Drew McIntyre, Cody Rhodes and the wrestling storylines that'll shape WWE and AEW's 2026
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Raj PrashadUncrowned Fri, January 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM UTC·10 min read After a year that saw storylines like “Hangman” Adam Page’s journey to AEW redemption and John Cena’s WWE retirement tour play a pivotal factor in elevating some of the biggest moments of the wrestling calendar, 2026 is already giving 2025 a run for its money. Drew McIntyre, who for nearly two years has played the victim on WWE television, capped his longterm story by finally — shockingly — winning the big one, defeating Cody Rhodes to seize the WWE Universal Championship Friday night on “SmackDown” in a “Three Stages of Hell” match, thanks to the unlikely and unexpected help from the returning Jacob Fatu.Advertisement...