Drew McIntyre Mocks Cody Rhodes With Savage Tweet After Ending His WWE Title Reign

Drew McIntyre isn’t just celebrating his Undisputed WWE Championship win—he’s also rubbing it in.

On January 10, 2026, the newly crowned champion took to Twitter to mock Cody Rhodes following their brutal 3 Stages of Hell match on SmackDown, where McIntyre ended Rhodes’ 159-day reign with the title. McIntyre posted a screenshot showing dramatic fan reactions to Cody’s loss, including quotes like “The thinkable happened,” “End of an error,” and “Don’t smile because it’s over, cry because it happened.”

While the Scottish Warrior didn’t caption the tweet with any words, the message was clear: he’s not just back on top—he’s enjoying every single moment of it.

This trolling comes after Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful reported that many in WWE felt McIntyre needed this win to re-establish himself as a top-tier star heading into WrestleMania season.

“One of the things that I was hearing within the company about this Drew McIntyre title win was that a lot of people felt like he needed to win this title match,” Sapp said. “They felt that, in order to take him seriously as a top guy moving forward, he needed to win it.”

The finish, featuring the surprise return of Jacob Fatu inside the steel cage, was originally pitched by both McIntyre and Rhodes, according to Bodyslam.net. With McIntyre now champion, Rhodes reeling, and Fatu back in the mix, WWE’s main event scene is wide open heading into Royal Rumble season.

Is Drew McIntyre going too far by mocking Cody Rhodes, or is this just the confidence of a champion? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.