{"id":163351,"date":"2026-06-23T11:30:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=163351"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:58:08","slug":"wwe-smackdown-spoilers-6-26-26-taped-on-june-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/06\/23\/wwe-smackdown-spoilers-6-26-26-taped-on-june-23-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SmackDown Spoilers (6\/26\/26) &#8211; Taped on June 23, 2026 in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WWE SmackDown spoilers will deliver news on the taped June 26, 2026, episode of the Blue Brand, as WWE looks to give their talent some breathing before they head off to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for Saturday&#8217;s next big Premium Live Event, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/06\/19\/wwe-night-of-champions-2026-2-more-title-matches-added\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE Night of Champions 2026<\/a>. We find ourselves in one of the best places for wrestling, as the promotion takes it back to the UK. For this week, Friday Night Fight Night will be hitting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theo2.co.uk\/events\/detail\/wwe-smackdown-2026\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The O2<\/a>, live from London, England.<\/p>\n<p>While WWE Raw will be held live from The O2, SmackDown will be taped the day after on Tuesday, with the broadcast still slated for broadcast on June 26, 2026, in the same Friday time slot on The USA Network. Nobody really knows why SmackDown is being taped in London and not Riyadh like last year.<\/p>\n<p>That said, it is a welcome surprise, giving WWE talent and crew time to recuperate ahead of another huge event in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. What we know so far is that hometown girl Paige, one-half of the WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Champions, will be in attendance, as she goes head-to-head against the leader of Fatal Influence, Jacy Jayne, as well as a massive test for the current AAA Cruiserweight Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Expect some of the biggest stars to show up, as they build towards the June-ending PLE. Without further ado, let&#8217;s get right into it. Here are the WWE SmackDown spoilers for June 26, 2026, taped on June 23, 2026. Let&#8217;s run it down.<\/p>\n<h2>WWE SmackDown Spoilers &#8211; Announced Match Card (6\/26\/26):<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_160474\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160474\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/Paige-vs-Nikki-Bella.webp\" alt=\"Image of WWE's Paige with Nikki Bella in a headlock\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/Paige-vs-Nikki-Bella.webp 960w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/Paige-vs-Nikki-Bella-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/04\/Paige-vs-Nikki-Bella-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-160474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Megan Elice Meadows via Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Paige vs. Jacy Jayne<\/li>\n<li>AAA Cruiserweight Championship Match: Rey Fenix (c) vs. Nathan Frazer<\/li>\n<li>Seth Rollins &amp; Oba Femi vs. Bron Breakker &amp; Austin Theory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163421\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/06\/11-29.webp\" alt=\"A WWE SmackDown spoilers graphic for the June 26, 2026 episode, which will be taped on June 23, 2026. \" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"size-full wp-image-163421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/06\/11-29.webp 1080w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/06\/11-29-768x960.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A WWE SmackDown spoilers graphic for the June 26, 2026, episode, which will be taped on June 23, 2026. (Photo Credit: WWE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>WWE SmackDown Spoilers (6\/26\/26) &#8211; Taped on June 23, 2026:<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144208\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-54-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"WWE SmackDown 2 hours graphic.\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-144208\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-54-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/11-54.jpg 652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The official logo of WWE SmackDown (Photo Credit: WWE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prior to the official taping of the WWE SmackDown spoilers for this Friday night, there was a taping of WWE Main Event, wherein we see Axiom and Carmelo Hayes compete in the show&#8217;s main event.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ahead of their showdown at WWE Night of Champions, Ricky Saints and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/06\/19\/trick-williams-challenger-official-for-night-of-champions-on-6-19-smackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">United States Champion<\/a> Trick Williams began the show with a promo segment to hype up their match this coming Saturday night.<\/li>\n<li>The first match of the night involved Women&#8217;s United States Champion Tiffany Stratton, oddly teaming up with Alexa Bliss, to take on B-FAB and Michin. As per <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/06\/19\/wwe-smackdown-results-post-show-review-6-19-26-live-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">last week&#8217;s<\/a> Queen of the Ring semifinals matchup, Charlotte Flair is still selling an injury she sustained when she got attacked by Jade Cargill&#8217;s crew prior to her match against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/06\/19\/liv-morgan-advances-to-queen-of-the-ring-2026-tournament-finals-on-6-19-wwe-smackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Liv Morgan<\/a>. Michin and B-FAB pick up the win after an interference from Cargill. With this result, it&#8217;s more than likely Tiffany Stratton will retain the Women&#8217;s United States Title at Saturday&#8217;s PLE.<\/li>\n<li>Backstage, there was a promo involving Solo Sikoa and MFT. Seems like more tension, as Sikoa continues to get involved in the business of The Bloodline, as he shuns Talla and Tama Tonga, more than likely effectively ending MFT.<\/li>\n<li>As advertised last week, AAA Cruiserweight Champion Rey Fenix defends against Nathan Frazer. Fenix retained the AAA Cruiserweight Champion. The match was great, as anyone would expect from these two, but Fenix keeping the title was more than promised.<\/li>\n<li>A funny backstage interview with WWE Tag Team Champions R-Truth and Damian Priest went on during the show after they successfully retained against MFT last week.<\/li>\n<li>After assisting LA Knight in his match against Jimmy Uso on Monday Night Raw, Solo Sikoa confronted the &#8220;Megastar&#8221; on WWE SmackDown, having a heated promo segment.<\/li>\n<li>In a backstage vignette, Sami Zayn continues to vent his frustrations to an unresponsive Johnny Gargano, as the latter&#8217;s wife, Candice LeRae, looks for signs of life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*Keep refreshing as we provide <strong>REAL-TIME<\/strong> updates as they come from The O2 Arena in London, England. The show will begin at 6:00 PM BST, which is 1:00 PM EST, with the tape delay airing slated for release on June 26, 2026. Watch out for updates during the start time in the U.K.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WWE SmackDown spoilers will deliver news on the taped June 26, 2026, episode of the Blue Brand, as WWE looks to give their talent some breathing before they head off to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for Saturday&#8217;s next big Premium Live Event, WWE Night of Champions 2026. We find ourselves in one of the best [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3735,"featured_media":152685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26,16,2,6,2192,4,3],"tags":[7986,8023,7682,8734,194,859,76,9513,1135,9746],"class_list":["post-163351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-smackdown","category-aaa","category-featured","category-north-america","category-wrestling","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-bron-breakker","tag-jacy-jayne","tag-nathan-frazer","tag-oba-femi","tag-paige","tag-rey-fenix","tag-seth-rollins","tag-the-vision","tag-austin-theory","tag-wwe-night-of-champions"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3735"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163351"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":163437,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163351\/revisions\/163437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}