This is Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on January 30, 2026, with an appearance from 2026 Men's Royal Rumble entrant Cody Rhodes!

Cody Rhodes has been a babyface since his WWE return, for better or worse. Similar to his AEW run, many fans have been calling for him to turn heel. While Rhodes has discussed the topic at length in the past, stating he didn't intend to make the move ...

Cody Rhodes made a major statement on SmackDown this week. He was booed by the fans following this.

As the WWE continues on with WrestleMania season and we make our predictions for the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia, Cody Rhodes is talking about dying. Without context, that sounds bad, but during a podcast about death and funerals, he laid out his dream for his eventual burial that would be something every pro wrestling fan wants to see.

When Cody Rhodes returned to WWE in 2022, he knew he was taking a really big gamble.

Cody Rhodes is the face of the WWE and has been since being crowned the Undisputed WWE Champion at WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia. Since then, Rhodes has been

Cody Rhodes has issued a special request for his peers regarding his eventual funeral: he wants them to attend in their full wrestling gear.

Rhodes and McIntyre did battle in a Three Stages of Hell match that came down to a steel cage match. When McIntyre was about to escape the cage and win the title, Fatu showed up a

Cody Rhodes shook up the wrestling world in 2022 when he left AEW and returned to WWE. Rhodes as an Executive Vice President in AEW and helped found the company in 2019, just years after leaving WWE over unhappiness with his creative direction.

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Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes once again had a confrontation on SmackDown, with both vowing to win the Men's Royal Rumble Match.