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
Tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown feels less like a normal weekly stop on the road to Night of Champions and more like a loaded checkpoint where several major directions can either lock into place or completely fall apart. Cody Rhodes defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Gunther would already be big enough on its own, … Read more
Last night’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown was a busy, important and uneven stop on the road to Backlash — the kind of episode where WWE moved a lot of pieces forward, but also exposed some of the same creative habits that keep holding the product back. Cody Rhodes returned to the ring, Ricky Saints made … Read more
The SmackDown After Mania should have felt like a reset. Instead, it felt like a company trying to convince itself it had momentum while terrible WWE release news hung over the entire night. As mentioned in my LNC Wrestling article on the WWE releases, that news broke right before SmackDown went on the air last … Read more
WWE had three hours, the WrestleMania stage, a loaded roster, and one final chance to make the blue brand feel essential heading into the biggest weekend of the year. Instead, last night’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown felt like a show that kept teasing urgency without ever fully committing to it. Randy Orton finally delivered the … 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
The Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec played host to a consequential edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown that did more than settle outcomes — it set the narrative table for Saturday Night’s Main Event (SNME) and the Royal Rumble. WWE’s blue brand delivered compelling in-ring competition, meaningful storytelling shifts, and highly relevant promotional moments that … Read more
Tonight’s SmackDown doesn’t feel like a normal stop on the road to the Royal Rumble—because the show’s biggest story has already spilled out of the arena, out of the building, and straight into a man’s front yard. Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and the suspended Drew McIntyre have been living in that uncomfortable space WWE … Read more
When the dust settled at MetLife Stadium tonight, SummerSlam’s second night delivered chaos, spectacle, and seismic shifts across its marquee matchups. Naomi kicked the evening off by surviving a brutal triple-threat clash against Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY to retain her Women’s World Championship — and immediately set the stage for her next challenge when … Read more
SummerSlam’s first night exploded with emotion and spectacle. The show kicked off as Roman Reigns and Jey Uso reunited to defeat Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, asserting their dominance after Night of Champions’ fallout. Later, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss captured the Women’s Tag Team Titles, while Tiffany Stratton retained her WWE Women’s Championship against … Read more
