WWE SmackDown Results 8/28 – Tatum Paxley Faces Michin, Women’s Tag Team Match & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.’s outcomes for “WWE SmackDown” on August 28, 2026, coming to you from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada!

Tatum Paxley can be competing in her first match as a member of the WWE major roster as she collides with Michin in what’s going to mark Michin’s first “SmackDown” match since participating in a tag crew match on the July 31 version of the present. After Paxley’s newfound pal Alexa Bliss advised her tag crew associate Charlotte Aptitude that she had invited Paxley to a brunch throughout final Friday’s episode of “SmackDown”, Michin and her allies Jade Cargill and B-Fab interrupted the trio earlier than Michin subsequently challenged Paxley to tonight’s match.

Interim WWE Girls’s Champion Chelsea Inexperienced can be becoming a member of forces with Tiffany Stratton to tackle The Irresistible Forces’ Nia Jax and Legend in a girls’s tag crew match. Moments after Legend defeated Stratton in singles competitors final Friday, Legend and Jax continued to beat down Stratton till Inexperienced got here to her help with a kendo stick in hand to be able to pressure The Irresistible Forces to again down.

Jacy Jayne can be placing her Girls’s United States Championship on the road as she defends towards Paige. The Girls’s United States Championship marks the primary title that Jayne has received as a member of the WWE major roster, and tonight would additionally mark her first protection of the Girls’s United States Championship since dethroning the aforementioned Stratton as titleholder on the August 14 episode of “SmackDown”.

Moreover, CM Punk can be making an look on tonight’s present after he retained his Undisputed WWE Championship towards Kevin Owens final Friday because of interference by the hands of Owens’ longtime pal and rival Sami Zayn. Cody Rhodes additionally has one thing on his thoughts to share earlier than he faces Randy Orton at WWE Sunday Evening’s Predominant Occasion on September 6.

We’re dwell! The present kicks off with a video recapping the Undisputed WWE Championship match between CM Punk and Kevin Owens final Friday.

Michael Cole and Corey Graves then greet audiences at residence as Kevin Owens makes his approach to the ring.

Owens says this was not the way in which he hoped to come back again to Ottawa, then says he is misplaced many WWE championship matches within the final 12 years. He says none felt as dangerous as shedding his Undisputed WWE Championship match towards CM Punk final Friday, then says when he heard he was cleared to get again within the ring, he did that as quickly as he might. He says he bought again into the ring in 9 days as an alternative of the 4 weeks he was initially advised, then says he wished to win the Undisputed WWE Championship in entrance of different Canadians.

Owens says that he knew his dad and mom may very well be within the crowd final Friday and remembers telling followers that his mom was rushed to the hospital in vital situation two years in the past. He says whereas she’s high quality now, travelling grew to become tougher for her however her and his father nonetheless made it to Toronto. He says Sami Zayn made certain that he would not win his Undisputed WWE Championship match, however says he cannot forgive what Zayn did this time for taking away a chance to win the Undisputed WWE Championship in entrance of his dad and mom and beat Punk. He says he’ll take care of Zayn when the time comes, however says everybody is aware of that he had Punk beat final Friday. He says Punk bought fortunate, however they don’t seem to be finished with each other but.

Punk makes his approach to the ring as Nick Aldis tries to cease him as he makes it clear he is high quality with preventing Owens once more, however GUNTHER’s music hits and he makes his manner out. GUNTHER says Owens and Punk hate each other a lot as a result of they see themselves within the different, then says he is at ringside to remind Owens and Punk of what issues now. He says he is glad Owens’ mom is okay, however Owens did not kick out on Friday.

Finn Balor’s music hits and he makes his manner out. He says Owens, Punk, and GUNTHER forgot about somebody, then says everyone seems to be bored with GUNTHER’s act and Owens already had his alternative. He says the road for an Undisputed WWE Championship match begins with him, however Aldis intervenes to make an Undisputed WWE Championship Triple Menace Quantity One Contenders Match official for later tonight.

We then head backstage, the place Tiffany Stratton makes certain Chelsea Inexperienced is nice to wrestle tonight with 30 days to get wholesome. Inexperienced assures Stratton that she is.

Again at ringside, The Irresistible Forces make their manner out. Stratton and Inexperienced observe.

Lash Legend and Stratton start the motion. The bell rings and Legend cinches in a Bear Hug on Stratton. She follows it up with a backbreaker and pins Stratton, however Stratton kicks out and units up for a chokeslam on her. Stratton escapes and tags out to Inexperienced.

Inexperienced takes down Legend and celebrates with Stratton, then lands a double shotgun dropkick on Nia Jax (who has tagged in on her aspect) with Stratton. Jax lands a headbutt on Inexperienced, however Stratton tags again in.

Again from the break, Legend lands a chokeslam on Stratton and goes for a pin. Inexperienced breaks the autumn, however Jax sends Inexperienced’s damaged nostril bouncing off her knee. Officers examine on Inexperienced outdoors the ring as Legend wears down Stratton with a Bear Hug, however Jax tags again in and costs at Stratton.

Stratton sends Jax crashing into the nook as Inexperienced remains to be being checked on the skin. Legend tags in and cinches in one other Bear Hug on Stratton, then tags out to Jax. Legend retains the maintain in on Stratton and Jax appears to land a leg drop on her, however Stratton fights her manner out.

Officers assist Inexperienced to the again, however Inexperienced decides to remain and combat. She tags in and sends Jax crashing out of the ring with a kick, then ascends to the highest rope and lands a crossbody on Jax outdoors of the ring. She dumps her again inside and appears to attach with Unprettier on Jax, however Jax fights her off.

Legend sends Stratton crashing into one of many barricades shoulder first, and Jax lands a Samoan Drop on Inexperienced. She follows it up with an An-Nia-Lator for the win.

Winners: The Irresistible Forces

We then head backstage, the place Danhausen proposes being “SmackDown” Worker of the Month to Nick Aldis. GUNTHER crashes the assembly to make sure it is actually a Triple Menace Quantity One Contenders Match for the Undisputed WWE Championship, and Aldis confirms that it’s.

Again at ringisde, Paige makes her manner out. Deadly Affect follows. 

The bell rings and Jayne regroups with Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid on the skin. She delivers a operating senton to Paige and appears to land a second one, however Paige rolls out of the way in which and fires off knee strikes on the aspect of Jayne’s head as Jayne is draped by the center rope. Jayne rolls out of the ring, however Paige lands a blockbuster to her off the ring apron and dumps her again inside. Reid then ranges Paige with a kick on the skin whereas the referee is wanting away.

Again from the break, Jayne wears down Paige with a submission maintain. Paige escapes, however herself and Jayne degree each other with a double clothesline. The 2 girls alternate strikes with each other, however Jayne ranges Paige with an enzuigiri. Paige takes down Jayne with a Sling Blade and a Fisherman’s suplex, then connects with a German suplex on her and follows it up with a Paige Turner.

Paige pins Jayne, however Jayne kicks out and rocks Paige with a superkick. Paige appears to cinch within the PTO on Jayne, however Jayne avoids it and units up for a Ram-Paige. Reid hops up onto the ring apron, however Paige takes her out and sends Henley crashing off the ring apron. This opens Jayne to roll up Paige for the win.

Winner (and nonetheless): Jacy Jayne

After the match, Nikki Bella blindsides Paige from behind. She rains down proper fingers on her, then delivers a spear to Paige and fires off extra proper fingers on her earlier than following it up with a Rack Assault 2.0 on Paige.

We then head backstage to a dialog between Cody Rhodes and Finn Balor. 

We then head elsewhere backstage and see Trick Williams and Lil Yachty talk about the latter’s upcoming Sunday Evening’s Predominant Occasion match towards Baron Corbin earlier than Corbin confronts Williams.

Again at ringside, Cody Rhodes makes his manner out.

Cody asks Ottawa what they wish to speak about, then says he needs to speak about Randy Orton. He says as a lot as he want to beat Orton tonight, however he does not know if that will accomplish killing the “Legend Killer”. He remembers Orton seeking to get his fifteenth World Championship, however says if anybody have been to interrupt the precise report of 18 World Championships, it might’ve been Orton. He says when Orton begins going up, he screws up and says when others have been let go, Orton bought do-overs.

Rhodes says Orton screwed up once more by getting between himself and the Undisputed WWE Championship, then says Sunday Evening’s Predominant Occasion can be him killing the “Legend Killer”.

Orton’s music hits and he makes his manner out. He says if Rhodes needs to speak about accountability, he had none in his early profession and made a number of dangerous selections as Rhodes had the driving force’s seat. He questions if Rhodes is at a cross roads and says he would punch him within the face if he was Rhodes. He says after his 100 day post-WrestleMania trip, he determined to come back again at this 12 months’s WWE SummerSlam to guarantee that Rhodes did not dethrone Punk as Undisputed WWE Championship.

Orton brings up Rhodes’ lifeless canine Pharaoh, then says Rhodes’ household and mates will see him overwhelmed at Sunday Evening’s Predominant Occasion in Atlanta, Georgia. He asks Rhodes if his mom or spouse can be there, however Rhodes says he is aware of what Orton is doing and he knew that Orton would. He says he is counting the times till Sunday Evening’s Predominant Occasion once they discover out if Orton is a generational Celebrity like Dusty Rhodes or a firstclass crew up like “Cowboy” Bob Orton. He says he’ll see Orton in Atlanta as Rhodes stalks Orton from behind and refuses to clock him as per Nick Aldis’ earlier no-touch clause.

We then head to a backstage verbal confrontation between Rey Fenix and Ricky Saints. Saints calls for an AAA Cruiserweight Championship match from Fenix, however Fenix declines to offer him one.

Again at ringside, Michin, B-Fab, and Jade Cargill make their approach to the ring. Tatum Paxley, Alexa Bliss, and Charlotte Aptitude observe.

The bell rings and the 2 girls take turns carrying each other down with submission holds. Michin sends Paxley crashing out of the ring and lands a kick on her face off the ring apron to take her out, then dumps her again inside. Paxley sends Michin crashing off the ring apron with a shotgun dropkick and lands a springboard moonsault on Michin outdoors of the ring, then celebrates with Bliss and Aptitude.

Again from the break, Michin jams her knee into the again of Paxley’s neck. She jams her knees into Paxley’s backbone and cinches in a Bow and Arrow submission maintain on her, however Paxley escapes and delivers a step-up enzuigiri to Michin. She rocks her with a second one from outdoors the ring by the center rope, however Michin lands a sit-out powerbomb on Paxley and units up for a Kinds Conflict. Paxley escapes and lands a again physique drop on Michin, then connects with a rolling kick and follows it up with Cemetery Drive for the win.

Winner: Tatum Paxley

We then head backstage, the place Jackie Redmond catches up with Blake Monroe about her assault on Giulia final Friday forward of their scheduled match. Giulia seems out of nowhere and slaps Monroe, then sends her crashing into a close-by storage door. Officers pry Giulia off Monroe.

We then head over to a video from MFT and Haku, who put Shinsuke Nakamura and Kyoki on discover.

We then head over to a dialog between Damian Priest and R-Fact, the place Priest says shedding the WWE Tag Staff Championship might imply it is time for himself and Fact to interrupt up. The Battle Raiders interrupt the pair to confront the pair, however Fact tells Ivar and Erik that they will put the AAA World Tag Staff Championship towards himself and Priest in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico on the September 11 episode of “SmackDown”. The Battle Raiders agree.

Again at ringside, Kevin Owens makes his manner out. GUNTHER and Finn Balor observe.

The bell rings and GUNTHER lands a proper hand on Balor as Balor poses on the ropes. GUNTHER ranges Owens with an enormous boot, however Balor lands a shoulder on GUNTHER’s midsection by the center rope. Owens takes out Balor with a superkick and delivers a operating senton on GUNTHER, then follows it up with a Swanton Bomb to GUNTHER off the highest rope and goes for a pin. Balor breaks the autumn. Balor delivers a shotgun dropkick to Owens, however GUNTHER connects with a chop on Balor. Balor rolls up GUNTHER, however GUNTHER kicks out and ranges Balor with one other chop.

Again from the break, GUNTHER catches Balor with a kick to his face. Owens responds with a superkick to GUNTHER and one to Balor, however Balor catches Owens with a Pele Kick and ascends to the highest rope. He units up for a Coup De Grace on GUNTHER, however GUNTHER strikes out of the way in which and Owens lands a cannonball on GUNTHER within the nook. Balor intercepts Owens with a Sling Blade, then ascends to the highest rope. Owens catches Balor with a proper hand and joins him on the ropes, however GUNTHER pulls Owens off and ranges him with a clothesline.

GUNTHER knocks Balor off the ropes, then cinches in a sleeper on Owens. Balor breaks the maintain with a Coup De Grace to each males off the highest rope, then catches GUNTHER together with his signature elbow drop and lands a shotgun dropkick on him to ship him crashing into the nook of the ring.

Balor ascends again as much as the highest rope and delivers a Coup De Grace to GUNTHER, then goes for a pin. Sami Zayn pulls Balor out of the ring to interrupt the autumn, then dumps him over the announce desk. Owens catches GUNTHER with a Stunner again contained in the ring and pins him as a second referee runs out, however Zayn ranges the second referee on the backside of the doorway ramp.

CM Punk’s music hits and he runs out to the ring. He sends Zayn crashing into the barricade and tells him that what he is doing is “justice”, then continues to beat down Zayn and appears to hit him together with his Undisputed WWE Championship belt.

Zayn slides into the ring and Punk follows him, however Owens meets Punk with a number of proper fingers. Zayn hits Owens and Zayn with the Undisputed WWE Championship belt, however GUNTHER appears to cinch in a sleeper on him. Zayn clocks GUNTHER with the Undisputed WWE Championship belt and hits Punk with it as nicely, then stands tall over all 4 males holding up the Undisputed WWE Championship belt within the ring because the referees are each down on the skin and the present goes off the air.

Winner (and new Quantity One Contender): N/A