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WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS
NOVEMBER 13, 2026
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. AT AMERANT BANK ARENA
AIRED ON USA NETWORK
BY WADE KELLER, PWTORCH EDITOR
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves
Ring Announcer: Mark Nash
Attendance: WrestleTix reports a total of 7,901 tickets were distributed. The previous visit for a Smackdown last February drew over 11,000.
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[HOUR ONE]
-Michael Cole introduced the show as a camera walked between two lines of fans outside the arena earlier. A clip aired of Cody Rhodes punt kicking Randy Orton at Crown Jewel. Cole said he finally pulled the trigger. Then they showed Roman Reigns hugging Sami Zayn as Cole said Sami finally received the respect he sought. Then he said Tiffany Stratton backstabbed Chelsea Green. They showed her swaggering past fans outside the arena.
-John Cena made his entrance. He then went into full preacher mode as he pointed at the John Cena title belt and said on Dec. 14 (very small reaction), they’d find out what would happen to that. He said a record-setting amount of NXT Superstars would have their Raw debut matches against the “best and brightest” main roster wrestlers with an opportunity to become a “champ.” He said they’d have the power to make sure their voice is heard loud and clear (his voice cracked with enthusiasm as he yelled it with emphasis). He said the time is now to see who is the next invitee. He pointed at the stage and out came Charlotte Flair.
He smiled at Charlotte and shook her hand. She said for ten years she has been trying to get in a storyline or in the ring across from him. She said she is her father’s daughter and can get emotional. She said it’s all been about Ric Flair and John Cena her entire career. She said she wanted to manifest it. She said her father is at home bawling while watching this on TV at a bar. She said she is there because it means so much that he wants her to be part of her legacy. She said her make-up is fabulous right now so she hopes she doesn’t cry.
She said at WrestleMania 41, she was backstage and hadn’t been wrestling for a while. She said she felt lost and wasn’t sure if she wanted to be in WWE. She said he asked her what happened in Chicago. She said, “I don’t know. I shit the bed.” (The bleep missed that one.) He told her back then to stop trying to be perfect and own who you are. She said for the last two years, she’s getting high-fives and fans cheer her. She said she’s not saying she’s a fan-favorite, but just making sure he knows how much it meant to get that advice and believing in her. She then started to cry and asked fans, “Hold on, guys.” She said when she doesn’t believe in herself or that she’s good and still has it, her new chapter begins in the John Cena Classic. She said with gusto she will be excellent and win the John Cena Championship. She lifted the belt. She said it’s because she is the greatest champion of all-time. “Wooo!” she concluded with.
Cena took the belt, put it back on the podium, and said he’s going over his time “but I don’t care.” He said people says he had it easy because of who she was, but she never had it easy, “you just made it look easy.” He said when he said he had to win 17, he said one day he’d shake the hand of the person who won 18. “I was always talking about you,” he said as he hugged her.
(Keller’s Analysis: Cena is such a walking series of platitudes, but Charlotte seemed genuinely appreciative and moved by Cena and sharing the ring with him, so that was nice. Y0u can’t shake the notion, though, if you think at all about this event that if Charlotte wins that belt, it’s going to be more about what she just said that gets fans on her side to vote for her rather than winning an actual match.)
-Nick Aldis was on the phone backstage when Rey Mysterio knocked and walked in to chat with him. He said he had his eye on someone on the blue brand who could add to Team Mexico. Cody walked in. Rey said he’d let them talk and he’d go handle his business. Aldis said he just wanted to check in with him and make sure he’s in a good place and ready to leave the whole thing with Orton behind him. “Something like Crown Jewel sticks with you,” Cody said. He said maybe he’ll do that punt kick going forward. Aldis shot him a look. Cody said he’s happy he’s captain of Team USA and it has his full attention. Aldis asked how his recruiting was going. He said fans and even CM Punk have a list. He said he’d reveal that on Monday. He said after Survivor Series was over, he wanted to revisit the no. 1 contendership conversation.
(Keller’s Analysis: That was good follow-up by Cody. I liked Aldis expressing concern, indicating he hoped Cody moved on and this Orton situation didn’t change him for the worse.)
(1) THE MFT (Talla Tonga & Tama Tonga w/Haku) vs. BAKUSAI (Shinsuke Nakamura & Kyoki) – WWE Tag Team Title match
Cole said some people think Kyoki is a bit strange. A few minutes in, Haku used his walking stick to interfere and they cut to a double-box break. [c]
When Nakamura went for a Kinshasa, Tama avoided it and landed a running elbow. Both went down. All four ended up brawling. As Haku checked on Talla, Kyoki slidekicked Haku into Talla. Then he leaped at Talla off the ring apron with a dropkick. Nakamura eventually landed the Kinshasa to Tama, but the War Raiders interrupted the count.
WINNERS: No contest in 9:00.
-The War Raiders attacked both teams afterward including their double powerbomb on Nakamura.
-Cathy Kelley interviewed Finn Balor. She asked him why he’s so confident going into his one-on-one match against Gunther tonight. He said Gunther cowers when someone stands up to him. He said he won’t get any smoke and mirrors “or ghosts of who I once was.” He said he’ll get the real Finn Balor.
-They showed Damien Priest walking backstage. “Bad mood, bad attitude,” he said. [c]
-A clip aired of Chelsea Green telling Cody Rhodes on his podcast that her parents asked how she’d ever make money wrestling, but they always believed in her.
(2) AXIOM vs. DAMIEN PRIEST
After some back and forth action, Axiom went for a Golden Rule. Priest avoided it and landed a punch and then set up a Razor’s Edge. Axiom countered, but Priest tried again seconds later and got the clean win.
WINNER: Priest in 3:00.
-When Nathan Frazer entered to check on Axiom, Priest gave him a South of Heaven chokeslam.
-Fatal Influence confronted Cena backstage for choosing Charlotte over them, saying he was wasting a spot. They asked if he can’t see the talent in front of him. Jacy Jayne said it’s a big mistake. Cena said they have the “ruthless aggression” he is looking for, so they’re in. They were surprised and thrilled. [c]
-Sami Zayn made his ring entrance, accompanied by Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae. Fans pelted Sami with a loud “You suck!” chant. He asked who came to ride or die with the Last Real Good Guy. Fans booed. He said he demanded and commanded and took respect. “I did something no one in this industry has ever done,” he said. “I got Roman Reigns to acknowledge me.” He said if Reigns can show him respect, “that is the bare minimum I expect from each and everyone one of you.”
Kevin Owens’ music interrupted Sami and he walked out. When he entered the ring, Sami asked, “What are we doing here?” Owens said he’s not talking to Roman or CM Punk or Trick Williams. “It’s me,” he said. He told Sami he is happy he got to right some wrongs. He said he can relate to that. He said he managed to accomplish that by punching Punk in the face with a chain and beating him 1-2-3 without help from anyone, “which is more than you say about me.” He looked at the fans objecting and he said, “Trust me, if you knew him, you’d want to punch him in the face, too.”
He told Sami that for the last 25 years, no matter what has happened in the ring between them, he’d tell anyone who would listen that Sami was one of the best to ever do it. He said no matter how he won the title, he believes he deserves every bit of it. He said he deserves the respect of the fans and his peers. He said the guys who talk down to him and say it’s a mid-card guy and looks like a bum aren’t half as good on their best day as Sami on his worst day. He said Sami makes a great WWE Champion. He said he is proud of him.
[HOUR TWO]
Sami said that means the world to him. Owens cut him off and said he isn’t done. He said 17 months of his career was taken from him and all he wanted was to get back in the ring. He said anyone who knows him will confirm that “without this, I don’t know who I am.” He said in Toronto on Aug. 21, he had that chance in front of his family and friends to become WWE Champion. He said he was close, but it didn’t happen because of Sami. He shoved Sami. Sami held back Gargano who was pretending to want to go after KO.
Owens said there is only one way to right that wrong. He said he doesn’t want to take that title from him, he need to. Gargano stepped in and told Owens if he has wrongs to right, this was the worst year of his life. He said the only person who stood by his side and showed him the respect he deserves was Sami. He said he’s working to give him a title match.
Owens said he’s known Gargano a long time and he has a lot of respect for him and his wife, but he laid on a crate for six months and got a title shot the first night he decided to stand up. He shoved him aside and got in Sami’s face. He said his title reign is on borrowed time. Gargano attacked Owens from behind. He held Owens and then LeRae slapped him. Sami put his hand on Gargano’s shoulder. Fans chanted, “Sami sucks!” Gargano went back on the attack on Owens.
-They showed Punk watching on a monitor backstage. Cody walked up to him. Punk asked if he saw that sad state of affairs. He turned to Cody and said he hasn’t gotten his rematch yet. Rey walked up to Cody and asked if he was interrupting. Punk said, “A little bit.” He then introduced Rey Fenix as the latest member of Team Canada. He said it’ll be an honor and he’s doing this for the love of his family, country, and lucha libre. Punk asked Cody if he has a plan for recruiting. Punk handed Cody a sheet of paper with suggestions.
(3) CHARLOTTE FLAIR vs. JACY JAYNE
They cut to a break after the action spilled to ringside and their respective partners walked to ringside. [c]
Eventually everyone brawled at ringside. Michin and B-Fab joined in the fight. Bayley then ran out with a kendo stick and bashed the heels. Jade Cargill then kicked Bayley. Pyro blasted and out came Stephanie Vaquer. Charlotte gave a distracted Jayne a modified Natural Selection for the win.
WINNER: Charlotte in 12:00.
-The babyfaces gathered and challenged the heels to a WarGames match. [c]
-Tiffany made her ring entrance. Cole said his issue wasn’t what Tiffany did, but who she did it to. As Tiffany gloated and dedicated her reign to Chelsea, Chelsea’s music interrupted her. Chelsea said, “You and I were never really friends then, right?” She said she told Tiffany that Crown Jewel could change the trajectory of her life, but she chose that night. “Was it the right?” she asked. “Was it the championship?” She told Tiffany it was likely she wanted to steal her moment. She said when she lays her head on her pillow at night, she’ll sleep soundly knowing she’ll go down in history books as the Crown Jewel Champion. “And you will be a thief,” she said. She told Tiffany to give her the ring back.
Tiffany said she stole her moment at Summerslam. She said since then, she got too comfortable thinking she’s in the same conversation as her. She said Chelsea is two levels below her. She said she just corrected a mistake at Crown Jewel. She held out the ring and dropped it. “Enjoy the rest of your career in catering, bitch!” she said. Chelsea attacked Tiffany, then picked up the ring. Tiffany attacked her and punched her with the ring. Then she dropped the ring on her and squatted over her and gloated some more. [c]
-Backstage, Paige approached Chelsea and asked how she was doing. Blake Monroe then approached her and said everybody knows she isn’t world championship material. Paige asked how many times she’s been world champion. Blake said her best days are ahead of her, but asked Paige if she can say the same.
(4) GUNTHER vs. FINN BALOR
The bell rang 43 minutes into the hour. Balor ducked a charging Gunther and then landed a running flip dive onto him at ringside. They cut to a break at 2:00. [c]
Cole said Balor wasn’t able to sustain any offense thus far. They cut to a double-box break at 10:00. [c/db]
Balor rolled up Gunther, but he slipped free and went for a sleeper. Balor leveraged Gunther’s shoulders down for a two count. He then hit a Sling Blade. Gunther went for another sleeper. Balor countered. They hit a series of rapid-fire moves, counters, and two counts. Both were down and slow to get up.
Gunther sat up and told Balor he has to understand when it’s time to move on. He told him not to embarrass himself any further. He said he means well. Then he took his time as he indicated he was going to land a double-stomp on Balor. Balor moved and took Gunther down with a shotgun dropkick. Balor then went for his Coup de Grace. Gunther avoided it. Gunther shoved Balor into the ref, Charles Robinson. Gunther gave Balor a low-blow and a powerbomb for a three count.
As Gunther celebrated, a fan held up a “Naz Reid” sign in the front row.
WINNER: Gunther in 17:00.
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