Story byCody Rhodes celebrates with his WWE Championship - WWEMax EverettSat, December 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM UTC·2 min readWWE Champion Cody Rhodes will be facing the winner of the NXT Championship match coming out of this weekend's Deadline at Saturday Night's Main Event. Oba Femi will be challenging Ricky Saints for the title he lost at Halloween Havoc at Deadline, with Saints having dethroned Femi after a 263-day reign with the belt since January. It will be both Saints' first defense and Femi's first bout since losing the title. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThey were both present during Friday's "WWE SmackDown" in a backstage segment in General Manager Nick Aldis' office, along with Rhodes. Femi and Saints both inquired as to why they were there, and not preparing for this weekend's title bout.