WWE SmackDown Results 3/20 - We Hear From Randy Orton, Two Championships On The Line & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on March 20, 2026, coming to you live from the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina!

While titleholder Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton made their WrestleMania 42 Undisputed WWE Championship official during last Friday's edition of "SmackDown" when they put pen-to-paper, Orton shocked many when he turned his back on Rhodes in the moments that followed and used both the ring steps and a chair to leave him laid out. Following such, Orton will be making an appearance on tonight's show with something on his mind to share.

Nikki Bella and Brie Bella sat at ringside for the Women's Tag Team Championship match between Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss and The Irresistible Forces last Friday, having called their shot as next in line moments before the match. However, Nikki and Brie ultimately caused the match to end in a double disqualification when they became involved and allowed Nia Jax and Lash Legend to retain their title. In light of last Friday's events, Jax and Legend will be putting the Women's Tag Team Championship on the line once again tonight as they defend against Nikki and Brie.

JC Mateo and Tama Tonga will be putting the WWE Tag Team Championship on the line for the first time ever since dethroning The Wyatt Sicks' Joe Gacy and Dexter Lumis on the January 23 episode of "SmackDown" as they defend against Damian Priest and R-Truth. Priest and Truth emerged victorious against The Motor City Machine Guns, Nathan Frazer and Axiom, Los Garza, and the aforementioned Wyatt Sicks in a Number One Contenders Tag Team Turmoil Match on the March 6 episode of "SmackDown" to secure their spot in tonight's bout. Elsewhere, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin will be going head-to-head with Frazer and Axiom in tag team competition following their March 6 meeting.

Drew McIntyre will be returning to action as he collides with longtime rival Jacob Fatu. Tensions between the two men have been meteorically on the rise over the course of the last couple of months, with the two of them coming face-to-face with one another last Friday in a verbal altercation moments that ended with McIntyre made the decision to quit WWE before McIntyre cost Fatu a match against Trick Williams later that same night

Additionally, Jelly Roll and Kit Wilson will be meeting with one another following a verbal confrontation with one another last Friday.

We are live! The show kicks off with a video recapping Randy Orton's betrayal of Cody Rhodes last Friday. Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore then greet audiences at home.  

We head outside the arena and see Drew McIntyre ripping off the broken windshield of Jacob Fatu's car. He rains down right hands on Fatu on the hood of his car, but officials pry McIntyre off Fatu.

McIntyre storms down to the ring and vents his frustrations with Cody Rhodes taking the WrestleMania 42 main event from him, but Nick Aldis appears with a few security guards and asks McIntyre what his problem is. Aldis says McIntyre didn't want to defend his Undisputed WWE Championship, but now he can't wait to face Fatu.

McIntyre says Aldis' son Donovan should be ashamed of his father, but Fatu storms down to the ring and exchanges right hands with McIntyre. McIntyre sends Fatu crashing into one of the barricades and rains down right hands on him, but Fatu sends McIntyre crashing into the ring post and sends him crashing into the ring steps. The two men brawl on top of the announce desk, but security finally manages to get them separated. Fatu breaks free and delivers a splash to McIntyre off one of the barricades to send McIntyre crashing through the announce desk.

Damian Priest and R-Truth then make their way to the ring. MFT follows. 

Priest and Mateo begin the action. The bell rings and Priest rains down right hands on Mateo. Mateo clotheslines Priest out of the ring, then sends Priest's face bouncing off the ring apron during the commercial break.

Tama tags in and rains down right hands on Priest. Mateo tags back in and continues wearing down Priest before Tama tags back in and lands a pair of strikes on Priest. He rains down Hammer and Anvil Elbows on him, but Mateo tags back in and lands a splash on Priest in the corner back from the break.

Priest runs over Mateo with a boot, but Truth and Tama tag in. Truth levels Tama with a pair of shoulder blocks and a slam, then cinches in an STF on Mateo.

Talla Tonga lands a chokeslam on Truth on the ring apron while the referee has his back turned, opening the door for Mateo to pin him. Truth kicks out, but The Wyatt Sicks appear on the entrance ramp and begin brawling with MFT. Uncle Howdy sneaks up behind Solo Sikoa on the outside, but Mateo attacks Howdy from behind.

Back in the ring, Truth catches Mateo with a kick. Priest runs over Tama with a clothesline, and Truth delivers an Attitude Adjustment to Mateo for the win.

Winners (and new): Damian Priest and R-Truth

We then head backstage, where Candice LeRae gives Danhausen $20 to fix Johnny Gargano. Danhausen disappears before he actually has to do anything.

Back from the break, we head backstage where Sami Zayn shares with Cathy Kelley that he feels like the world he knew and the people he knew is slipping away from him. Trick Williams interrupts things and a verbal confrontation ensues between him and Zayn, ending with Zayn saying they've been doing a lot of talking lately and should do some fighting instead. 

Back at ringside, Nathan Frazer and Axiom make their way out. The Motor City Machine Guns follow. 

Frazer and Alex Shelley begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Frazer levels Shelley with a dropkick and tags in Axiom, but Chris Sabin tags in and runs over Axiom with a double shoulder tackle along with Shelley. Shelley then tags back in, but Axiom levels Sabin with a dropkick and lands a strike on Shelley. Frazer tags in and delivers a double superkick to Shelley with Axiom before the pair land a double superkick on Sabin.

During the commercial break, Sabin pins Axiom but Axiom kicks out. Frazer tags in back from the break, but Sabin fights him off and lands a double crossbody on Frazer and Axiom. Candice LeRae saunters out to ringside as Axiom ascends to the top rope. Shelley kicks out, but LeRae rocks Frazer with a right hand. This opens the door for Sabin to roll up Frazer for the win.

Winners: The Motor City Machine Guns

Randy Orton then makes his way to the ring.

Having grabbed a chair from the timekeeper's area and taken a seat in it inside the ring, Orton says the fans have sung along to his entrance song for years. He says that's quite a feeling and he tries to return the love to the fans by giving them high fives, signing their merch, and saying Happy Birthday to kids in the ring with a sign because it puts a smile on his face. He says he doesn't want his legacy to be about putting smiles on the fans, but how many championships he's put around his waist.

Orton says he didn't know if he could be who he needed to be in order to dethrone Cody Rhodes as Undisputed WWE Champion, but Rhodes took all the weight off his shoulders last week when he told Orton that he needed to be "The Viper" and listen to the voices in his head. He says the problem with listening to the voices in his head is that they can lead him to be impulsive, but he needs that killer instinct to become a 15 time World Champion. He looks at the WrestleMania 42 sign and says he'll do that with an RKO, then says the voices in his head counsel him, understand, and talk to him to tell him that he'll become the Undisputed WWE Champion and beat Rhodes at WrestleMania 42.

Aleister Black and Zelina then make their way to the ring. 

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