WWE Smackdown 10/30/2026

WWE Smackdown 10/30/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/10/wwe-smackdown-10232026.html

We are in Charleston, WV. Michael Cole and Corey Graves are on commentary.

We get old time movie graphics to start. Danhausen welcomes us to the show and hypes it up. 

We see various wrestlers arrive. 

Cody Rhodes comes out to talk. Cody says he wants to talk about Crown Jewel, Randy Orton and Last Man Standing. He says LMS is barbaric and you have to put down your opponent. He says he wants to apologize and shows a photo of the eye of his Orton messed up. He says there's receipts in wrestling. He says Orton has receipts and all of them are loaded up in his foot. He says the last man standing will be the #1 contender and it will be the only man punting - him. 

Tiffany Stratton and Chelsea Green are interviewed. Tiff says Liv only has a title as Judgment Day got in the way. She says when she finds her on her own, she will cash in. Green says they will be the most iconic duo soon. Green says she's dressed up as a monster, but it's a Nikki Bella costume. She says she won't be wannabe Nikki, but she will be the WWE Women's champ.

Green leaves and Danhausen walks in and wants to trade teeth for Tiff's briefcase. She says no.

WWE Women's Title - Chelsea Green (c) vs Nikki Bella

Zaria is in the front row.

Bella grabs both arms and rolls her up. Green back elbows her and backrolls her. Bella japanese armdrags her. They fight on the buckles. Bella is knocked down off the buckles. 

Bella is sent into the rails. Bella corner lariats her and facebusters her for 2. We go to break and return. Bella kicks her from the 2nd rope. Bella misses a broski boot. Green meteora's her from behind on the ropes and leg lariats her for 2.

Bella STF's her and hits a hard forearm. Bella hits a TKO for 2. Green rolls her up and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a bit hard to follow as Green wore Bella's gear and they looked pretty similar at times. It was on the shorter end and was nothing too special. Green won as expected. I do not know where this leaves Bella now.

Liv Morgan comes out after. Liv congratulates her on barely beating Nikki Bella. 

Liv says their journey's to this moment are more alike than they realize. She says they are both champs. She says there's a big distinction between them - Liv says she's a real champ. She says Green's a joke and useless. Liv says no one would notice if Green got fired for a 3rd time. She says she's been a lucky girl but her luck will run out as she will eat her alive. 

Tiffany Stratton comes out and gets jumped by Raquel and Perez. Green hits a killswitch on Liv. Tiff hits Raquel and Perez with her briefcase. Tiff calls for a ref to come out to cash in but takes a big facekick from Raquel. Iyo Sky then comes down to help Green and Tiff. Judgment Day then run.

Sami Zayn is interviewed. He says since he won the WWE Title, he has endured disrespect. He says Aldis, Roman and Danhausen don't think he can hold the title until Crown Jewel. He asks if we think he will lose to Trick. He says everything that is good about Trick can be bought. He says Trick can't buy the things he has. Sami says he's the most durable and adaptable star of all time. He says there won't be another one of him ever. He says he's taking the recognition starting tonight. He says he will beat Trick and will see Roman on the other side.

Blake Monroe is interviewed. She says now that the Giulia incident is done, she says she's world championship material. Paige interrupts. Paige says winning one match doesn't make her championship material. Blake says she has a huge fan...a decade ago. Blake says not to stick her nose where it doesn't belong and Paige tells her to watch her mouth.

AAA Cruiserweight Title - Rey Fenix (c) vs Ricky Saints

RS hits punches on Rey. Rey hits chops. Rey does rope tricks and springboard corkscrew armdrags him down. Rey dropkicks him out. Rey then tope con hilos him through the ropes. Rey top rope crossbodies him. Rey dropkicks him through the ropes. RS hits knees to the chest. Rey is then thrown onto the commentary table.

We go to break and return. RS rips on Rey's mask. Rey superkicks him out of the corner. RS jackhammers Rey off the buckles. Rey hits kicks on him. Rey spin kicks him in the face. Rey hits a double underhook drop for 2. Rey double jump moonsaults him for 2.

RS tornado ddt's Rey for 2. RS misses a 2nd rope moonsault. Rey superkicks him. RS hits a nasty death valley driver on Rey for 2. Rey powerbombs RS down. Rey misses a moonsault and backrolls into a cutter on RS. Rey rolls into a cutter on him for 2. Rey mexican muscle busters RS and pins him.

Thoughts: Rey won as expected. It wasn't that bad as RS didn't allow Rey to get too crazy here, though they were pushing it. Rey took a nasty death valley driver and both guys had a few rough landings here.

Jade Cargill's crew is interviewed. Fab gets mad about Cathy Kelly saying their win was unfair. Fab says they have the gold and they got the job done. Fatal Influence walks in. Jacy says they took a page out of their playbook with the win last week. Reid says they can keep learning from the best and should take notes.

Trick Williams and Lil Yachty are interviewed. Trick says he's sick and tired of Sami and says having the title doesn't give you magical powers. He says he will walk out of the match with 2 titles then head to Raw. Yachthy then looks in a door marked "Top Secret" and finds Danhausen doing an experiment inside. Danhausen is doing something The Ginger Bread Man and Yachty is shocked.

Jade Cargill vs Tatum Paxley

TP gets on her back and is thrown down. TP step up enzugiri's her. Jade forearms her and boots her in the corner. Jade hits corner spears. TP hits a corner crossbody then dropkicks her. TP hits another corner crossbody. 

Jade forearms TP off the apron. TP rams her into the LED board apron. Jade superkicks her. Jade throws her into the ropes and knees her in the face. We go to break and return. 

TP boots Jade away. TP gets a 2 count on her and sunset flips her for 2. TP superkicks her. TP hits flying forearms. TP step up enzugiri's her. Jade is over the 2nd rope and TP step up kicks her on the apron. TP flipping legdrops her over the back of her neck.

They trade forearms. Jade knees her in the gut and TP spinning heel kicks her. TP goes up top and Jade high kicks her. Jade's face is pulled down on the top rope. Fab, Bliss and Michin all get involved and TP spinning heel kicks Michin. Jade pump kicks TP inside and hits a jade end. Jade pins TP.

Thoughts: It was average. Not awful or anything but the finishing stretch didn't make the match any better. Jade won as expected here as she's still higher on the totem pole than Tatum for now. This will probably lead to another match of some sort.

Damian Priest is interviewed. He complains about Trick getting a title shot while he hasn't gotten a rematch. He says he spent too much time with R-Truth. He says if Aldis doesn't make it right, he will stack bodies in front of his office. 

Fraxiom comes in and complains about how DP treated Truth. Axiom says DP put his hands on them. NF says they will talk to Aldis and make him feel everything Truth felt. DP tells him to go talk to Aldis. He says he did what he did to Truth even though he liked him and says imagine what he will do to them.

Danhausen comes out to talk. He says Smackdown has been a big success. He says he knows the people came here to see his most evil experiment. Gunther walks up behind Danhausen. Gunther forearms him down and messes with his stuff. Gunther powerbombs him through a table. 

Gunther throws him in the ring and goes for a powerbomb. The lights go out and Dan's cloning machine lights up. The minihausen's then run down and go after Gun. Gun takes a top rope diving headscissors. Gun side steps a springboard and boots a mini in the head. Gun throws pumpkins at the mini's and hits them in the head with it. Gun powerbombs one mini onto the other through a table. Gun sleepers Dan. 

The lights go out then red lights flash. "The Demon" Finn Balor awakes from a stretcher. Finn gets in the ring and stares down Gun. Finn flying forearms Gun twice and hits body kicks. Finn final cuts him. Gun punches Finn with a belt and Finn slingblades him. Finn dropkicks him into  table in the corner.                 

Finn rams Gun with a ladder. Finn double stomps him off the ladder through the commentary table. Danhausen then gets in the ring and poses.

Grayson Waller is in the front row.

Undisputed WWE Title - Sami Zayn (c) vs Trick Williams

Trick is the current US champ.

Sami backs him up in the corner and piefaces him. Trick shoves him down. Trick hits punches then flying lariats him. Trick slams him then hits mounted corner punches. Trick is sent out then sent into the steps.

We go to PiP break and return. Sami hits punches. Trick punches back and drops him., Trick jumping leg lariats him twice. Trick stomps him in the corner. Trick's throat is pulled down over the top rope. 

Trick spinning roundhouse kicks him for 2. Sami exploders him into the buckles. Trick flying lariats him. Candice LeRae hands Sami the title belt. Sami misses a shot with it and Trick uranage's him for 2. Johnny Gargano pulls the ref out and causes a DQ.

Nick Aldis comes out and says we aren't ending the night like this. Aldis says Yachty, Gargano and LeRae are banned from ringside. He says the ref will restart the match and make it no DQ.

Trick hits Sami with a kendo stick for 2. We go to PiP break and return. Sami hits Trick with a kendo stick. Trick jumping neckbreakers him. Trick hits him in the gut with the stick then spinning facekicks him. 

Sami blue thunders him on chairs for 2. Trick hits a trick shot for 2. Sami hides behind the ref to avoid getting hit with the title. Sami low blows Trick. Sami hits Trick in the head with the title. Sami then pins Trick.

Thoughts: It was a little shorter than usual. Trick and Sami were able to work together though and it was one of Trick's better efforts. I am glad this did not end on a DQ. There was no real reason for Trick to win here but at least he didn't lose clean. It was average.

Overall thoughts: Green/Bella was nothing too special and it was hard to tell the two apart. Fenix and Saints maybe overdid it a little but it was acceptable. Tatum/Jade was average as was the main. They teased that the main would end on a DQ, but thankfully it didn't. We also got a segment with Gunther and Danhausen and The Minihausen's which wasn't that great. I thought it was an average night all around here with the starts not being in action much like usual. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 overall.