WWE SmackDown Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights After Money in the Bank 2026

We're still dealing with the fallout from the Money in the Bank PLE, but as of now, WWE is still preparing for Crown Jewel on November 7.

Here's a look at what WWE advertised for Friday's show:

Rey Fenix vs. Ricky Saints (AAA Cruiserweight Championship)

Let's take a look at everything that happened on this week's SmackDown.

This week's show opened with Sami Zayn coming out with Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae. Zayn began by asking the crowd who came to be ride or die for the last real good guy. The crowd did not seem to react much.

He said Penta should probably focus on Reigns with his Money in the Bank briefcase before Trick Williams' music interrupted him. The United States champion said every time Zayn sees him, he is reminded of how the crowd turned on him.

Zayn told him that he headbutted Williams the last time they saw each other because he was trying to teach him something, not disrespect him. He told Trick he doesn't have what it takes to be the WWE champion.

Trick dared him to take a swing, but before anything could happen, Gargano grabbed the mic and yelled at Williams. This led to Williams calling for a ref to kick off the first match of the night.

This is one of those segments that tried to stretch something simple out for way too long. This could have been wrapped up in five minutes. Everyone did their job, but there is only so much you can do when you have very little material.

The match between Williams and Gargano was already underway by the time the show returned from a break.

They traded a few counters before Williams began favoring his knee following a bad landing from a leap frog. Johnny Wrestling noticed and started going after the knee, but Trick didn't let him have control for too long.

The match was relatively tame until Williams turned up the intensity at ringside by slamming Gargano's head into the announce table a few times. From that point forward, things felt much more competitive.

Williams is a rising star, and Gargano is a celebrated veteran, and since this isn't a combo that has been done to death, this was a solid way to kick off the action on the show. Both guys looked good, but it definitely took them a little time to find their groove with each other.

Johnny Wrestling put up a great fight, but Williams hit the Book End for the win.

Lil Yachty was not with Williams this week.

Vic Joseph sucked up to Zayn a little on commentary.

If you look at the way Williams works now and how he was when he first got to the main roster, you can see a clear difference. He knows when to do certain things to pop the crowd better than he used to.

Trick's delayed vertical suplex was nice.

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