WWE SmackDown Results 6/19 - Two Championships On The Line, #1 Contenders Match & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on June 19, 2026, coming to you from the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri!

Cody Rhodes will be putting the Undisputed WWE Championship on the line as he defends against GUNTHER, with Sami Zayn serving as the special guest referee in a match that will feature no commercial break. With the friendship between Rhodes and Zayn growing increasingly tumultuous amid a series of verbal confrontations and misunderstandings between them, GUNTHER has been looking for an Undisputed WWE Championship rematch. "The Ring General" unsuccessfully challenged "The American Nightmare" for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WWE Clash in Italy on May 31, but the match ended in controversial fashion when the referee missed GUNTHER's foot under the bottom rope.

Damian Priest and R-Truth will be putting the WWE Tag Team Championship on the line for the first time since retaining against Nathan Frazer and Axiom on the May 1 episode of "SmackDown" as they defend against MFT's Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga. Moments after Talla scored a win against Royce Keys on the June 5 episode of "SmackDown", himself and the rest of MFT continued to beat down Keys until Truth came to Keys' aid. Priest followed Truth out to the ring, but instead of helping him take out MFT, pulled him out of the ring to question why he came to Keys' aid.

Trick Williams will be finding out who his next challenger for the United States Championship is tonight, as Ricky Saints collides with Carmelo Hayes in a Number One Contenders match. Saints and Hayes have both made it clear over the last few weeks that they've both had their eye on the United States Championship, and met in a singles match on the June 5 episode of "SmackDown" that saw the former emerge victorious over the latter.

Two semifinals matches in the 2026 Queen of the Ring Tournament and 2026 King of the Ring Tournament are set to take place tonight, as Women's World Champion and Judgment Day member squares off against Charlotte Flair while The Bloodline's Jey Uso goes head-to-head with Je'Von Evans in their respective tournaments. The winner of the Queen of the Ring semifinals match will face IYO SKY at WWE Night of Champions on June 27 in the finals, while the winner of the King of the Ring semifinals match will take on Oba Femi that same night.

We are live! The show kicks off with a video recapping the events leading up to tonight's Undisputed WWE Championship match.

Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home as Sami Zayn makes his way to the ring. GUNTHER and Cody Rhodes follow.

The bell rings and the two lock up. GUNTHER runs over Rhodes with a shoulder tackle, but Rhodes rains down right hands on GUNTHER in the corner. Zayn pulls Rhodes off GUNTHER, and GUNTHER levels Rhodes with a big boot.

GUNTHER delivers a pair of knees to Rhodes' midsection and connects with a chop on his chest, then goes for a pin but Rhodes kicks out. Rhodes catches GUNTHER with a Cody Cutter and a scoop powerslam, but GUNTHER whips Rhodes into the corner spine first and lands a kick on Rhodes' leg. He cinches in a Figure Four Leg Lock on Rhodes, but GUNTHER uses the middle rope for extra leverage. Zayn catches GUNTHER and demands that he release the ropes and hold. GUNTHER obliges, but gets in Zayn's face.

Rhodes rolls up GUNTHER, but GUNTHER kicks out and rocks Rhodes with a big boot. Rhodes then connects with a Cross-Rhodes on GUNTHER and goes for another pin, but Zayn catches GUNTHER's foot under the bottom rope. Rhodes gets in Zayn's face, but Zayn shoves Rhodes. GUNTHER intercepts Rhodes with a sleeper hold, but Rhodes crawls over to the bottom rope and grabs onto it to break the hold.

Zayn pulls GUNTHER off Rhodes, and GUNTHER responds by shoving Zayn. Zayn reminds GUNTHER that he's the referee, but GUNTHER once again shoves Zayn. Zayn slaps GUNTHER, but GUNTHER responds by landing a powerbomb on Zayn to take him out.

Rhodes delivers a Cross-Rhodes to GUNTHER and calls for another official to count the fall. GUNTHER kicks out after the new referee begins the count late, but Rhodes ascends to the top rope. GUNTHER trips him up and joins Rhodes on the ropes, then lands a dropkick on him back on the mat and follows it up with a powerbomb. He goes for a pin, but Zayn pulls the new referee out of the ring to stop the count as he insists that he's still the referee of this match. Rhodes attempts to roll up GUNTHER, but GUNTHER holds onto the ropes to prevent Rhodes from rolling him up. Zayn kicks out GUNTHER's hand from under him, opening the door for Rhodes to roll up GUNTHER for the win as Zayn executes a fast count.

Winner (and still): Cody Rhodes

Back from the break, GUNTHER and Rhodes are yelling at Nick Aldis, the second referee, and Zayn in the gorilla position. Rhodes storms back out to ringside and demands that his Undisputed WWE Championship match against GUNTHER be restarted as GUNTHER sends Zayn crashing on top of a table.

GUNTHER and the referee run out to ringside, and the bell rings once again. Rhodes and GUNTHER exchange right hands with one another, but GUNTHER cinches in a sleeper on Rhodes. Rhodes cinches in a sleeper of his own on GUNTHER. Zayn enters the ring to run over GUNTHER with a Helluva Kick, causing the match to end in a disqualification.

Winner (and still): Cody Rhodes

After the match, Zayn looks visibly disappointed in himself and heads to the back.

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