WWE Smackdown 2/20/2026

WWE Smackdown 2/20/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/wwe-smackdown-2132026.html

We are in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are on commentary.

We see various wrestlers arrive and hang out.

Cody Rhodes comes out to talk. Jacob Fatu interrupts before he can say anything. Fatu says Cody wouldn't be out here talking about The Chamber if it weren't for Drew. Fatu says he had him and Sami beat last week and says Cody knows it. Fatu says his concern is about Drew and tells Drew to come out.

Nick Aldis comes out. He says he gave Drew McIntyre the night off. He says there's too much at stake and he can't take unnecessary risks. He says it's supposed to be Cody's mic time and him and Fatu should go to his office to discuss him getting his hands on Drew.

Drew McIntyre then appears in a suite. Drew says he's the champ and does what he wants. He says he loves SD so much that he bought himself an entire suite to watch the show. He asks Fatu what he's gonna do. Security grabs Fatu and he beats them up. Aldis asks if he wants to get suspended from The Chamber and Mania. Aldis tells security to get Drew out of here. 

Aldis walks Fatu to the back. Drew says the world is against him and jealous because he's the champ. Cody says the whole world isn't after him because he's the champ, it's because he's an @sshole.

Ilja Dragunov talks to Carmelo Hayes in the back. He says Melo is the US champ and says if he shoot's he doesn't miss. Ilja tells him he will win the qualifier, will go to The Chamber and will go to Mania. Melo says he doesn't need him to tell him to be him as he won't miss. Ilja says he believes him and says Melo won't walk into Mania as the US champ.

Nick Aldis talks to Jacob Fatu in the back. Fatu says he respects him and it won't keep happening. Nick asks how long Fatu had to wait to get here. Nick says he will give him Drew but he has to wait. Fatu says he won't wait much longer.

Ilja Dragunov vs Tama Tonga

The MFT's are with Tama. Drag facekicks him and chops him in the corner. Drag hits chops. Tama flying forearms him and pounds on him. Tama stomps and foot chokes him in the corner. Ilja headbutts and knees him. They trade shots. Ilja goes into the top buckle face first.

Ilja boots him out of the corner and jumping facekicks him. Ilja running knees him in the corner. Ilja germans him. Ilja running facekicks him. 

We go to PiP break and return. Tama and Ilja slap each other. Ilja facekicks him. They double lariat each other down. Ilja germans him. Ilja tiger feint lariats him for 2. Tama flatliners him for 2. Ilja backdrops him. Ilja top rope sentons him. JC Mateo gets on the apron, Ilja hits him and is rolled up. Ilja enzugiri's him.

Tama gets on the apron. Ilja tries to kick him and is hit with a hidden blade. Tama pins him.

Thoughts: It was pretty strike heavy and there was a lot of shenanigans after the break. It wasn't anything too great.

Solo Sikoa gets on the mic and says we thought he was playing. He says he's not. He says this is his family tree and this is what will happen from now on. Ilja jumps on Solo and The MFT's group attack him. Talla chokeslams Ilja. Matt Cardona comes out to help but is beaten up. Apollo Crews then comes out and gets dropped. 

Uncle Howdy appears on the tron. He says Solo uses his family as a crutch. He says if Solo is the shining light, it's time he shows everyone he can stand on his own. Howdy says he will be alone the next time he comes out and will expose his insecurities. He says the only question is if Solo will show up.

Drew McIntyre is on the phone. Nick Aldis comes up to him. Drew says he was having fun out there. Nick says he's not having fun and says he has chaos centered around Drew. He says Drew crossed the line. He tells him to keep testing him and he will show him what he can really do. Drew says he will leave now and Nick needs to relax. 

Byron Saxton interviews Randy Orton. Orton says everyone in The Chamber is on edge. Zelina Vega comes in. She says there's only one road left for him to take. Aleister Black comes in. He says at one time, no one could stand this close to him as they feared him. He asks where that man is. Black says they shoke poke around in his head. Orton says the only version of him that he needs to kick his @ss is the one now. Orton tells him to ditch the suit and he will see him in the ring. 

Byron interviews Lash Legend and Nia Jax. Nia says she has a Chamber quailifer and says they will get a tag title match vs Rhea and Iyo next week. Lash says they are coming for it all and says if you doubt that they run the division, the doubt will be erased at Mania.

Jade Cargill comes out. Jade says she defends her title on her time. She says Jordynne Grace tried her but her best wasn't good enough. Jade say she knows Liv is watching and will be on Raw in Atlanta. Jade says she will be there since she lives there to see Liv's decision for Mania. She says no matter who wins at The Chamber, she will still come out of Mania as the women's champ as she's still that b!tch.

Charlotte Flair comes out before Jade can make it to the back. Jade holds the title up at her. Flair walks past her. Jade comes up to her again and Jade says she heard her. Flair woo's at her and a ref breaks it up.

Elimination Chamber Qualifier - Charlotte Flair vs Nia Jax vs Kiana James

Flair and Nia argue. KJ is ignored then she eats a back elbow. KJ is sent into Nia. Nia shoulders her over. KJ wants to work together with Nia. Nia agrees then grabs her by the throat. KJ's head is banged off the buckles. Flair kicks her in the corner. Nia pop-up headbutts both. Nia hits corner hip attacks and stinkfaces KJ. Nia spears the post when Flair moves. 

We go to break and return. Flair top rope crossbodies KJ. Flair chops both opponents. Flair superkicks Nia then forward handspring lariats KJ. Flair hit chops on Nia. Nia samoan drops KJ and Flair facekicks her in the process. Flair top rope moonsaults both opponents for 2.

Flair hurricanrana's Nia then Nia pop-up samoan drops her. KJ samoan drops Nia for 2. KJ is up top and Flair facekicks her. Flair hits a top rope spanish fly on KJ for 2. Nia sends Flair into the post. KJ boots Nia in the head. Nia goes into the steps when KJ moves. KJ is pushed away on a figure foure attempt. Flair powerbombs her and figure fours her. Nia legdrops Flair. Nia banzai drops KJ for 2. 

Nia shoves Flair down and headbutts her. Nia'sthroat is pulled down over the top. Flair sunset bombs her off the buckles. Flair figure eight's Nia. KJ slides under Flair and crucifixes her to win!.

Thoughts: Whoa, big upset here as Kiana James beat all odds and got the win. I figured she was going to take the fall here, not win. I'm happy for her. Kiana's got skills, just she needed the chance to show it and this is hopefully the start of something for her. The match was alright with Flair and Nia going at it. KJ was just kind of tossed to the side for the first part of this.

Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky watch the show in the back. Rhea congratulates Kiana and says it's an upset. Iyo says Kiana's partner won't be so lucky tonight. Rhea says she will mop the floor with Giulia and says Iyo will win her Chamber Qualifier on Monday. Iyo says Nia and Lax don't stand a chance against them and says may the best woman win at Elimination Chamber.

We see clips of a Royce Keys interview, which is the most we have seen of him since The Rumble. 

Oba Femi vs Kit Wilson

Kit gets on the mic. He says since the last time they met, Oba has grown. Kit says he wants to read him a poem. He says he sees the greatness that people talk about. He says he's born to reign and says he sees a teddy bear in him. Oba says that's quite nice and grabs him. He tells him to read another one. Kit says he only prepared one. Kit then reads one about how hates men. He says he hates The Ruler over his toxicity at the end of it.

Oba throws him in and chops him. Oba hits running euros in the corner. Oba throws him on a backdrop. Oba sitout powerbombs Kit and wins.

Thoughts: It was all squash here but Kit got to do some character work before going down. 

Nick Aldis is given the mystery box. The delivery man says he doesn't know what's inside. R-Truth comes in and says there's an award in the box. He says he has won many awards and says he won a grammy. Nick says to send the box back to Raw. Damian Priest comes in. Truth thinks he's in the Chamber Qualifier but Nick tells him he's not. Truth says he liked him better when he was bald and he wants the bald Nick back. Priest says he appreciates the opportunity and is 2 wins away from a shot at Mania.

Tiffany Stratton vs Alba Fyre

Chelsea Green is with Alba in a wheelchair. 

Alba armdrags Tiff. Tiff side headlocks her. Tiff uses the ropes and side headlock takeovers her. Tiff goes up and over then cartwheels over her. Alba is tripped into the ropes. Tiff hip attacks her there and basement dropkicks her. Tiff kneeling springboard swantons Alba. Tiff backslides her for 2 then cradles her for 2. Alba ddt's her. 

We go to break and return. Tiff hits lariats. Tiff handspring backflip back elbows her. Alba superkicks her then rolls her up for 2. Alba chops Tiff. Tiff superplexes her and then falcon arrows her for 2. 

Alba gori bombs her for 2. Tiff alabama slams her. Tiff is on the 2nd rope and Alba pushes her over. Alba goes to tope her and is hit with a forearm. Chelsea gets in Tiff's face then Alba topes Tiff. Tiff cartwheel back elbows her. Tiff finlay rolls her then dobule jump moonsaults her for the win.

Thoughts: It was an alright match here. Alba took a bad looking superplex into a falcon arrow. Tiff did her usual flying. They moved well here and I would have liked to have seen more of this.

Cody Rhodes talks to Sami Zayn in the back. Cody said Sami has nothing to be ashamed of. Sami says Cody should be ashamed of himself though. He said he helped save Cody from Drew and Cody hit him with a cross rhodes. Sami says Cody put a knife in his back. Cody tries to explain it and said he took an advantage of an opportunity. He says Sami had the opportunities come to him but he didn't take advantage of them and that's why he's not champ. Sami says it's easy for Cody to say when he's the golden boy. Sami says Cody was chosen and got to finish his story. Sami says nobody chose him and he's been trying to finish his story for 10 years. He says Cody doesn't know what it's like to do the right thing and see it blow up in his face. Cody asks where Sami was in Germany when Fatu interfered. Cody says not to lecture him about struggles. Cody says the only thing in Sami's way was him. Sami then slaps a water bottle.

Trick Williams comes in and laughs. He says with friends like Cody, who needs enemies? Trick says he will do something tonight that Sami couldn't do - get the job done. Sami yells for Cody and goes back up to him. Sami says he's sorry and he's not doing great. He says Cody is right. He says Cody will become champ again and everyone knows it. Sami tells him to remember that he had help along the way. Cody says he doesn't forget.

Thoughts: It was a good segment. Sami did a good job bringing up that Cody was a Hulk Hogan esque friend to him (in kayfabe) who took advantage of the situation. Cody was kind of a jerk though. 

Elimination Chamber Qualifier - Damian Priest vs Carmelo Hayes vs Trick Williams

Melo and Trick argue. DP lariats both. DP hits Melo in the corner. Melo dropkicks him. DP pop-up drops Melo. Trick hits DP from behind. DP chops Trick and ear claps Melo. DP flying back elbows Melo and Trick in the corners. DP lifting flatliners Trick. DP drops Melo onto Trick. DP headlock drivers Melo.

Melo springboard twisting lariats Trick. DP hits kicks and a forearm on Melo. Melo la mistica facebusters DP. DP falcon arrows Melo for 2. We go to PiP break and return.

Trick boots DP. Melo blind springboard double ddt's them. Melo tope con hilos DP then running dropkicks Trick against the rails. Melo top rope frogsplashes DP. Trick leg lariats Melo. Trick does 2 uranage's on Melo for 2.

Trick backhands Melo. Melo hits chops on him. Melo goes to springboard and is knocked to the outside. DP pounces Melo onto the commentary table. DP is flapjacked onto the commentary table. Trick corkscrew facekicks Melo for 2.

Melo and Trick hit each other inside. DP hits a razor's edge on Trick for 2. Melo top rope diving legdrops DP's neck for 2. They trade shots. DP kicks on his opponents then corkscrew kicks Trick. DP takes a double pump kick. Melo springboard crossbodies DP for 2. 

Melo armdrags Trick and superkicks him for 2. Trick crucifixes Melo for 2. Melo hits a first 48. Melo comes off the top and DP forearms him. Trick hits a trick shot on DP twice and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an entertaining bout with a lot of action here. They worked pretty well together and Melo had a good showing but ultimately went down. This got a lot of time. 

Multiple wrestlers argue in front of the mystery box. Gargano is laying on top of it and is out of it. LeRae says Gargano's condition is Nick' fault. Jordynne Grace interrupts. LeRae tells her to wait her turn. They argue. Aldis sets up a match between them next week. 

Jade Cargill is in the back. B-Fab comes in. Jade asks if she wants some. She says she's in line behind two others. Michin comes in and asks if Jade forgot. Mich threatens her with a kendo stick and says it's better if they bruise her ego and hurt her pride.

Rhea Ripley vs Giulia

Iyo was supposed to be in this but they changed the match today. That match hadn't really happened before and I kind of wonder if Marigold was involved. 

They lock up and shove each other. G slaps her and is on her with a guillotine. G is on top and RR slaps her. G tries another guillotine and RR powers her into a suplex for 2. G pulls her down by the hair and bangs her face off the mat. G stomps her and hits a running corner forearm. G 2nd rope dropkicks her.

G boots her in the corner. RR hits a corner spear. RR spears the post when G moves. G dropkicks her into the steps. We go to break and return.

G stomps her and RR kind of flying knees her in the arm. They trade forearms. RR short arm lariats her and drops her on the mat chest first. RR running low dropkicks her. G's head is superkicked into the buckles. RR electric chair drops her on the her face for 2. 

G spinning headscissors her and pumping knees her for 2. RR headbutts G. Nia Jax comes in and RR knees her. Lash then pump kicks RR for the DQ.

Thoughts: The crowd started reacting and looking to the side and G thought she was getting cheered...nope it's Nia coming in. This was one of Giulia's better WWE matches as Rhea could work with her a little. The finish was a bit lame and it's a shame we didn't get to see where things could have gone.

RR is double teamed in the corner. Iyo Sky comes out and helps out RR.

The Miz talks to Oba Femi in the back. He says he had an impressive showing and is a Wrestlemania main event waiting to happen. He says he wants to coach the younger guys now with Cena missing. He says he can show Oba the ropes inside and out. Oba asks him to show him the ropes next week and says he will talk to Aldis about this. Miz figures out what he meant and says, "no, not a match".

Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair talk in the back. Flair says she lost. She says she knows it's hard on Bliss but she will be okay. Bliss tells her it's okay to be upset. Flair says she's not upset as her best friend is in The Chamber. Flair says she's fine as she has evolved. Kiana James comes in with Giulia. KJ asks if Bliss will be okay in the chamber herself. KJ says she has a working relationship but Flair and Bliss are just best friends. KJ says they are the better duo. Bliss says to prove it and Giulia screams at Bliss.

The MFT's are in the back with the lantern. Solo wants to get out. Solo tells Tama he's proud of him and congratulates him on the win. He says he never betrayed him and says they need to focus on The Wyatt's and make sure they don't get the lantern back. Solo says they are nothing without it.

Shinsuke Nakamura comes up to Tama. He says Tama is in Solo's shadow and says Tama is led into war where he is nothing but a soldier. He says Tama is held back from being his own man. SN tells him to leave his crew in the back next time he fights and to find out what he is capable of.

Randy Orton vs Aleister Black

Orton side headlocks him then shoulders him over. AB rolls over Orton's back and they stand off. Orton hits punches in the corner. Orton lariats him over the top. We go to PiP break and return.

Orton garvin stomps AB. Zelina Vega distracts Orton and AB Flying knees Orton from behind. AB PK's Orton from the apron and send him into the post. AB running knees Orton for 2. AB chinlocks him. AB knees him in the head off a suplex attempt. AB jumping knees him then forearms him for 2.

AB pulls Orton's throat down over the top rope. AB boots him in the side of the head. AB chinlocks him. AB backdrops him. Orton hits lariats. Orton powerslams him. Orton bridging ddt's him. 

Orton eye pokes him outside. AB is swept on the table. Orton draping ddt's him from the commentary table to the floor. Drew McIntyre comes out and hits Orton in the head with the title. Cody Rhodes then comes out and chases Drew away. AB spin kicks Orton in the face. AB pins Orton.

Thoughts: It was about an average main. Drew attacking Orton was a bit weak and there wasn't a ton of reasons to get real into this bout. This is definitely one of Black's biggest wins to date. 

We then get a graphic of Kerwin Silfies, a WWE production guy, to close the show.

Overall thoughts: It was a longer show as these three hour SD's tend to be. They had a lot of decent wrestling on the show though and that did help things. Nothing was bad here and I thought they accomplished a lot. I'd say the Trick/Melo/Priest three way was the best match on here and Sami's promo on Cody was the highlight of the show. I'd give this a 6 out of 10 and it was a good show overall.