WWE SmackDown Results 7/31 - Winner Takes All Double Championship Match & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE SmackDown" on July 31, 2026, coming to you live from the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin!

Damian Priest and R-Truth will be putting their WWE Tag Team Championship on the line for the first time on television since retaining against Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga on the June 19 episode of "SmackDown" as they defend against reigning AAA World Tag Team Champions and War Raiders tag team partners Ivar and Erik. This will mark The War Raiders' first match on "SmackDown" since picking up a win against Nathan Frazer and Axio on the July 17 edition of the show.

The final entrant in the Interim Women's Championship Five-Way Ladder Match at WWE SummerSlam Sunday will be revealed tonight, as former Women's Tag Team Champion Lash Legend squares off against former Women's United States Champion Giulia in a qualifier. As of writing, Women's United States Champion Tiffany Stratton, Chelsea Green, Charlotte Flair, and Jade Cargill have all won qualifiers of their own to earn their place in the Interim Women's Championship Five-Way Ladder Match.

Additionally, Undisputed CM Punk and Cody Rhodes will be meeting with one another ahead of their title match at SummerSlam Saturday tomorrow night. United States Champion Trick Williams will also be making an appearance of his own with a message for his SummerSlam Sunday opponent Baron Corbin ahead of their title match.

We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home as Finn Balor makes his way to the ring.

Balor says with SummerSlam coming up, he can't help but think about his first SummerSlam in 2016. He says he went from the high of becoming the first ever Universal Champion to the low of having to relinquish it 24 hours later due to injury. He says he's been clawing to get back to the glory of that night, but before he can continue, Sami Zayn's music cuts him off and he makes his way out.

Zayn says he understands this is an emotional time for Balor, but he has stuff to get off his chest. He begins to vent once more about how he feels that the Undisputed WWE Championship SummerSlam match should be a Triple Threat with him. He says he would love to see Cody Rhodes dethrone CM Punk because he already beat Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship, then says he knows for a fact he could do it again. He says there's a big part of him who also wants Punk to retain his title because he's ascended to the high rank of "corporate poster boy #2". He says he has lots of respect for Balor, but Balor tells Zayn to come into the ring and say whatever it is he wants to his face.

Zayn makes his way down the entrance ramp and gets inside the ring. He says he has a lot of respect for Balor and says anyone who's watched Balor over the last 10 years knows how great he is. He says Balor should've probably been a WWE Champion anywhere from 2 to 5 times, then says there needs to be justice for him. Balor asks where his justice is, but Zayn says Balor might want to take the hint after 10 years. Balor responds by saying Zayn held the Undisputed WWE Championship for nine days not because of an injury, but because he lost it.

Zayn says he's the last real good guy in WWE and says he's going to walk away. He says he'll see Balor at SummerSlam, but GUNTHER blindsides both men from behind and levels Zayn with a clothesline. GUNTHER calls Zayn and Balor a joke, then says he's the rightful Number One Contender for the Undisputed WWE Championship. Adam Pearce appears, and GUNTHER asks him what he has to do to get what's rightfully is. He asks Pearce if he has to beat him too, but Balor blindsides GUNTHER from behind. Zayn pulls Balor off GUNTHER to fire off right hands on him before Zayn and Balor brawl. GUNTHER levels them both with clotheslines and sends them into the metal barricades, but Nick Aldis appears to dump GUNTHER in the ring. Security runs out to separate Aldis and GUNTHER.

Michin, B-Fab, and Jade Cargill then all make their way to the ring. Tiffany Stratton and Chelsea Green are already waiting inside. 

Stratton and B-Fab begin the action. The bell rings and B-Fab rocks Stratton with a forearm. Stratton lands a shotgun dropkick to send B-Fab crashing into the ropes, but Michin and Green tag in. Stratton and Green deliver knees to Michin and B-Fab, and Green then delivers a kneeling flatliner to both women.

B-Fab tags in during the break and delivers a boot to Green. She levels her with a clothesline and goes for a pin, but Green kicks out and Michin tags in. Michin levels Green with a clothesline and steps over her, then wears her down with a version of a Bow and Arrow. Green counters into a pinfall, but Michin kicks out and levels Green with a clothesline.

B-Fab tags back in, but Green delivers a jawbreaker to her back from the break. Stratton and Michin tag back in, and Stratton delivers a dropkick to send B-Fab crashing off the ring apron. She lands an Alabama Slam to Michin and drags her into the corner, then ascends to the top rope and delivers a Swanton Bomb to Michin. She goes for a pin, but Michin kicks out.

Cargill sends Stratton crashing into the ring post on the outside as the referee has her back turned. Inside the ring, Green delivers a dropkick to Michin off the top rope. B-Fab tags in and Green sets up for the Unprettier on her, but Michin comes to B-Fab's aid. Michin and B-Fab the end Green crashing into the mat with the BTA for the win.

Winners: Michin and B-Fab

After the match, Stratton and Green pull Michin and B-Fab out of the ring. Cargill is left alone with Flair in the ring, and Flair levels Cargill with a big boot.

Damian Priest and R-Truth then make their way to the ring. The War Raiders follow. 

Priest and Erik begin the action. The bell rings and Priest fires off right hands on Erik. Truth and Ivar tag in, and Erik lands a running knee on Truth on the outside. Priest looks to fly off the ring steps, but Erik and Ivar catch him and send him crashing into the barricade. Erik then tosses Ivar into Truth and Priest to deliver crossbodies to them before Ivar dumps Truth back in the ring.

Erik tags back in during the commercial break and levels Truth with a shoulder tackle after Truth fires off a few right hands on him. Priest tags in and fires off right hands on Ivar, then rocks him and Erik with spinning kicks and back elbows. Priest dumps Erik out of the ring and delivers a flatliner to Ivar, then goes for a pin but Ivar kicks out.

Priest delivers a Mongolian chop and a forearm to Erik, but Ivar lands a powerslam on Priest and goes for a pin. Truth kicks out, but Erik and Ivar fire off right hands on him. The referee tries to pull The War Raiders off Truth, but The War Raiders shove him. Priest joins in and shoves the referee when he tries breaking things up, causing the referee to call for the bell.

Winners (and still/and new): N/A (disqualification due to referee stoppage)

After the match, the four men brawl through the crowd and Truth flies off a barricade to take out The War Raiders and Priest in the process. Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga appear out of nowhere to then begin attacking all four men, with Talla landing a chokeslam on Priest to send him crashing on top of Ivar. Haku gets into the ring as Talla and Tama grab the WWE Tag Team & AAA World Tag Team Championships to hold them up.

Trick Williams then makes his way to the ring. 

Williams says he's finally arrived, then gets straight to calling out Baron Corbin and says Corbin came back to "SmackDown" to hate on him. He says Corbin woke up one morning, shaved and shined his head, and decided to hate on "The Annointed One". He calls Corbin out to the ring to trick slap him to Minnesota.

Corbin's music hits and he makes his way out. He says he bets Williams loves to hear the sound of his own voice and says he learned some valuable lessons in his time away from WWE. He says one thing he learned was patience, then says WWE selected Williams for a major push and says he wants everything now. He says that will be Williams' downfall and says Williams will feel like he's in quicksand at SummerSlam. He says when the panic sets in, he'll cut the blood to Williams' brain by choking him out.

Williams stops Corbin and says he's tired of Corbin acting tough. He says the only thing Corbin is collecting is his lemon peppa steppas on him, but Corbin says there will be no preview of SummerSlam. He says he doesn't care what the fans or Corbin want, then calls Williams a rookie and says there's nothing in the world Williams can do to stop him from taking the United States Championship to him. Corbin walks up the entrance ramp, but Williams stops him to let him know that the fans at SummerSlam will be cheering for him.

Rey Fenix then makes his way to the ring. Judgment Day follows.

The bell rings and the two go back and forth with one another. Fenix rolls up McDonagh, but McDonagh kicks out and looks to land a standing moonsault on Fenix. Fenix moves out of the way and McDonagh jams his boot into Fenix in the corner.

Fenix delivers a leg drop to McDonagh during the commercial break, but McDonagh wears down Fenix with a submission hold during the commercial break.

Fenix breaks free back from the break and McDonagh charges at him in the corner. Fenix moves out of the way and delivers a springboard cutter to McDonagh, but McDonagh catches Fenix with a Spanish Fly and goes for a pin. Fenix kicks out, but Dominik hops up onto the apron. McDonagh trips Fenix on the ropes, and when the referee sees what's happened, he ejects Dominik from ringside.

Danhausen's music hits and he makes his way out to curse Dominik. Dominik levels Danhausen with a strike, but three Minihausens pounce on Dominik to beat him down adn brawl with him to the back. This opens the door for Fenix to walk the top rope and land a kick on McDonagh, then follow it up with a pair of running double knees in the corner and a Mexican Muscle Buster for the win.

Winner (and still): Rey Fenix

Lash Legend then makes her way to the ring. Giulia follows. 

The bell rings and Giulia fires off kicks on the back of Legend's thigh. She cinches in a submission on Legend, but Legend sends Giulia crashing into the mat with a version of a Sidewalk Slam to fight her off. Giulia then locks in a second submission on Legend, but Legend escapes and Giulia runs her over with a knee strike. Legend responds with Lash Extension on Giulia for the win.

Winner: Lash Legend

Cody Rhodes then makes his way to the ring. CM Punk's music cuts Rhodes off and he makes his way to the ring, mockingly patting Rhodes on his head as he passes him. 

Rhodes says the part of their twenty year friendship is that he knows Punk and sees right through him. He says himself and Punk were running towards each other, but Punk asks if it's great to be alive on a Friday night in Green Bay. He says he knew he would ruffle feathers and counted on hurting feelings by challenging for the Undisputed WWE Championship, then says if he's asked to show up to challenge for a title, he'll do it. He says he ruffled feathers in WWE for over twenty years whether he was signed to the company or not, then says this is about the Undisputed WWE Championship.

Punk tells Rhodes that it's up to him if they're friends after tomorrow night at SummerSlam Saturday, then says he has to know if he's friends with Rhodes. Rhodes asks Green Bay what they want to talk about, then says Punk brought up business purposes. He says it sounds like Punk double talk and says things between them are personal. He says the Undisputed WWE Championship makes Punk "The Best In The World" and he calls the shots because of it, then says Punk said he wasn't in WWE to make friends but to make money.

Punk says he didn't come back to WWE to lose friends, but if it comes to losing a friend or a title, tomorrow night won't favor Rhodes. Rhodes says Punk has made it clear what he's prepared to do at SummerSlam tomorrow night, but asks Punk what he wants to do about it tonight.

Punk lays down his Undisputed WWE Championship belt and takes off his jacket. He sticks his friendship bracelets in his pockets and squares up for a fight, and Rhodes takes off his own jacket.

Punk and Rhodes brawl on the outside of the ring, and Rhodes drags Punk on top of the announce desk. The two men fire off right hands on one another back on the floor, but officials run out to separate the two men. They break free and fire off right hands on one another, but officials pull them apart once again. Punk breaks free and brawls with Rhodes once again, but officials get the two men momentarily separated again until they begin brawling once again as the show goes off the air.