Friday Night SmackDown

WWE Friday Night SmackDown, August 7, 2026, Results & Recap: Kevin Owens Targets CM Punk as Charlotte Flair Beats Jade Cargill

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WWE SmackDown August 7 2026 results delivered something last night’s post-SummerSlam show desperately needed: actual direction. SmackDown only featured three matches, but WWE clearly treated the episode as a storyline reset rather than a wrestling-heavy card. Kevin Owens finally stood across the ring from CM Punk and immediately made their Undisputed WWE Championship program feel … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown, July 31, 2026, Results and Recap: CM Punk and Cody Rhodes Erupt Before SummerSlam as Haku Unleashes the Tonga Family

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown delivered its final stop on the road to SummerSlam last night from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with CM Punk and Cody Rhodes finally abandoning the uneasy respect that had defined their Undisputed WWE Championship rivalry. The two SummerSlam opponents closed the show by fighting around ringside as referees … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown July 24, 2026 Results & Recap: CM Punk and Cody Rhodes Turn Personal as Finn Bálor Earns a SummerSlam Lifeline

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Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown entered Oakland with SummerSlam only eight days away and several major blue-brand stories still lacking urgency. By the end of the night, CM Punk and Cody Rhodes finally stopped hiding behind mutual respect, Nick Aldis temporarily surrendered control of SmackDown to fight GUNTHER, and Finn Bálor earned an opportunity to … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown July 17, 2026 Results & Recap: GUNTHER and Sami Zayn Get a SummerSlam Lifeline, Interim Women’s Title Ladder Match Takes Shape

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Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown entered Albany, New York, without much of an advertised card, but left MVP Arena having significantly altered the road to Saturday Night’s Main Event and SummerSlam. GUNTHER learned that attacking Nick Aldis somehow earned him another route into the Undisputed WWE Championship picture, Cody Rhodes allowed his anger to drag … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown July 10, 2026 Results & Recap: CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes Set for SummerSlam, GUNTHER Chokes Out Nick Aldis and Baron Corbin Returns

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown entered last night carrying the immediate consequences of one of the most abrupt Undisputed WWE Championship changes in recent memory. CM Punk arrived in Oklahoma City as the new champion after unexpectedly replacing an injured Cody Rhodes and ending Sami Zayn’s nine-day reign on Monday Night RAW, but WWE did not … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown July 3rd, 2026 Spoilers Taped June 29th

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WWE taped this Friday’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown on Monday night from Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, immediately following the special early-start edition of Monday Night RAW. The taping comes just days after WWE Night of Champions and begins SmackDown’s push toward SummerSlam, with the blue brand moving forward under … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown June 26th, 2026 Spoilers Taped June 23rd

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown for June 26th, 2026 was taped on Tuesday, June 23rd from The O2 Arena in London, England, as WWE continued its overseas run on the road to Night of Champions. Credit to Fightful Select for the original full spoiler rundown. Since this episode was taped ahead of Friday’s broadcast, SmackDown will … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown June 19th, 2026 Results & Recap: Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther Ends In Sami Zayn Chaos, Jey Uso Beats Je’Von Evans To Reach King Of The Ring Finals

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We are less than a week away from WWE Night of Champions on Saturday, June 27th, 2026, and last night’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown finally gave the premium live event the championship weight it needed. This was not a perfect show, and at times WWE got in its own way by adding extra layers to … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown June 12th, 2026 Results & Recap: GUNTHER Names Sami Zayn Special Guest Referee, Jey Uso Advances In King Of The Ring

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown returned to the United States after its European tour with a three-hour episode from Providence, Rhode Island that was effective when it slowed down and allowed its strongest stories to breathe, but noticeably less impressive whenever it tried to force too many ideas into the same match or segment. Charlotte Flair … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown June 5th, 2026 Results & Recap: Dominik Mysterio Steals A King Of The Ring Victory As GUNTHER Demands Justice From Cody Rhodes

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown remained in Italy today as the blue brand took over the Unipol Arena in Bologna for the first episode following Clash In Italy. The three-hour show streamed live internationally on Netflix at 2 p.m. EST before its scheduled tape-delayed airing in the United States on the USA Network at 8 p.m. … Read more