On a night that saw Drew McIntyre win the WWE Championship, here are three things we hated & three things we loved about the 1/9/26 episode of "WWE SmackDown!"

WWE SmackDown (January 9, 2026) Venue: Berlin, Germany City: Berlin, Germany Time: 8 pm ET (Taped) 2 pm ET (Live) How To Watch: USA Network (US), Netflix (International) Wyatt Sicks (Erick Rowan, Dexter Lumis, Joe Gacy, & Uncle Howdy) vs. MFTs (Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Talla Tonga, & JC Mateo)

WWE SmackDown results, winners and major spoilers from Berlin German as WWE airs a newsworthy first SmackDown of the year.

Drew McIntyre won the WWE Championship for a second time after defeating Cody Rhodes this afternoon on SmackDown. Tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown aired live on Netflix internationally from Germany ahead of tonight’s broadcast on the USA Network.

Roman Reigns is the current betting favorite to win the Men’s Royal Rumble match at +165. That is up significantly from the +750 he was listed at in November. Gunther has also made a significant jump and now has the second-highest odds at +200 after previously being listed at +600.

WWE SmackDown airs live from Berlin on Jan. 9 with a Three Stages of Hell main event and potential surprises. Here's the full card.

Last time in action: Giulia defeated Chelsea Green (SD, Jan. 2), Bliss won an eight-woman tag match (SD, Jan. 2) The United States Championship was on the line in the next match when Bliss challenged Giulia for the belt that she just won from Green last week. James was by her client's side, as usual.