Friday Night SmackDown Results, Winners and WWE Highlights

Nathan Frazer and Axiom hit an incredible tandem move that left Chris Sabin reeling. Sabin and Alex Shelley responded with a modified magic killer on Frazer. Moments later, Candice LeRae made her way to ringside. Shockingly, LeRae punched Frazer behind the referee's back, allowing Shelley to roll up Frazer for the big victory. Randy Orton explained his shocking assault on Cody Rhodes

As Sami Zayn was about to battle Aleister Black, Trick Williams went to ringside to observe Zayn’s match. Williams soaked up the WWE Universe at ringside, drawing the ire of Zayn, who kept becoming distracted by Trick. Zayn readied for the Helluva Kick, but Black rolled to the outside to evade the move. Zayn talked trash with Williams at ringside, leading to Williams splashing his drink onto Zayn's back and enraging Zayn even further. Zayn then attacked Williams, but as Zayn got back into the ring, he was met with a match-ending Black Mass. Jade Cargill, B-Fab and Michin beat down Rhea Ripley

Carmelo Hayes hit an epic dive over the top rope onto Ilja Dragunov, but he hurt himself when his ribs collided with the announce table. Hayes further enhanced his pain after hitting a frog splash from the top rope, but The Mad Dragon kicked out. Hayes hit the First 48 as Dragunov came off the top rope with a Coast-to-Coast attempt, but Dragunov followed up with the Torpedo Moscow. Hayes, however, somehow got his foot on the bottom rope. The two Superstars kept up their intense pressure, as Dragunov leveled Hayes with a Death Valley Driver onto the apron. The Mad Dragon’s reverse superplex attempt was miraculously countered by Hayes into a cutter, though Hayes hit a First 48 in mid-air. Hayes reversed a powerbomb attempt into a sunset flip powerbomb before locking in a cover to retain the title.

The Bella Twins teamed together for the first time since 2018, as they looked to become WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions for the first time ever. The Irresistible Forces, however, gave the WWE Hall of Famers a fight. Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair, who almost won the title last week, observed the match from ringside. Jax hit a huge top-rope Samoan Drop on Nikki before Legend executed a devastating splash, but Brie came in to stop the count. Outside the ring, Flair and Bliss prevented Nia from attacking Brie, but this attack ended the match and The Bella Twins’ title hopes. All three teams then got into a heated brawl that ended with The Irresistible Forces hitting an assisted top-rope leg drop on Flair to stand tall.