WWE SmackDown Results 7/24 - Interim Women's Title Ladder Match Qualifiers & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on July 24, 2026, coming to you live from the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California!

Jade Cargill may have advanced to the Interim Women's Championship SummerSlam Ladder Match during last Friday's episode of "SmackDown" when she defeated Nia Jax via disqualification thanks to interference at the hands of Charlotte Flair. Tonight, Jax will have another chance to earn her spot in the Interim Women's Championship SummerSlam Ladder Match when she collides with Flair in a qualifier match while Kiana James will be going head-to-head with Chelsea Green in another qualifier match. Along with Cargill, Women's United States Champion Tiffany Stratton also secured her spots in the Interim Women's Championship SummerSlam Ladder Match last Friday, defeating Fatal Influence member Jacy Jayne.

GUNTHER and Sami Zayn looked to turn the Undisputed WWE Championship match at WWE SummerSlam into a Fatal Four-Way by securing a win against match participants Cody Rhodes and titleholder CM Punk at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event last Saturday. However, "SmackDown" General Manager Nick Aldis intervened to make sure that wouldn't happen by getting involved in the match. Following such, Punk and Rhodes are both set to make appearances on tonight's show as they prepare for their Undisputed WWE Championship match at SummerSlam.

Additionally, the aforementioned GUNTHER will be making an appearance on tonight's show after WWE CCO Triple H announced during the SummerSlam Kickoff show this past Sunday that he would be squaring off against the aforementioned Aldis at the upcoming August 1 and August 2 Premium Live Event.

We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home as Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis are waiting in the ring. We then head over to a video recapping the recent tensions between Aldis and GUNTHER.

Pearce welcomes fans to "SmackDown" and introduces GUNTHER. GUNTHER then makes his way to the ring.

Pearce says GUNTHER and Aldis have had the chance to review the contract for their SummerSlam match, then informs Aldis that he can't compete as an official WWE Superstar as the "SmackDown" General Manager which means he will have to relinquish the role of "SmackDown" General Manager upon signing the contract. He also notes that he will be taking over as "SmackDown" General Manager, then says there's also a clause that states Aldis is returning to competition of his own free will and WWE assumes no responsibility for what happens to Aldis.

Pearce asks Aldis if they're crystal clear on the terms of the contract, and Aldis says he knows what he's signing. He the signs the contract, but GUNTHER says their match will be the greatest moment of Aldis' career. He says since joining "SmackDown", Aldis has had an issue with him and he realized that issue is jealousy. GUNTHER says Aldis never made it as a WWE Superstar and says he got it all when he walked into the door from the titles to the money to the accolades. He says Aldis had to be honest with himself that he just isn't good enough and says he'll fulfill Aldis' dream and signs the contract.

GUNTHER says he'll turn Aldis into a legend and will have him join the list of names such as John Cena, Goldberg, and AJ Styles that he's retired. He says he'll end Aldis' career before it's properly started and looks to leave, but Aldis stops him and says GUNTHER keeps repeating himself. He says if GUNTHER believed anything he was saying, he wouldn't keep repeating himself to him and says GUNTHER is really just trying to get him to believe everything he's saying about him. He says GUNTHER never thought it would come to a match between them and says he saw in GUNTHER's eyes that he wants nothing to do with their match at the SummerSlam Kickoff show because GUNTHER is the one to put his career in jeopardy. HE says GUNTHER will go from the "Career Killer" to the man who's boss made a b**** out of him.

Aldis and GUNTHER begin brawling, but Pearce attempts to separate the two men. Aldis is sent crashing into Pearce, but GUNTHER low blows Aldis and powerbombs him through the table in the ring.

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