WWE SmackDown Winners, Live Grades and Reaction Before SummerSlam 2026

This weekend is the annual SummerSlam PLE, but before we get there, we have one last episode of SmackDown.

A face-to-face segment was announced for Cody Rhodes and CM Punk ahead of their WWE title match this weekend.

Damian Priest and R-Truth put their Tag Team Championships on the line against Erik and Ivar on Friday.

We also saw Giulia take on Lash Legend in a qualifying match to see who would join the other four competitors in Sunday's women's world title Ladder match.

Let's take a look at what happened on this week's SmackDown.