WWE Friday Night Smackdown Live Coverage - February 6th, 2026
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Randy Orton, Solo Sikoa, Aleister Black battle for a spot in the Chamber
Randy Orton, Solo Sikoa and Aleister Black will collide in an Elimination Chamber Triple Threat Qualifying Match.
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— The show kicks off with a video recapping Royal Rumble weekend.
— Clips of Tiffany Stratton, Chelsea Green & Alba Fyre, Lash Legend, Randy Orton, Solo Sikoa and The MFTs, Aleister Black & Zelina,and Drew McIntyre are shown backstage and McIntyre makes his way to the ring.
— Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett greet audiences at home as Drew McIntyre makes his way to the ring. Cody Rhodes attacks McIntyre on the entrance ramp and fires off right hands on him, then sends him crashing into the ring apron and the ring post. He dumps McIntyre in the crowd, with officials making their way out to hold Rhodes back. Rhodes then rolls into the ring.
Rhodes says McIntyre eliminated him from the 2026 Men's Royal Rumble without even being an entrant, then says McIntyre had things coming and looks at the WrestleMania 42 sign. He says Reigns chose to challenge CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship, then says he was excited to see that happen on Monday. He says people know what WrestleMania means to him, then says he was born right down the street in Charlotte and asks the fans to imagine his discomfort returning to his birthplace with nothing to show for it after losing the Undisputed WWE Championship. He then puts McIntyre on notice.
— Cathy Kelley talks to Giulia & Kiana James about their tag title match tonight. James says this is a stepping stone for Giulia to be a triple champion. Giulia talks in Japanese and James translates and says after they win this, Giulia will win at Elimination Chamber and then become the champion at WrestleMania.
— IYO SKY and Rhea Ripley make their way to the ring.
— Nick Aldis yells at Cody Rhodes backstage. Aldis tells Rhodes to control his emotions and to focus on his Elimination Chamber match next week.
— Back at ringside, Giulia and Kiana James makes their way out.
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WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match: Rhea Ripley & Iyo Sky (c) vs. Giulia & Kiana James
Ripley and James begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Giulia and SKY tag in, and Giulia lands a stomp on SKY. She mocks SKY by doing SKY's signature taunt, but SKY trips Giulia and lands a shotgun dropkick on her. James sends SKY's face bouncing off the rope while the referee is distracted by Giulia, then tags in.
James dumps SKY out of the ring through the middle rope and sends her crashing into the ring apron face first twice, then dumps her back in the ring as Giulia stomps on SKY's chest and SKY is sent crashing into the podium holding up the Women's Tag Team Championship.
James dumps SKY back in the ring during the commercial break, then fires off kicks on SKY in the corner and uses the ropes to continue wearing her down. James tags in and whips SKY into the corner, then fires off shoulders on her midsection in the corner.
SKY dumps James out of the ring back from the break, but James slides back in and SKY levels her with a flapjack. Ripley tags in and levels James with a pair of clotheslines, then sends her crashing into the mat face first and levels her with a dropkick. Giulia tags back in, but Ripley sends Giulia crashing off the apron with a big boot and rocks James with an enzuigiri.
SKY delivers a tope suicida to level Jmes on the outside, then tags back out to SKY. James levels Ripley with a thrust kick and powerbombs SKY on top of Ripley, then tags Giulia back in. James lands the 401K on SKY, and Giulia follows it up with the Arrivederci Knee to SKY. She goes for a pin, but Ripley breaks the fall and levels James with a headbutt. Giulia levels Ripley, but Ripley lands Rip Tide on her. SKY follows it up with Over The Moonsault on her for the win.
Winners and STILL WWE Women's Tag Team Champions: Iyo Sky & Rhea Ripley
— We then head backstage and see The Miz get into a verbal confrontation with Ilja Dragunov. Carmelo Hayes approaches Miz and tells him that he's going to beat him in the ring, essentially answering his own US Open Challenge on Miz's behalf. Miz and Hayes then both make their way to the ring.
Carmelo Hayes vs. The Miz
The bell rings and Hayes whips Miz into the corner. He lands a kick on Miz's spine, then lands a springboard legdrop on Miz as he's still draped through the middle rope and looks to fly off the ropes once again. Miz trips Hayes and runs him over with a clothesline, then continues wearing him down during the commercial break and cinches in a submission hold on him.
Back from the break, Hayes sends Miz crashing into the mat face first and looks to land a Frog Splash on Miz, but Miz gets his knees up and Hayes rolls up Miz. Miz kicks out, but Hayes rocks Miz with a thirst kick.
Miz lands a sit-out powerbomb on Hayes using the ropes for assistance, then looks to follow it up with Skull Crushing Finale. Hayes responds with The First 48 to The Miz for the win.
Winner: Carmelo Hayes
— Backstage, Cathy Kelley talks to Tiffany Stratton. Kelley asks her what her plans are to regaining the women's champion. Stratton says SmackDown runs on TiffyTime and she'll win the Elimination Chamber. Chelsea Green & Alba Fyre come by and tell Stratton she'll win and Stratton says she'll win and leaves.
— A Wyatt Sicks video promo plays. Bo Dallas calls out Solo Sikoa for stealing his lantern. He says Sikoa stole the light because he's afraid of the dark and reminds Sikoa fear only shows up when you're alone.
— Lash Legend and Nia Jax then make their way to the ring. Chelsea Green, Alba Fyre, and Tiffany Stratton follow.
WWE Women's Elimination Chamber Triple Threat Qualifying Match: Lash Legend (w/Nia Jax) vs. Chelsea Green (w/Alba Fyre) vs. Tiffany Stratton
The bell rings and Legend intercepts Stratton. She uses Stratton to send Fyre crashing off the ring apron and looks to chokeslam Stratton, but Stratton lands on her feet and sends Green crashing off the ring apron. Stratton flies through the middle rope with a tope suicida to level Legend and Jax on the outside.
Green sends Stratton crashing out of the other side of the ring, then delivers a crossbody off the top rope to level both Stratton and Jax on the outside. She salutes to the WrestleMania 42 sign, but Legend runs over Green with a pump kick. Legend runs over Green with a trio of shoulder blocks and pins Green, but Green kicks out and Stratton lands a Hip Attack on Legend.
Legend scoops up Stratton and Green, then sends them both crashing into the middle rope and lands a splash on Green in the corner. Legend fires off shoulders on Stratton's midsection in the corner, then gets Stratton up on her shoulders and sends Stratton crashing into Green with a Gorilla Press back from the break. She then lands a double standing splash on Stratton and Green.
Green rocks Legend with an enzuigiri, but Stratton shotgun dropkicks Legend into the corner using Green's spine as a launching pad. She lands a handspring back elbow on Green and looks to land one on Legend, but Legend sees her coming. Stratton then sends Legend crashing out of the ring.
Green sets up for the Unprettier on Stratton, but Stratton avoids it and Green ascends up to the top rope. Stratton joins her and lands a superplex on Green, then follows it up with a delayed vertical suplex.
Legend sends Stratton crashing into the corner with a powerbomb, then follows it up with a chokeslam to her and goes for a pin. Stratton kicks out, but Green ascends to the top rope and lands a Coast To Coast on both Legend and Stratton. Green then pins Legend, but Jax pulls Green out of the ring to break the fall. Fyre gets in Jax's face, but Jax sends Fyre crashing into the floor and Green sends Legend crashing into the timekeeper's area. Jax levels Fyre with a shoulder pounce, but Stratton and Green double superkick. Stratton then lands Prettiest Moonsault Ever on Green for the win.
Winner: Tiffany Stratton
— Cathy Kelley talks to Randy Orton backstage. Kelley asks Orton how he's approaching his qualifying match. Orton says he's not happy with his Rumble performance. He talks about how this Elimination Chamber will be his 10th one when he wins. Aleister Black and Zelina come in and Black says they've said bye to two Legends in two months but he's happy Orton is still here and leaves. Zelina lingers a bit and follows Black out of the frame and we cut to a break.
— We come back to SmackDown, and Kit Wilson makes his way out to the ring to cut a promo. Wilson gets on the mic and says he's the topic and then talks about how the Royal Rumble was disgusting. 30 ugly meatheads - toxic and how they all battle to see who is the biggest Alpha. He says that this is why he wasn't in the Rumble because he's not a toxic man and no one can handle a man who listens, moisturizes and moves his hips and starts gyrating. Wilson then calls out whoever wants to face him - the man redefining masculinity and starts gyrating again. The lights go off and Oba Femi's music hits.
Oba Femi vs. Kit Wilson
The bell rings and Wilson tells Femi that he's a feminist. He calls Femi toxic, prompting Femi to level Wilson with an overhand chop and a trio of uppercuts. He follows it up with a powerbomb to Wilson for the win.
Winner: Oba Femi
— Damian Priest and R-Truth watch all this from backstage. Truth is doing the Oba Femi dance and says he's a fan of Femi. Drew McIntyre walks by and bumps into Truth and then stops. Priest tells McIntyre he doesn't need more problems and he and McIntyre have danced this dance and he doesn't want to add to McIntyre's stress. McIntyre leaves and heads to the ring.
— Drew McIntyre makes his way back out to the ring, looking to talk. Jacob Fatu blindsides him from behind and lands a Hip Attack on him, then clotheslines McIntyre out of the ring and delivers a tope suicida to level him on the outside. Officials run out to the ring, but Fatu begins taking them out one by one and destroys the announce desk. McIntyre manages to slip away.
— Backstage, Nick Aldis yells at Jacob Fatu and tells him what he told Cody Rhodes. He tells Fatu to focus on his qualifying match if he wants Drew McIntyre and then tells him to leave the building and Fatu leaves.
— Back at ringside, Shinsuke Nakamura makes his way down. MFT follows.
Tama Tonga (w/ JC Mateo and Tonga Loa) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
The bell rings and Tama levels Nakamura. Nakamura drapes Tama across the top turnbuckle and lands a knee on his midsection, but Tama lands a DDT on Nakamura and sends his face bouncing off the announce desk repeatedly on the outside. He lays Nakamura on the announce desk, then lands an elbow drop on him off the barricade.
During the commercial break, Tama wears down Nakamura with a submission hold. He fires off right hands on Nakamura back from the break, but Nakamura takes down Tama with an enzuigiri to him.
Tama lands a splash on Nakamura in the corner and sends him crashing into the mat with a Falcon Arrow, then connects with a jumping DDT on him after Mateo and Loa distract Nakamura. Nakamura then lands a back suplex on Tama and follows it up with a Falcon Arrow of his own before calling for the Kinshasa.
Mateo distracts the referee as Loa trips Nakamura. Tama follows it up with a pair of Cutthroats to Nakamura for the win.
Winner: Tama Tonga
— We then head backstage, where Axiom, Nathan Frazer, and The Motor City Machine Guns stumble upon a sad Johnny Gargano as Candice LeRae stands by. Axiom and Frazer leave, but LeRae begs Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin to talk to LeRae. Sabin outright refuses to and leaves before LeRae looks to appeal to Shelley and Shelley ends up following Sabin.
— Cathy Kelley talks to Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley. Sky says they had a good match but they're still champions. Ripley says they're on the road to WrestleMania and they're on their A-Game and won't let go of the titles any time soon. Kelley asks about the Elimination Chamber and Ripley says they can get more gold. Nia Jax and Lash Legend come in and Jax says Legend deserves the spot. Jax challenges Sky and Ripley to a tag match and Legend and Jax go to talk to Nick Aldis. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez walk by and we cut to a break.
— Kit Wilson is walking backstage and stops by Apollo Crews and Matt Cardona. Wilson says this is all Cardona's fault because he is the definition of toxic and then gets in Crews' face and then says he has to take a bath.
— In the ring, Nick Aldis introduces the winner of the 2026 Women's Royal Rumble, Liv Morgan. Morgan comes out with Raquel Rodriguez.
Morgan demands that the fans give it up for the greatest, hottest, smartest, funniest, most charismatic, most talented, and most iconic Royal Rumble winner of all time, then says with great power comes great responsibility. She says she could challenge Stephanie Vaquer for the Women's World Championship or Jade Cargill for the Women's Championship, then says WrestleMania isn't the only thing that's been on her mind. She says there's an elephant in the room that needs to be addressed.
Before Rodriguez can address the elephant in the room as she looks to do herself instead of Morgan, Jade Cargill's music hits and she makes her way out. She tells Morgan that she'll bear her at WrestleMania if she chooses her and asks Rodriguez what she's looking at, but Morgan says Rodriguez could be the one to dethrone her as Women's Champion if she choose to face Vaquer.
Jordynne Grace's music hits, and she makes her way out. Morgan looks to continue running her mouth, but Cargill and Grace both tell her to quiet down. Nick Aldis intervenes and reminds Morgan that if she can talk, then she can fight. He makes a tag team match pitting Judgment Day against Jordynne Grace and Jade Cargill.
Judgment Day vs. Jade Cargill and Jordynne Grace
The bell rings and Judgment Day go straight after Morgan and Cargill. Cargill lands a spinebuster on Rodriguez, but Grace tags in and Rodriguez looks to level her. Cargill tags back in during the break and locks up with Rodriguez, but Cargill looks to chokeslam Morgan from the apron and into the ring. Rodriguez comes to Morgan's aid and tags out to Morgan.
Morgan fires off stomps on Cargill in the corner, but Cargill lands a Fallaway Slam on Morgan and delivers a back elbow to her in the corner. Grace tags herself back in, but Morgan sends her crashing into the mat with a hair whip and rains down right hands on her. Rodriguez tags back in and sends Grace crashing into the mat, but Morgan tags back in and lands a stomp on Grace's midsection. She follows it up with The Three Amigos to her, but Grace sends Morgan repeatedly crashing into the corner face first and levels her with a series of clotheslines back from the break.
Morgan sets up for Oblivion on Grace, but Grace manages to get Morgan up on her shoulders. Morgan lands on her feet and lands a codebreaker on Grace, then tags out to Rodriguez. Rodriguez knocks Cargill off the apron, but Grace still manages to tag out to her when she recovers.
Cargill stares down Rodriguez, but Grace sends Rodriguez crashing into Cargill as a means of rolling her up for the win.
Winners: Jade Cargill and Jordynne Grace
— Sami Zayn walks somberly backstage and everyone tells him to cheer up. Rey Fenix tells Zayn he's an inspiration. Trick Williams comes in and tells Fenix that he's Michael Jordan and Zayn is Charles Barkley. Fenix says he will knock Williams' teeth out and Williams says anytime and anywhere and leaves.
— We head over to Cargill and Grace arguing with one another after the events of their match, prompting Nick Aldis to make a Women's Championship match between them official for next week.
Drew McIntyre appears at ringside and says both Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu should be banned from WWE Elimination Chamber. He says he heard what Roman Reigns and CM Punk said on Monday night, then says they came across as insecure to him and says he never went part time like Punk. He says he earned the Undisputed WWE Championship, then says he understands why Reigns chose Punk over him given that he would've killed Reigns at WrestleMania 42. He says the real "Best In The World" in him will emerge victorious at WrestleMania 42.
Trick Williams' music hits, and he makes his way out. He says he thought he would come to the ring to watch the upcoming Elimination Chamber Triple Threat Qualifier, then says McIntyre is worried about all the wrong things when he should be worried about him. He promises to be the man to dethrone McIntyre as Undisputed WWE Champion at WrestleMania 42, and McIntyre says while Williams may have stepped up, he should walk before he runs. He warns Williams against interrupting him again and heads to the back.
— Solo Sikoa looks for MFTs backstage. Cathy Kelley stops him and he tells her has no time for her questions and where his family is. The screen goes wonky like it does with The Wyatt Sicks and Sikoa storms out alone with the lantern.
— Aleister Black, Zelina Vega, Solo Sikoa (with Uncle Howdy's lantern in hand), and Randy Orton all make their way to the ring.
WWE Men's Elimination Chamber Triple Threat Qualifying Match: Randy Orton vs. Aleister Black (w/Zelina) vs. Solo Sikoa
The bell rings and Orton looks to land an RKO on Black right out of the gate. Black avoids it and Orton fires off uppercuts on him. Black lands a kick on Orton's midsection, but Sikoa trips Orton from the outside and sends him crashing into the ring post. Black lands a moonsault off the middle rope to take out Sikoa on the outside, then connects with a roundhouse kick on Orton.
During the commercial break, Sikoa and Black brawl in the ring. Sikoa runs over Black with a shoulder tackle, then sends Orton crashing off the apron and onto the floor with a headbutt. Black then pins Sikoa, but Sikoa kicks out. Black then sends Orton crashing into the announce desk face first, but Sikoa rocks Black with a right hand.
Black wears down Sikoa with a knee bar in the ring, but Orton breaks the hold by firing off stomps on both men before Sikoa lands a pop-up Samoan Drop on Black. During another commercial break, Sikoa fires off a chop and headbutts on Black in the corner, then sits him on the top rope and joins him up there. Orton pulls Sikoa off the ropes and sends him crashing into the ring post, then joins Black on the ropes and lands a superplex on him.
Sikoa delivers a Frog Splash to Orton off the top rope back from the break and pins him, but Orton kicks out. Black and Sikoa then exchange right hands with one another, but Orton sends Black crashing into the announce desk spine first.
Orton dumps Sikoa back in the ring and lands a hanging DDT on him off the middle rope.
Sikoa sets up for the Samoan Spike on Black, but Black avoids it and lands a Northern Lights suplex on Sikoa. He follows it up with a running knee to him, but Orton sneaks up behind Black and sets up for an RKO on him. Black reverses into a fall, but Orton kicks out and Black lands a running knee on him. He sets up for Black Mass on Orton, but Orton ducks and lands a RKO on Black.
Black rolls out of the ring before Orton can pin him, but Sikoa sneaks up behind Orton and looks to land the Samoan Spike on him. Sensing Sikoa behind him, Orton surprises him with an RKO outta nowhere for the win.
Winner: Randy Orton
— Orton celebrates in the ring and the show goes off the air.
