Aug 25, 1:30 PM
WWE SmackDown SPOILERS from Ottawa
Cageside Seats
Kevin Owens looks on during SmackDown at TD Garden on August 14, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. | Photo by Michael Owens/WWE via Getty Images To give the main roster some time off during the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend (other than Sunday Night’s Main Event), WWE is taking next Friday off. In order to do so, they taped this week’s SmackDown after Raw last night (Aug. 24), and will tape both next week’s shows on Friday night in Cleveland. With this schedule, taped editions of Raw and SmackDown will premiere at their usual times on USA Network or Netflix, depending on your location and or use of Stephanie McMahon’s advice). Here are spoilers for the SmackDown we’ll see on Friday night, courtesy of Tom Sherwood and PWInsider’s Jane Murphy: A match to determine CM Punk’s next challenger was set-up when first Gunther, then Finn Bálor interrupted Kevin Owens’ show-opening promo. Irresistible Forces (Nia Jax & Lash Legend) def. Tiffany Stratton and Chelsea Green. Green was led away by me