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

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results 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.

The bell rings and Jimmy sends Keys crashing into the ring steps shoulder first on the outside. He dumps him back in the ring and ascends to the top, then throws him over the announce desk and dumps him back into the ring during the commercial break.

Jimmy wears down Keys with a sleeper hold, then sends him crashing into the mat with a belly-to-belly throw. Keys catches Jimmy with a belly-to-belly suplex back from the break, then sends him crashing into the hood of the announce desk twice spine first.

Solo Sikoa sneaks up behind Jimmy on the outside and looks to land a Samoan Spike on him, but Jacob Fatu runs back out to the ring and begins brawling with Sikoa. Fatu cinches in the Tongan Death Grip on Sikoa and sends himself and Sikoa crashing over the barricade near the timekeeper's area, opening the door for Jimmy to surprise a distracted Keys with a spear for the win.

Winner: Jimmy Uso

After the match, Fatu fires off stomps on Sikoa in the corner of the ring and stares down Keys. Fatu lands a senton on Keys and slides a chair around Sikoa's neck in the corner, using it to jam his neck.

We then head backstage, where Candice LeRae confronts CM Punk about taking Sami Zayn out and preventing him from being able to get through to Johnny Gargano. Punk then runs into Finn Balor, and Balor puts Punk on notice for his Undisputed WWE Championship.

Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair then make their way to the ring. Jade Cargill, Michin, and B-Fab follow. 

The bell rings and Cargill lands a mocking shoulder tackle on Bliss. Bliss stays standing, but Cargill gets in Flair's face on the outside. Bliss surprises Cargill by locking in a sleeper on her, but Cargill easily fights off Bliss and lands a couple of backbreakers on her.

Cargill once again gets in Flair's face on the outside during the break as the action spills out of the ring, then sends Bliss crashing into the ring apron face first and rocks her with an uppercut. Cargill whips Bliss into one of the barricades and dumps her back in the ring, but Bliss rocks Cargill with a kick to her face back from the break.

B-Fab trips up Bliss, but Flair delivers a jawbreaker to Cargill off the top rope as the referee is distracted. Michin charges at Flair, but Flair levels her with a big boot. B-Fab sends Flair crashing into the ring post, but Bliss takes out B-Fab. This opens the door for Cargill to deliver a pump kick and Jaded to Bliss for the win.

Winner: Alexa Bliss

After the match, Cargill calls for Michin to hand her a chair. Michin does so, but Flair attacks Bliss until Michin and B-Fab outnumber her. Flair levels Michin and B-Fab, but Cargill levels Flair with a kick to her. Ichin and B-Fab fire off stomps on Flair in the corner and hold her in place to watch as Cargill slides Bliss' arm into a chair and wrenches back on it. Referees run out to the ring to check on Bliss as Clair cradles her.

We then head backstage, where Lil Yachty presents Trick Williams with a custom United States Championship belt that's decked out in fur. 

Back at ringside, Carmelo Hayes makes his way out. Williams and Yachty follow. 

The bell rings and the two lock up. Hayes delivers a springboard clothesline to Williams and looks to fly out of the ring, but Williams slides back inside and delivers a flapjack to Hayes. He levels him with a chop, but Hayes rocks Williams with a chop of his own on the outside during the commercial break.

Williams looks to land a delayed vertical suplex on Hayes, but Hayes manages to escape. Williams quickly takes control once again and levels Hayes, then whips him into the corner right shoulder first. Hayes catches Williams with a springboard DDT, but Williams lands a pop-up right hand on Hayes back from the break. Hayes responds with a Dirty Diana to Williams, but Williams levels Hayes with a pair of leg lariats. He follows it up with a uranage and goes for a pin, but Hayes kicks out.

Hayes delivers a diving DDT to Williams off the top rope and pins him, but Williams kicks out. We see Ricky Saints watching the action from backstage as Hayes levels Williams with a superkick and ascends to the top rope. Hayes sets up for a Frog Splash on Williams, but Williams intercepts Hayes with a boot. Hayes responds with a codebreaker to Williams and ascends to the top rope.

Baron Corbin appears out of nowhere to trip up Hayes and cause the match to be called off by the referee.

Winner: N/A (no contest due to outside interference)

Corbin rains down right hands on Williams and sends him crashing into the ring post. He hits an End of Days on Hayes and delivers a second one to Williams. He grabs the United States Championship belt and drops it on top of Williams as a warning to him.

GUNTHER then makes his way out to the ring. 

GUNTHER wastes no time calling Nick Aldis to the ring to tell him what his decision about the SummerSlam Undisputed WWE Championship was. Aldis appears and says he's had time to think about what GUNTHER said, then says he'll give GUNTHER both Cody Rhodes and CM Punk at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event on July 18 when the two men team up to take on GUNTHER and Sami Zayn.

Aldis says he's still keeping the SummerSlam Undisputed WWE Championship match, but an angry GUNTHER blindsides Aldis from behind and levels him with a clothesline. He cinches in a sleeper on Aldis, but officials run out to pry GUNTHER off of Aldis. GUNTHER locks the sleeper back in on Aldis, but officials pry GUNTHER off Aldis. GUNTHER cinches in the sleeper on Aldis once again, but Cody Rhodes' music hits and he runs out to the ring (presumably) to come to Aldis' aid as the show goes off the air.