WWE SmackDown Results, Winners And Grades On April 3, 2026

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Pat McAfee and Randy Orton team up after McAfee was revealed as Orton's mystery caller.

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WWE SmackDown (April 3, 2026) Key Points​

• Pat McAfee was revealed as Randy Orton’s mystery caller. The reveal was met with largely negative feedback on social media.
• Cody Rhodes cut a fiery promo, burying the Pat McAfee reveal and even teasing a possible heel turn.
• Danhausen’s curse struck again as The Miz and Kit Wilson failed to win the WWE tag titles amid a cursed referee.
• Sami Zayn beat Carmelo Hayes in the main event to retain the US Title after Melo (kayfabe) hurt his angle.

WWE SmackDown Results (April 3, 2026)​

• Rhea Ripley def. Michin
• Uncle Howdy def. Tama Tonga
• Aleister Black def. Matt Cardona
• Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss def. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
• R-Truth and Damian Priest def. The Miz and Kit Wilson | WWE Tag Titles
• Sami Zayn def. Carmelo Hayes | WWE US Title Match

WWE SmackDown Ratings And Viewership​

• March 27, 2026 | 1.308 million
• March 20, 2026 | 1.439 million
• March 13, 2026 | 1.419 million
• March 6, 2026 | 1.190 million
• February 27, 2026 | 1.379 million

WWE SmackDown Ticket Sales On April 3, 2026​

• WWE SmackDown Venue: Enterprise Center (St. Louis, Miss.)
• WWE SmackDown Ticket Sales: 11,620
• WWE SmackDown Tickets Available: 0

WWE SmackDown Results, Winners And Highlights​

Pat McAfee Joins Randy Orton As Mystery Caller​

• Randy Orton received a hero’s welcome in St. Louis, where he donned a hometown version of his “RKO Everybody” t-shirt. There were RKO signs everywhere.
• A cheeky Orton asked St Louis what they wanted to talk about. Orton vowed that next time St. Louis sees him in this arena he’ll have No. 15 firmly planted around his waist. Orton then said his real home was the six people in the front row (his wife and kids) and the fans still cheered.
• Orton’s mention of Cody Rhodes drew boos. Orton said Cody is not a killer. What he’s awoken inside of Orton, there’s no putting back to bed.
• Cody Rhodes interrupted to a chorus of boos. Rhodes walked with a purpose to the ring as the Enterprise Center refused to sing along. Orton and Rhodes brawled, with Rhodes getting the better of Orton early as more fans booed.
• Suddenly, Pat McAfee appeared out of nowhere and gave Rhodes a low blow. For more on McAfee’s heel turn and subsequent worked-shoot promo about WWE ratings and WrestleMania ticket sales, click here.

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Pat McAfee and Randy Orton team up after McAfee was revealed as Orton's mystery caller.

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Rhea Ripley Def. Michin​

• Rhea Ripley began dominant against Michin as fans backed Mami. As Ripley went in for the kill, Jade Cargill walked out to immense heat. The distraction allowed Michin to hit a release German suplex and take control of the match.
• Fans rallied behind Ripley as Rhea turned a guillotine into a suplex. Ripley launched into her comeback, punctuated by a running dropkick. Michin escaped a fallaway slam only to walk into a Big Mami headbutt. Rhea followed up with a Razors Edge and a running knee for a nearfall.
• Michin reversed an electric chair with a hurricanrana, then caught Ripley with Eat Da Feet for a nearfall. Refusing to be denied, Ripley locked in the Prism Trap for the win. B-Fab hit the ring and was quickly laid out by Ripley. Cargill, B-Fab and Michin overpowered Ripley with the numbers game, but Iyo Sky came to the rescue.
• Jade fled the scene and Sky dumped Michin and B-fab out of the ring with synchronized dropkicks.

Match Grade: B​

Uncle Howdy Def. Tama Tonga​

• Tama Tonga went it alone after questioning why the MFTs are fighting over the lantern, which Tonga implied was cursed.
• Solo Sikoa came down to the ring with the lantern as Tama Tonga had the match in control. Solo almost used the lantern on Uncle Howdy, but Tama Tonga waved him off. A distracted Tama Tonga walked into the Sister Abigail for the win.
• After the match, a frustrated Tama Tonga snatched the lantern and Uncle Howdy reclaimed it. Solo was not happy.

Match Grade: B- ​

Trick Williams Steals Sami Zayn’s Spotlight​

• Trick Williams stepped all over Sami Zayn’s entrance by jumping the gun and walking out with Lil Yachty. Black Culture continues its takeover of WWE and it will be for the better. Yachty hyped up the crowd and encouraged “whoop that trick” chants.
• Lil Boat congratulated Trick Williams. Williams invited Yachty to WrestleMania and Yachty accepted. Yachty and Williams went back-and-forth in a hip hop style promo that is sure to scare predominately Caucasian wrestling podcasters.
• Williams asked for the pyro that was promised to Sami Zayn and he got it. Sami interrupted. “The pageantry has never been my thing,” said Zayn. Zayn cut the prototypical, boring and interchangeable “best wrestler in the world" promo. Fans sided with Trick.
• Carmelo Hayes interrupted. Hayes said he carried SmackDown for months and refused to let Sami cross the one-yard line on the back of Melo’s work. Fans chanted “we want Melo!” as Melo said "listen to these people.
• After being called “Ginger snap and Ginger Ale” by Trick Williams, Zayn snapped and accepted Melo’s challenge for a rematch tonight on SmackDown.

Aleister Black Def. Matt Cardona​

• Matt Cardona got out to a hot start, but Aleister Black cut him off after a distraction from Zelina Vega. Cardona and Black fought on the middle rope, and Cardona fought him off.
• Cardona hit a double underhook powerbomb for a nearfall as he sold his left arm. A wounded Cardona struggled to his feet just in time to take a Black Mass.

Match Grade: B​

Charlotte Flair And Alexa Bliss Def. Bayley And Lyra Valkyria​

• Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair isolated Lyra Valkyria, who repeatedly tried to make tag attempts to Bayley. Lyra hit a cross body off the second rope and finally made the hot tag to Bayley.
• Bayley hit an impressive running sunset flip into the turnbuckle amid “Bayley” chants. Bayley and Lyra showed great teamwork with an assisted Samoan Drop/neckbreaker on Charlotte Flair.
• Flair awkwardly caught a diving Valkyria and trapped her in the Figure 8 before Bayley made the save. Bliss and Flair isolated Bayley before teaming up for a stereo snapmare for the win. A very good tag team match.
• After the match, the Unstoppable Forces mauled both teams.

Match Grade: B+​

Damian Priest And R-Truth Def. The Miz And Kit Wilson​

• Backstage, Danhausen offered to join Miz and Kit Wilson in their tag team title match and reverse the curse. Miz vehemently refused.
• After Priest took out Wilson on the outside, Danhausen begged to tag in. Miz refused, but R-Truth tagged him in. Danhausen tried to curse Miz, but Miz pulled the referee in front of him and he was cursed.
• Miz hit the Skullcrushing Finale on R-Truth. Miz had Truth down for the three count, but the referee’s arm started cramping up as he went to count to three. Truth tagged in, and Priest hit the South of Heaven for the win.
• After the match, Cody Rhodes stuck Kit Wilson with the Cross Rhodes. Cody cut a fiery promo where he said he didn’t know how to “be a bad guy.” He put himself over for setting WrestleMania gate records over the past three years. He buried the Pat McAfee reveal by saying it would be like if the NWO revealed the third man to be Disco Inferno. Cody says he has voices in his head, but “you don’t want to know what they’re saying.” He received mostly mixed responses from the pro-Randy Orton crowd.

Sami Zayn Def. Carmelo Hayes​

• Trick 'N Yachty watched the main event from ringside. St. Louis was unanimously behind Melo while they despised Sami. Wade Barrett touched on Trick and Melo’s history with Williams in NXT.
• Fans chanted “Sami sucks” as Zayn began to overtake the match. Melo fought back and hit a picture-perfect tope to the outside. Melo began selling his leg as SmackDown went to commercial.
• Melo sold his left knee as he delivered a Dirty Diana for a nearfall. Melo did further damage to his knee with a frog splash for another nearfall. Melo hit a First 48 but missed on a Nothing but Net. The referee took a look at Hayes and teased throwing the match out. Zayn hit a Helluva Kick in the corner while the referee was checking on Hayes and won.
• After the match, Trick Williams laid out Zayn with the Trick Shot.

Match Grade B+​

This article was originally published on Forbes.com

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