WWE SmackDown Results 5/1 - We Hear From Cody Rhodes, Charlotte Flair Vs. Jacy Jayne

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on May 1, 2026, coming to you live from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma!

Jacy Jayne of Fatal Influence will be going head-to-head with former multi time champion Charlotte Flair. Jayne and her Fatal Influence stablemates Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid made their debut on "SmackDown" during last Friday's edition of the show when Jayne interfered in a non-title match that pitted Flair and her tag team partner Alexa Bliss against current Women's Tag Team Champions Paige and Brie Bella. Jayne came up short to reigning Women's Champion Rhea Ripley in a match later that same night via disqualification thanks to Henley and Reid becoming involved.

Coming off his successful defense against Randy Orton at Night One of WWE WrestleMania 42 on April 18, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will be making an appearance on tonight's show with something on his mind to share. Rhodes made it clear that he was looking ahead to the future last Friday, telling anyone who wished to challenge him that he was an easy man to find.

Sami Zayn will be making an appearance on tonight's show with something on his mind to share. With Trick Williams having taunted Zayn with a gingerbread man on the April 17 episode of "SmackDown two days before dethroning Zayn as United States Champion at Night Two of WrestleMania 42, Zayn returned the favor last Friday by disguising himself as a gingerbread man to attack Williams and his ally Lil Yachty.

Additionally, former "NXT" star Ricky Saints will be making his official debut on "SmackDown" after it was teased in a video on last Friday's show. Jacob Fatu will also be making an appearance of his own following a confrontation with The Usos and Tama Tonga in the opening moments of last Friday's show, and continuing his preparations to challenge Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship at WWE Backlash on May 9.

We are live! The show kicks off with a video recapping what went down between Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu on Monday's episode of "WWE Raw".

Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore then greet audiences at home as Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring.

Rhodes asks Tulsa what they want to talk about, then says it's always nice when talent can provide fans with some new information like he has now. He says he met with WWE's medical staff and Nick Aldis to see if he would be medically cleared, then says he has indeed been medically cleared.

Rhodes addresses what's next for him, but Ricky Saints' music hits and he makes his way out. Saints says the fans boo what they don't understand and says he's young, successful, rich, and suave. He says himself and Rhodes aren't strangers to one another, but he knows that Rhodes feels the change in the air and that change is "The Revolution" that he's leading. He says he's the man and says it's now Friday Night Saints, but Rhodes says he's happy to have Saints on "SmackDown". He asks Saints what the difference is between the last time that Saints stepped up to him and now, but Saints says it's Rhodes' state of health right now. He reminds Rhodes that he's a former NXT Champion and North American Champion, then says he's here to relief Rhodes of his duties as Undisputed WWE Champion.

Rhodes says Saints pulled an easy thread and agrees to square off against Saints in the ring. The two men shake hands, but Saints says he didn't come to the ring to make a statement and says he came to change what "SmackDown" is about. Rhodes responds by telling Saints that he's easy to find and hard to beat.

Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss then make their way to the ring. Fatal Influence follows, with Jacy Jayne saying that Flair couldn't get enough of her. 

The bell rings and the two women lock up. Flair levels Jayne with a shoulder tackle, but Jayne responds with a hurricanrana to Flair. Flair sends Jayne crashing into the top turnbuckle face first and uses her legs to whip Jayne around the ring, then sets up for the Figure Eight Lock. Jayne retreats out of the ring, but Bliss is there waiting to confront her.

During the commercial break, Jayne gets back in the ring and delivers a cannonball to Flair in the corner. She wears Flair down with a submission hold and pins her, but Flair kicks out.

Bliss levels Fallon Henley with a forearm on the outside as Reid hops up on the apron. Flair knocks Lainey Reid off the ring apron with a big boot back from the break, opening the door for Jayne to deliver the Rolling Encore to Flair for the win.

Winner: Jacy Jayne

After the match, Fatal Influence continues to beat down Flair. Henley takes out Bliss on the outside, but Rhea Ripley's music hits and she runs out to the ring. She levels Henley on the outside and Reid inside the ring, then sets up for a Rip Tide on Jayne. Jayne escapes and looks to send Ripley crashing into Flair, but Ripley stops her own momentum before she can. Flair responds by extending her hand to Ripley, and Ripley shakes it.

We then head backstage, where R-Truth inadvertently gives Nathan Frazer and Axiom a WWE Tag Team Championship Match tonight on behalf of Damian Priest and himself due to a miscommunication.

We then head over to Kit Wilson and The Miz, who look to trick Danhausen by offering him "free human monies". The plan ultimately backfires when Danhausen opens the briefcase to reveal lots of actual money, but when Wilson and Miz open it themselves, they are sprayed in the face with baby powder. 

Back at ringside, Damian Priest and R-Truth make their way out. Nathan Frazer and Axiom follow.

Truth and Axiom begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Truth levels Axiom with a shoulder tackle, but Axiom responds with an arm drag and a dropkick to Truth. Priest and Frazer tag in, but Frazer rocks Priest with an enzuigiri.

Axiom tags in, but Priest delivers a Mongolian Chop to him. Axiom responds with a hurricanrana to Priest, then knocks him out of the ring with a dropkick. Priest and Truth land back on the apron, but Frazer and Axiom respond with a pair of dropkicks to both men.

Truth tags in and pins Axiom during the commercial break, but Axiom kicks out and rocks Truth with an enzuigiri. Priest tags back in and lands a pair of back elbows on Axiom and Frazer back from the break, then connects with a flapjack on Frazer.

Axiom tags in and ascends to the top, then delivers a missile dropkick to Truth as Frazer holds Truth in place. Priest then tags himself in and sends Axiom out of the ring over the top rope before landing a South of Heaven on Frazer and a Razor's Edge on Axiom for the win.

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

After the match, Talla Tonga appears to level Frazer, Axiom, and Truth. He delivers a chokeslam to Priest, and Solo Sikoa joins him in the ring. 

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