WWE SmackDown Results 8/28 - Tatum Paxley Faces Michin, Women's Tag Team Match & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on August 28, 2026, coming to you from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada!

Tatum Paxley will be competing in her first match as a member of the WWE main roster as she collides with Michin in what will mark Michin's first "SmackDown" match since taking part in a tag team match on the July 31 edition of the show. After Paxley's newfound friend Alexa Bliss told her tag team partner Charlotte Flair that she had invited Paxley to a brunch during last Friday's episode of "SmackDown", Michin and her allies Jade Cargill and B-Fab interrupted the trio before Michin subsequently challenged Paxley to tonight's match.

Interim WWE Women's Champion Chelsea Green will be joining forces with Tiffany Stratton to take on The Irresistible Forces' Nia Jax and Legend in a women's tag team match. Moments after Legend defeated Stratton in singles competition last Friday, Legend and Jax continued to beat down Stratton until Green came to her aid with a kendo stick in hand in order to force The Irresistible Forces to back down.

Jacy Jayne will be putting her Women's United States Championship on the line as she defends against Paige. The Women's United States Championship marks the first title that Jayne has won as a member of the WWE main roster, and tonight would also mark her first defense of the Women's United States Championship since dethroning the aforementioned Stratton as titleholder on the August 14 episode of "SmackDown".

Additionally, CM Punk will be making an appearance on tonight's show after he retained his Undisputed WWE Championship against Kevin Owens last Friday thanks to interference at the hands of Owens' longtime friend and rival Sami Zayn. Cody Rhodes also has something on his mind to share before he faces Randy Orton at WWE Sunday Night's Main Event on September 6.

We are live! The show kicks off with a video recapping the Undisputed WWE Championship match between CM Punk and Kevin Owens last Friday.

Michael Cole and Corey Graves then greet audiences at home as Kevin Owens makes his way to the ring.

Owens says this was not the way he hoped to come back to Ottawa, then says he's lost many WWE championship matches in the last 12 years. He says none felt as bad as losing his Undisputed WWE Championship match against CM Punk last Friday, then says when he heard he was cleared to get back in the ring, he did that as soon as he could. He says he got back into the ring in 9 days instead of the 4 weeks he was originally told, then says he wanted to win the Undisputed WWE Championship in front of other Canadians.

Owens says that he knew his parents could be in the crowd last Friday and recalls telling fans that his mother was rushed to the hospital in critical condition two years ago. He says while she's fine now, travelling became harder for her but her and his father still made it to Toronto. He says Sami Zayn made sure that he wouldn't win his Undisputed WWE Championship match, but says he can't forgive what Zayn did this time for taking away an opportunity to win the Undisputed WWE Championship in front of his parents and beat Punk. He says he'll deal with Zayn when the time comes, but says everyone knows that he had Punk beat last Friday. He says Punk got lucky, but they aren't done with one another yet.

Punk makes his way to the ring as Nick Aldis tries to stop him as he makes it clear he's fine with fighting Owens again, but GUNTHER's music hits and he makes his way out. GUNTHER says Owens and Punk hate one another so much because they see themselves in the other, then says he's at ringside to remind Owens and Punk of what matters now. He says he's glad Owens' mother is okay, but Owens didn't kick out on Friday.

Finn Balor's music hits and he makes his way out. He says Owens, Punk, and GUNTHER forgot about someone, then says everyone is tired of GUNTHER's act and Owens already had his opportunity. He says the line for an Undisputed WWE Championship match starts with him, but Aldis intervenes to make an Undisputed WWE Championship Triple Threat Number One Contenders Match official for later tonight.

We then head backstage, where Tiffany Stratton makes sure Chelsea Green is good to wrestle tonight with 30 days to get healthy. Green assures Stratton that she is.

Back at ringside, The Irresistible Forces make their way out. Stratton and Green follow.

Lash Legend and Stratton begin the action. The bell rings and Legend cinches in a Bear Hug on Stratton. She follows it up with a backbreaker and pins Stratton, but Stratton kicks out and sets up for a chokeslam on her. Stratton escapes and tags out to Green.

Green takes down Legend and celebrates with Stratton, then lands a double shotgun dropkick on Nia Jax (who has tagged in on her side) with Stratton. Jax lands a headbutt on Green, but Stratton tags back in.

Back from the break, Legend lands a chokeslam on Stratton and goes for a pin. Green breaks the fall, but Jax sends Green's broken nose bouncing off her knee. Officials check on Green outside the ring as Legend wears down Stratton with a Bear Hug, but Jax tags back in and charges at Stratton.

Stratton sends Jax crashing into the corner as Green is still being checked on the outside. Legend tags in and cinches in another Bear Hug on Stratton, then tags out to Jax. Legend keeps the hold in on Stratton and Jax looks to land a leg drop on her, but Stratton fights her way out.

Officials help Green to the back, but Green decides to stay and fight. She tags in and sends Jax crashing out of the ring with a kick, then ascends to the top rope and lands a crossbody on Jax outside of the ring. She dumps her back inside and looks to connect with Unprettier on Jax, but Jax fights her off.

Legend sends Stratton crashing into one of the barricades shoulder first, and Jax lands a Samoan Drop on Green. She follows it up with an An-Nia-Lator for the win.

Winners: The Irresistible Forces

We then head backstage, where Danhausen proposes being "SmackDown" Employee of the Month to Nick Aldis. GUNTHER crashes the meeting to ensure it's really a Triple Threat Number One Contenders Match for the Undisputed WWE Championship, and Aldis confirms that it is.

Back at ringisde, Paige makes her way out. Fatal Influence follows. 

The bell rings and Jayne regroups with Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid on the outside. She delivers a running senton to Paige and looks to land a second one, but Paige rolls out of the way and fires off knee strikes on the side of Jayne's head as Jayne is draped through the middle rope. Jayne rolls out of the ring, but Paige lands a blockbuster to her off the ring apron and dumps her back inside. Reid then levels Paige with a kick on the outside while the referee is looking away.

Back from the break, Jayne wears down Paige with a submission hold. Paige escapes, but herself and Jayne level one another with a double clothesline. The two women exchange strikes with one another, but Jayne levels Paige with an enzuigiri. Paige takes down Jayne with a Sling Blade and a Fisherman's suplex, then connects with a German suplex on her and follows it up with a Paige Turner.

Paige pins Jayne, but Jayne kicks out and rocks Paige with a superkick. Paige looks to cinch in the PTO on Jayne, but Jayne avoids it and sets up for a Ram-Paige. Reid hops up onto the ring apron, but Paige takes her out and sends Henley crashing off the ring apron. This opens Jayne to roll up Paige for the win.

Winner (and still): Jacy Jayne

After the match, Nikki Bella blindsides Paige from behind. She rains down right hands on her, then delivers a spear to Paige and fires off more right hands on her before following it up with a Rack Attack 2.0 on Paige.

We then head backstage to a conversation between Cody Rhodes and Finn Balor. 

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