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!"

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.

The four qualifying matches on next week’s SmackDown features Randy Orton squaring off against The Miz, Trick Williams facing Matt Cardona, Damian Priest wrestling Solo Sikoa, and Sami Zayn competing against Ilja Dragunov.

WWE Friday Night Smackdown airs on Friday nights at 8 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream. Friday, Jan. 9 will serve as the second episode of Season 28, and it will air on USA.

Edge and Lita were reluctant to do their infamous live sex celebration in WWE, but they had no choice. A day after Edge cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on John Cena to win the WWE Championship at New Year’s Revolution 2005,

WWE is reportedly interested in AEW talent Powerhouse Hobbs, who is in a faction with Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, and HOOK.

Nick Aldis announced a tournament during "WWE SmackDown." to determine a WWE Championship challenger at the Royal Rumble.

The Wyatt Sicks lost their prized lantern on WWE SmackDown this week. SmackDown’s broadcast from Berlin, Germany, featured a major faction clash, as The Wyatt Sicks faced Solo Sikoa and his MFTs in eight-man tag team action.