Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage of WWE SmackDown on October 24. Here's a look at what WWE advertised for this week's show: Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre make appearances Kiana James vs. Tiffany Stratton Ilja Dragunov holds U.

Drew McIntyre must be a happy man. McIntyre left WWE SmackDown riding high after laying out both Cody Rhodes and Jimmy Uso. It puts McIntyre in the driver's seat before next week's undisputed WWE title match at Saturday Night's Main Event.

Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre are set to appear on the October 31st episode of WWE SmackDown. Rhodes will defend his Undisputed WWE Title against McIntyre at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event on November 1st.

Andrade made his stunning AEW return during the Oct. 1 episode of “Dynamite.” He ambushed Kenny Omega and seemingly joined The Don Callis Family. AEW quickly stopped mentioning Andrade on TV, and he ended up being pulled from several independent shows.

The hunter is the hunted on WWE SmackDown, and the champ is angry. "The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu's hopes to challenge undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes were crushed after Fatu was discovered bloodied, beaten and missing teeth backstage.

CM Punk will compete for the World Heavyweight title in Salt Lake City. The event marks WWE's first premium live event in Salt Lake City since 2023. The Utah Sports Commission estimates a $500 million economic impact from the events.

WWE shared a surprising injury update for women's champion Tiffany Stratton ahead of her "Saturday Night's Main Event" match.

Earlier this month, WWE revealed a number of dates for both 2025 and early 2026. The schedule originally called for Barclays Center in Brooklyn to host the January 2 episode of WWE SmackDown. Furthermore, the KeyBank Center in Buffalo was set to host the January 5 episode of WWE Raw.