Friday Night SmackDown

WWE Friday Night SmackDown August 28, 2026 Preview: Punk and Owens Respond to Sami’s Betrayal, Paige Challenges Jacy

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Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown August 28, 2026 arrives with CM Punk still holding the Undisputed WWE Championship, Kevin Owens denied his moment in Toronto and Sami Zayn responsible for the wreckage. Last week’s main event gave the championship picture another personal conflict, but tonight must establish what that betrayal actually changes. Cody Rhodes also … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown August 28, 2026 Taping Spoilers

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WWE taped the August 28, 2026 edition of Friday Night SmackDown tonight following Monday Night RAW at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. The taped episode continues several of SmackDown’s biggest ongoing stories while also setting up additional matches and developments heading toward WWE Sunday Night’s Main Event on September 6. Fightful was the … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown August 21, 2026 Preview: CM Punk Defends Against Kevin Owens as Cody Rhodes-Randy Orton War Escalates

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown August 21, 2026 arrives in Toronto with an Undisputed WWE Championship match carrying considerably more baggage than the usual television title defense. Tonight, CM Punk puts the championship on the line against Kevin Owens after their two-decade history finally spilled into the open last week, while Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown August 14, 2026, Preview: CM Punk & Kevin Owens Near Boiling Point as Chelsea Green’s Title Reign Hits an Injury Crisis

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown rolls into Boston tonight with three championships on the line, but the biggest questions extend well beyond the advertised matches. CM Punk and Kevin Owens are one confrontation away from turning an already hostile Undisputed WWE Championship rivalry into a fight one week before Toronto, Cody Rhodes is still hunting Randy … Read more

Chelsea Green Injury: WWE Women’s Champion Suffers Broken Orbital Bone Days After SummerSlam Win

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The Chelsea Green injury could not have happened at a worse possible time for WWE or its suddenly snake-bitten SmackDown women’s division. Less than one week after finally reaching the top of WWE’s women’s division by winning the Interim WWE Women’s Championship at SummerSlam Night 2, Green confirmed that she suffered a broken orbital bone … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown, August 7, 2026: Kevin Owens Returns as Charlotte Flair Battles Jade Cargill

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WWE SmackDown August 7 2026 begins the real fallout from SummerSlam tonight in Philadelphia, and WWE suddenly has several stories that matter more coming out of the weekend than they did going into it. Kevin Owens is back after 17 months away from the ring and wasted no time earning a shot at Undisputed WWE … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown July 31, 2026 Preview: CM Punk and Cody Rhodes Face Off Before SummerSlam as WWE Tag Team Titles Are Defended

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown takes over the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, tonight for the final stop before SummerSlam invades U.S. Bank Stadium for a two-night Premium Live Event this weekend. Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk and Cody Rhodes will meet face-to-face one final time before their championship match Saturday night. WWE Tag Team … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown July 24, 2026 Preview: CM Punk and Cody Rhodes Address Their Growing Tension as GUNTHER Targets Nick Aldis

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown rolls into the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, tonight with only eight days remaining before SummerSlam takes over U.S. Bank Stadium for two nights. WWE has now announced two Interim WWE Women’s Championship qualifying matches alongside appearances from Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk, Cody Rhodes and GUNTHER, giving the blue brand … Read more

Rhea Ripley Ruled Out of WWE SummerSlam as Interim Women’s Championship Ladder Match Reshapes SmackDown’s Title Picture

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Rhea Ripley will remain WWE Women’s Champion, but for the first time since conquering Jade Cargill at WrestleMania 42, SmackDown will officially move forward without waiting for its injured champion to return. WWE announced Friday that Ripley will not be medically cleared to compete at SummerSlam because of the torn meniscus that has kept her … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown July 17, 2026 Preview: GUNTHER Faces the Consequences as Cody Rhodes Addresses Teaming With CM Punk

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown rolls into the MVP Arena in Albany, New York, tonight for the final stop before Saturday Night’s Main Event takes over Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. Although WWE has announced only one match and two featured storyline developments, the blue brand is carrying several unresolved issues that could reshape both Saturday’s … Read more