The final SmackDown of 2024 is now in the books as WWE fans packed the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida Friday night. It was the final two hour version of the show and WWE jam-packed as much as they could into this episode.

The final Smackdown of 2024 gave fans plenty to talk about heading into a big 2025, including Rhodes vs. Owens 2.

When he raises his arms, flames appear on either side of him. "Rhodes became just the fourth Superstar to ever win back-to-back Royal Rumbles by conquering the field in 2023 and 2024, joining WWE icons Hulk Hogan, 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels as the only Superstars to do so," Rhodes' WWE biography reads.

Cody Rhodes will defend his Undisputed WWE Championship against Kevin Owens again at the Royal Rumble. This time, the rivals will compete for the title in a Lad

While at WWE HQ for the Monday Night RAW on Netflix kickoff event, Kevin Owens vandalized a picture of Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes. He showed up to the building with the Winged Eagle WWE Championship around his shoulder. He previously took it from Rhodes at Saturday Night's Main Event despite not winning it.

Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens will meet for a third time. SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis granted Rhodes' request for a ladder match at the WWE Royal Rumble on Feb. 1. Owens is

WWE held a live event from the Kia Center in Orlando, Florida. Cody Rhodes and other stars competed at the show. The results, courtesy of Wrestling Bodyslam, are as follows: RELATED: Tony Khan: AEW And WWE Holding Shows In Orlando On The Same Night Is Great For Wrestling The post WWE Live Event Results From Orlando (12/28): Cody Rhodes Faces Kevin Owens appeared first on Wrestlezone.

As everyone knows, SmackDown will move to three hours from 2025 and there are all the conditions for the beginning of a new era. Among the protagonists of recent weeks, it is impossible not to mention Kevin Owens.