WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results and Recap: Cody Rhodes and Gunther Scorch The Mic (May 29, 2026)

This text accommodates spoilers and outcomes from WWE Friday Evening SmackDown for Could 29, 2026. You might have been warned!WWE is dwell from Barcelona for tonight’s Friday Evening SmackDown, and the European tour is underway. Forward of Conflict in Italy, WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes will likely be nose to nose together with his challenger, Gunther.

Chelsea Inexperienced makes her return to the ring towards Nia Jax, and Axiom faces off towards (cursed?) The Miz. Jade Cargill has some last phrases for WWE Girls’s Champion Rhea Ripley forward of their match in Italy, and Carmelo Hayes faces off towards Ricky Saints.

Right here Are Your Outcomes From WWE Friday Evening SmackDown For Could 29, 2026

Jade Cargill def. Alexa Bliss through pinfall

Axiom def. The Miz through pinfall

MFT def. Damian Priest and Royce Keys through pinfall

Sami Zayn def. Matt Cardona through pinfall

Ricky Saints and Carmelo Hayes ends in a double countout

Chelsea Inexperienced def. Nia Jax through pinfall

Right here Are Your Key Moments From WWE Friday Evening SmackDown For Could 29, 2026

Jade Cargill involves the ring to deal with Rhea Ripley, and tells the gang to maintain booing her, as a result of she’s going to win this Sunday. Ripley involves the ring and tells her that whereas Cargill retains speaking and makes use of others to raise herself, she’s crushed her: as soon as at WrestleMania 42, after which once more this weekend. Cargill tries to fireplace again, however the Barcelona crowd is booing so loud, it is nearly inconceivable to listen to her over the gang. Charlotte Aptitude and Alexa Bliss to the ring, and Bliss tells her that whereas she could have the ego of a legend, she has the resume of a rookie. Cargill says she’s not going to be embarrassed by somebody who carries Aptitude’s luggage, and Bliss says that she’s crushed individuals on the mic and the ring higher than her, and that is her solely warning. Nick Aldis comes out and sanctions a match between the 2.

Sami Zayn confronts Cody Rhodes backstage and, after he had his again earlier than the match, he tells him that he purposefully left him there final week to be attacked by Gunther alone to show him a lesson. He mentioned it wasn’t the primary time that he’d felt stabbed within the again by Rhodes, and final week was no completely different. Rhodes tells him that, as soon as the match with Gunther is thru, he’ll educate him his personal lesson.

Cody Rhodes involves the ring and, whereas the Barcelona crowd cheers for him loudly, Gunther interrupts it and tells him he is there to inform him precisely what he thinks of him. Gunther says Rhodes spends the entire present speaking about himself, and that it is excellent that he calls himself the American Nightmare to match the crumbling American Dream. Gunther tells Rhodes he is a spoiled brat, and that whereas they’re each wrestlers, that is the place the comparisons finish. He says Rhodes solely cares about what the followers suppose, and that he cares about being the very best. Rhodes rebuffs him and says Gunther needs the eye and to be WWE Undisputed Champion. Rhodes tells him that he’ll come shut, however he will not be capable to beat him. Gunther grabs him earlier than he leaves, and tells him that he made a promise to Invoice Goldberg, AJ Types, and John Cena that he’d retire all of them, and he did. He guarantees Rhodes he’ll choke him out and depart as WWE Undisputed Champion.

Cody Rhodes Will not Lose To Gunther Tomorrow… Proper?

Gunther’s by no means been one to make a promise he cannot maintain, and he is confirmed it 3 times earlier than by retiring three of the most important names in professional wrestling historical past. He made one other promise to Cody Rhodes tonight, however there is no manner they take the belt off the American Nightmare… proper?

Actually, we have been pleasantly shocked by the surprising win by Drew McIntyre, giving the SmackDown title image a desperately wanted shot within the arm, and never as a result of Rhodes did something fallacious as champion. Wrestling is at its greatest when a surprising second happens and our weathered hero wants a problem to beat, and Rhodes may take a quick detour to scrub up the enterprise with Sami Zayn earlier than heading again for his championship.