WWE Smackdown 8/28/2026

WWE Smackdown 8/28/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/wwe-smackdown-8212026.html

We are in Ottawa, Canada. Michael Cole and Wade Barrett are on commentary.

Kevin Owens comes out. KO says he has lost many WWE Title matches in 12 years, but none of them felt as bad to lose as the one last week. He says he hurried his injury recover process to get to Summerslam. He says he wanted to win the title last week in Toronto because his parents live there. He says his parents drove to the show and he wanted to win the title in front of his mom. He said Sami Zayn made sure he didn't do that.

He says him and Sami did a lot of messed up stuff to each other. He says he can't forgive it or forget it. He says he will never get an opportunity like that in Toronto, in front of his family and getting the chance to beat CM Punk for the title. He says he will deal with Sami but says Punk knows he had him beat. KO says him and Punk aren't done but are just getting started.

CM Punk comes out. He says he didn't need Sami's help to beat him and they can do it right now. He says he'll send him packing from here. Nick Aldis comes out to stop Punk. Gunther then comes out. 

Gunther says he figured it out what it is with Punk and KO. He says Punk sees his obnoxious self in KO. Gun says while they argue about things from 20 years ago, he's worried about what matters now.

Finn Balor comes out. Gun says the ghost of Finn Balor came out. Finn says we are all getting tired of his act. Finn says KO had his opportunity. Finn says if there's a line for the title, it starts with him. Nick Aldis says Finn can face Gunther and Owens for the #1 Contendership tonight.

Tiffany Stratton and Chelsea Green talk. Tiff asks if Green is sure she wants she to go out there. Tiff says she doesn't want anything jeopardizing her 30 days to defend the title. Green says she will be out there with her.

The Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax and Lash Legend) vs Tiffany Stratton and Chelsea Green

Tiff misses a move on Lash. Lash swings her around. Tiff hip attacks her on the ropes. Lash swinging backbrekaers her for 2. Tiff handspring stunners Lash. Green zig zags Lash. Nia is double dropkicked into the ropes. Green step up enzugiri's Nia. Nia headbutts her in Green's injured face. Green sells it big and tags out.

We go to PiP break and return. Lash chokeslams Tiff for 2. Nia bangs Green's face off her knee. Docs come out to check on Green's face. Lash bearhugs Tiff. 

Nia corner splashes Tiff. Tiff flails on her in the corner and Nia lariats her for 2.  Tiff is held in the air and Nia misses a 2nd rope legdrop. TIff shiranui's Lash off of Nia. The docs try to walk Green to the back but Green goes up top and dropkicks Nia. Green dropkicks Nia off the apron. Green top rope plancha's Nia outside. 

Green backhands Nia. Lash catches Tiff coming off the apron and swings her into the rails. Nia slaps Green and samoan drops her. Nia bonzai drops Green and pins her.

Thoughts: They did what they were supposed to here. Tiff didn't want Green to come in because of her injury. She eventually did and paid for it. It made sense and was fine.

Nick Aldis is on the phone in the back. Danhausen comes in. Dan says he can be the employee of the month. Gunther walks in. Dan offers a handshake and Gun ignores him. Gun wants to confirm there's a triple threat tonight and no other changes. Nick says may the best man win. Dan asks if he can added to the match and Nick says no.

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

Jacy throws her down backwards and sentons her. Jacy misses a sneton and Paige superkicks her. Paige headbutts her. Paige hits knees to her gut and Jacy is sent out. Paige cannonballs her off the apron. Lainey Reid pump kicks Paige outside.

We go to break and return. JJ chinlocks her. Paige jawbreakers her then they could clothesline each other down. They trade shots. JJ hits kicks on her and step up enzugiri's her. Paige fisherman suplexes her and germans her. Paige hits a lightning spiral for 2. 

JJ superkicks her. Paige headbutts her. Reid gets on the ropes and Paige sends JJ into the ropes. Fallon tries to get in and Paige kicks her. JJ cradles Paige and pins her. 

Thoughts: We had a lot of shenanigans here. Paige tried a little harder than usual and it's a shame we didn't get more a match as it was going fine.

Nikki Bella then nails Paige from behind and hits mounted shots on her. Nikki spears her and hits bad stomps. Nikki TKO's her. 

Finn Balor and Cody Rhodes talk. Cody's wondering what to do with Orton. Finn says to keep it cool and says Orton is trying to goad him down into a dark path. He says not to do anything you can't come back from. Finn says he will be #1 contender and says there will be a new champ when he's done with Orton.

Trick Williams and Lil' Yachty talk. Trick says he will always look out for him and asks if he's ready for Baron Corbin. He says Baron is a monster. Yachty says he has bigger fish to fry and isn't worried. He says Baron put him through a table on ESPN. He says he will do the impossible, last the 5 minutes and they will get the title back.

Trick then runs into Baron Corbin. Baron says he has no friends as they make you do stupid things. He says he will whoop that Trick. He says he doesn't have to be entertaining, he's the champ.

Cody Rhodes comes out to talk. He says there's a lot of talk of Orton getting #15, but that's not the record and 18 is. He says if anyone breaks the record, it's Orton. He says Orton kept getting do-overs and he has screwed up again by getting between him and the title. 

Randy Orton comes out. He says Cody wants to talk accountability. Orton says he had 0 accountability early and made bad decisions early. He says Cody had a drivers seat to it as he needed a babysitter and needed someone to be his b!tch. 

Orton tries to get Cody to punch him and talks about him screwing him out of his Summerslam match with Punk. Orton talks about Cody's dog and asks if he's dead yet.

Orton asks Cody if his trailer park trash mother will be in the front row when he beats his @ss. He then asks if Cody's trashy wife will be there and tries to get Cody to hit him.  Cody says he knows what he's doing. He asks if Orton wants him to hit him. Cody says he's counting down the days to SNME. He wonders if Orton is a hall of famer like Dusty or a first class screw up like Orton's dad was. He says he will see him in Atlanta. Orton says, "too far".

Tatum Paxley is interviewed. She says her mind is racing with thoughts. Tatum tells her something in her ear and Jackie backs off. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss go up to Tatum. Tatum says she's sorry about the blood thing at lunch. Bliss asks about Tatum teaming with them about SNME. Bliss says they will be out there with Tatum tonight.

Penta and Rey Fenix do a video with them talking about their history and being brothers. 

Byron Saxton interviews Rey Fenix. Rey says he loves Penta but he will be a world champ. Ricky Saints comes in and mocks Rey. He says it's a cute story. He says the part we all know is when Rey loses the tournament and has to stop ducking him and give him a AAA Cruiserweight Title shot. Rey says he will win the tournament and the title then come shut him up.

Michin vs Tatum Paxley

Mich ducks a lock up and piefaces her. Mich wasitlcoks her, TP flips over her and guillotines her. TP piefaces her. TP ducks a lariat and Mich poses on the ropes. Mich PK's her from the apron. TP dropkicks her off the apron and moonsaults her off the apron. Flair tells her that was good.

We go to break and return. Mich chokes her on the ropes with her legs. TP hits forearms and is forearmed down for 2. Mich surfboards her. TP tries a pin off of it. Mich misses a corner cannonball. TP backrolls her for 2. TP superkicks her down. 

TP flying forearms her and step up enzugiri's her. Mich is hanging over the 2nd rope and TP enzugiri's her using the apron. Mich sitout powerbombs her. TP back body drops her. TP spinning heel kicks her and hits a cemetery drive on her to win.

Thoughts: What we got was fine. Tatum showed off some creative moves here. Thankfully she won here in her SD debut.

Blake Monroe is interviewed. Blake is asked why she jeopardize her debut. She says the match was beneath her and says to ask Nick why she faced an opponent below her standards. Giulia comes in and hits her. She then bangs Blake's head off a rollaway door. 

Kevin Owens talks to Randy Orton in the back. Orton says he was right about Cody. KO says, "I know". He says it's amazing. Orton says he didn't forget how he dropped him on his head so they aren't friends. KO says they will work on it.

MFT does a promo. Tama says Priest and Truth brought all they had but it wasn't enough. He says everyone hasn't gotten the message yet. Talla says Nakamura is threatening them but they put him down for months. He says Nakamura has backup now. Tama says Kyoki isn't in Japan and was brought here just to get put in the dirt. Haku says they must not underestimate their enemies. Haku says their challengers must be scared because they are the mother f*cking Tongan's.

Damian Priest is watching the monitor in the back. R-Truth comes up to him. Truth says MFT won't know what hit them when they get the titles back. DP says summer is over and it's time to move on. He says he needs to get back to singles championships but still wants his title back. 

The War Raiders come in. They say the MFT's have to take their beatings now. Truth says DP wants some gold and challenges them to an AAA Tag Title match. DP doesn't want to but Ivar says they can do it in Mexico City and will take them out. Truth accepts the match but DP doesn't want to. Truth says "one more ride". 

Lash Legend and Nia Jax talk to Aldis. Nia says Chelsea Green is cleared and she wants her title match vs her. She says if she doesn't get her title match in 2 weeks, she will take it by force.

The Miz and Kit Wilson come in and are talking normally. Kit says they were lab rats on Nick's watch and says he is toxic. Miz says Nick owes them. Nick says they can fight Nakamura and Kyoki next week. Miz tells Nick to write this down in a notebook Kit has.

Thoughts: I'm glad Kit and Miz are back. Their change in demeanor could use an explanation but why bother since it won't make any sense anyway?

#1 Contender's Match - Gunther vs Kevin Owens vs Finn Balor

Gun hits Finn as he poses on the ropes. Gun then chops KO and KO punches back. KO stomps him in the corner. Gun facekicks him. Finn slingshot sunset flips Gun for 2. Finn is superkicked by KO and KO sentons Gun. KO top rope swantons Gun for 1. 

Finn basement dropkicks KO and Gun chops Finn down. Gun euros Finn down then chops him down. Finn pulls Gun over the top. Gun sleepers Finn and Gun sends him out. Finn tope con hilos Gun. We go to PiP break and return. 

Gun facekicks Finn and KO. KO gets hit with a pele kick and all 3 men are down. KO hits corner attacks on his opponents. Finn slingblades KO. Finn john woo's KO. Gunn lariats KO then chops Finn down from the buckles. Gun grounded sleepers KO. Finn top rope double stomps KO. 

Gun takes an elbow slice from Finn. Finn basement dropkicks Gun into the buckles. Finn top rope double stomps Gun for 2 when Sami Zayn pulls Finn out. Sami throws Finn over the commentary table then punches out the ref. KO stunners Gun but the ref is down. 

Sami then nails the other ref who comes down. CM Punk comes out and fights Sami.Punk sends Sami into the rails and hits punches on him. Sami is sent into the post. Sami runs in the ring and Owens and Punk fight there. Owens lariats Punk. Sami hits Owens with the title. Sami then hits Finn with it. Gunn sleepers Sami and is hit with the title too. Punk then gets hit with it. Sami then holds the title but everyone is down. The show then ends.

Thoughts: They were really rushing here so I knew something was up. I figured Sami was a lock to get involved and he did. They did the best they could here with the circumstances but this didn't even have a finish so it's hard to give it any kind of rating. I'm glad no one took the loss here because no one needed to lose this. I don't really think Sami is wrong for getting involved here since title opportunities are being handed out like candy yet he can't get one.

Overall thoughts: Chelsea Green's tag went fine. The Women's US Title match went better than I expected and I would have liked to have seen how it went with a cleaner finish. Tatum/Michin was fine. We didn't get a finish in the main. It was rushed, there was a lot of interference and they did the best they could with all that went down. The show was fine as a whole but the matches were loaded with interference and the women got 3 of the 4 matches shown. I'd give the show a 6 out of 10.