WWE Smackdown 8/14/2026

WWE Smackdown 8/14/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/wwe-smackdown-872026.html

We are in Boston, MA. Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are on commentary. 

We see various wrestlers arrive. 

Nick Aldis is in the ring. He says Chelsea Green suffered a broken orbital bone. Green comes out and it's all purple around her eye. Nick says he can't let her compete with a broken eye socket. Green tells him not to say it and says she can compete. Nick says he hates this part of his job, but it's his job. He tells her that he needs her to relinquish the title. 

Green says she knew it was too good to be true. She says every time something good happen to her, it is followed by something devastating. She says that's just her story. She says she's just the comic relief, the girl who takes the fall for other girls. She says she's never the champ and never the QB1. 

Green talks about all the stunts she's done and all the sacrifices she made. She says she told herself it was all worth it because this moment would come. She says Nick should understand this after Summerslam. Nick says it's not the same but she says it is. 

Green says they proved it doesn't matter what they think about us, it's what we think about us. Green says Nick and his wife was a champ. Green says this is her title until someone takes it off of her. She says she thought Nick of all people would understand that.  

Green gives the title to Nick and walks off. Nick tells her to wait. Nick says he's doing the right thing as the GM, but says as Nick Aldis the man, he doesn't give a d@mn what medical says. He says he will give her 30 days to get cleared, get a face mask and do what she has to do. He says until someone takes this from her, it's hers. Green then holds up the title.

Gunther's music then hits and he comes out to interrupt. Gun calls this another bad sob story. He says let's put our attention on important things. Gun asks Nick why he pulled that stunt on him at Summerslam. Nick says they can discuss this in his office like men. Gun asks Green what she did at Summerslam and mocks her for getting injured. 

Gun says he pulled double duty at Summerslam and made a man tap out in front of his family. He asks why Nick added Kevin Owens to his match. Kevin says he didn't do that but added Gun to Kevin's match. Nick says he was negotiating for months and says sorry Gun didn't get the job done. Green says that was a good one and Gun tells her to shut up. Green tells him to have his temper tantrum and stroke his ego. She says that's all he has after Summerslam. Green says she only sees one champ and it's her. 

Matt Cardona, Green's husband, then runs down and gets in Gun's face. Gun says, "all the way from catering to the rescue". Gun says there's nothing Matt can do to him. Green goes to leave and Gun says it's like a dog listening to his owner. Matt then pounds on Gun and gets him out of the ring. Refs then come out and we go to break.

Thoughts: It's too bad Gun had to come out because that was one of the best segments Green had ever done. They really had a nice moment there and ruined it for cheap Gunther heat.

Gunther vs Matt Cardona

This started during the break. Gun chops Matt down. Matt hits forearms on Gun and Gun chops him down. Matt forearms him and knee chokes him in the corner. Matt dropkicks Gun through the ropes and Matt is rammed into the rails. Gun backdrops him on the rail top. Gun powerbombs Matt on the commentary table then powerbombs him on the apron.

Gun short arm lariats Matt. Gun backdrops him. Chelsea Green yells at Gun and gets on the apron. Matt low blows gun and hits a leg lariat on him for 2. Matt tries it again and is powerbombed. Gun powerbombs him again and crabs him. Matt submits.

Thoughts: Gun won as expected. We could have had some fun and had Matt win, but nope. It was a shorter bout and Gun was in control of this for the most part before winning. I could have done without some of the powerbombs as Gun hit 4 of them here.

Lash Legend and Nia Jax come out. Nia says Green is injured less than a week into her reign. Nia says she got screwed at Summerslam and she want's the WWE Women's Title. Nia says if Green doesn't give her what she wants, she doesn't mind breaking faces around here. Tiffany Stratton comes out and hits Lash and Nia. Nia and Lash get control over her. Tiff is forearmed down then Nia legdrops Tiff.  The heels leave as Tiff is left laying.

Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair talk. Flair thanks Bliss for helping out Friday and Bliss credits Tatum for it. Bliss says she likes Tatum and says Flair should be nice about the surprise Tatum has. They open a door and Tatum has candles and photos all over the wall. Bliss tries to get Flair in and Flair is spooked as she sees a collage of herself on the walls. They then shut the door.

Cody Rhodes talks to Nick Aldis in the back. He wants the match with Orton set up. Nick offers a match at Sunday Night's Main Event with Orton and Cody takes it. 

Sami Zayn comes in. He says Cody wants something and Nick is ready to move heaven and earth for it. He says when he wants a match, he has to wrestle a 4-way with a broken hand. Cody says he used to let Sami do this. He says he doesn't owe Sami anything and tells him to do something about it. Sami says the last time they were in the ring, he did something nobody else was able to do. He says he pinned Cody clean in the ring for the title. Cody asks if he thinks he can do it again. Cody then says tonight. Sami complains that Cody is challenging him when he can't go. Nick asks if he can't or won't. Nick says if Sami beats Cody tonight, he can face the winner of Punk vs Owens. Sami says he's hurt. Nick tells him to make that choice.

WWE United States Title - Baron Corbin (c) vs Carmelo Hayes

Baron drives in on a motorcycle.

Melo tope con hilos Baron before he gets in and pounds on him. Melo dropkicks him in the ring. Melo hits forearms. Melo chops him in the corner and hits mounted corner punches. Melo step up enzugiri's him then springboard twisting crossbodies him. 

Melo is caught coming off the top. Melo pulls Baron over the top rope. Melo then blind springboard legdrops him over the back of the neck over the 2nd rope. Baron blocks a first 48 and powerbombs him. Baron boots him out of the ring and sends him into the rails.

Melo's head is banged off the post. Melo is then sent over the timekeeper's rail. We go to PiP break and return. Melo hits forearms. Baron pulls him into the buckles then lariats him down on the rebound. Baron is pushed into the buckles. Melo boots him while he's down and blind springboard diving ddt's him for 2. Melo top rope frogsplashes him for 2. 

Baron flips Melo with a facekick. Melo toyota roll sunset flips him. Baron hits deep six for 2. Melo hits first 48 twice. Melo goes up top and is pushed down to the floor. Baron hits an end of days and pins him.

Thoughts: It was an alright match here. It had some nice action and Melo was jumping all around here. They also sold me on the idea that Melo maybe could pull it off, so this worked. 

Baron poses with the title. Trick appears on his spinning stand in the entrance area. Lil Yachty then appears behind Baron and hits him with a kendo stick. Baron grabs it and tries to hit him with it. Trick flying pumping knees Baron and sends him out.

Chelsea Green thanks Tiffany Stratton in the back. She says she didn't want her to get injured before her title match. Tiff says she's fine and will compete tonight.  

Kevin Owens comes out. CM Punk comes out before he says anything. Punk says whatever KO was going to say was going to concern him. He tells him to say it to his face. KO says Punk had his back turned to him when he called him a fat slob last week. KO said they wrestled for the same indy 15 years ago. He says Punk was the top guy and he was the guy trying to make a name for himself. He says Punk insulted him and screamed at him. Punk asks if he's been holding onto that for 20 years and if that was the problem this whole time.

KO says it's not just that but the things he did and said and the way he treated his friends. KO says all his friends hate Punk. Punk says being hated by losers is the price he pays by not being one of them. 

KO says he hates him as everything he does and says is performative. He says Punk is a phony. He says Punk came back to make things right because he had no choice. He says he doesn't respect people like him. KO says he did well for himself, main evented everywhere and became Universal champ. He says he also main evented Wrestlemania against Steve Austin, which Punk will never get to do. 

Punk congratulates him. Punk says he was happy for him and asks if he thinks he would given this opportunities if he was still here. KO tells him to say why he wouldn't. He tells Punk to say he's a fat indy slob and a fan who is on the wrong side of the guard rail. Punk asks if that is what he thinks of him or what KO thinks of himself.

Punk says he sees a lot of things in him. He says he sees a guy that spears 2 languages and a guy who avoids work and wastes his potential. he says he sees a tough guy who is a bum. Punk says he evolved and says if KO put more work in, maybe he would have avoided that Bill Goldberg spear. 

KO says he doesn't want to be like him. He says he thinks Punk hates what he sees when he goes home. He says he's the same guy Punk screamed at 20 years ago and he's facing him for the title next week. He says Punk couldn't avoid that Roman Reign spear at Mania. 

Punk says he sees someone who is stubborn and loud and sees the same guy he saw 20 year ago. KO asks if it bothers him. KO says he regretted not punching him for 20 years. Punk says there's nothing but air and opportunity and challenges him to do it now. KO says he didn't do it then because he knows Punk would have ruined his career. He says he wouldn't do it now, because next week he doesn't just get to punch him in the face, he gets to beat him for the title after he does it. 

Punk says KO was a greenhorn 20 years who thought he could be disrespectful to him. Punk says he can wait 7 days and says KO will look up to him in Toronto when he puts his fat @ss to sleep.

Thoughts: It was a decent segment here that kept my interest. 

Finn Balor talks to Nick Aldis. He says it would have been nice if Nick gave him a heads up at Summerslam before adding Gunther and Owens to the match. Gunther comes in and complains about Nick making him wrestle in street clothes. Nick says Gunther is interrupting him in a conversation with Finn. Gun says he doesn't see Finn. He says he sees the shadow of Finn. Finn says he's tired of his act. Finn says he told Nick he'd do whatever it takes to get another title shot. He says he'll beat his @ss if it means going through him. Nick seems to like the idea.

WWE Tag Titles - Damian Priest and R-Truth (c) vs The War Raiders (Ivar and Erik) vs MFT (Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga)

Haku is with MFT.

All 6 men fight. We get some fighting outside. The Raiders and MFT fight out there. DP walks up the ropes with Truth's help and springboard crossbodies them all. We go to break and return. 

Tama is thrown out by Truth. DP high kicks Ivar from the apron the nhits shots on Erik. DP flying back elbows Ivar and Erik in the corners. DP lifting flatliners Ivar. Ivar sits up top. Talla chokeslams Truth and DP down as they stand on the 2nd rope. Ivar flip dives DP off the top. 

Tama headbutts Erik in the chest. Tama is popped up into a powerslam for 2. Talla lariats Ivar down then lariats Erik down. Talla powerslams Truth. Talla is double kicked and double pounded on. Talla is double suplexed. 

Truth STF's Talla. Erik overhead suplexes DP. Erik knee's Truth in the back of the head off a full nelson. DP foot presses Erik down. DP spin kicks Erik in the head twice. DP is popped up outside and powerslammed through the timekeepers rail. Tama pushes Erik over the commentary table. 

Truth flying shoulderblocks Tama then blue thunders him. Truth five knuckle shuffles Tama. Truth is pushed into Erik. Truth takes an assisted powerbomb and Tama pins Truth.

Thoughts: Kind of an upset here though MFT should have won to gain credibility. It had a lot of action and was a bit wild here. The pop-up powerslam spot on Priest through the rails was pretty cool. Truth was in full on Cena mode here at the end. I'm interested to see where things go with these teams now.

WWE United States Women's Title - Tiffany Stratton (c) vs Jacy Jayne

JJ hits corner spears on her and backsplashes her in the corner. JJ sentons her. JJ bodyscissors her. JJ misses a senton. JJ is tripped into the ropes and Tiff hip attacks her there. TIff basement dropkicks her for 2. 

Tiff spinning lariats her and JJ goes out. Fatal Influence interrupt Tiff. JJ backcrackers Tiff. We go to PiP break and return. Tiff is down on the floor and JJ hits her. Chelsea Green checks on Tiff. JJ gets in Green's face. Tiff rolls up JJ in the ring for 2. Tiff and JJ spinning facebuster each other. 

Tiff hits punches and lariats. Tiff spinning back elbows her. Tiff alabama slams her. Tiff top rope swantons JJ for 2. JJ superkicks Tiff. Tiff rolls her up for 2. Tiff handspring stunners JJ. Tiff finlay rolls JJ. Tiff triple jump moonsaults but JJ gets her knees up. 

JJ dropkicks her and gets punted. Tiff goes up top, Fatal Influence go up to Green and Tiff plancha's Fatal Influence. JJ spinning forearms Tiff in the ring and pins her. 

Thoughts: Big upset here with Jacy beating Tiff. It was kind of dumb to have Tiff win it just to lose it so quick. Fatal Influence now has 2 sets of titles and all 3 of them hold gold. I liked what we got here and it as a decent bout. 

Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab are interviewed. Jade says these women can't mind their business around here. She says to line them all up like Bliss and Tatum. Fab says they found another victim and they are looking forward to giving Tatum a proper welcome on their show.

Cody Rhodes vs Sami Zayn

Rany Orton attacks Cody from behind as Sami makes his entrance. Orton sends Cody into the post shoulder first. Orton bridging ddt's Cody. Orton goes for an RKO and grabs Cody by the face. Orton throws Cody out. 

Cody's head is banged off the steps. Orton hits Cody in the head with the steps and sends him over the rail. Sami complains to the ref. Cody hits Orton with a soda. Cody punches Orton and hits him in the crowd.

Cody hits Orton with a garbage can and sends him into a rail. They go back to ringside. Cody's head is banged off the commentary table then Orton punches him on it. Cody low blows Orton on the commentary table when his head in the "V in the steps. Cody hits Orton with a chair. Cody goes for a chair shot while Orton's head in in the "V" in the stairs and the chair is pulled away from Cody. Officials hold Cody back and Cody goes for Orton again to close the show.   

Overall thoughts: We had a lot happen on this one and it was a better show than usual. We had 2 title changes and a good opening segment with Green. Gunther/Cardona was a bit one sided and short. Baron/Melo was alright. Punk and Owens had a good segment. MFT won the tag titles in a action packed 3-way. Jacy beat Tiff in an upset in an okay bout and we didn't get the main event, but we did get Orton and Cody fighting it out. I'd give it a higher 6 out of 10 as it was an okay show overall. I liked this.