SmackDown last night was supposed to feel like the blue brand’s hard final push before WrestleMania 42, the penultimate stop before next Saturday and Sunday in Las Vegas. Instead, it was a show that constantly felt like it was fighting its own momentum. There was good wrestling on the episode. Bayley and Alexa Bliss put … Read more
With just two Raws remaining before WrestleMania 42 hits Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, WWE arrives at the Toyota Center in Houston tonight with real business still left on the table. Three matches are official, the final two WrestleMania slots are expected to be filled, and Seth Rollins opens the show responding to Gunther’s calculated … Read more
Two weeks before WrestleMania 42, last night’s SmackDown should have been about tightening the blue brand’s biggest stories, raising the stakes, and making the road to WrestleMania feel urgent. Instead, it often felt like a show working against itself. The headline angle gave Randy Orton’s mystery caller reveal to Pat McAfee, who low-blowed Cody Rhodes … Read more
SmackDown has reached the point on the road to WrestleMania 42 where it does not need to introduce its biggest stories anymore. It needs to sharpen them. That is what makes tonight feel important. Last week’s episode was less about delivering a wrestling-heavy spectacle and more about locking in the emotional temperature of the blue … Read more
Last night’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown was the kind of show that gave WWE plenty of headline moments while also leaving behind a lot of frustration once everything settled. On paper, the blue brand had a lot going for it. Sami Zayn won the United States Championship. Cody Rhodes returned. Jacob Fatu and … Read more
Last night’s SmackDown was a show that spent most of its two hours flirting with frustration before finally finding its bite. For long stretches, this was a serviceable WrestleMania build built on shaky character logic, rushed contender decisions, and storylines that too often feel like they are moving in circles instead of building with purpose. … Read more
Last week’s SmackDown was the kind of show that gave WWE plenty to point to and fans plenty to argue about. Cody Rhodes regained the Undisputed WWE Championship, Randy Orton’s WrestleMania 42 path came fully into focus, and the blue brand finally stopped teasing its top direction and committed to it. On paper, that should … Read more
SmackDown didn’t just “continue” the Road to Elimination Chamber — it weaponized it. Drew McIntyre spent the night doing what the most dangerous champions do best: influencing outcomes without wrestling, turning the building into a pressure cooker for Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu while quietly steering the main event into a finish that protects him … Read more
As WWE kicks off 2026, tonight’s Friday Night SmackDown promises a hard-hitting night of action, intrigue, and storyline progression as the blue brand sets the tone for the new year. The show will feature the dramatic ambulance match finale between Damian Priest and Aleister Black, a potentially reshaped matchup for Jade Cargill due to Michin’s … Read more
From the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, WWE Friday Night SmackDown delivered a pivotal chapter on the road to John Cena’s final match at Saturday Night’s Main Event. With the finals of The Last Time Is Now Tournament headlining, plus a loaded undercard that featured a hot U.S. Title opener, women’s division chaos and a … Read more
