WWE SmackDown Results 5/29 - Cody Rhodes & GUNTHER Meet, Jade Cargill Appears

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE SmackDown" on May 29, 2026, coming to you from the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain!

Cody Rhodes will be putting his Undisputed WWE Championship on the line against GUNTHER this coming Sunday at WWE Clash in Italy, but before he does, he will be making an appearance on tonight's show with something on his mind to share. Rhodes scored a victory against former friend Sami Zayn during last Friday's edition of "SmackDown" following recent tensions between them related to Zayn not being satisfied in the current relationship he has with Rhodes. In the moments that followed the match, GUNTHER snuck up behind Rhodes and blindsided him with an attack before he locked in a sleeper on Rhodes. While Zayn contemplated intervening, he ultimately decided against it and simply watched on.

Speaking of Clash in Italy, titleholder Rhea Ripley and Jade Cargill will be colliding with one another for the Women's Championship at Sunday's Premium Live Event. Before they do, Cargill is advertised to send a message to Ripley. Moments after Cargill and her reluctant ally Charlotte Flair emerged victorious against Fatal Influence's Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid last Friday, Cargill and her allies surprised Ripley, Flair, and Alexa Bliss with an attack when they snuck up on them. Things ultimately ended with Cargill leaving Ripley laid out in the ring with a big boot and Jaded.

Ricky Saints will be going head-to-head with Carmelo Hayes in singles action. Tensions between the two men have been on the rise over the last couple of weeks, with Saints costing Hayes a shot at Trick Williams' United States Championship last Friday by causing a distraction as Hayes rolled up Williams and allow Williams to get a roll up of his own for the win.

Additionally, hometown hero Axiom will be going head-to-head with The Miz in what will mark his first match since himself and his tag team partner Nathan Frazer unsuccessfully challenged Damian Priest and R-Truth for their WWE Tag Team Championship on the May 1 episode of "SmackDown".

We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home before throwing it over to a video recapping some of the events of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event.

Jade Cargill, B-Fab, and Michin then make their way to the ring.

Fans loudly boo Cargill as Cargill says she's confused why the fans are acting like she has something to prove. She says she doesn't ask for permission and says she's one of one, and Michin adds that the future isn't coming because it's now.

Rhea Ripley's music hits and she makes her way out. She says Cargill uses people to make herself look better and says Cargill continues to forget that when it's just herself and Cargill in the ring, she beat her. She reminds Cargill that she dethroned her as Women's Champion at WWE WrestleMania 42 and will beat her once again at Clash in Italy, then says when all is said and done on Sunday, she'll be looking up at the Women's Champion.

Cargill asks Ripley if she hears how stupid she sounds, then says the "SmackDown" women's division doesn't revolve around Ripley. She says Michin and B-Fab are with her because they want power, then says Ripley is so weak that she works with women who don't like her.

Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss' music's both hit, and they make their way out. She says she respects how far Cargill has come, but tells her not to confuse her hype with actual accomplishments. B-Fab says Flair has nerve talking to Cargill with that, but Bliss says while Cargill is talking about the future, she better make sure she has what it takes to back it up in the ring. She says Cargill has the resume of the rookie, but Cargill calls Bliss little girl and says she won't talk to Flair's ragdoll. Bliss warns Cargill and says she's gone toe-to-toe in the ring with people better than her in the ring, prompting Nick Aldis to come out and make a match between Cargill and Bliss official up next.

The bell rings and Bliss hops out of the ring. Cargill follows her, but Bliss gets back inside and fires off right hands on Cargill as Cargill gets back inside the ring. Cargill tosses Bliss into the corner and charges at her, but Bliss moves out of the way and ascends to the top rope. She looks to land a crossbody on Cargill, but Cargill catches her with a backbreaker and connects with a Gorilla Press on her.

Bliss dumps Cargill out of the ring and looks to fly off the apron, but Cargill catches her and powerbombs onto the barricade spine first.

Back from the break, Bliss fires off strikes on Cargill and delivers a dropkick to her. She lands a pair of double knees on Cargill's spine and connects with a cannonball, then follows it up with a Blockbuster. She goes for a pin, but Cargill kicks out and Bliss sets up for Sister Abigail. Cargill escapes, but Michin trips Bliss from the outside as Cargill distracts the referee. Ripley and Flair respond by brawling with Michin and B-Fab to the back as Bliss lands a DDT on Cargill and ascends to the top rope. She sets up for Twisted Bliss on Cargill, but Cargill gets her knees up and runs over Bliss with a pump kick. She follows it up with Jaded for the win.

Winner: Jade Cargill

After the match, Cargill grabs a chair from under the ring and delivers a Jaded to Bliss on top of it. Ripley and Flair run back out to the ring, forcing Cargill to retreat up the entrance ramp.

We then head backstage, where Cathy Kelley looks to catch up with Cody Rhodes. Sami Zayn crashes the interview and asks Rhodes if he has something to say to him, then says maybe he should start by apologizing. He says he did the right thing and tried helping Rhodes, but Rhodes landed a Cross-Rhodes on him last week like a knife in his back. Rhodes becomes frustrated and says everything he did was in the confines of the match, then reminds Zayn that he watched GUNTHER put him to sleep last Friday. Zayn says he let Rhodes be put to sleep by GUNTHER in order for him to learn a lesson, and Rhodes responds by telling Zayn he might teach him a lesson tonight.

We then head over to a conversation between Danuhausen and Nick Aldis. Danhausen looks to disappear, but The Miz approaches Aldis trying to get his match against Axiom later tonight cancelled tonight on the grounds that Kit Wilson is not there as we see Danhausen bringing old computers and various objects into a nearby room. Aldis refuses to move The Miz's match and informs him that it's up next.

The Miz then makes his way to the ring. Axiom and Nathan Frazer follow.

The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth with one another, but the lights briefly flicker off. Axiom wears down The Miz with a shoulder submission, then rocks him with a kick and sends The Miz crashing out of the ring.

The Miz looks to retreat up the entrance ramp, but Frazer blocks his path and forces The Miz to get back in the ring. The Miz then trips Axiom on the ropes.

Back from the break, Axiom kips up and fires off strikes on The Miz and follows it up with a German suplex. He goes for a pin, but The Miz kicks out and catches Axiom with a DDT. He goes for a pin, but Axiom kicks out and lands a crossbody on The Miz off the top rope. He goes for a pin, but Miz kicks out and Axiom looks to cinch in a modified Rings of Saturn on him. The Miz counters into a pinfall, but Axiom kicks out and The Miz uses the ropes to send Axiom crashing into the mat. He ascends up the ropes, but the lights flicker once again.

Axiom takes advantage and connects with a Spanish Fly on The Miz off the top rope, then delivers a Spanish Fly to him for the win.

Winner: Axiom

We then head backstage, where R-Truth tells Damian Priest that he isn't medically cleared. Royce Keys approaches Priest and offers to team up with him, but Priest makes it clear he doesn't trust Keys after Solo Sikoa has repeatedly approached Keys. Truth reveals that he set everything up to get Priest and Keys to tag with one another, asking them if they're scared.

We then head elsewhere backstage, where Sami Zayn vents to Johnny Gargano about Cody Rhodes as Candice LeRae stands by. Matt Cardona approaches Zayn, but Zayn questions if Cody Rhodes sent Cardona. Cardona says no, but the two men get into a verbal confrontation and agree to face one another in the ring tonight.

Damian Priest and Royce Keys then make their way to the ring. MFT follows.

Priest and Talla Tonga begin the action. The bell rings and Talla rocks Priest with a headbutt. Tama Tonga tags in, but Priest fires off right hands on him in the corner. Keys tags himself in and lands a pair of splashes on Tama, then connects with a scoop powerslam on him and sends Tama crashing out of the ring. Keys and Priest then send Talla crashing out of the ring.

Back from the break, Priest tags in and delivers a series of strikes to Tama. He rocks Talla with several open palm strikes and a kick to his head, then delivers a spinning kick to Tama's head and rocks Talla with a right hand. He lands back elbows on Tama and Talla in opposite corners, then sends Talla crashing out of the ring through the middle rope.

Tama blindsides Priest from behind, but Priest delivers an elevated flatliner to Tama. He ascends to the top rope and levels Tama with a clothesline, then goes for a pin but Talla breaks the fall. Keys clotheslines Talla out of the ring, but Solo Sikoa takes out Priest with a Samoan Spike as the referee is distracted by Keys.

R-Truth's music hits and he runs out to the ring to go after Sikoa. Sikoa looks to land a Samoan Spike on him, but Keys gets in Sikoa's face and asks him what he's doing. Tama blindsides Keys from behind, allowing Talla to deliver the T-Bomb Chokeslam on Priest inside the ring and pin him for the win.

Winners: MFT

We then head backstage, where an angry Miz threatens to sue Nick Aldis and yells at him about having a dangerous workplace in addition to the flickering lights. Aldis promises to get to the bottom of the flickering lights, and the pair stumble on Danhausen in his lab with a human sized covered object nearby. Aldis looks to uncover the object, but Danhausen yells at him to not touch it.

We then head elsewhere backstage, where Chelsea Green approaches Tiffany Stratton thinking she'll be in her corner tonight. Stratton informs Green she won't be coming to the ring with her and says it's not that deep, but Green looks visibly disappointed with Stratton's response after Stratton leaves.

Back at ringside, Sami Zayn makes his way out. Matt Cardona follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Zayn pulls Cardona into the ring off the apron twice with a pair of suplexes, then goes for a pin but Cardona kicks out. Cardona fires off forearms on Zayn in the corner and whips him into the opposite corner, then rocks him with a lariat and delivers a dropkick to him off the middle rope.

Back from the break, Cardona delivers a Broski Boot on Zayn in the corner. He sets up for Rough Ryder, but Zayn avoids it and Cardona catches him with a powerbomb. He goes for a pin, but Cardona kicks out and Zayn catches him with a sit-out powerbomb.

Zayn sets up for a Helluva Kick, but Cardona catches him with a Rough Ryder. He goes for a pin, but Zayn gets his foot on the bottom rope to break the fall. The two men then teeter on the ropes and exchange right hands with one another, but Zayn knocks Cardona off the ropes and looks to fly. Cardona moves out of the way, but Zayn delivers an Exploder to Cardona in the corner and follows it up with an Helluva Kick for the win.

Winner: Sami Zayn

Trick Williams and Lil Yachty then make their way to the ring.

Yachty says he's the man with the money and connections, and Williams calls himself the sexiest and most entertaining Superstar alive. He says he's the man who's been holding down "SmackDown" for quite some time, then says over the past couple of weeks, he did what's best and has taken out The Miz and Carmelo Hayes. Williams says there hasn't been a better Superstar to prove himself like he has the last six months, then declares himself as an entrant for the 2026 King of the Ring Tournament.

Hayes' music hits and he makes his way out. He admits Williams is the king of the microphone and entrances, but not the King of the Ring. He says he's going to take care of Ricky Saints tonight and says they'll run it back for the United States Championship, but Williams says Hayes if he kept making excuses, he would realize that he's better than Hayes.

Saints' music hits and he makes his way out. He says no one wants to watch the telenovella between Williams and Hayes because they want to see him, then says Hayes suckerpunched him last week. He says when he's done with Hayes, he's going after Williams' United States Championship but Williams cuts him off and says Saints makes him sick. He tells Saints to be quiet when he says so, then says after Saints and Hayes figures out who's better between them, they can decide who challenges him for his United States Championship next.

Saints continues to run his mouth, and Williams responds by leveling him with an open palm strikes. He then stares down Hayes.

The bell rings and Hayes delivers a leg drop to Saints as Saints is draped through the middle rope. He rocks Saints with an enzuigiri and fires off a few chops on his chest in the corner, then rocks him with a kick to his head and rains down right hands on him in the corner.

The action spills out of the ring, and Saints sends Hayes crashing into one of the barricades spine first. He gets back in the ring and strikes his signature pose.

Back from the break, Saints sits Hayes on the top rope and joins him up there. Hayes fends off Saints and looks to land a Frog Splash on him, but Saints gets his knees up and delivers a Northern Lights suplex to him. He goes for a pin, but Hayes kicks out and the two men exchange strikes with one another.

Hayes levels Saints with a springboard lariat and follows it up with Dirty Diana, then goes for a pin but Saints kicks out.

The action spills back out of the ring, Hayes levels Saints with a lariat off the barricade as the referee has begun a ten count. Saints sends Hayes crashing into the ring steps. The referee completes his ten count just as Hayes slides back in the ring.

Winner: N/A (double count out)

After the match, Saints blindsides Hayes from behind. Hayes responds by catching Saints with The First 48.

We then head backstage, where The Irresistible Forces confront Tiffany Stratton to put her on notice for her Women's United States Championship.

Back from the break, we head over to a video from Blake Monroe writing in her diary. She notes all the interesting women on the "SmackDown" roster, but particularly takes an interest in Rhea Ripley.

Back at ringside, The Irresistible Forces make their way out. Chelsea Green follows.

The bell rings and Jax whips Green across the ring. She lands a splash on her in the corner and mocks Green by saluting, but the action spills out of the ring and Green delivers a suicide dive to Jax. She then salutes while standing over her and telling the fans to pledge their allegiance to her.

Back from the break, Green charges at Jax. Jax catches her with a sit-out powerbomb and goes for a pin, but Green kicks out and Jax looks to land a leg drop on her. Green moves out of the way and delivers a backstabber to her, then goes for a pin but Jax kicks out.

Green connects with a Rough Ryder on Jax and pins her, but Jax kicks out and catches her with a Samoan Drop. Tiffany Stratton's music hits, and Stratton surprises Jax and hits her with her Women's United States Championship belt as Jax ascends up the ropes to set up for a An-Nia-Lator on her. This opens the door for Green to crawl over to Jax and pin her for the win.

Winner: Chelsea Green

We then head backstage, where Fatal Influence crashes an interview between Cathy Kelley, Brie Bella, and Paige. Jacy Jayne declares herself for the 2026 Queen of the Ring Tournament, and Lainey Reid and Fallon Henley put Paige and Brie on notice for their Women's Tag Team Championship.

Back from the break, Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring.

Rhodes asks Barcelona what they want to talk about in Spanish, but GUNTHER's music cuts him off before he can continue and he makes his way to the ring.

GUNTHER says he's not in the ring to engage with the live crowd, but to tell Rhodes exactly what he thinks of him. He says he's still pretty new to "SmackDown", but he's figured out quickly that the blue brand has to be all about Rhodes. He admits it might not be Rhodes' fault directly as a nepo baby, then says it's fitting that Rhodes' name in the "American Nightmare" because he's the perfect symbol of the crumbling American dream.

GUNTHER says he was told as a boy that he would have to leave home, work hard, and sacrifice a lot if he wanted a life. He says he did just that while Rhodes only had to make a phone call to train as a wrestler and join WWE, then says he thinks that all that makes Rhodes a little entitled brat. He says he's nothing like Rhodes and says Rhodes has to fuel his ego with the approval of the fans and office, but none of that matters to him because all that matters to him is being the best professional wrestler in WWE as he protects professional wrestling from people like Rhodes.

Rhodes says GUNTHER is a liar and says GUNTHER doesn't want the attention that comes with the Undisputed WWE Championship including being on the Clash in Italy posters, social media talks, and the weight that comes with holding the title that he does. He says he knows GUNTHER wants all that otherwise he would be talking to a previous version of GUNTHER at an independent show, then says Paul Heyman used to try intimidating him by telling him what being Undisputed WWE Champion means. He says it's what Heyman didn't tell him, and that's the addition that comes with being the Undisputed WWE Champion.

Rhodes says GUNTHER will come close to dethroning him, but he'll find out that he isn't that good as a pure wrestler. He says he's easy to find but hard to beat, then drops his microphone and looks to leave.

GUNTHER stops Rhodes and stares him down, says he made a promise to choke out John Cena and retire him which he ultimately did. He promises to do the same to Rhodes on Sunday and heads to the back as the show goes off the air.