The four stars getting the most creative attention heading into the match are Zayn, Finn Balor, Bron Breakker and Randy Orton. Zayn has been talking about becoming a world champion for the first time for a year-plus and would be a popular winner in Saudi Arabia, should he not best McIntyre for the belt earlier in the night.

WWE has cut back on doing “house shows,” or live events, over the past few years, but RAW Superstar Bayley has begun to miss them. Speaking to The Toronto Sun (via WrestlePurists) recently, Bayley noted that while the live event schedule was arduous,

Get hyped, everyone, because it is nearly time for the 39th annual Royal Rumble. AJ Styles will be putting his WWE career on the line against Gunther, Sami Zayn

WWE owns decades of historic footage, and for the past few years, all of it has lived on Peacock instead of the WWE Network. The setup might change soon as Fightful Select reported that WWE’s streaming deal with Peacock ends at the end of 2026.

Wrestlenomics reports that WWE SmackDown on January 23 drew 943,000 viewers on USA Network. This number is down from the 968,000 viewers the show drew on January 16th. Friday’s episode scored a 0.22 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, up from the 0.21 rating last Friday.