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

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results 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. Left alone in the ring with Talla, Sikoa says Jacob Fatu made a big mistake last Friday when he defeated him, then says that the loved one he's supposed to protect aren't standing next to him because of Fatu. He says when Fatu gets to the BOK Center, he's a dead man walking. 

Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso interrupt Sikoa, with Jimmy telling Sikoa that himself and Jey understand he has an issue with Fatu but he's not the only one because Roman Reigns has an issue with Fatu. He says Fatu's real mistake was putting his hands on Reigns on Monday's episode of "Raw", and Jey adds that Fatu used a sacred move in the Tongan Death Grip to take out Reigns on Monday. He says Sikoa will have to wait until Reigns is done with Fatu. Sikoa says there's plenty of Fatu for all of them, but Jey cuts off Sikoa and says himself and Jimmy aren't asking him but rather telling him. Talla takes out Jey and Jimmy, with Sikoa telling his twin brothers that himself and Talla don't care because Reigns isn't their "Tribal Chief". 

We then head backstage, where Sami Zayn confronts Cody Rhodes about being upset about calling him a "Golden Boy". He says he's tired of having miscommunications and suggests that they have to stick together as the last real good guys. 

Ricky Saints then makes his way to the ring. Cody Rhodes follows. 

The bell rings and Saints levels Rhodes with a shoulder tackle. Rhodes responds with a delayed vertical suplex on Saints, but Saints fires off right hands on Rhodes' spine and wears him down with a submission hold during the commercial break, but Rhodes responds with a Disaster Kick and the Cody Cutter to Saints. Saints manages to connect with a Cross-Rhodes on Rhodes and pins him, but Rhodes kicks out.

Rhodes rolls up Saints, but Saints kicks out and Rhodes delivers a Cross-Rhodes to Saints for the win.

Winner: Cody Rhodes

After the match, GUNTHER blindsides Rhodes from behind and cinches in a sleeper hold on him. He grabs the Undisputed WWE Championship belt and sets it up in the ring to send a message to Rhodes.

Danhausen then makes his way to the ring in his PT Cruiser.

Danhausen introduces himself as very nice, very evil, then says he found $400 in the back that he decided to spent on the fanhausens by buying them some merchandise. He throws out several of his t-shirts into the crowd, but The Miz's music hits and he makes his way out to vent his frustrations with bad things such as his vow renewal with his wife being ruined and his daughter's bike going missing since Danhausen arrived on "SmackDown".

The Miz admits that he's cursed, but Kit Wilson makes his way out and asks The Miz if he's lost his mind. He says The Miz was his mentor, but The Miz ignores him and says Danhausen has figured out what it means to be a WWE Superstar while Wilson cannot say the same. The Miz and Danhausen look to shake hands, but Wilson desperately stops them and says he wrote a poem. He recites a poem about Danhausen not belonging in the BOK Center and The Miz shaking his hand, but Danhausen calls for The Miz to shake his own hand.

The Miz opts to shake Danhausen's hand and raises it, then says there's only one thing left to do. Danhausen looks to curse Wilson, but before he can, The Miz blindsides Danhausen from behind and beats him down with Wilson. The Miz connects with a Skull Crushing Finale on Danhausen as Wilson ascends to the top rope, and Wilson delivers an elbow drop to Danhausen.

Angel and Berto then make their way to the ring. Royce Keys follows.

The bell rings and Angel tries to use his agility and speed to take out Keys. Keys intercepts Angel with a clothesline and a splash in the corner, but Angel looks to fly off the middle rope. Keys catches him and delivers a scoop powerslam to Angel off the middle rope, then follows it up with a spinebuster for the win.

Winner: Royce Keys

Back from the break, we head over to a conversation between Keys and Jacob Fatu wherein Keys tells Fatu to unleash the werewolf to take care of Roman Reigns at Backlash. Talla Tonga appears Keys out of nowhere, then chokeslams Fatu through a table that has boxes and garbage cans on top of it while Solo Sikoa watches on. 

Back at ringside, Sami Zayn makes his way out as a gingerbread man stands in the ring. 

Zayn says he loves Tusla and says he went to the Bob Dylan Center earlier today. He says Dylan was a folk musician until he picked up an electric guitar one day and started getting booed. He says he relates to that and asks what he did so wrong to deserve the boos of the fans, then says his ride or die fan club is in the house tonight. He says there's millions more watching who have also had his back since day one, then says the gingerbread man represents Trick Williams much more than himself. He says the gingerbread man is a shell of a costume like Williams does and says it's easy to do what Williams does with his showmanship, but what he does by leaving it all in the ring is hard. He says when he looks at the gingerbread man, he sees Williams not taking him or the fans seriously. He says he sees it as disrespect, then says every time he looks at the gingerbread man, he wants to punch him and winds up to do so.

Zayn stops himself and says he's losing his mind about to clock a gingerbread man, then shakes gingerbread man's hand and low blows him. He lands an elbow drop on gingerbread man and rains down right hands and left hands on him, then rips apart the dummy mannequin that's inside the gingerbread man.

Williams' music hits and he runs down to the ring. He fires off right hands on Zayn and sets up for the Trick Shot, but Zayn slides out of the ring and retreats through the crowd. Williams then throws up the X symbol for the gingerbread man, and medical staff take him to the back.

Back from the break, Cathy Kelley catches up with Trick Williams as he emerges from the doctor's office. Williams expresses his deep anger with Zayn having attacked Lil Yacthy and the gingerbread man, then challenges him to a United States Championship match at Backlash and tells Zayn that he'll Whoop That Trick at Backlash. 

Back at ringside, Paige and Brie Bella make their way out. The Irresistible Forces follow. 

Lash Legend and Paige begin the action. The bell rings and Legend levels Paige with a shoulder tackle. She rains down right hands on her, but Brie and Nia Jax tag in before Brie fires off knees on Jax's midsection.

Legend continues to wear down Brie during the commercial break and tags in Jax. Jax fires off shoulders on Brie's midsection, but Legend tags in and sends Brie crashing into the mat face first. Paige tags in and Legend dumps her onto the ring apron, then gets Paige up. Paige escapes and tags out to Brie, and Brie then delivers a facebuster to Legend. She goes for a pin, but Jax breaks the fall and dumps Paige out of the ring. Jax sets up for the An-Nia-Lator, but Paige trips her and Brie pins her for the win.

Winners (and still): Paige and Brie Bella

The Usos then make their way to the ring. MFT follows. 

Jey and Talla begin the action. The bell rings and Jey fires off right hands on Talla. Sikoa tags in and lands a right hands on Jey, but Jimmy tags in and delivers a chop to Sikoa. Sikoa responds by using the middle rope to wear down Sikoa, but Talla tags in and fires off a stomp on Jimmy back from the break.

Talla sends Jimmy crashing into the corner and tags in Sikoa. Sikoa delivers a Hip Attack to Jimmy and continues to wear him down, but Talla tags in and delivers a running Samoan Drop to Jimmy. Jimmy sends Sikoa crashing out of the ring to join Sikoa and tags Jey in.

Sikoa tags back in on his side, but Jey fires off right hands on Sikoa and rocks him with a superkick. He follows it up with a spear and pins Sikoa, but Talla breaks the fall and catches Jimmy with a right hand as Jimmy looks to fly out of the ring.

Jacob Fatu appears and flies off the barricade with a crossbody to level Talla on the outside to cause the disqualification.

Winners: Solo Sikoa and Talla Tonga (via disqualification)

After the match, Fatu sends Talla crashing into the ring post on the outside repeatedly. He separates the ring steps and hits Talla with them, then fires off headbutts on Sikoa in the ring and sends Talla crashing out with a right hand. Fatu sends Talla crashing through the announce desk with a Samoan Drop, then stares down The Usos in the ring and brushes past them to head to the back. He warns The Usos that he's planning on winning the World Heavyweight Championship from Roman Reigns because he's all gas and no breaks moments before the show goes off the air.