Tonight’s WWE SmackDown, airing July 31, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The WWE SummerSlam go-home show sees WWE Tag Team Champions Damian Priest and R-Truth face AAA World Tag Team Champions The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) in a Title vs. Title Winners Take All Match. Plus, Undisputed WWE Champion “The Best In The World” CM Punk and “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes will have a face-to-face.
The show kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on the USA Network and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Netflix. Ringside News will provide live, match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Stay tuned to this page, refresh for the latest results as the action unfolds, and join the conversation in the comments below!
Matches & Key Moments Scheduled for WWE SmackDown on July 31, 2026
- Title vs. Title Winners Take All Match: WWE Tag Team Champions Damian Priest and R-Truth vs. AAA World Tag Team Champions The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar)
- Interim WWE Women’s Championship Fatal 5-Way Ladder Match Qualifier: The Irresistible Forces’ “The Boujee Bully” Lash Legend vs. “The Beautiful Madness” Giulia
- Undisputed WWE Champion “The Best In The World” CM Punk and “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes will have a face-to-face
- WWE United States Champion Trick Williams addresses Baron Corbin
WWE SmackDown Results (7/31/26): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show opens up with Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett welcoming us as we see the pre-show arrivals of Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Chelsea Green, Tiffany Stratton, Michin, B-Fab, Jade Cargill, Lash Legend, Nia Jax, Giulia, R-Truth, Damian Priest and the War Raiders.
Finn Bálor’s music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Bálor then grabs a mic and starts off by saying he can’t help but think about 2016 whenever they get to this time of the year, when he had simultaneously the best and worst night of his career. Bálor then recalls being told that he had to relinquish his Universal Championship. Bálor then says he spent the last 10 years scratching and clawing, trying to get back the glory of that night. Bálor then says he knows the Bálor Club is behind him and he’s close to getting back.
Sami Zayn’s music then interrupts and Zayn makes his way down to the ring. Zayn says there are some things that he needs to get off his chest. Zayn then says this #1 Contender’s Match should not be happening to begin with. Zayn then says he thinks he should have been added to CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at SummerSlam 2026. Zayn then says he would love to see Cody Rhodes as the Undisputed WWE Champion again. Zayn then says he already beat Rhodes clean in the ring and knows he can do it again. Zayn then says there’s a big part of him that would like to see CM Punk retain his Undisputed WWE Championship. Zayn then calls Punk the biggest fraud and trash in the company.
Zayn then recalls CM Punk’s pipebomb. Zayn then says Punk has ascended to the high rank of corporate poster boy number 2. Zayn then says it would be a treat for him to take the title back from CM Punk, who stole it from him. Zayn then says he’s got a lot of respect for Finn Bálor. Bálor then calls Zayn out to the ring and says whatever he wants to say he can say face-to-face. Zayn then heaps praise on Bálor and calls him great. Zayn then says Bálor should have been WWE Champion multiple times by now, but tells him to take the pulse of this moment. Zayn then says this moment belongs to him. Zayn then says Bálor had his time and now it’s his time. Zayn then says his agenda is bigger than any of them. Zayn then says it’s about getting justice for himself.
Bálor then asks, “What about justice for Finn Bálor?” Bálor then says this is his moment. Zayn then says Bálor should take the hint that he couldn’t have done the job for 10 years. Bálor then says Zayn took forever to get the smell of that championship. Bálor then says he held the title for one day and had to relinquish it due to injury. Bálor then says Zayn lost the title in 9 days. Zayn then says this almost sounds like fighting words. Zayn then says he would have dropped Bálor right here if he didn’t have respect for him. Zayn then calls himself a good guy. Zayn then says he’s the last remaining good guy here. Zayn then says he’s going to walk away and he will see Bálor at SummerSlam.
GUNTHER then ambushes both men. He then clotheslines Finn Bálor and Sami Zayn. GUNTHER then grabs a microphone and says both these men are a joke. GUNTHER then says he’s the number 1 contender. Adam Pearce then makes his way out with the officials. GUNTHER then walks up Pearce and asks him, “What do I have to do to get what’s rightfully mine?” GUNTHER then says he wonders if he needs to beat Pearce’s a** as well. Finn Bálor and Sami Zayn then attack GUNTHER from behind and a brawl is underway. GUNTHER then wrecks both men again. Nick Aldis then makes his way out to bring the fight to GUNTHER. Aldis then applies a single-leg Boston Crab. The security then rush to the ring to separate them. GUNTHER then hits a huge boot on one of the security guards and Aldis is taken to the back.
We then see Chelsea Green and Tiffany Stratton in the ring for the first match of the night and B-Fab and Michin follow with Jade Cargill.
Tag Team Match: WWE Women’s United States Champion Tiffany Stratton and Chelsea Green vs. The Baddies (Michin and B-Fab)
The match starts off with Tiffany Stratton and B-Fab and B-Fab hits a spinning heel kick in the corner. Stratton then hits a basement dropkick. Michin and Chelsea Green then come in. Stratton and Green then gain early control. B-Fab then hits a cheap shot, allowing Michin to hit a big boot. Michin then pounds away at her opponent. B-Fab and Michin then continue the beatdown on Green. B-Fab then hits a clothesline. Michin is the legal woman now and she hits a clothesline and tags B-Fab in. Both women then continue to attack Green in the corner.
Green then tries to fight back and she hits a kick. Both women are down now and Stratton clotheslines Michin and hits a standing dropkick to B-Fab. Stratton then hits an Alabama Slam to Michin. Stratton then heads to the top rope and she hits a Swanton Bomb for a near fall. B-Fab then drags Stratton to the outside and the fight spills to the floor. Jade Cargill then sends Stratton into the post. Back in the ring, Green and Michin are battling it out on the top rope. Green then hits a missile dropkick. B-Fab and Michin then drop Green face-first into the canvas for the win.
The winners of the Tag Team Match, The Baddies (Michin and B-Fab)!
After the match, Charlotte Flair makes her way out. Tiffany Stratton and Chelsea Green then take care of B-Fab and Michin and it is now Jade Cargill and Charlotte Flair in the ring. Flair and Cargill then trade right hands in the middle of the ring. Flair then hits a big boot, sending Cargill to the outside.
We then see Nathan Frazer, Axiom and Rey Fenix ask Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh why they are here. JD says they can do what they want and they are looking for Danhausen. Rey Fenix then says he hasn’t seen him. Dominik then says Rey Fenix has been hiding in Mexico. Rey Fenix then says he was training there and is back now. He then says he is ready to fight. Dominik then says Rey Fenix is lucky that the Judgment Day is collecting titles as of late. Rey Fenix then accepts the challenge. JD McDonagh then says he’s going to talk to Adam Pearce to make things official.
We then see Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga talk about how leaving Solo Sikoa was the right thing. They then talk about losing focus on gold and how it takes balls to walk away. They then talk about how family is important. Haku then shows up and he says don’t forget who you are. He then says you are the son of Haku and make them hear us again.
Damian Priest and R-Truth then make their way down to the ring for the next match of the night and The War Raiders follow.
Title vs. Title Winners Take All Match: WWE Tag Team Champions Damian Priest and R-Truth vs. AAA World Tag Team Champions The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar)
The match starts off with Erik and Damian Priest and both men exchange strikes in the middle of the ring. Priest then tosses Erik in the corner and tags R-Truth in. R-Truth then hits a splash on Erik in the corner. Ivar then tries to attack R-Truth, but R-Truth drops him off the apron. Erik then blasts R-Truth from behind. The fight then spills to the outside. Erik then hits a knee strike to R-Truth. The War Raiders then slam Priest into the barricade. Erik then sends Ivar into R-Truth and Priest, crushing both men.
Back in the ring, Ivar and Erik continue the beatdown on R-Truth. R-Truth then tries to fight back, but Erik hits him with a big boot. Priest then comes in and he hits a series of right hands to Ivar. Priest then hits a shoulder tackle. Priest then hits a flying elbow to Erik. Priest then hits a flying elbow to both Erik and Ivar in the corner. Priest then hits Ivar with a front liner for a near fall. Ivar then drops Priest to the mat and R-Truth breaks the fall. Both teams are now brawling it out. They then get the referee Charles Robinson involved, forcing him to call for the bell.
The Title vs. Title Winners Take All Match ends in a No Contest!
After the match, both teams continue to fight all over the arena. Talla Tonga and Tama Tonga then make their way down to the ring to attack all four men.
