Tonight's episode of WWE SmackDown (May 8, 2026) emanates out of the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida and will air at 8 p.m. ET on the USA Network.
This post here will be updated frequently throughout the night to reflect live coverage of Friday Night SmackDown, including all the match results, rundowns of the promos, and any other interesting or noteworthy things that take place. Keep refreshing for updates to find out all the winners and more!
Preview & Predictions for WWE SmackDown:
On tap for tonight's episode, there will be a funeral for The Gingerbread Man, "killed off" by Sami Zayn on last week's episode after he low-blowed the cookie and ripped off his appendages. This will be the go-home show leading into WWE Backlash, where Trick Williams will defend the Men's United States Championship against Zayn, so whatever happens here will influence that.
The Women's United States Championship will also be up for grabs this week as Tiffany Stratton puts her belt up for grabs against Kiana James—her preferred opponent, which didn't sit well with Giulia. Stratton said she wants to see what James can do when she's not being held back. I'd imagine Stratton is retaining the title.
Fatal Influence will be in a six-woman tag team match against Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, and Rhea Ripley, as The Queen and The Eradicator have put aside their differences to deal with a common enemy. My money is on Fatal Influence getting the win to help set Jacy Jayne up for a future shot at the WWE Women's Championship.
Gunther will also be there in some fashion to talk about what he did last week when he attacked Cody Rhodes from behind. Will The Ring General be set up for a match against The American Nightmare at an upcoming show like Saturday Night's Main Event or Clash in Italy, or will WWE dawdle some more on making any of that official until at least after Backlash so fans don't think it's coming for that show?
Here are your results for WWE SmackDown - May 8, 2026:
- TBD - The funeral of the Gingerbread Man
- TBD - Six-Woman Tag Team Match: Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid) vs Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair
- TBD - Gunther will appear
- TBD - WWE Women's United States Championship Match: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs Kiana James
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