WWE Smackdown 6/12/2026

WWE Smackdown 6/12/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/06/wwe-smackdown-652026.html

We are in Providence, RI. Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are on commentary.

We see Cody Rhodes arrive and talk to Nick Aldis about Gunther. Aldis says we will find out tonight. Cody runs into The Uso's. He fist bumps them. Jey says it's good to see him. Jey says it's his KOTR match tonight and he says he's coming for Cody's title at Summerslam when he wins and it's just business. Cody says he hopes he's right and says if anyone deserves to chase this, it's him. He says he hopes it's his decision and not Roman's.

We see various wrestlers arrive and hang out. 

Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab are interviewed. Jade says she built a career off of pressure. She says she won QOTR once and can win it twice. Fab says Tiffany Stratton cut the line and got a taste of what happens when you mess with Jade. Jade says she'll see Rhea at Summerslam. Charlotte Flair's music then hits.

Queen of the Ring 1st Round - Jade Cargill vs Lyra Valkyria vs Charlotte Flair vs Sol Ruca

Jade gets shots in to start then is ganged up on. Jade hits a double suplex on Sol and Char. Jade fallaway slams Lyra into Sol. Char chops Jade. Char germans her. Char is pulled out and double clubbed on by Mich and Fab. Alexa Bliss comes out to help. Alexa then gets double teamed. Tiffany Stratton then comes out to help Alexa. She fights Mich in the seats and Alexa and Fab fight to the back. Char top rope crossbodies Jade for 2. We go to break and return.

Sol rolls up Jade for 2. Sol euros her. Jade tries to catch her springboard but falls over. Lyra lariats Char twice. Lyra step up enzugiri's her. Lyra fisherman busters Sol. Lyra ddt's Jade off a suplex attempt. Char hits natural selection on Lyra for 2. 

Char enzugiri's Sol in the corner. Char boots Sol in the face. Char is on the buckles and Sol enzugiri's her. Char is crotched up top. Lyra enzugiri's Sol and we get a tower of doom spot with Jade sending Lyra and Char down.

Jade hits forearms on Char. Char forearms and chops her. Char forward handspring lariats Jade. Sol top rope dropkicks Char. Sol leapfrogs over Jade and Jade goes into the buckles. Lyra forearms Sol down on the apron then dropkicks Jade through the ropes. Sol top rope moonsaults the others outside.

Sol springboard splashes Lyra for 2. We go to PiP break and return. Jade spinebusters Sol for 2. Jade takes a double superplex. Sol boots Char in the head then hits a springboard 450 double lariat. Jade pump kicks Sol down. Jade hits a jade end on Char for 2. 

Sol hits a sol snatcher on Jade out of nowhere for 2. Lyra top rope diving legdrops the back of Jade's neck. Lyra gets a 2 count on Char. Sol superkicks Lyra. Char superkicks Sol. Char figure eight's Lyra and Lyra taps out.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time. They tried and it wasn't bad. The tower of doom spot took a while for them to pull off. 3 of the girls had a decent shot of maybe winning this one which was nice.

Tiffany Stratton is interviewed. Michin and B-Fab go up to her then Chelsea Green comes in with a kendo stick and backs them up. Tiff is shocked. 

Jacob Fatu talks to The Uso's. Jimmy says the play is Jey handling business on his own tonight. Fatu says he's here to speak to Solo. Jimmy says he's here to make sure no one gets involved tonight. Fatu tells them to handle their business and he will handle his. 

We get another Tiffany Stratton video. She says she remembers watching Charlotte Flair at Evolution. She says her and Bliss are a match made in co-dependent heaven. Tiff tells them to hang on tight to each other as The Glamour is coming to SD.

Nick Aldis is on the phone in his office. Gunther comes in. Nick says he's waiting for Gun's stipulation for the Cody match. Gun says he can't trust Nick's vetting of officials. He says he will pick the ref. Gun says he will let him know by the end of the night.

Finn Balor is interviewed. Finn says this new chapter doesn't erase the past on SD. He says he enters KOTR tonight. R-Truth comes in. He confuses Cathy for Rhea. Truth says Judgment Day is back together again and says he wants to figure out the best way to introduce Keys to the group. Damian Priest walks in. Priest says welcome to SD and looks mad at him. Truth says they are the tag champs, Finn can be KOTR and they can build a clubhouse. Truth says they love him and Priest says they don't. Priest says all that matters is that they are the tag champs. He says they will stay champs after they fight The MFT's. Truth says Judgment Day is on the rise again. 

Paige and Brie Bella vs Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid)

Fallon boots Brie in the gut and bangs her head off the buckles. Brie flying lariats her and bangs her head off the buckles. Brie russian legsweeps her for 2. Fallon takes corner attacks and a double bulldog. Paige running knees Fallon for 2.

Brie dropkicks Fallon. Paige knees Fallon in the chest. Jacy Jayne trips Brie. Reid drives Brie's face into the mat. Reid hits mounted shots on her then legdrops her. 

Brie takes corner attacks. Fallon low diving forearms Brie. Fallon cravates Brie. Fallon hits her in the gut. Brie takes a double boot. Brie is flapjacked then takes a headhunter for 2. We go to break and return. 

Brie and Fallon trade shots. Fallon double throat thrusts her. Brie suplexes Reid in and Reid lands on her feet. Paige tags in and hits a double lariat. Paige thesz presses Reid with shots and germans her. Paige fisherman suplexes Reid. Paige superkicks Reid for 2.

Paige queen angelito stretches Reid. Fallon breaks it up and is sent out. Paige lifting cradle ddt's Reid for 2. Brie top rope dropkicks Fallon. Reid pumping knees Brie. Paige rolls up Reid but the ref isn't there. Reid superkicks Paige. Paige takes a flapjack and Reid is pulled out. Jacy saves Fallon from a queen angelito stretch and Jacy is ejected for it. Fallon cradles Paige, Brie pushes Paige over and Page pins Fallon.

Thoughts: It was average. They tried but Brie wasn't that good here. Lainey Reid had to do a lot of the work here.

Sami Zayn complains to Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae in the back. LeRae asks Gargano when he will get up and do something about it and Sami says he will clear the air with Cody once and for all, thinking she was talking to him. Sami then thanks Gargano, who had said nothing.

Danhausen talks to Los Garza in his lair. They want Dan to re-curse The Knicks so they win a bet. Dan asks why he should care and they give him a bag of money.

Matt Cardona comes in and talks to Dan. Matt wants The Knicks to win and gives him a watch. Kit Wilson comes in and he shows us The Miz. The Miz is acting goofy and has his hair all spiked. Kit asks Dan to reverse this. Kit hits one of Dan's tools and gets himself shocked. He's shaking on the floor and Dan leaves.

Thoughts: This was wild even for WWE standards. If you told me I dreamt this one, I'd believe you.

Sami Zayn comes out to talk. Sami says the fans can boo him or ride and die with the last real good guy. Sami calls Cody Rhodes out. Cody comes out. Sami says they've been having misunderstanding for months and he's been paying the price for it. Sami talks about their history. 

Cody says Sami is asking him to explain wrestling to him. Cody says Sami called him out. Cody said they shouldn't be standing here. They talk about Cody winning the title at Mania. Sami says he was happy for him because he's a good guy. He says he was his friend before others and asks if those guys are still his friends. He asks if they are the problem or if Cody is the problem.

Sami asks Cody to be honest with him for once. Cody says the fans are booing Sami and it's because Sami has sucked lately. He says Sami is whining and crying and not the same Sami he used to be. He says Sami is desperate. Cody says he's sorry he has the title which means Sami never will. Sami slaps Cody.

Sami apologizes and says he was out of line. Cody slaps him back. Cody asks if they are good. Sami then grabs a chair.

Fatu and Solo Sikoa talk in the back. Fatu says he has a message from Roman. Fatu says Roman needs Solo to come home. Solo says that's not home, it's a doghouse and Fatu is his laptop. Solo asks what the hell happened to him and says he used to be a killer. He says he was close to beating Roman and is just his bag boy now. He says Fatu knows he is right too. 

Solo says Roman has done nothing but humiliate him and make him kneel down like a dog in front of the world and his family. Solo says that's not how you treat someone you love. Solo says he's not going back and says to tell Roman that he can go to hell. Fatu says he gets it but he made his decision and will stand on business. He says if Roman sends him for Solo, he's coming for him. Solo says to tell roman that if he wants to come home, he can come and get him.

Thoughts: It was a weird segment. Solo was totally a face and totally told the truth here. Fatu is acting like Roman's b!tch for unknown reasons and it doesn't help anyone or make much sense.

AAA Cruiserweight Title - Rey Fenix (c) vs Axiom

Rey side headlocks him and shoulders him over. Rey dropkicks him in mid-air then tope con hilos him through the ropes. Rey's springboard is caught. Ax half-nelson suplexes him and PK's him for 2. Ax armbars Rey.

Rey enzugiri's him off the apron. Ax dropkicks him. Ax top rope moonsaults him outside. We go to break and return. Ax catches Rey in the air with a sleeper. Rey spin kicks him in the gut. Ax hits forearms. Rey swing kicks him in the face.

Rey is enzugiri'd up top. Rey tries a rope walk kick but totally misses. Rey top rope crossbodies Ax for 2. Rey high kicks Ax. Rey stands on the 2nd rope. Ax slides through his legs and germans him as he slides to the floor. Ax top rope dropkicks him for 2.  

Rey high kicks him then hits a high angle death valley bomb for 2. Ax rolling armbars him. Ax misses an enzugiri. Rey springboard spin kicks him. They each get up top and Ax top rope spanish flies him for 2. Rey springboard spin kicks him twice (but totally misses the 2nd one). Rey mexican muscle busters him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a totally random one. The crowd wasn't that into it which isn't surprising. Rey totally missed some kicks here that got sold anyway. They did a lot of flying but it wasn't quite as good as it should have been. Ax's slide through the ropes german was a new spot I've never seen done before.

Gunther talks to Nick Aldis in the back. Gun says he needs a good guy to be the special ref and says it will be Sami Zayn. 

We see Trick Williams and Lil Yachty arrive.

Trick Williams and Lil Yachty come out. Yachty says Dom cheated Trick last week but Trick says he lost. Trick says it didn't feel good and he doesn't like it. He says it brought out a fire in him and made him want to step his game up. Trick says he's the leader of the new school. He says, "I'm Trick James B!tch". 

Ricky Saints interrupts and comes out. Carmelo Hayes then comes out and pushes Ricky aside. Ricky then grabs a mic. Melo says he feels likes he's listening to a Dr. Seuss book with Trick. Melo tells Trick to pick an opponent between him and Ricky. Ricky says he beats Melo and he should be the #1 contender. Melo says they need to cut him out of the picture as him and Trick had a thing first.

Trick says it doesn't matter and he will beat either one. He says whoever wins between them can fight and he tells them to shut up while he's talking. Trick goes to leave and Ricky pushes Melo into him, sending him out. Melo la mistica drops Ricky then hits mounted shots. Trick sends Melo into the post then uranage's Ricky to end the segment.

Royce Keys is interviewed. Solo goes up to him. He says The Bloodline is here and he knows what they are doing here. Solo says The Bloodline is here to make sure Jey advances in KOTR. He says Fatu is here to help him. Solo says Keys calls Fatu family but it doesn't sound like family to him. Solo says he doesn't have to team with him but he doesn't want to see him be a casualty in Roman's war. 

Tiffany Stratton and Chelsea Green vs B-Fab and Michin

Tiff side headlocks Mich then cartwheels over him. Tiff running lariats her. Tiff cartwheel alabama slams her and Green low sliding flatliners Mich.

Green takes a kick to the side of the head from Fab. Green is dropped by both opponents on her chest. We go to break and return. Mich slaps Green while she's on the buckles. Mich hurricanrana's her down for 2. Green overhead suplexes Mich.

Green enzugiri's Fab. Fab misses a corner charge and goes shoulder first into the post. Green goes to tag Tiff and Jade Cargill pulls Tiff down from the apron. Green hits a killswitch on Fab. Mich hits a styles clash on Green and pins her.

Thoughts: It didn't get too much time and was just an average match for the most part. I was surprised we didn't get more drama between Tiff and Green here.

Tiff nails Jade's crew in the ring after. She fights with Jade then is triple teamed. Jade drops Tiff with a jade end.

Kiana James is interviewed. She says her friend Giulia betrayed her. She says made her champ and Giulia needed her. She says she's useless. Giulia says she needed her help with English and contracts, not being a fighter. Giulia says she used her moment. Kiana says she eclipsed her. Giulia says her English is better now and she finally has the words to say...then she slaps her.

Finn Balor and Tama Tonga run into each other. Tama says it's been a long time, welcome to SD and good luck.

Cody talks to Aldis in the back. Cody asks if they are going through with Sami as the special ref. Cody says Sami is a wreck and all over the place. Sami walks in. Cody says Sami gave him one and he gave him one. Cody asks to tell him they are good. Sami says he's a wreck and his emotions are all over the place. He tells him good luck next week and Cody looks worried.

LA Knight is interviewed. LA says Bloodline is in the building but so is he. He says you can call him LA-damus. He says Jey was told to do it by himself but now Jimmy and Fatu are here. LA says he won't make promises. He says if he can defy the odds, he can wear the crown and stomp Roman out.

Jey Uso is in the concourse with the crowd but we can't hear him due to audio issues.

King of the Ring First Round - Jey Uso vs LA Knight vs Finn Balor vs Royce Keys

LA tries to run his music back again like Jey and Jey hits him. They pair off and fight. Keys splashes Jey and LA in the corner then splashes Finn. Keys double lariats LA and Jey together. 

Finn pulls Keys over the top then tope con hilos Jey and LA. We go to PiP break and return. Finn and Jey trade punches. Finn basement dropkicks him. Finn stomps on LA. Keys clubs on Finn. Keys shoulders him over. Jey superkicks and uppercuts Keys.

Keys sky high's Jey for 2. LA and Keys trade shots. LA and Keys botch a neckbreaker spot. LA elbow drops Keys. LA stomps on Keys. Keys lariats him. Keys powerslams Finn for 2. Finn is caught off the 2nd rope by Keys. Keys backbreakers him. 

Keys hits a double lariat. Keys 2nd rope spinning powerslams Finn for 2. Keys pushes LA into the post. Jey superkicks Keys off the apron. Keys is supposed to catch his tope but doesn't and Keys hits snake eyes on him on the apron. Jey is thrown into the steps. Keys stares down with Jimmy Uso outside. Solo Fatu comes out. We go to PiP break and return.

Finn forearms Keys on the apron and knocks him off. Finn's slingshot plancha is caught and Keys slams him on the apron. Keys is superkicked by Jey. LA dropkicks Keys through the ropes. The other 3 decide to take out Keys together. They triple powerbomb him through the commentary table.

Jey and LA trade shots in the ring. Finn rolls up Jey for 2 and stomps LA. Finn final cuts LA. Finn slingblades LA. Jey superkics Finn. Finn kicks Jey on a spear attempt and slingblades him. Finn shotgun dropkicks Jey in the corner.

Finn top rope double stomps Jey for 2 when Keys pulls Finn out. Finn is thrown into Jimmy Uso and both go over the rails. LA dropkicks Keys into Solo outside. LA flying lariats Keys then russian legsweeps him. LA burning hammers Jey. LA reverse ddt's Keys.

LA double jump elbow drops Keys. Solo samoan spikes LA. Keys spinebusters LA. Jey top rope splashes Keys and pins LA.

Thoughts: It was a decent main here with a table spot and people going over the rails. Keys had a bit of a sloppy night and they furthered stuff with Solo and Jimmy. Jey seems like he has an easy path to the finals of KOTR now. Finn probably could have used the win though.

Overall thoughts: It was an okay show. Gunther vs Cody with Sami as the special ref next week should be interesting and I'm curious to see where they are going with Solo. The opener was alright. Paige's tag match and Axiom's match wasn't that good. Tiffany's tag was average and I liked the main. The segment with Danhausen and The Miz was out there. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 here as there was some stuff I didn't like here. I thought it was acceptable overall.