WWE SmackDown Results 7/10 - CM Punk Appears, Trick Williams Faces Carmelo Hayes & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on July 10, 2026, coming to you live from the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma!

After becoming the new Undisputed WWE Champion on this past Monday's episode of "WWE Raw", CM Punk will be making an appearance on tonight's show with something on his mind to share. Although it was initially Cody Rhodes who was scheduled to challenge Sami Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Championship on Monday's show, GUNTHER took out Rhodes with an attack in the opening moments of the show and Rhodes was medically unable to compete. The suspended "SmackDown" General Manager Nick Aldis revealed that he had managed to recruit Punk later that night to "Raw" General Manager Adam Pearce, who subsequently dethroned Zayn in the main event of the show.

United States Champion Trick Williams will be in action as he goes head-to-head with former close friend turned rival Carmelo Hayes in a non-title match. The two men found themselves in a verbal confrontation during last Friday's episode of "Raw" that also involved Williams' ally Lil Yachty over their respective differing views of what being the United States Champion means.

Finn Balor will be competing in his first match on "SmackDown" since taking part in a 2026 King of the Ring First Round Fatal Four-Way Match on the June 12 episode of the show as he squares off against Tama Tonga. Tama and his ally Talla Tonga got the better of Balor last Friday when they put a backstage attack on Balor into motion as Tama noted that he was planning on closing the books on everything from his past.

We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home before throwing it to a video of everything that went down with the Undisputed WWE Championship belt on Monday's episode of "Raw".

Aldis takes full responsibility for his part in his backstage confrontation with GUNTHER at Night of Champions, then announces he's been fully reinstated as "SmackDown" General Manager and introduces Punk. Punk then makes his way to the ring.

Aldis officially welcomes Punk to "SmackDown" and gives him the floor. Punk says he always wonders what he'll say in front of a live audience and says he misses the fans, then thanks Aldis for bringing him to "SmackDown" and says when title opportunities fall out of the sky, he catches them. He asks the live crowd if it's great to be alive on a Friday night as the new Undisputed WWE Champion, then says he's not like other wrestlers or champions. He says he intends to be the same kind of champion he was when he held the World Heavyweight Championship and promises to regularly defend his Undisputed WWE Championship, then dares anyone who thinks they can to to come wrestle him for the Undisputed WWE Championship.

Punk calls out Sami Zayn and GUNTHER to wrestle him for the Undisputed WWE Championship, then also name drops Finn Balor, Royce Keys, Damian Priest, and Trick Williams as others he would love to wrestle.

Cody Rhodes' music hits and he makes his way out. He asks Punk how his black eye is, but Punk says Rhodes didn't come to the ring to ask him about his black eye and asks Rhodes what he wants to talk about. Rhodes says the last time himself and Punk were in the ring, the tables were turned and Rhodes was the one who had a black eye. He says Punk caught a championship opportunity that fell out of the sky, but then there's title matches that have been building for years.

Punk says he doesn't want anything to come between his friendship with Rhodes and foresaw himself and Rhodes' match happening in the main event of WrestleMania, but they can't run from each other anymore. Rhodes challenges Punk to an Undisputed WWE Championship match at SummerSlam, and Punk responds by offering his hand to Rhodes. Rhodes shakes it, and Aldis makes the match official.

Finn Balor then makes his way to the ring. Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga follow.

The bell rings and Balor fires off right hands on Tama in the corner. Tama whips him into the opposite corner and levels Balor with a flying uppercut, but Balor delivers a shotgun dropkick to Tama and clotheslines him out of the ring.

Balor looks to fly out of the ring, but Talla trips him from the outside. This opens the door for Tama to blindside Balor from behind and land a neckbreaker on him, and Talla then sends Balor crashing into the ring apron face first on the outside as Tama distracts the referee.

Tama delivers a flying right hand to Balor off the ring steps, then fires off stomps on him inside the ring during the commercial break and rains down right hands on him. He wears down Balor with a submission hold, then delivers a backbreaker to him. Balor catches Tama with a Russian Leg Sweep and fires off stomps on him, but Tama sends Balor crashing into the mat with a spinning slam and goes for a pin. Balor kicks out.

Tama lands a pair of splashes on Balor, but Balor delivers a Sling Blade to Tama and lands a shotgun dropkick on him to send him crashing into the corner. Talla hops up onto the apron to distract Balor, allowing Tama to avoid the Coup De Grace and follow it up with Cutthroat. He sends Balor crashing into the mat, but Balor rolls up Tama. Tama kicks out, but Balor sends him crashing onto the floor over the top rope and flies out of the ring to take out Tama and Talla on the outside. Balor dropkicks Tama into the corner, then follows it up with a Coup De Grace on him off the top rope for the win.

Winner: Finn Balor

We then head backstage to Nick Aldis' office, where he talks to an angry Sami Zayn who is on a self declared mental health break. An irate GUNTHER storms into Aldis' office angry about Aldis making an Undisputed WWE Championship match between CM Punk and Cody Rhodes official for SummerSlam, warning him that he has until the end of the night to fix things. 

Back at ringside, Jacob Fatu and Jimmy Uso are waiting inside. 

Jimmy wastes no time calling Solo Sikoa to the ring, but Royce Keys' music instead hits and he makes his way out. Keys says Jimmy mentioned his name last Friday and tonight, then addresses Roman Reigns. Fatu tells Keys he can say anything else about anyone but Reigns, then warns him not to go there.

Jimmy says he has nothing to do with The Bloodline and Sikoa's issues, but Keys says blood doesn't make people family. He says The Bloodline has brother fighting brother and cousin fighting cousin, then says he wishes he could hug, call, or text family members he doesn't have. He says Fatu has been his brother for fourteen years and refuses to let him fall.

Fatu says he's out and leaves the ring, leaving Jimmy alone in the ring with Keys. Jimmy challenges Keys to a match up next and looks to clock Keys, but Keys sees him coming and levels Jimmy with a clothesline. He clotheslines Jimmy out of the ring.

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