WWE SmackDown Results
May 1, 2026
Tulsa, Oklahoma (BOK Center)
Results by: Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
WWE SmackDown kicks off with clips of Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu from Raw.
Live in the arena, Cody’s music hits and out comes Cody Rhodes to the ring. Cody asks them what they want to talk about. He says it is always nice when they can come out and provide them with new information and he has some new information. He says he got to the arena earlier and spoke to the medical staff to see if he was medically cleared for action. He says that’s exactly what happened because he is cleared for action.
Cody asks what is next for Cody Rhodes on SmackDown. We hear Ricky’s music hit and out comes Ricky Saints. He says you boo what you can’t understand and he is absolute Ricky Saints. He says he is the hottest, newest, fliest, SmackDown new agent standing. He’s young, successful, rich, debonair, suave, he is everything your baby mamma wishes you were.
Saints looks at Cody and says it is no surprise to Cody that he is out here. He says the change in the air is a revolution and when you talk about that, you talk about who is leading that revolution. Ricky says he is leading it, he is the revolution and welcome to Friday night Saints.
Cody says he is glad to have him but bold move and he will ask him. Cody asks Ricky what is different between now and the last time he stepped up to him. Ricky says Cody is different. He says those title reigns have aged Cody 30 years. He may be wrong but one thing he is right about is that he is a former NXT Champion and a former NXT North American Champion. He says he has stood and congratulated Cody milestone after milestone and he will only hope that Cody keeps that same energy for him because he is here to relieve Cody of his duties. Cody says he came out, he told everyone that he was cleared for action. He says Saints looks like he is game for some action and if he wants a match, to do it. They shake hands and Saints tells him one more thing. He says he didn’t come out to make a statement, he came out to change who the show is about. Cody tells him that on SmackDown, in WWE, Cody is easy to find, hard to beat. Cody’s music hits and Saints leaves the ring.
We cut to Cathy Kelley who is backstage with Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss. In comes Rhea Ripley and Kelley walks away. Rhea says she tried to take on Fatal Influence alone and she got ambushed. She says she is willing to put their differences aside if they are to help out. Bliss thanks Rhea but Flair tells her that they have teamed before, it doesn’t mean they have to team again. Rhea says there are three of Fatal Influence and two of Flair and Bliss.
Flair says three is kind of a crowd and walks away.
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Charlotte Flair with Alexa Bliss vs. Jacy Jayne with Fatal Influence
The bell rings and we are under way. Flair with chops to the chest followed by a head lock. Jayne throws Flair to the ropes but Flair with a shoulder tackle. Flair to the ropes but Jayne with a right hand. Jayne with a hurricanrana. She grabs Flair but Flair with a right hand. She trips Jayne down and goes for the Figure Four but Jayne kicks her away. Jayne rolls to the outside of the ring.
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Back from commercial, Flair with chops to the chest followed by a clothesline. Flair gets on the ring apron and she lands a big boot on Jayne. Flair climbs the top rope and lands a cross body but Jayne reverses it. She goes for the cover but Flair kicks out. Jayne grabs Flair but Flair with a big boot. Flair climbs the top rope and lands a moon sault. She goes for the cover but Jayne kicks out. She runs towards Jayne but Jayne with a chop block. Jayne with a running knee to the face. She goes for the cover but Flair kicks out. She runs towards Flair but Flair with a big boot. Flair with the Figure Four Leg Lock and into the Figure Eight. Fatal Influence trip Flair’s arm up. Fatal Influence hit Bliss on the outside of the ring. Flair gets up and turns around but Jayne with the Rolling Encore. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Jacy Jayne
Fatal Influence beat up on Charlotte Flair but out comes Rhea Ripley. She gets in the ring and Fatal Influence leave the ring. Charlotte shakes Rhea’s hand.
We cut to a clip from earlier in the day. R-Truth is talking to Fraxiom and in comes Damian Priest. He tells R-Truth that these are the kinds of teams who deserve a title shot. Priest gives them a title shot and Fraxiom walk away. R-Truth tells Priest that he wasn’t talking to them about giving them a title shot, he was talking to them about taxes. Priest does not believe R-Truth and R-Truth tells him they can’t be giving out title shots.
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Back from commercial, The Miz and Kit Wilson are backstage. They have a paper that reads “Free Human Monies” with a briefcase. Kit tells him Danhausen will open it and they can ambush him. They hide and in comes Danhausen. He opens the briefcase, takes the money and walks away. Miz tells him that Danhausen just walked away with $40,000 of his own money. Miz opens the briefcase and white powder is sprayed in their faces.
WWE Tag Team Championship match – Damian Priest and R-Truth (c’s) vs. Fraxiom
The bell rings and we are under way. R-Truth and Axiom start the match. R-Truth with a head lock but Axiom throws him to the ropes. R-Truth with a shoulder tackle. He goes for a right hand onto Axiom but Axiom with an arm drag take down. Frazer is tagged in and R-Truth tags Priest in. Frazer with a kick to the side of the head. Axiom is tagged in but Priest with a right hand. Priest goes for Razor’s Edge but Axiom reverses it and he throws Priest to the outside of the ring. In comes R-Truth but Frazer throws him to the outside of the ring. Fraxiom go for a double suicide dive but both R-Truth and Priest move out of the way.
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Back from commercial, Priest with a right hand onto Frazer. He lands a double back drop onto Fraxiom. Priest with a kick onto Axiom and a flap jack onto Frazer. He goes for South of Heaven onto Frazer but Frazer lands on his feet and kicks Priest. R-Truth is tagged in and R-Truth with running shoulder blocks. R-Truth with the You Can’t See Me and the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Fraxiom trips Priest off the ring apron. That distracts R-Truth. Frazer goes for the cover but R-Truth kicks out. Frazer throws R-Truth to the outside. Frazer with a suicide dive onto R-Truth. Axiom with a suicide dive onto Priest. Frazer with a flying senton over the top rope onto R-Truth and Priest. Axiom with a springboard moon sault off the top rope onto R-Truth and Priest. Frazer throws R-Truth back into the ring and Axiom is tagged n. The Catapulta Inferno. Axiom goes for the cover but Priest pushes Frazer onto Axiom to break up the count. Priest tags himself in. Priest throws Axiom to the outside of the ring. Priest with the South of Heaven onto Frazer. Priest with the Razor’s Edge onto Axiom. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Still WWE Tag Team Champions, R-Truth and Damian Priest
Talla Tonga gets in the ring after the match and he attacks R-Truth and Damian Priest. Solo Sikoa stands on the ring apron. Tonga with a double chokeslam onto Fraxiom. Tonga with a chokeslam onto Priest.
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Back from commercial, Solo Sikoa and Talla Tonga are in the ring. Solo says last week on SmackDown, Jacob made a big, big mistake. We see clips of last week’s SmackDown where Fatu got the win against Solo and Fatu beating up the MFTs.
Solo says Talla Tonga’s family are his family, his blood are his blood. But the MFTs are not standing with him because of Fatu. He tells Fatu when he gets to the building, he is a dead man walking.
Out come The Usos to the ring. They get in the ring and Jimmy says The Usos are now in your city. He tells Solo that they get it little brother. They understand that Solo has issues with Fatu but he has to understand that he isn’t the only one who has issues with him. He says The OTC, Roman Reigns has a big, big problem with him too. He says the mistake Fatu did wasn’t when he took out Solo’s little family tree. It was when he put his hands on Roman on Raw.
Jey says not only did he put his hands on Roman, he used the Tongan Death Grip, that’s a sacred move. That move is handed out from generation to generation. He tells Talla Tonga that his dad used it. He says that move is last resort. He tells Solo the plans he has for Fatu tonight have to wait until Roman is done with him.
Solo says there is plenty of Jacob to go around. Jey tells him they are not asking him, they are telling him. Solo laughs and says he doesn’t have time for this. He tells Talla Tonga to go but Talla Tonga and nods at Talla Tonga. He hits Jey with a super kick and he chokeslams Jimmy. Solo tells The Usos to tell Roman Reigns that he isn’t his Tribal Chief. What he says, they don’t give a damn. If Roman likes it or not, Jacob is a dead man.
We see Cody Rhodes walking backstage and he is stopped by Sami Zayn. He tells Cody that he heard what he said about him last week, how he called him condescending. He says Cody wanted to be the golden boy, he wishes he was the golden boy but Cody is the golden boy. He says he is tired of these misunderstanding, he feels like they are the last of the dying breed, the last real good guys. He says they are friends, they are the same.
Cody says there’s a lot of truth but one thing is they are not the same and he walks away.
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Cody Rhodes vs. Ricky Saints
The bell rings and we are under way. They shake hands and Saints with a head lock. Cody throws him to the ropes and Saints with a shoulder tackle. Saints with an arm drag take down. He grabs Cody but Cody with a right hand. Cody goes for a vertical suplex but Saints lands on his feet. Saints gets on the ring apron but Cody with a right hand and Saints falls to the outside of the ring. Cody to the outside but Saints throws him back into the ring. Saints clotheslines Cody over the top rope and to the outside.
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Back from commercial, Saints with a neck breaker followed by a jumping knee to the face. He goes for the cover but Cody kicks out. Saints with an arm bar and he climbs the top rope while holding Cody’s arm. Saints walks the ropes and lands a right hand onto Cody’s shoulder. Saints runs towards Cody but Cody with a snap power slam. Cody with the disaster kick followed by a Cody Cutter. Cody lifts Saints up but Saints lands on his feet. Saints with a modified Cross Rhodes. He goes for the cover but Cody kicks out. Saints with a Revolution DDT. He goes for the cover but Cody kicks out. Saints lifts Cody up but Cody lands on his feet. Cody with the Cross Rhodes. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Cody Rhodes
Gunther runs from behind and gets Cody in the sleeper and Cody is out. Gunther with another sleeper and WWE referees run to the ring to break it up. Gunther lifts the Undisputed Championship and he throws the title. Gunther leaves the ring and heads to the back.
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