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According to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio (h/t WrestlePurists ), Reigns vs. Rhodes is "probably not happening" at WrestleMania 42 on the heels of Rhodes dropping the WWE Championship to Drew McIntyre in a Three Stages of Hell match last week on SmackDown.
After surviving a Three Stages of Hell match, Drew McIntyre is the new Undisputed WWE Champion, thanks to a returning Jacob Fatu.
The final stage was a steel cage match, and that's when Jacob Fatu made his return. Fatu initially attacked McIntyre, but he went after "The American Nightmare" as well. While Fatu was ambushing Rhodes, McIntyre slipped out the door to become the new Undisputed WWE Champion.
The undisputed WWE championship is back in Drew McIntyre's possession after he beat Cody Rhodes in a Three Stages of Hell match on Friday Night SmackDown.
Drew McIntyre has finally beaten Cody Rhodes for the undisputed WWE championship. McIntyre, after countless close calls, returns to the mountaintop on WWE SmackDown, and he can thank Jacob Fatu for the unintentional assist.
Drew McIntyre has the chance to finally shut down all skeptical voices and dethrone Cody Rhodes as the Undisputed Champion on SmackDown this week.
WWE has flipped what we might have thought we were getting at WrestleMania 42 on its head for a number of its top stars.
SmackDown moves back to three hours starting with tonight’s show from Buffalo, New York. A title match has been added to the lineup with Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green defending against Giulia, who is looking to reclaim the belt after Green won it from her back in November.
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