WWE SmackDown Preview: Confirmed matches and segments (06-19-2026)

WWE SmackDown Logo Arena 2026

WWE SmackDown takes place tonight from the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO. Several matches and segments have already been confirmed for the broadcast, including:

Cody Rhodes vs Gunther in an Undisputed WWE Title Match with Sami Zayn as the referee, the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments continue with Jey Uso vs Je’Von Evans and Charlotte Flair vs Liv Morgan, Damian Priest and R-Truth face MFTs’ Talla Tonga and Tama Tonga in a WWE Tag Team Title match and Carmelo Hayes and Ricky Saints compete in a U.S. Title No. 1 Contender’s Match.

WWE SmackDown Matches Tonight

This is everything that WWE has officially confirmed for tonight’s broadcast right now:

  • Cody Rhodes battles Gunther in a commercial-free Undisputed WWE Title Match with referee Sami Zayn
  • Charlotte Flair takes on Liv Morgan in the Queen of the Ring Tournament Semifinals
  • Jey Uso goes head-to-head against Je’Von Evans in the King of the Ring Tournament Semifinals
  • Damian Priest & R-Truth tangle with MFTs’ Talla Tonga and Tama Tonga in a WWE Tag Team title Match
  • Carmelo Hayes goes to war with Ricky Saints in a U.S. Title No. 1 Contender’s Match
Jake Skudder
Jake Skudder

Jake is the Head of Audience at F4WOnline, having previously worked as a Combat Sports, Gaming and Pro Wrestling writer, successful Editor in Chief and Sports Coordinator for NationalWorld. He has more than ten years of experience covering mixed martial arts, pro wrestling, football and gaming across a number of publications, starting at SEScoops in 2012. His work has also been featured on Wrestling Headlines, Wrestlingnewsco, HotNewHipHop, The Hard Times and Sportskeeda.

Previously, he worked as the Editor in Chief of 24Wrestling, building the site profile with a view to selling the domain, which was accomplished in 2019. Jake was previously the Editor in Chief for FightFans, a combat sports and pro wrestling site that was launched in January 2021 and broke into millions of pageviews within the first two years. He previously worked for Snack Media and their GiveMeSport site, creating Evergreen and Trending content that would deliver pageviews via Google as the UFC and MMA SEO Lead. Jake managed to take an area of GiveMeSport that had zero traction on Organic and push it to audiences across the globe. Jake also has a record of long-term video and written interview content with the likes of the Professional Fighters League, ONE and Cage Warriors, working directly with the brands to promote bouts, fighters and special events.

He previously also worked for PROGRESS Wrestling, as PR Head and Head of Media across the social channels of the company.