a piledriver on the floor, but Fatu hits a back body drop. Fatu hits a scoop slam on the concrete. Fatu shoves the security guards off him. Rhodes attacks him from behind again and tosses some security away. Rhodes bounces him off an equipment case.
They begin to fight up the steps of the stands before spilling out into the arena concourse. Rhodes throws a recycling can at Fatu and some security guards. Jamie Noble runs over and tells Rhodes to stop. Fatu fights back before a security guard grabs him. Fatu gives the guard a Sambo suplex through a table! Rhodes throws a drink into Fatu’s face, and they brawl back into the Bell Centre. Fatu headbutts Rhodes away, but Rhodes quickly fires back and takes him down. They brawl down the steps and stand on some road crates. They fight off some security guards and throw another one into the other guards.
All of a sudden, Undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre throws Fatu off the road crate through some tables! McIntyre low blows Rhodes and gives him a powerbomb off the road crates through another table! Wow!
McIntyre saunters over to the ringside area and gets in the ring as the crowd boos.
Winner: None.
Video: WWE 2K26
WWE vs. WCW! 🔥
— WWE (@WWE) January 25, 2026
Pre-order the MONDAY NIGHT WAR EDITION of #WWE2K26 on January 30th! pic.twitter.com/V9AQqZeJmS
WWE 2K26 will have a Monday Night War edition.
Video: Cody Rhodes, Jacob Fatu, Drew McIntyre
Replays show the massive brawl between Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu, which ended only when Undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre attacked both men.
Backstage: Drew McIntyre
A furious Undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre is storming backstage. Cathy Kelley stops him and demands an explanation. McIntyre says that was a message to the entire locker room. That’s what will happen to anyone who tries to cross him. McIntyre charges off.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
Judgement Day (Liv Morgan & Roxanne Perez) vs. Rhiyo (Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY) (c)
LA PRIMERA SAID "NOT SO FAST, RAQUEL!" 😏 pic.twitter.com/3nlDXLeFVt
— WWE (@WWE) January 25, 2026
The bell rings, and Sky immediately dropkicks Morgan down. Sky goes for a scoop slam, but Morgan slides off and pulls her down by the hair. Morgan punches away at Sky and taunts the crowd. Morgan elbows Sky away and tags Roxanne Perez in. The Judgment Day goes for a double-team suplex, but Sky gets out and slings Perez into Morgan. Sky trips Perez and hits a basement dropkick. Sky celebrates. Sky pulls Perez into the ring, and Perez drags the ring apron with her. The referee goes to fix the apron, so Morgan gets a cheap shot in on Sky. Perez mounts Sky and punches away at her. Perez wrenches the arm and sends her to the corner. Perez hits a running uppercut. Morgan tags in, and they hit Sky with a Codebreaker/Russian leg sweep combo for a near fall. Morgan grabs Sky and hits “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio’s Three Amigos, followed by a Shining Wizard for another near fall. Morgan punches Sky in the face and tags Perez back in. Perez kicks Sky in the midsection and talks some trash. Perez elbows Sky in the head and taunts the crowd. Perez stomps on Sky’s ankle, but Sky soon kicks her away. Sky nearly tags Ripley, but Perez quickly stops her. Sky fights back with a wheelbarrow roll-up into a double stomp to the midsection.
Ripley and Morgan tag in. Morgan tried to stop Sky from making the tag, but she came up short. Ripley smiles at her former rival. Ripley hits Morgan with a pair of short-arm clotheslines, followed by a kick to the midsection and a fallaway slam. Ripley hits a basement dropkick and picks up a two-count. Morgan’s shoulder was way off the mat during that pin. Ripley goes for a Riptide, but Morgan slides off and goes for a Codebreaker. Ripley holds her up and tosses her off before kicking her. Morgan gets out of a Razor’s Edge and tags Perez in. Ripley brings Perez into the ring the hard way. Morgan grabs Ripley, but Ripley headbutts her down. Perez unloads on Ripley, but Ripley soon kicks her in the face to take her down. Ripley climbs to the second rope and tries to power Perez up, but Perez punches her away. Morgan tags in and knocks Sky off the apron. Perez hits Ripley with a super hurricanrana before Morgan hits a flying Codebreaker! Perez hits Sky with a suicide dive as Morgan picks up a near fall!
Morgan charges Ripley near the ropes, but Ripley knocks her back. Ripley hits Morgan with a Razor’s Edge as Sky tags in. Sky hits a big missile dropkick and covers. Perez ducks a clothesline from Ripley to break up the pin. Perez knocks Ripley back and spikes Ripley with a big head-scissor takeover. Sky takes Perez out with a springboard missile dropkick to knock her out of the ring. Sky gets the crowd going and tries for a Bullet Train Attack on Morgan, but Morgan moves. Morgan takes Sky down with a cover for a near fall. Morgan shoves Sky to the corner and hits a high knee. Perez tags in. Sky fights out of a double-team attack and hits Morgan with a Shotei uppercut. Sky counters out of Pop Rox and kicks Perez in the head. Sky goes to the top rope for an Over the Moonsault, but Perez gets her feet up! Perez hits Pop Rox! 1… 2… Sky kicks out as Ripley was late coming to break it up.
Ripley drags Sky to the corner and tags in. Perez goes for a kick, but Ripley blocks it and headbutts her in the mouth. Ripley hits Perez with Riptide and tags Sky in, who hits an Over the Moonsault. 1… 2… Raquel Rodriguez pulls Ripley down, landing her on the referee! Rodriguez takes Ripley out. Sky goes for a suicide dive on Rodriguez, but Rodriguez catches her and hits a STIFF powerbomb on the floor! Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer, no longer in a walking boot, runs down to attack Rodriguez. Vaquer knocks her into the crowd and hits a crossbody block off the barricade. They brawl to the back.
In the ring, everyone is down. Perez puts an arm over Sky as Jason Ayers comes back to consciousness. 1… 2… Sky gets a shoulder up. Morgan tags in and hits Ob-Liv-ion as Ripley tags Sky. Ripley kicks Morgan in the face and hits Riptide for the win!
Winner: Rhiyo via Pinfall to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
RHIYO celebrates in the ring. Sky is bleeding from the mouth.
Video: AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura
Video: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
AJ Styles, who could only have seven days left in his career, will take on Shinsuke Nakamura for perhaps the final time next.
AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
WHAT. A. MATCH. 👏
— WWE (@WWE) January 25, 2026
NEXT SATURDAY: Gunther vs. Styles with AJ's career on the line.
Could Royal Rumble be the end for AJ Styles? pic.twitter.com/aG73HYGkW9
AJ Styles makes his way to the ring wearing a mask reminiscent of one he wore in 2016 in a match against Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 10.
The bell rings, and they circle the ring before cautiously approaching one another. They soon lock up, and Nakamura hooks a side headlock. Styles whips him off, but Nakamura holds the ropes and stares at his longtime rival. Nakamura hits a headlock takeover. Nakamura keeps the side headlock applied before going to a waistlock. There are dueling chants for both men. Styles hits a standing switch, but Nakamura wrenches the arm before applying a side headlock. Styles whips him off and goes for a leapfrog, but Nakamura kicks him out of mid-air. They lock up, and Nakamura backs Styles into the ropes. Nakamura releases and leans on Styles. Styles shoves him off and does a Bullet Club taunt. Nakamura “catches it” and shouts, “Come on!” Nakamura sidesteps Styles, but Styles hits him with a dropkick. Styles hits a backbreaker before pulling him to his feet. Styles puts Nakamura in the corner and hits some shoulder thrusts. Nakamura fights him off and hits the ropes, but Styles elbows him in the face, knocking him out of the ring. Styles hits a forearm plancha and celebrates at ringside. Styles holds his ribs in pain shortly after.
Styles puts Nakamura in the ring and charges, but Nakamura sidesteps him. Nakamura kicks him in the head and lays him across the top turnbuckle. Nakamura hits a running knee to the injured ribs for a one-count. Nakamura hits a snapmare, followed by a knee drop to the face. Nakamura drives his knee into Styles’ injured ribs and applies a rear chin lock. Styles fights up, but Nakamura backs him to the corner and knees him down. Nakamura puts his foot on Styles’ chest and gyrates a bit. Nakamura saunters to the opposite side of the ring and charges, but Styles rolls under him and hits a pair of clotheslines. Styles hits a basement flying forearm and gets fired up. Styles hits a corner clothesline, followed by an Ushigoroshi for a near fall. Styles sets up for a Styles Clash, but Nakamura gets out with a scorpion kick, followed by a dropkick.
Nakamura gets to his feet and starts to kick Styles in the chest. Styles rebounds off the ropes and goes down hard. Styles gets up and blocks a kick, but Nakamura catches him with a rebound kick to the ear. Nakamura blocks a boot and sits him on the second rope before hitting a sliding German Suplex. Nakamura goes to the second rope and hits a flying knee to the face for a two-count. Nakamura backs to the corner and charges for a Kinshasa, but Styles kicks him down and hits a dragon screw. Styles soon applies a Calf Crusher. Nakamura claws to the bottom rope and grabs it to break the hold. Nakamura rolls to the apron. Styles reaches for him, but Nakamura catches him with a snap kick to the face. Styles quickly catches him with a dragon screw on the ropes and attacks the leg before putting the Calf Crusher back on. Nakamura is trapped in the middle of the ring. Nakamura screams in pain as Styles cinches it in. Nakamura is refusing to tap out. Styles keeps cinching it in harder and tells him to tap. Styles wrenches back once again, and Nakamura bites his fingers in pain. Nakamura claws to the bottom rope, so Styles rolls him away. Nakamura rolls into a cross armbreaker attempt, but Styles holds his hands to stop the hold from being applied. Nakamura punches Styles in the face a few times and applies a triangle choke. Styles powers Nakamura up for a Styles Clash, but he can’t get it. Nakamura goes for a sliding attack, but Styles absolutely crushes him with a knee to the jaw!
Both men are down, but Styles soon gets to his feet. Styles grabs Nakamura and forearms him in the jaw. They begin trading forearms in the middle of the ring before Styles hits a strike combo. Nakamura fights back, so Styles hits a Pele Kick. Nakamura then hits a running knee to the back of the neck. Nakamura holds his knee in pain before going to the corner. Nakamura sizes Styles up for a Kinshasa. Nakamura goes to charge, but his knee gives out. Styles hits a Kinshasa on Nakamura! 1… 2… Nakamura grabs the bottom rope.
Styles grabs Nakamura, ducks a punch, and hits a torture rack bomb for a near fall. Styles slowly pulls Nakamura up for a suplex, but Nakamura fights him off. Nakamura goes for a sliding German Suplex, but his knee gets caught on the ring apron. Styles hits a running kick to the face from the apron. Styles grabs Nakamura and rolls him into the ring. Styles gets on the apron and sizes him up. Styles goes for a Phenomenal Forearm, but Nakamura picks him off the ropes and hits a Death Valley Driver/Michinoku Driver combo for a near fall! Nakamura grabs him, but Styles manages to elbow him down.
Both men are down again, but they get up and go head-to-head. They trade strikes in the center of the ring, neither man giving an inch. Nakamura rocks him with a headbutt and takes him down with a cross armbreaker. Styles turns him onto his shoulders for a two-count. Nakamura catches him with a rebound kick to the head. Nakamura gets up in the corner and goes for a Kinshasa, but Styles blocks it! Styles goes for a Styles Clash, but Nakamura gets out and knees him in the face! Nakamura gets up in the corner and charges for a Kinshasa, but he hits the turnbuckle when Styles moves. Styles knocks him back and avoids a big boot before snapping the bad knee off the top rope. Styles hits a Phenomenal Forearm before hitting a Styles Clash for the win!
Winner: AJ Styles via Pinfall.
AJ Styles shows respect to Shinsuke Nakamura, and he returns it. They embrace in the ring before posing together. This is the final year of AJ Styles’ career, and it could be the final week. Nakamura leaves Styles in the ring to pose alone. The crowd gives Styles a great ovation.
WWE Royal Rumble 2026 Card Rundown
The commentators run down the card for the Royal Rumble.
Ringside: Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon hypes up the main event, which is next.
Undisputed WWE Championship #1 Contender Fatal Four-way Match
Randy Orton vs. Damian Priest vs. Trick Williams vs. Sami Zayn
SAMI ZAYN IS NUMBER ONE CONTENDER FOR THE UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPIONSHIP! 👏 pic.twitter.com/lBcruqwyuV
— WWE (@WWE) January 25, 2026
The bell rings, and the crowd is going wild for Sami Zayn. Trick Williams soon gets out of the ring and says he’ll do things on his time. Zayn then clotheslines Priest over the top rope and squares off against The Viper. Williams pulls Zayn out to loud boos before clubbing away at him. Orton goes outside and uppercuts Williams twice. Priest then charges around ringside and leaps off the steps onto Williams and Orton. Priest gets Zayn in the ring and avalanches him before hitting a clothesline. Priest goes for a suplex, but Zayn gets out. Priest elbows Zayn down and attacks Orton as he gets in the ring. Orton pokes him in the eyes and tosses him out of the ring. Orton and Zayn prepare to square off again. Orton kicks Zayn in the midsection and uppercuts him. Orton starts the ten punches, but Zayn pulls him down and hits some fast punches. Williams quickly attacks Zayn from behind and stomps him. Williams then starts to stomp Orton before kicking him out of the ring. Williams punches away at Zayn before hitting a running kick. Priest gets on the apron, but Williams punches him off. Williams then drives Zayn into Orton, who was on the apron. Williams follows up with a big neckbreaker on Zayn for a two-count. Williams pulls Zayn up and chops the chest before whipping him hard into the corner. Zayn fights back, but Williams reverses a whip and hits a cyclone boot. Priest runs in and slams Williams for a two-count.
Priest sizes Zayn up and kicks him in the midsection. Priest sets up for a Razor’s Edge, but Zayn gets out. Zayn chops the chest and scales the ropes for a tornado DDT to pick up a near fall. The crowd chants for Zayn. Zayn sets up for a Blue Thunder Bomb, but he throws him aside as Orton gets in. Orton gets out of a Blue Thunder Bomb and hits Priest with a snap powerslam. Orton then hits Zayn with a series of clotheslines, followed by a snap powerslam. Orton knocks Williams off the apron before hitting Priest with a draping DDT. Orton attacks Williams and sets up for a draping DDT, but Zayn pulls Orton away and hits a Blue Thunder Bomb! 1… 2… Orton kicks out. Zayn goes to the corner and sizes Orton up for a Helluva Kick. Williams intercepts with a huge leg lariat for a near fall. Priest runs in and kicks Williams away, knocking him out of the ring. Priest goes to ringside, but Williams catches him and slams him onto the edge of the barricade! Williams and Priest begin talking to each other and stall. Priest then gets away, and Zayn takes Williams out with a somersault senton. Zayn goes to Orton at ringside. Orton goes for a back suplex, but Zayn flips through and hits Orton with a back suplex on the commentary table!
Zayn gets in the ring and hits Priest with an exploder suplex in the corner. Zayn follows up with a Helluva Kick on Priest! 1… 2… Williams pulls the referee out of the ring. The referee admonishes Williams at ringside. Zayn grabs Williams, but Williams punches him back. Orton pulls Williams back and hits a back suplex on the commentary table. Orton grabs Williams and hits him with a second back suplex onto the commentary table. Orton then grabs Zayn and hits him with a back suplex onto the commentary table. Priest is then pulled from the ring by Orton and meets the same fate! Orton is fired up! Orton then grabs Williams and hits him with another back suplex onto the commentary table. Orton puts Williams in the ring, but Williams quickly rolls out. Zayn grabs Orton for a Blue Thunder Bomb. Orton gets out and goes for an RKO, but Zayn counters with a roll-up for a two-count. Orton charges, but he hits the ring post when Zayn moves. Orton rolls around on the mat in pain, holding his shoulder. Zayn goes to the top rope and leaps over Orton. Orton goes for an RKO, but Zayn shoves him off. Zayn sizes him up and charges, but Orton hits him with an RKO out of nowhere. Williams throws Orton out of the ring and covers Zayn! 1… 2… Priest breaks up the pin!
The crowd chants, “This is awesome!” Priest and Williams begin to exchange punches and kicks on the apron. They soon drop to their knees. Orton hooks both of their heads and hits a double draping DDT on Priest and Williams! Orton looks into the crowd and drops down, stalking Williams. Williams shoves an RKO attempt off, and Priest hits Orton with South of Heaven. Williams rolls Priest up for a two-count. Williams argues with the referee. Priest goes for South of Heaven, but Williams gets out and kicks him in the face. Zayn then grabs Williams and hits an exploder suplex into the turnbuckles! Zayn sizes Williams up for a Helluva Kick, but Williams sidesteps him. Williams heads to the top rope, but Zayn cuts him off. Zayn sets up for a superplex, but Priest attacks him. Priest hits Zayn with a Razor’s Edge. Williams, who is on the apron, shoulders Priest in the midsection. Priest fights back and knocks Williams away. Zayn stuns Priest with a Helluva Kick and covers. 1… 2… 3!
Winner: Sami Zayn via Pinfall.
Sami Zayn will battle Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The crowd goes wild for Zayn. Undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre runs down to attack, but Zayn sidesteps him and sends the champion packing! McIntyre is infuriated as Zayn continues to celebrate. Fireworks go off as the show comes to an end.

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