WWE SmackDown is stay taped tonight (Aug. 28, 2026) from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and we’re carrying ahead on the highway to Saturday Sunday Evening’s Principal Occasion.
Marketed for tonight: Cody Rhodes has a message for Randy Orton! Oooh!
Plus, Kevin Owens and CM Punk take care of the fallout from their title match final week, Paige challenges Jacy Jayne for her United States Championship, and Chelsea Inexperienced and Tiffany Stratton meet the problem of the Irresistible Forces! Prepare with our preview here or take a look at spoilers here!
Come proper again right here again on the regular begin time of 8 pm ET. That’s when the SmackDown stay weblog will kick off within the house beneath as soon as the present begins on USA.
WWE SmackDown RESULTS AND LIVE BLOG FOR AUG. 28
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The present opens with a recap of the WWE Undisputed Males’s Championship match between Kevin Owens and CM Punk final week, together with the decisive interference from Sami Zayn.
Kevin Owens makes his entrance and will get on the mic.
He lets the gang sing for him for a superb lengthy beat earlier than starting, saying this positively isn’t the way in which he hoped to come back again to Ottawa. Let’s be sincere, within the final twelve years he’s misplaced many world title matches however none of them felt as dangerous to lose because the one on Friday in Toronto. He says on Friday all the pieces was excellent, after spending 17 months shelved and getting cleared in 9 days of what was speculated to be a four-week course of to get into the #1 contender’s match at SummerSlam.
After which to go on to the match final week to attempt to win the title, not simply in entrance of different Canadians, however as a result of he knew his dad and mom would be capable of be at that present, since you most likely bear in mind two years in the past in Toronto he stood within the ring and advised us his mother was being rushed to the hospital and it was critical and fortunately she kicked out and he or she beat it and he or she’s nonetheless right here with us however travelling to reveals is sort of not possible now.
She did final Friday what’s now an enormous deal for her, received within the automobile with dad and drove from Montreal to Toronto to see him win the title… and Sami Zayn made positive that wasn’t going to occur. He and Sami have carried out numerous stuff to one another and he’s not harmless however this time, man, he can’t forgive and overlook it.
He’ll by no means have an opportunity like this the place the celebs align– in Toronto, in entrance of his household, AND attending to beat CM Punk to win the title. He’ll take care of Zayn when the time comes however as for CM Punk, on that night time, on Friday, everybody is aware of, CM is aware of that KO had him beat and he was higher than the Greatest within the World. However Punk received fortunate and capitalized on Sami’s actions, and if he thinks they’re carried out, he’s lifeless improper, bitch, they’re simply getting began.
Owens goes to maintain coming after him till he wins that title.
He says he doesn’t want Sami Zayn’s assist, he had him lifeless to rights with the GTS and he’ll struggle him once more proper now.
Basic supervisor Nick Aldis rushes down behind Punk to defray the stress and Punk tells him to make the match–
He says if he retains listening to this his ears are going to begin to bleed, however he thinks he’s found out why Punk and Owens hate one another so much– after they take a look at one another they see their very own boastful, obnoxious, opinionated self. So the Ring Basic is right here to remind them what issues right here and now whereas they whine about issues that occurred twenty years in the past.
GUNTHER says he’s glad Kev’s mother kicked out, however on Friday, he didn’t, which will get a pleasant offended “I don’t prefer it however I get it” spherical of applause from the Ring Basic. He turns to Punk–
The Ring Basic calls him the ghost of himself and Finn tells him to close his mouth as a result of we’re all sick of it. He loves Owens however he had his probability and neither of them have overwhelmed him so if there’s a line for title matches, it begins right here with him, with Finn Balor.
Nick Aldis says there’s nothing to discus and books a three-way #1 contender’s match between Balor, Owens, and GUNTHER.
Tiffany Stratton rolls up on Chelsea Inexperienced backstage and congratulates her on how cute her protecting facemask is however asks if she’s positive she desires to wrestle tonight and threat her title reign. Inexperienced says she appreciates the priority however she’s not gonna go away Tiffany to the wolves and tells her to go forward on the market and he or she’ll be proper alongside.
The Irresistible Forces make their entrance forward of our opening contest and ship us to interrupt.
Again from business, Tiffany Stratton makes her entrance, adopted shortly therafter by Chelsea Inexperienced in her bedazzled protecting facemask to get us going.
Chelsea Inexperienced & Tiffany Stratton vs. Irresistible Forces (Lash Legend & Nia Jax)
Stratton and Legend to begin, Tiffany throws a dropkick that will get sidestepped and leads to the bear hug! I can hardly bear it! Slip out, dropkick places Lash into the ropes, she will get to her ft, swinging backbreaker, cowl for 2! Low cost shot to Inexperienced, again to Stratton, drawing her up, goozle, float over, off the ropes, blind tag, a Stunner places Legend into place for a Zig Zag from Chelsea and the babyfaces have fun!
Tag to Jax, double dropkicks put her within the ropes, double knees to the again from Inexperienced! Nia catches her on a followup, off the ropes, fireman’s carry, Chelsea slips out, enzuigiri, Killswitch blocked and Jax throws a vicious headbutt that sends Inexperienced scrambling, screaming and clutching her damaged face! Tag to Tiffany and we go to interrupt!
Again from business, Jax assaults Inexperienced’s face once more, ringside medics rush to verify on her whereas Legend attracts up Stratton again into the bear hug! Spinning her out right into a takedown, cowl for 2, tag to Nia! Headbutt, whip to the nook, physique avalanche, set her up on the alternative nook, Tiffany sidesteps and windmill punches her however Jax explodes out of the nook with a lariat… NO DEAL!
Fast tags, working Stratton over, she manages to take a seat as much as keep away from the leg drop, kicks off of Nia for a shiranui as Chelsea is helped to the again by the medics! Tiffany crawls to the apron, Inexperienced sees her and shoves the medics away and runs again to make the tag! Missile dropkick to Jax, slicing Lash off within the ropes, dropkick sends Nia to the ground!
Diving crossbody to the ground, Chelsea is clearly hurting, adjusts the masks, again inside, Killswitch blocked, Inexperienced makes the perfect of the shove by knocking Legend to the ground! Lash slams Tiffany into the barricade, Nia lands a palm thrust proper to the damaged face of Chelsea, dragging her to the nook…
Irresistible Forces win by pinfall with a Banzai Drop from Nia Jax on Chelsea Inexperienced.
Nick Aldis is on the cellphone when Danhausen rolls up and calls him Swimsuit Man.
He says it’s good to have him again and he could possibly be the mascot of SmackDown, it’d be very worthwhile!
GUNTHER rolls up, Danhausen his completely satisfied to satisfy him and gives a handshake however the Ring Basic ignores him. He’s right here to ensure Aldis isn’t gonna add anyone else to the triple risk tonight, and Nick says he isn’t. GUNTHER is happy however complains that he retains being made to leap by hoops.
Aldis ignores that and reiterates that there’s not gonna be any shenanigans tonight and GUNTHER leaves.
Danhausen asks if GUNTHER can see ghosts earlier than asking Nick so as to add him to the match tonight, which the overall supervisor declines to do.
Paige makes her entrance forward of our subsequent contest and sends us to interrupt.
Again from business, Deadly Affect make their entrance to get us going.
Jacy Jayne (c) vs. Paige (WWE Ladies’s United States Championship)
Circling, Jayne bails to the apron for a huddle with Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid. Again in, she cuts Paige off, mat slam units up a senton, fired up and speaking trash, Paige rolls away from one other senton, kicks her, headbutt, throws Jacy to the apron for knee lifts to the midsection after which chucks her to the ground! Jayne stumbling at ringside, disoriented and Paige lands a cannonball senton off the apron!
Reid runs interference and lays Paige out to ship us to interrupt!
Again from business, each girls go for lariats on the identical time and find yourself down and out! Jayne again to her ft first, they slug it out with nice large staggering punches, Paige will get the higher of her, Paige Turner… NOT ENOUGH! Forwards and backwards, sidestep a boot, Jacy kicks out of a schoolboy at two! Paige with a headbutt, hooking her for the seize DDT however Lainey runs interference and Paige takess her out!
Fallon eats a hip assault when she will get up on the apron, again over, Jayne catches her…
Jacy Jayne wins by pinfall with a small bundle, retaining the WWE Ladies’s United States Championship.
The Fatals scramble up the ramp smug… AND NIKKI BELLA BLINDSIDES PAIGE!
Bella lays her out and places boots to her, Paige awkwardly pulls her saggy vinyl pants down over her hips as she struggles however Nikki manages to hit Rack Assault 2.0 on her anyway.
We get a recap of Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton enterprise from final week together with Nick Aldis telling them that in the event that they lay a hand on one another earlier than Saturday Sunday Evening’s Principal Occasion, they’ll neither of them ever get one other WWE Championship match.
Cody Rhodes is proven backstage in contemplation carrying an eyesearing magenta swimsuit when Finn Balor rolls up and asks if he’s good.
Rhodes says he needs he was and he’s unsure what to say or do proper now. Balor tells him to maintain his cool on the market tonight and Randy’s attempting to goad him down a darkish path. Finn’s been down that path and his recommendation is to not do something he can’t come again from. And hey he’s gonna be #1 contender after tonight, so let’s each deal with our enterprise and he’ll see Cody on the opposite aspect.
Rhodes agrees, they shake arms, and we go to interrupt.
Again from business, Trick Williams rolls as much as speak with Lil Yachty about his match towards Baron Corbin.
For all the pieces Corbin lacks in hair, he makes up for in being a ferocious monster and he’s gonna go to Nick Aldis to do something– Yachty cuts him off and says he’s not gonna stand for the disrespect. Baron put him by a desk on ESPN! However he’s gonna final the 5 minutes after which Trick’s gonna come down and win the title.
Lil Yachty heads off to go get his pump on and Trick says he’ll be proper there.
Williams turns round to see Baron Corbin standing proper there.
Corbin says this is the reason he doesn’t have associates round right here and he’s gonna whoop that Trick. Williams says he’s heard that earlier than, and Baron says he’s the champ, he doesn’t must be entertaining.
“American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes makes his entrance.
He asks Ottawa what they wanna discuss and says as a lot as he desires to beat Randy Orton mindless right here and now he doesn’t know if that accomplishes the entire “killing the Legend Killer” factor. A variety of dialogue has been across the quantity fifteen. Final he checked, fifteen isn’t a file. Eighteen, positive, however that’s most likely not within the playing cards for Orton anymore.
But when anybody was gonna beat that file, it could have been Randy, however everyone knows each time Randy goes up, he screws up. Each crossroads he approaches he goes the improper manner, and also you hear this backstage, “That’s Randy being Randy,” “That’s Randy beating Randy,” there’s all the time excuses. He received do-overs and slaps on the wrists the place different guys would have been despatched packing and his shoulders can’t holster the accountability of his actions.
So at Saturday Sunday Evening’s Principal Occasion, it gained’t be Randy beating Randy, it’ll be Cody killing the–
Orton says you wanna discuss accountability? Cody’s proper. He made dangerous choice after dangerous choice when he was youthful and Rhodes had a entrance row seat– a driver’s seat, as a result of he wanted to be pushed city to city. He wanted a babysitter, a bitch, and Cody took him from city to city and tucked him in each night time and does he resent him just a little for that? Is he at a crossroads?
If Randy was Rhodes he’d punch him within the face proper now, simply take a swing. Cody declines wordlessly and Orton switches to speaking concerning the title. He talks about coming again at SummerSlam particularly to ensure Cody wouldn’t win the title again from CM Punk and doesn’t that piss him off? Doesn’t he wish to take a swing?
Cat received your tongue? Nah, Rhodes is extra of a canine man, and what was that canine’s title he introduced with him? Pharoah? Is that canine lifeless, did his daughters must bury that canine in his again yard? Cody will get extra upset and takes his jacket off as Randy continues, saying he’s gonna beat him in his again yard in entrance of his household and the way do you want that, Codeman?
Come to think about it, is Cody gonna ensure that his trailer trash mother is gonna be sitting entrance row when he beats his ass? Rhodes loosens his tie and unbuttons his shirt, fury intensifying and Randy asks if his trashy-ass spouse is gonna be there and gives his chin up. Cody respiratory exhausting, preventing to maintain management of himself and he steps again.
Rhodes says he is aware of what Orton is doing and this was what he was gonna attempt to do, something to get out of their match. He’s counting the times till Atlanta, after they discover out if Randy actually is a once-in-a-lifetime generational famous person like Dusty was or is he a first-class screw-up like Cowboy Bob was?
Now Cody smugly asks if Randy desires to hit him as Orton fumes and says that’s too far.
Tatum Paxley is interviewed backstage.
She whispers one thing in Jackie Redmond’s ear that sends her scampering off and turns to see Charlotte Aptitude and Alexa Bliss standing there.
Paxley apologizes for final week saying the blood was most likely just a little far, Aptitude says three’s a crowd however Bliss says she’ll must take care of it as a result of they’ve received a trios match at Saturday Sunday Evening’s Principal Occasion. Tatum is overjoyed at this and Alexa provides that they’ll be at ringside for her match and Paxley brings Charlotte in for an adorably awkward hug as we go to interrupt.
Again from business we get a hype reel for Penta el Zero M vs. Rey Fenix within the finals to the WWE Males’s World Championship #1 contender’s event finals on Monday.
Byron Saxton interviews Rey Fenix backstage.
He says he loves his brother however that is his second and he’s gonna be world champion.
“Absolute” Ricky Saints rolls as much as mock him and attempt to fast-forward to the half the place he loses and comes again to SmackDown together with his tail between his legs, stops ducking him, and offers him a shot on the AAA Cruiserweight Championship.
Fenix tells an reverse story of him successful the event, successful the title, and coming again to SmackDown and shutting Ricky up.
Jade Cargill and her Baddies make their entrance forward of our subsequent match.
Then Tatum Paxley makes her entrance, joined by her buddies Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Aptitude to get us going.
“Michin” Mia Yim vs. Tatum Paxley
Circling, Yim with a pieface and a few trash speak, Paxley simply stares a gap in her. Mia with a waistlock, hanging onto it, Tatum sits down to interrupt her grip, backflips over her right into a entrance chancery in the course of the ring! Wrenching it in, Michin breaks away, slap, Paxley geese a kick, off the ropes, leapfrog, drop down, Yim hangs within the ropes for a breather and low-bridges Tatum to the ground!
Penalty Kick off the apron, Mia goes to the ground, speaking trash at Aptitude and Bliss, Paxley cuts her off with a dropkick, moonsault off the apron, she’s fired up and runs over to hug her buddies and Charlotte tells her she’s doing a superb job as we go to interrupt.
Again from business, Yim choking Paxley within the ropes, buying and selling elbows, Mia lays her out, takes a stroll across the ring, kneeling on her again, rolling again, double knee cross-leg bow-and-arrow in the course of the ring! Tatum pops out into a canopy for 2! Sidestep a cannonball within the nook from Michin, Aptitude and Bliss cheering her on, O’Connor roll for 2!
Mia blocks a kick however eats a superkick on the rebound, Tatum getting fired up, charging elbows, arm wringer kick, enzuigiri, Michin again physique drops her to the apron and Paxley drops to the ground to put her out with a kick! Again inside, kick caught, Yim lifts her up for a Liger Bomb, calling for the Kinds Conflict however Tatum counters with a again physique drop!
Spinning Wheel Kick connects…
Tatum Paxley wins by pinfall with Cemetery Drive.
Publish-match, Jade Cargill and B-FAB hit the ring to assault Paxley however she bails and her buddies Charlotte and Alexa elevate her arms in victory on the base of the ramp.
Jackie Redmond interviews Blake Monroe backstage.
She scoffs the notion that she jeopardized her debut as a result of the match was beneath her. She ought to ask Nick Aldis why a famous person like her was put in a match like that instead–
GIULIA ROLLS UP TO BEAT ASS! She throws Monroe right into a storage door and referees arrive to interrupt them up!
Kevin Owens is strolling backstage when he abruptly slows down and grimaces as he sees Randy Orton.
Orton says he hates to confess it however he was proper about Cody. KO is worked up anyone lastly agreed with him and Randy says it doesn’t imply he forgets about Kevin dropping him on his head. Owens says that’s honest and so they’ll work on it later and we go to interrupt.
Again from business the MFTs reduce a video promo.
Tama Tonga says they put Damien Priest and Ron Killings down, and Talla Tonga says Shinsuke Nakamura is threatening them after he beat him up so dangerous final time? Tama says Kyoki isn’t in Japan anymore and his sempai introduced him to their territory simply to get put within the soiled. Haku tells his sons to not underestimate their foes and so they should destroy their enemies as a result of they’re the Motherfuckin’ Tongans!
Killings and Priest are within the locker room and Ron is worked up about getting the titles again. Damian says it’s been a terrific summer season however he’s taking the loss as an indication to maneuver on. Reality hugs him shut and begs him to not however Priest says he’ll nonetheless have his again.
Conflict Raiders roll up and mock Reality and Priest for giving up and Damian says they’re appearing powerful for guys that have been in these matches. Ron says Priest desires gold and challenges them to a match for the AAA Tag Crew Championship. Conflict Raiders agree for Mexico Metropolis and stroll off.
Damian is momentarily upset at Killings disregarding what he stated however Reality pitches it as one final journey and Priest agrees.
Irresistible Forces roll up on Nick Aldis so Nia Jax can complain a few title match. Aldis says Chelsea Inexperienced needs to be re-evaluated medically, Nia says she’s received two weeks or she’s gonna take the title herself.
The Miz and Package Wilson roll as much as complain about getting electrocuted on Nick’s watch as basic supervisor and so they personal him. Aldis says they will have a match subsequent week towards Bakusai, the crew of Shinsuke Nakamura and Hiromu “Kyoki” Takahashi, and the 2 heels agree.
Kevin Owens makes his entrance forward of our important occasion and sends us to interrupt.
Again from business, GUNTHER makes his entrance after which Finn Balor finishes our trio and will get us going.
Finn Balor vs. GUNTHER vs. Kevin Owens (WWE Undisputed Males’s Championship #1 Contender’s Match)
GUNTHER sends Balor to the ground, Owens cuts him off and takes him to the nook to stomp a proverbial mudhole in him, charging out of the nook, Ring Basic with an enormous boot, Finn again in, sundown flip for 2! Float over a slam, Kev cuts him off with a superkick and lands a senton on GUNTHER! Up high, diving senton atomico… BALOR BREAKS IT UP!
Chop to the ropes, whip throughout, again physique drop, roll by, basement dropkick to KO and GUNTHER cuts Finn down with a single chop! A boot retains Owens out of the ring, the Ring Basic stalking, speaking trash on the crowd, Balor rolls him up for 2 however one other large chop cuts him again down! Finn floats out of a powerbomb, low bridge sends GUNTHER to the ground, elbow sends KO off the apron, Ring Basic again in, Gojira Clutch, Finn sends him to the ground and dives on him to ship us to interrupt!
Again from business, Owens wading in with punches to GUNTHER, a chop sends him flying, Balor eats a boot, one for Kev too, KO with superkicks for each guys, Pele Kick from Finn and all three males are down and out! Balor with a kick from the apron, off the highest, Ring Basic rolls away from the Coup de Grace!
Owens with lariats to each males, cannonball on GUNTHER, Finn cuts him off with Sling Blade, kicks the Ring Basic apart, shotgun dropkick to Kev, up high however KO will get to his ft and cuts Balor off! Jockeying for place within the turnbuckles, GUNTHER pulls Owens down and clobbers him with a lariat earlier than chopping Balor clear to the apron!
Gojira Clutch locked in… FINN BREAKS IT UP WITH COUP DE GRACE! Float out of a bodyslam, inverted headlock elbow drop connects, Balor fired up, shotgun dropkick, up high… COUP DE GRACE CONNECTS BUT SAMI ZAYN PULLS FINN OFF THE COVER! Zayn throws Balor over the announce desk as referee Dan Engler admonishes him… SAMI DECKS ENGLER!
Owens hits a Stunner on GUNTHER however there’s no referee! Darryl Sharma rushes down the ramp… AND SAMI ZAYN LAYS HIM OUT TOO!
He and Zayn brawl within the aisle, Punk bounces him off the barricade and into one other one, grabbing him by the pinnacle and yelling at him, punching him, throwing him dangerous wrist-first into the publish! Extra punches, CM grabs the title belt however Zayn rolls into the ring to keep away from him! Punk slides in after him however KO is up and at ‘em and he and CM go hammer and tongs with one another!
Zayn blasts Kev with the title belt! One for Balor too! GUNTHER grabs the Gojira Clutch on Sami however Zayn manages to nail him with the belt too! Punk again on his ft and Zayn hits him with the title and now the champion and all three potential challengers are down and out as Sami raises the title excessive!
Sami stalks across the ring speaking trash in any respect 4 males, title in hand.
The match is a no-contest, presumably.
That’s the present, people.
