Lainey Reid

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 21, 2026 Results & Recap: Sami Zayn Costs Kevin Owens as CM Punk Retains

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown finally feels like a show beginning to rediscover its creative identity, but last night also exposed the biggest problem standing between the blue brand and becoming consistently great again: WWE suddenly has more worthwhile stories than it has television time to properly tell them. From CM Punk and Kevin Owens finally … Read more

WWE Friday Night SmackDown August 14, 2026 Results & Recap: Jacy Jayne Completes Fatal Influence’s Gold Sweep as Cody & Orton Explode

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WWE Friday Night SmackDown finally feels like it has some teeth again. Tonight wasn’t perfect, and there are still a few frustrating booking habits WWE refuses to let die, but the difference between the blue brand before SummerSlam and what we have watched over the last two Fridays is hard to ignore. Stories are moving. … 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

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 SummerSlam Night 1 August 1, 2026 Results & Recap: Oba Femi Conquers Brock Lesnar as Randy Orton Costs Cody Rhodes

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WWE SummerSlam Night 1 came to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis tonight with six matches, two major betrayals, one significant injury, a surprise return and the clearest passing-of-the-torch moment WWE has produced in years. Oba Femi survived everything Brock Lesnar could throw at him inside Hell in a Cell before defeating The Beast and receiving … Read more

WWE SummerSlam Night 1 Preview: CM Punk Defends Against Cody Rhodes as Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar Enter Hell in a Cell

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WWE SummerSlam takes over U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis tonight with a six-match Night 1 card headlined by CM Punk defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Cody Rhodes. The first half of WWE’s two-night summer spectacle also features the decisive third match between Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell, Liv Morgan … Read more

WWE SummerSlam 2026 Night 1 and Night 2 Match Cards Revealed

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WWE has finally revealed how its 12-match SummerSlam 2026 card will be divided across Saturday, August 1, and Sunday, August 2, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. SmackDown commentator Joe Tessitore announced the official Night 1 and Night 2 lineups during an appearance on ESPN’s Get Up this morning, ending the speculation surrounding which matches … 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 Saturday Night’s Main Event July 18, 2026 Preview: CM Punk and Cody Rhodes Put SummerSlam at Risk, Roman Reigns and Jalen Brunson Take Over Madison Square Garden

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WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event July 18, 2026 Preview starts with the WWE returning to Madison Square Garden tonight with a compact but consequential edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event that has become far more important to the road to SummerSlam than its four-match lineup initially suggested. The card is not overflowing with championship defenses … Read more