WWE Smackdown 11/13/2026

WWE Smackdown 11/13/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/11/wwe-smackdown-1162026.html

We are in FT. Lauderdale, FL. Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive. 

John Cena comes out. Cena says the John Cena Classic championship is here. He says we will find out what happens to it on 12/14. Cena says it's time to pick the next invitee to his tournament. He brings out Charlotte Flair.

Flair says she's been trying how to figure out how to be across from him for 10 years. She says Cena asked her what happened in Chicago years ago. She says she didn't know and said Cena told her to stop trying to be perfect. She thanks him for making her reinvent herself. 

She says she will be in The John Cena Classic and will win it because she's the greatest champ of all-time. Cena said people thought Flair got it in easy in wrestling. She says she never had it easy, she just made it look easy. He says he needed to win 17 titles for the person who wins 18 and says he was always talking about her.

Rey Mysterio talks to Nick Aldis and wants to add someone to Team Mexico at Survivor Series. Cody Rhodes comes in. Nick says he wants to make sure Cody is in a good place for Survivor Series. Cody is asked about recruiting for that. Cody says maybe he will add new members tonight. He says he wants to talk about being #1 contender again when Survivor Series is over.

WWE Tag Titles - MFT (Talla and Tama Tonga) (c) vs Bakusai (Shinsuke Nakamura and Kyoki)

Kyoki crossbodies Tama three times to start. Tama back elbows him and dropkicks him. Talla chops Kyoki down. Kyoki no sells Tama's chops. Kyoki flying headscissors Tama. 

Tama superkicks Talla from the apron. Haku hits Kyoki in the leg with his stick. We go to PiP break and return. Tama chinlocks Kyoki and headbutts him. Tama is dragon screwed by Kyoki. SN comes in and hits kicks on Tama. SN enzugiri's him. SN foot chokes him and high kicks him from behind.

Tama is laid on the top rope and SN flying knees him. SN spinning heel kicks him. Tama hidden blade's him. SN running knees him from behind. Talla takes a double team shot over the top. Kyoki baseball slides Haku into Talla.

Kyoki dropkicks Talla off the apron outside. SN flying knees Tama. The War Raiders then jump SN and cause the match to be thrown out.

Thoughts: It was average but got a little better as it went on. The finish didn't help things here.

The Raiders beat up both teams after and throw Kyoki into Talla. Tama is popped up into a botched powerslam. SN is double team powerbombed.

Finn Balor is interviewed. He says Gunther calls himself The Ring General but he just sees a whiny bully. He says Gunther is getting the real Finn Balor tonight.

Damian Priest vs Axiom

DP facekicks him to start. DP flying elbows him in the corner. Ax hits dropkicks to the knee. Ax hits leg kicks. DP misses a corner splash and Ax dropkicks him out from behind. Ax superkicks him off the apron. Ax top rope moonsaults him outside.

DP drops him with a shot. Ax dragon screws him over the 2nd rope. Ax top rope dropkicks him hard. Ax hits leg kicks and a slap. DR drops him with a big forearm. DP goes for a razor's edge and Ax hurricanrana's him. DP flips him with a lariat. DP hits a razor's edge and pins him.

Thoughts: It was basically a squash. The two nailed each other real hard here. It was entertaining despite its length and obvious outcome.

Nathan Frazer checks on Ax after. DP then south of heaven chokeslams Frazer.

Fatal Influence go up to John Cena. Jacy complains about Flair being in The John Cena Classic. Reid says Cena doesn't see the talent in front of him. Jacy says not having Fatal Influence in it is one of the biggest mistakes he has made. He agrees and invites them to The John Cena Classic. Jacy says, "That's what I'm talking about".

Sami Zayn comes out with Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae. Sami calls the crowd b!tch @ss haters and asks how many came to ride of die with the last real good guy. Sami says a lot of things that were wrong at Crown Jewel were made right. Sami said he needed respect at got it at Crown Jewel. He said he took it and got Roman to acknowledge him.

Kevin Owens comes out. KO says Sami isn't talking to Roman or Trick but him. He says he's glad Sami got to right some wrongs over the last few months and he can relate to it as he punched CM Punk with a chain. He says Sami deserved the respect. He says the people who called him a bum and a midcarder aren't half as good as him on his worst day. He says Sami makes an excellent WWE champ and he's proud of him. 

Sami says it means the world to him but KO says he's not done. KO says one of the wrong's was him being out for 17 months. He says he wanted his fans to see him wrestle again and it didn't happen in Toronto because of Sami. He then shoves him. He says there's only one way to right that wrong. He says he doesn't want to take the title from him, he needs to take it from him.

Johnny Gargano gets in KO's face and said he lost everything this year. He says Sami was the only person who showed him the respect he deserved. He says Sami is working to give him his title match. KO says it has nothing to do with him. KO tells Sami his reign is on borrowed time. Johnny hits KO and him and Candice beat him up as Sami watches. Sami walks away as KO is beaten and superkicked. KO stunners Johnny.

KO's music hits. KO says Sami's title reign is on borrowed time and he will end it. He then throws Johnny out.

CM Punk talks to Cody Rhodes in the back. Punk says he hasn't got his rematch yet. Cody talks about fighting him for the title. Rey Mysterio comes in. He introduces Rey Fenix, who he says is the newest member of Team Mexico. Fenix says it's an honor to step in the ring with them. He says he's doing it for his country, family and the love of lucha. Punk asks if Cody has a plan and gives him a piece of paper with names of wrestlers on it.

Jacy Jayne vs Charlotte Flair

JJ knees Char in the gut and bangs her head off the buckles. JJ flying headscissors her. Char backdrops her off a backsplash attempt. Char headscissors rolls her around the ring. Char top rope crossbodies her for 2. Char facekicks her off the apron. Char cannonballs her off the apron outside. Lainey and Fallon come down. Char yells at them and takes a PK from Jacy. Tatum Paxley and Alexa Bliss come down.

We go to break and return. Char catches JJ's crossbody and fallaway slams her. JJ superkicks her and Char facekicks her for 2. JJ neckbreakers Char for 2. JJ is flatlinered into the buckles. Char top rope moonsaults JJ for 2. JJ cradles her for 2. JJ knees her in the face for 2.

Char spears her. Char goes up top and Fatal Influence tries to interfere. Bliss and Tatum help out. Jade Cargill's crew come out. Bayley comes out and hits the heels with a kendo stick. Jade drops Bayley. Stephanie Vaquer comes out and helps. She beats up Michin and hits Lainey with a kendo stick.

Flair hits natural selection on JJ from the side and pins her.

Thoughts: It got wild by the end with so many people fighting outside. It was acceptable. I was surprised this didn't end up getting thrown out. Vaquer appearing was a surprise.

Flair's team then says "Wargames". 

Charlotte Flair, Tatum, Bliss, Vaquer and Bayley are interviewed in the back. Steph says she couldn't say no to them. Flair tells Jade to be ready.

Tiffany Stratton comes out. She says everything looks better on her. She says she's 2x Miss MITV and 2x Women's champ. She dedicates her title reign to her ex-bff Chelsea Green.

Chelsea Green comes out. Green says they were never friends and asks why Tiff cashed in on her at Crown Jewel. She says she wanted to steal her moment and did. She says she will sleep soundly as she went down as Crown Jewel champ while Tiff is a thief. Green says to give her the ring back.

Tiff says she stole her moment at Summerslam. Tiff takes the ring off and drops it on the mat. She tells her to enjoy the rest of her career in catering. Green slaps her and hits shots. Tiff then hits her from behind and punches her with the Crown Jewel ring. 

Paige checks on Chelsea Green in the back. Blake Monroe tells her she's not championship material. Paige says something and Blake says her best years are head of her and asks if Paige can say the same. 

Gunther vs Finn Balor

Gun running boots him. Gun hits euros and back elbows him down. Gun hits mounted shots and stomps him. Gun knees him in the gut. Finn basement dropkicks him and forearms him off the apron. Finn tope con hilos him outside.

We go to break and return. Gun hits shots on him on the buckles. Finn enzugiri's him. Finn is up top and is chopped. Gun foot chokes him. Finn hits leg kicks and Gun slams him. Finn hits shots on him and headscissors him into a russian legsweep.

Finn flying forearms him. Finn final cut's him for 2.  Finn hits chest kicks and headscissors Gun over the top rope. Finn is swept on the apron. Gun backdrops him on the timekeeper's rail top. We go to PiP break and return. 

Gun chops Finn down. Fnn hits chops and leg kicks. Finn backrolls him for 2. Finn slingblades him. Gun shotgun dropkicks him and Finn cradles him for 2. Gun lariats him down for 2. Gun tells him to move on and not embarrass himself any further. 

Gun misses a move off the buckles and takes a shotgun dropkick. Finn is pushed into the ref. Gun kicks Finn in the crotch and powerbombs him. Gun pins him.

Thoughts: It looked like Gun really connected on the low blow at the end. It was acceptable enough but it didn't get a ton of time to be anything to special. Gun won but I don't think we've seen the end of this one. 

Overall thoughts: The real big stars weren't really in action here. The opener was average. Priest won an entertaining squash against Axiom. Jacy/Flair was acceptable and the main was as well. With Survivor Series involving so many people in tag matches, some people are probably not going to be featured all that much this month. The show was acceptable overall and I'd give it a 6 out of 10. There was nothing must see here though. The main was slightly the best thing on here.