His return to the top of the company was overdue. He previously failed in his efforts to dethrone Cody Rhodes at Wrestlepalooza and Saturday Night's Main Event but managed to secure the strap on SmackDown by besting The American Nightmare in a grueling Three Stages of Hell match, thanks to an inadvertent assist from Jacob Fatu.

The January 9 episode of SmackDown saw Drew McIntyre finally overcome Cody Rhodes to capture the WWE Championship. McIntyre scored two victories over Rhodes dur

After losing the title to Drew McIntyre, former champion Cody Rhodes is expected to enter the Rumble. There, he’s likely to run into Jacob Fatu, the man who cost him the championship last Friday on SmackDown in a race to get at McIntyre.

Drew McIntyre quotes one of his promos in the wake of winning the WWE Undisputed Championship on WWE SmackDown.