Tonight’s WWE SmackDown, airing March 20, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The show sees WWE Tag Team Champions MFT (Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga) defend their titles against Damian Priest and R-Truth. Plus, “The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu will face “The Scottish Warrior” Drew McIntyre in a Singles Match.
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!
The show opens up with a video package recapping last week’s episode of SmackDown where Randy Orton attacked Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes during the contract signing segment that headlined the episode.
Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett then welcomes us to the show and they talk about what Randy did. Joe then says Randy will talk later tonight to explain things. He then mentions the matches announced for tonight. We then see Jelly Roll arriving at the arena, but WWE officials are running outside. We then see a car crash outside and Drew McIntyre pulls Jacob Fatu from the car windshield and begins hitting him with right hands and slamming him onto the hood of his car. WWE officials then grab Drew McIntyre and break it up.
Inside the arena, Drew McIntyre makes his way out. McIntyre says the only place he should be wrestling is the main event of WrestleMania and that was taken from him. McIntyre then gets in the ring and says he is there to fight. Nick Aldis then makes his way out with security and he asks McIntyre what is wrong. Aldis says every opportunity was given to McIntyre and he still acts like a maniac. Aldis then says McIntyre talks about being on the way to WrestleMania, but the only way he is on his way to is unemployment. McIntyre then says he tried to quit, but they would love that. McIntyre then says he has a better idea. McIntyre then says Nick’s son Donovan should be ashamed of his corporate stooge of a father.
Jacob Fatu then makes his way out and Drew McIntyre throws him into the barricade. Drew McIntyre then grabs Fatu, but Fatu throws him into the ring post and into the ring steps. Fatu then throws McIntyre over the announce desk. Fatu then places McIntyre onto the announce desk, but WWE officials break it up. Fatu then walks through the fans and runs back towards the table. Fatu then jumps onto the barricade and onto McIntyre through the table. Fatu then gyrates and walks away.
The match starts off with Priest and Mateo and Priest hits some punches and a leaping flatliner. Priest then hits a kick to Tama and he hits a side Russian leg sweep and a corkscrew forearm combination. Loa then gets on the apron and Talla pulls Truth off the apron. Mateo then clotheslines Priest over the top rope. Talla then works over Priest while Mateo assists with the distraction. Mateo then hits a forearm to Priest and he sends him into the apron. They then return to the ring and Tama tags in. They then hit a double head butt and Tama hits a sliding clothesline. Tama then hits some punches to Priest. Tama then hits double sledges to Priest. Priest then hits a forearm, but Tama hits a forearm and some punches.
Mateo then tags in and he hits some shoulders. Mateo then chokes Priest in the ropes. Loa then hits a punch while Mateo distracts the referee. Mateo then hits some kicks to Priest in the corner. Tama tags in and they hit a double clothesline. Tama with a Northern Lariat to Priest followed by punches. Mateo tags in and they hit a double suplex. Mateo gets a near fall. Mateo gets another near fall. Mateo with a head butt and chops. Mateo with punches. Priest with punches and forearms to get out of the corner. Mateo stops Priest and runs him into the turnbuckles. Mateo with an uppercut and forearm. Mateo with a standing moonsault for a near fall. Mateo with a splash into the corner and he knocks Truth off the apron. Mateo goes for another splash but Priest with a cyclone kick to Mateo.
Truth and Tama tag in and Truth with the flying shoulder tackles, Blue Thunder Bomb, and Five Knuckle Shuffle. Truth sets for the Attitude Adjustment but Tama escapes. Tama with an uppercut and Mateo tags in. Tama with a drop kick into a spinning belly-to-back slam for a near fall. Truth with a kick to Tama and a cutter. Priest with a splash off the steps to Tama on the floor. Truth with a drop toe hold into an STF on Mateo. Truth pulls Mateo into the center of the ring but Solo distracts the referee and Talla pulls Truth off and hits a choke slam on the apron. Mateo gets a near fall. The screen goes Wyatt and they make their way to the aisle and there is a brawl in the aisle with the people not wrsetling. Howdy with a mandible claw on Solo and Mateo with a super kick and he sends Howdy into the ringside barreir. Truth with a split and a leg lariat. Priest clotheslines Tama and Truth with a Death Valley Driver for the win.
The winners and new WWE Tag Team Champions, Damian Priest and R-Truth!