WWE Saturday Night\'s Main Event XLIII airs live tonight, Saturday, January 24, from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This marks only the second in the show\'s history to take place outside the United States.
Saturday Night\'s Main Event XLIII features a Fatal 4-Way to determine Drew McIntyre\'s challenger at the Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes seeking revenge on Jacob Fatu, AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura in a dream match revisited, and a Women\'s Tag Team Championship showdown.
The event streams live on Peacock in the United States and YouTube for international audiences at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT.
Full Match Card
| Match | Stipulation/Championship |
|---|---|
| Cody Rhodes vs. Jacob Fatu | Singles Match |
| Randy Orton vs. Trick Williams vs. Damian Priest vs. Sami Zayn | Fatal 4-Way – WWE Championship #1 Contender\'s Match |
| Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY (c) vs. Liv Morgan & Roxanne Perez | WWE Women\'s Tag Team Championship |
| AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura | Singles Match |
Revenge, Redemption, and Royal Rumble Positioning
The Road to WrestleMania 42 officially heats up tonight as WWE delivers a stacked card just seven days before the Royal Rumble. Cody Rhodes enters Saturday seeking vengeance after Jacob Fatu\'s shocking return cost him the Undisputed WWE Championship.
Meanwhile, four of SmackDown\'s top stars will battle for the right to challenge Drew McIntyre in Saudi Arabia, the hottest division in women\'s wrestling puts gold on the line when RHIYO defends against The Judgment Day, and two former rivals with a storied history reunite when AJ Styles faces Shinsuke Nakamura.
Match Previews
Cody Rhodes vs. Jacob Fatu
Cody Rhodes promised the \"biggest receipt\" he\'s ever delivered, and now he gets his chance. Two weeks ago in Berlin, Rhodes appeared to have Drew McIntyre finished in the third stage of their Three Stages of Hell match when a hooded figure emerged at the cage door. Jacob Fatu, returning from a months-long absence after being attacked backstage, initially prevented McIntyre from escaping—but when Rhodes got involved, Fatu turned his fury on the champion. The distraction allowed McIntyre to slither out of the cage and capture his fourth Undisputed WWE Championship.
Rhodes, now without a championship and without an automatic rematch clause, needs to channel his frustration into victory before he can think about reclaiming his title. Fatu, meanwhile, is ready to establish himself as a main event force heading into WrestleMania season.
Randy Orton vs. Trick Williams vs. Damian Priest vs. Sami Zayn – #1 Contender\'s Fatal 4-Way
The winner of this match will challenge Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble on January 31 in Saudi Arabia. All four competitors earned their spots through qualifying matches on last week\'s SmackDown in London.
Randy Orton overcame an early ambush from The Miz, absorbing two Skull Crushing Finales before striking with an RKO for the victory. Orton has already reminded McIntyre that he\'s beaten him for the WWE Championship before and has every intention of doing it again. Trick Williams, the former NXT and TNA World Champion, made quick work of Matt Cardona and attacked Sami Zayn after the show to send a clear message to the locker room. Damian Priest defeated Solo Sikoa despite MFT interference when the Wyatt Sicks provided a crucial distraction. Sami Zayn closed out SmackDown with an instant classic against Ilja Dragunov, winning via Helluva Kick to punch his ticket to Montreal—his hometown.
Zayn has never defeated Drew McIntyre in 11 attempts, but the Montreal crowd will be firmly behind their hometown hero. Williams has the momentum of a rising star, while Orton and Priest both have unfinished business with McIntyre and world championship pedigrees.
Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY (c) vs. Liv Morgan & Roxanne Perez – WWE Women\'s Tag Team Championship
The newly crowned champions defend their titles for the first time against former Judgment Day allies and rivals. RHIYO captured the Women\'s Tag Team Championship on the first Raw of 2026, defeating The Kabuki Warriors in the opening match of WWE\'s Netflix era. Ripley and SKY were once bitter rivals competing for the Women\'s World Championship, making their partnership and championship victory all the more remarkable.
Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez earned this opportunity by winning a Triple Threat match on Raw in Düsseldorf, defeating The Kabuki Warriors and the team of Bayley and Lyra Valkyria. Morgan claimed the titles were never really lost since she held them with Raquel Rodriguez before her injury, and she\'s been molding her \"little Roxy\" into what she calls \"the next greatest of all time.\" The Judgment Day duo has championship experience individually but have never held gold as a team.
Adding intrigue: Dominik Mysterio remains sidelined with a shoulder injury but could return at any moment to swing the balance in The Judgment Day\'s favor.
AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Two longtime rivals with a storied history will meet once again tonight in Montreal. AJ Styles was invited to SmackDown this week by General Manager Nick Aldis, where Shinsuke Nakamura confronted him backstage. The Japanese star referenced Styles putting his career on the line against Gunther at the Royal Rumble and offered to help AJ prove himself before that potential retirement match.
Styles and Nakamura have produced some of the most memorable matches in wrestling history, including their highly praised encounter at Wrestle Kingdom 10 in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Their rivalry continued in WWE, where they battled for the WWE Championship multiple times in 2018. Now, with Styles potentially facing the end of his career, this match takes on added significance as The Phenomenal One looks to build momentum heading into what could be his final stand at the Royal Rumble.
How to Watch
- Date/Time: Saturday, January 24, 2026, 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT
- Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Streaming (US): Peacock
- Streaming (International): YouTube
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