‘WWE Smackdown’ Review (Mar 6th 2026)
Welcome to this review of this past Friday’s episode of Smackdown, right here on Nerdly. Let’s see what went down on this week’s show!
Match #1: United States Championship – Carmelo Hayes def. El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.
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Carmelo Hayes overcame El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. with Nothing But Net in a hard-fought United States Championship Match.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss def. Giulia & Kiana James
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Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss took down Women’s United States Champion Giulia and Kiana James following The Queen’s Natural Section to prove they are worthy to challenge new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Lash Legend.
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #3: Tag Team Turmoil Match
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Fraxiom def. Motor City Machine Guns. Los Garza def. Fraxiom. Los Garza def. The Wyatt Sicks after interference from The MFTs. Damian Priest & R-Truth def. Los Garza to become No. 1 Contenders to The MFTs.
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #4: Oba Femi def. Johnny Gargano
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After Johnny Gargano called out the locker room for an impromptu match in order to get himself back on track, Oba Femi answered the call and dominated Gargano before finishing him with the Fall From Grace.
My Score: SQUASH out of 5
Match #5: Undisputed WWE Championship – Cody Rhodes def. Drew McIntyre
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In an explosive SmackDown main event, Drew McIntyre knocked out the second official of the night with a Glasgow Kiss. When he went to use the chair, however, Jacob Fatu emerged to grab it and opened the door for Rhodes to hit the Super Cutter/Cross Rhodes combination to pin The Scottish Psychopath and once again capture the Undisputed WWE Championship on The Road to WrestleMania.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 2.5/5
This week’s SmackDown was a mixed bag that ultimately left a sour taste by the time the credits rolled. There were flashes of solid in-ring action, particularly the opening United States Championship match between Carmelo Hayes and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., which delivered exactly what you’d expect from two talented workers. Elsewhere, the show felt padded. The women’s tag match never really got out of second gear, and while Oba Femi’s destruction of Johnny Gargano served its purpose as a showcase, it was little more than a quick squash to remind viewers how dominant Femi is supposed to be. The biggest offender of the night, however, was the Tag Team Turmoil match. What should have been an exciting, chaotic showcase for the tag division instead felt like a drawn-out exercise that ultimately achieved very little. The end result, Damian Priest and R-Truth emerging as number one contenders, made the entire segment feel like a waste of time. But the real head-scratcher was the main event finish. Drew McIntyre losing the Undisputed WWE Championship so quickly feels like yet another example of WWE’s frustrating habit of back-booking itself into corners. McIntyre barely had time to establish himself as champion before the title was shuffled back to Cody Rhodes, making the entire reign feel pointless and undermining the significance of the earlier title change. On the road to WrestleMania, this kind of hot-shotting doesn’t build excitement – it just makes the championship picture feel messy. Ultimately, there was good wrestling here, but questionable creative decisions dragged the show down.
