WWE SmackDown Results 3/27 - Randy Orton Appears, Giulia Faces Tiffany Stratton & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE SmackDown" on March 27, 2026, coming to you live from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!

The various different facets of Randy Orton's personality were showcased during last Friday's episode of "SmackDown", with Orton doing everything from expressing his love for the fans and his confidence in dethroning Cody Rhodes as Undisputed WWE Champion at WrestleMania 42 to leaving Matt Cardona laid out with an attack. As all of the voices in his head seem to overlap with each other, Orton will be making an appearance on tonight's show.

Women's United States Champion Giulia will be competing in her first singles match since coming up short to Rhea Ripley via disqualification on the February 20 episode of "SmackDown" as she faces former Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton. Stratton scored a win against Giulia's ally Kiana James in singles competition on the March 13 episode of "SmackDown" despite a miscommunication between James and Giulia that was caused by the injured Chelsea Green.

Speaking of Ripley, she will be making an appearance of her own with something on her mind to share. Ripley came face-to-face with Women's Champion Jade Cargill last Friday ahead of their WrestleMania 42 match in a tense verbal confrontation, but B-Fab and Michin surprised Ripley with an attack as the newfound allies of Cargill.

Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss will be in action as they collide with Nikki Bella and Brie Bella in tag team competition. With Nikki and Brie having cost Flair and Bliss their shot at Nia Jax and Lash Legend's Women's Tag Team Championship on March 13 when they interfered in the match, Flair and Bliss decided to return the favor last Friday when they cost Nikki and Brie their own Women's Tag Team Match by becoming involved.

Country singer and rapper Jelly Roll will be competing in his first match since Night One of WWE SummerSlam on August 2, 2025 and second ever professional wrestling match when he goes head-to-head with Kit Wilson. Jelly Roll and Wilson have met one another in a couple of tense verbal confrontations, including last Friday when they had a slam poetry contest against one another.

Carmelo Hayes successfully defended his United States Championship against longtime respected rival Ilja Dragunov during the return of the US Open Challenge last Friday. Tonight, he will be bringing it back when he issues another US Open Challenge to anyone in the back who wishes to answer the call.

Additionally, Nick Aldis will be addressing the medical statuses of Drew McIntyre and Jacob Fatu after the latter two men spent most of last Friday's show brawling with one another that ended with both falling off a high platform in the parking lot of the Lenovo Center.

We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home as Randy Orton makes his way to the ring.

Orton says he stood across from Cody Rhodes in the ring two weeks ago, and Rhodes told him that Orton needed to be the best version of himself for the fans. He says Rhodes told him to listen to the voices in his head, but he shut those voices out a long time ago.

Orton says he's been thinking a lot about his 15th World Championship over the past few years, and says now he's listening to the voices in his head once again, he can't be held responsible for what happens next. He says the voices aren't the problem, but the voices outside his head that are the problem.

Matt Cardona storms down to the ring and hits Orton with his microphone. He dares Orton to hit him as Orton processes the voices in his head.

We then head backstage, where Nick Aldis informs Trick Williams that he's decided to give him a match at WrestleMania 42. Sami Zayn approaches and asks Aldis what he's doing at WrestleMania 42, but Aldis tells Zayn that things haven't been going his way and says there's no spot for Zayn on the WrestleMania 42 card unless something changes. A contemplative Zayn slowly walks off, but he suddenly gets an idea and heads back towards Aldis. He levels Williams with a right hand as Williams continues to gloat, then promises Aldis that he will have a WrestleMania 42 match.

Back at ringside, Nikki Bella and Brie Bella make their way out. 

Back from the break, Randy Orton demands that Nick Aldis make a match between him and Matt Cardona official despite Cardona having an injured arm from Orton's attack on him last week. Aldis agrees, advising the fired up Orton to find somehwere to cool off. 

Back at ringside, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss make their way down. The Irresistible Forces follow to watch the upcoming match. 

Flair and Nikki begin the action. The bell rings and Flair lands a shoulder tackle on Nikki. Nikki levels Flair and tags out to Brie. Brie delivers a double ax handle to Flair off the middle rope and connects with a chop on her chest, but Flair whips Brie into the corner face first and lands a chop on her.

Bliss tags in and Flair assists her in landing a shotgun dropkick on Brie. Brie connects with a Russian Leg Sweep on Bliss and pins her, but Bliss kicks out. Bliss levels Brie with a shotgun dropkick and looks to fly out of the ring, but Brie traps Bliss in the ring apron and Nikki rocks Bliss with a forearm. The Bella Twins then get into Flair and Bliss' faces on the outside.

During the commercial break, Brie wears down Bliss' arm with a submission hold inside the ring. Nikki tags in and lands a kick on Bliss' arm, then continues to wear it down and sends Bliss crashing into the mat. She sends Bliss crashing into the corner and tags Brie back in.

Brie and Nikki land a double flapjack on Bliss and pin her, but Bliss kicks out. Flair tags in back from the break and fires off chops on both Nikki and Brie, then delivers a clothesline to Nikki and points to the WrestleMania 42 sign. She then lands a suplex on Brie and a T-Bone suplex on Nikki before she kips up and gives the D Generation-X signature gesture to Lash Legend.

Bliss tags back in and lands a blockbuster on Nikki. She goes for a pin, but Brie breaks the fall and tags in. Nikki and Brie land a clothesline-spinebuster combination on Bliss and Brie then pins her, but Flair breaks the fall.

Brie rolls up Bliss, but Bliss reverses the fall. Brie kicks out, but Legend clocks Bliss while the referee is distracted. This opens the door for Brie to roll up Bliss for the win.

Winners: Nikki Bella and Brie Bella

After the match, a brawl between all four teams breaks out. Legend and Nia Jax look to double team on Bliss, but Bayley and Lyra Valkyria run down to the ring to even the odds. They land a double shotgun dropkick on Jax to send her crashing out of the ring and dumps Legend over the top rope with Flair. Flair then shoves Brie and holds open the ropes for Bliss.

Rhea Ripley then makes her way to the ring. 

Ripley says she didn't expect integrity from Jade Cargill and says she was fully under the impression Cargill would do what she would have to in order to not get her hands dirty. She says the one thing she didn't expect was for B-Fab and Michin to be desperate enough to stoop down to Cargill's level, but it's fine if that's the game she wants to play because she'll do what she has to before WrestleMania 42. She says she's dressed for a fight and calls B-Fab and Michin to the ring.

Cargill's music hits, and she makes her way to the ring along with B-Fab and Michin. Cargill says Ripley sounds slick for someone who got dropped last week, then asks the fans if they think that herself, B-Fab, and Michin care for the boos of the fans. B-Fab says Ripley would take down anyone and anything before WrestleMania 42, and Ripley is willing to hurt anyone she needs to. Michin says she's been grinding for decades like Ripley, but Ripley gets all the love and attention. Cargill says if Ripley wants a fight, she can be their guest and says Ripley has all the fans fooled. Cargill says Ripley will learn tonight in a match with B-Fab, and Ripley accepts.

Back from the break, Ripley and B-Fab are brawling with one another. Cargill hops up on the apron and almost immediately gets involved to cause the disqualification.

Winner: Rhea Ripley (vis disqualification)

After the match, Ripley looks to land Rip Tide on Cargill. B-Fab and Michin come to Cargill's aid, and Cargill lands Jaded on Ripley.

Jelly Roll then makes his way to the ring. Kit Wilson follows. 

Wilson grabs a microphone and says he has to defend the honor of his mother after his slam poetry battle with Jelly Roll last Friday. Wilson reads another slam poem that he wrote, but Jelly Roll says he's not talking.

Wilson blindsides Jelly Roll from behind, and the bell sounds. He lands an uppercut on Jelly Roll in the corner and looks to deliver a shotgun dropkick, but Jelly Roll stops his momentum and lands a leg drop on Wilson. Jelly Roll sends Wilson crashing out of the ring over the top rope, but Wilson blindsides Jelly Roll from behind when he gets back in the ring and continues to wear him down.

Wilson fires off right hands on Jelly Roll, but Jelly Roll lands a belly-to-belly suplex on Wilson. The two men then exchange right hands with one another and Wilson looks to fly off the middle rope, but Jelly Roll catches Wilson with a scoop powerslam and goes for a pin. Wilson kicks out.

Jelly Roll spots Wilson's poetry book and looks to hit Wilson with it. Wilson ducks out of the way and lands a twisting neckbreaker on Jelly Roll. He goes for a pin, but Jelly Roll kicks out and lands a chokeslam on Wilson for the win.

Winner: Jelly Roll

After the match, Jelly Roll pulls his son from the crowd and brings him backstage with him. 

Carmelo Hayes then makes his way to the ring. Sami Zayn follows to answer the call for the US Open Challenge, and Trick Williams takes a seat at ringside to watch the upcoming match.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Zayn fires off a couple chops on Hayes' chest and levels him with a clothesline, then fires off more chops on him in the corner. Hayes rocks Zayn with an enzuigiri and a springboard leg drop to him off the middle rope, but Zayn rains down right hands on Hayes in the corner during the commercial break.

Hayes pins Zayn, but Zayn kicks out and Hayes connects with a springboard DDT on him. He wears down Zayn with a submission hold, but Zayn fires off right hands on Hayes back from the break and clotheslines him out of the ring.

Zayn dumps Hayes back in the ring and ascends to the top rope, then looks to fly. Hayes intercepts Zayn with a dropkick mid-air and pins him, but Zayn kicks out and Hayes looks to land The First 48 on him. Zayn catches Hayes and lands a sit-out powerbomb on him, then goes for a pin but Hayes kicks out.

Zayn sets up for a Helluva Kick on Hayes, but Hayes avoids it and ascends to the top rope. Zayn joins Hayes and connects with a superplex on him before the two men exchange right hands with one another and Zayn delivers a Michinoku Driver to Hayes and pins him. Hayes kicks out.

Hayes and Zayn teeter on the ropes, but Zayn lands a Sunset Flip Powerbomb on Hayes and pins him. Hayes kicks out once again, then rocks Zayn with a superkick and sets up for a Helluva Kick on Hayes. Hayes intercepts Zayn with The First 48 and pins him, but Zayn kicks out and lands a powerbomb on Hayes.

Williams stands up from his seat at the announce desk and slides the United States Championship belt in the ring for Zayn to use. Zayn hands the referee the title as he immediately decides against using it. As the referee disposes of the United States Championship, Williams looks to interfere. Zayn fights off Williams and lands a Helluva Kick on Hayes for the win.

Winner (and new): Sami Zayn

Jacob Fatu then makes his way to the ring. 

Fatu wastes no time calling out Drew McIntyre and asks what's wrong with him. He says McIntyre tried taking him out and ending his career, then says he tried taking food off his kids' table and says McIntyre was naive if he thought he could keep him down with the events of their long brawl last Friday. Fatu says McIntyre gave him everything last Friday, but he's still standing and will dog walk him every week.

McIntyre's music hits and he makes his way out. He says Fatu is playing the victim when he's the real victim and reminds Fatu that he accused him of a crime that he didn't commit. He says Fatu stole his Undisputed WWE Championship and WrestleMania 42 from him, then says the food that Fatu feeds his kids is his food.

The two men look to brawl with one another, but Nick Aldis appears and says neither McIntyre or Fatu is in any condition to brawl. He says he suspects both men will be ready in time for WrestleMania 42 in an Unsanctioned Match, but says WWE will not be held responsible for anything that happens.

Back at ringside, Giulia and Kiana James then make their way to the ring. Tiffany Stratton follows. 

The bell rings and the two lock up. Stratton sends Giulia crashing into all four corners face first, but Giulia rolls out of the ring and regroups with James on the outside.

Stratton looks to drag Giulia inside the ring, but Giulia fights her off during the commercial break and rocks her with a right hand. She wears down Stratton with a submission hold, but Stratton levels Giulia with a shoulder tackle back from the break.

Giulia wears down Stratton with a submission hold, but Stratton levels Giulia with a pair of clotheslines and lands a handspring back elbow on her in the corner. She connects with an Alabama Slam on Giulia, but Giulia lands the Arrivederci Knee on Stratton and goes for a pin. Stratton kicks out, but Giulia fires off stomps on her.

Stratton and Giulia teeter on the ropes, but Stratton fights off Giulia and lands a Swanton Bomb on her off the top. She sets up for Prettiest Moonsault Ever, but James distracts Stratton. This opens the door for Giulia to pin Stratton for the win.

Winner: Giulia

We then head backstage, where Randy Orton tells someone on the phone that he appreciates them and will see them soon. He then makes his way to the ring, and Matt Cardona follows.

The bell rings before Orton sends Cardona's face bouncing off the announce desk on the outside. He traps his injured arm in the logo nameplate on the announce desk and stomps on it. The pair return to the ring, and Cardona catches Orton with Rough Ryder. He goes for a pin, but Orton kicks out.

Orton and Cardona land back on the outside, and Orton fires off right hands on Cardona up the entrance ramp. He sends Cardona's injured arm crashing into the ring post, then sends him crashing into the ring post shoulder first back in the ring and wrenches back on his injured arm. He snaps Cardona's fingers and sends him crashing into the ring post repeatedly, then wears him down with a submission hold and sends him crashing into the ring post shoulder first once again. Orton then catches Cardona with an RKO for the win. 

Winner: Randy Orton

We see Cody Rhodes' trailer pull up outside the PPG Paints Arena. Rhodes exits and enters inside the building, then heads to the ring as a couple of security guards follow him. Jelly Roll wishes Rhodes luck on his way to the ring, and two security guards attempt to hold Orton back.

Orton attacks the two guards and sends them crashing out of the ring, then awaits Rhodes' arrival. Rhodes' music hits and he makes his way out, but Nick Aldis and several security guards try to stop him before anything can happen. Rhodes passes them and hops up on the apron. He stares down Orton, then gets in the ring and begins brawling with him.

Orton rolls out of the ring, but Rhodes follows and beats him down. Security tries stopping Rhodes, but Rhodes takes them out and sends Orton crashing into the timekeeper's area. Orton tries throwing a chair at Rhodes, but Rhodes sees it coming and lands a right hand on it to send it crashing back into Orton.

Rhodes rakes Orton's eyes and continues brawling with him, but more officials run out to set Rhodes and Orton separated.

Rhodes breaks free and attacks Orton, but security pries him off Orton. Orton breaks free and sends several security guards over the announce desk. Rhodes finds Orton and rains down right hands on him, then continues brawling with him in the ring.

Security gets the two men separated once more, but Rhodes breaks free and attacks Orton in the corner. Jelly Roll appears and talks to both men, but Orton breaks free and takes out several security guards. He delivers an RKO to Jelly Roll and retreats up the entrance ramp as Rhodes stares him down and the show goes off the air.