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WWE SmackDown Results (4/10/26): Cody Rhodes Confronts Pat McAfee & More

The road to WrestleMania 42 runs through San Jose tonight for WWE SmackDown.
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Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton and Pat McAfee will be on SmackDown
Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton and Pat McAfee will be on SmackDown | WWE

With only two episodes of WWE SmackDown left before WrestleMania 42, how will Cody Rhodes respond to the newly formed team of Randy Orton and Pat McAfee?

Last week on WWE SmackDown, after weeks of speculation, Pat McAfee was revealed as the mystery man on the phone with Randy Orton, getting into The Viper's head ahead of the Showcase of the Immortals. McAfee kicked Cody Rhodes low and cut a promo, ranting about how the product sucks now and that he and Orton are here to save the business.

Later in the show, Rhodes would respond with a passionate promo, burying the McAfee reveal and comparing it to Disco Inferno being the third man in the nWo instead of Hulk Hogan. All three men will be under the same roof for tonight's episode of SmackDown, and McAfee is promising a huge surprise for the WWE Universe. What could that surprise possibly be? Tune in to find out.

Pat McAfee
Pat McAfee | WWE

Raw Superstar Bayley will be in action on the blue brand later on tonight as she goes one-on-one with Alexa Bliss. Both women will be part of the huge fatal four-way match for the Women's Tag Team Titles at the Showcase of the Immortals next weekend. Which woman will gain some momentum for her team ahead of next weekend's title match? We'll find out soon enough.

Women's Elimination Chamber winner Rhea Ripley is also scheduled to appear this evening. After Jade Cargill attacked her best friend, IYO SKY, in front of her earlier this week on Raw, you can bet that Mami will be looking for some revenge tonight before the two women face off next weekend in Las Vegas.

After debuting for WWE in Saudi Arabia in the Men's Royal Rumble match, Royce Keys will finally make his SmackDown debut later this evening. Whether this means the former AEW TNT Champion will be in action or if he's just appearing has yet to be confirmed.

Other names scheduled to appear tonight include Drew McIntyre, who promises to expose the WWE Universe to the "real" Jacob Fatu before their Unsanctioned match next weekend, and United States Champion Sami Zayn will be in the house looking for revenge against Trick Williams and Lil Yachty for their actions last week.

No other matches have been announced for tonight's episode of SmackDown as of yet, but with the show being three hours, you can expect plenty of in-ring action from the blue brand later this evening.

Scroll down for quick results of tonight's episode of WWE SmackDown from San Jose.

WWE SmackDown results:

This week's episode of SmackDown kicks off with Cody Rhodes entering the venue and being stopped by Nick Aldis. Rhodes wants to know where Pat McAfee is. Aldis says he's on his way to the building, and he's been told by people above him that Rhodes cannot touch McAfee tonight. Jelly Roll comes in looking for Randy Orton and McAfee. Aldis tells him the same thing and basically asks him to stay out of this.

Jelly Roll tells Cody this is bigger than McAfee or Aldis, this is about a 20-year friendship and betrayal, and pleads with him not to forget it.

In the arena, Rhea Ripley angrily storms to the ring. Ripley says Jade Cargill found her one weakness when she attacked her best friend, IYO SKY, and demands Cargill come to the ring right now.

But IYO SKY makes her way to the ring instead. SKY says she knows Ripley is angry, but so is she, and she wants to face Cargill tonight.

Ripley is worried because SKY isn't 100% and wants to make sure it's something she wants to do. SKY insists she wants to do it and wants to face Cargill tonight. Nick Aldis comes out and makes the match official.

Alexa Bliss (w/ Charlotte Flair) defeated Bayley (w/ Lyra Valkyria). The crowd was firmly behind their hometown hero, Bayley, in San Jose tonight. Unfortunately, they didn't get what they wanted. The finish saw Valkyria and Flair arguing on the floor at ringside and distracting Bayley long enough for Alexa Bliss to roll her up for the win.

Carmelo Hayes is in the trainer's room with Matt Cardona, as the doctor checks out his knee. Cardona tries to cheer Hayes up, telling him that when he gets his WrestleMania moment, it will be worth it. Trick Williams and Lil Yachty come in, and Williams says he thought Melo was going to win last week. Hayes says he doesn't want to hear it and blames Trick for costing him his title in the first place.

Melo says he hopes Trick wins the title next weekend because, when he gets his knee right, he's coming for it. Lil Yachty and Melo exchange words before Hayes leaves. Matt Cardona says he's tired of guests coming into WWE and running their mouths. Yachty proposes a match between Williams and Cardona tonight. Trick isn't thrilled, but Matt is all for it and says he'll talk to Aldis.

We get a vignette from Drew McIntyre, stating the "real" Jacob Fatu is nothing but a convict and says he'll probably end up back in jail after he beats him at WrestleMania. Cathy Kelly finds Jacob Fatu backstage for his thoughts. Fatu says Drew is going to find out -- before Fatu can get his sentence out The MFTs come in and Solo Sikoa calls Fatu an embarrassment.

Fatu says he and Sikoa can fight tonight. Sikoa fires back that the last time Fatu was in this building he got his teeth knocked out and implies that after all this time, it wasn't Drew McIntyre, but Tama Tonga. Sikoa says he'll go talk to Aldis to set up a match between them later tonight.

We get a video package for Royce Keys, hyping his SmackDown in-ring debut next.

Royce Keys defeated Berto (w/ Angel). This was simply a showcase squash match for Royce Keys. The finish of the match saw Keys hit Berto with a spinebuster to score the pinfall victory.

Pat McAfee arrives at the building, and it's reiterated that no one on the WWE roster can put their hands on him tonight. McAfee enters the building and is immediately confronted by Jelly Roll, who asks McAfee if he told Randy Orton to RKO him. McAfee says he didn't, but he told him to kill everyone, and he shouldn't have been involved in Orton and Rhodes' business.

Jelly Roll says McAfee shouldn't be involved either and wants to know what he's doing here. McAfee says it's way bigger than he has any idea. McAfee continues to run his mouth, and things get physical when Jelly Roll slams McAfee against the wall until Nick Aldis breaks it up. McAfee leaves to make his way to the ring, continuing to ramble on about saving the business.

Royce Keys is backstage with Cathy Kelley. Keys says it's about time he's there, and it's been a long time coming. They are interrupted by Solo Sikoa, who puts over Keys' debut and tells him that if he needs anything, just let him know.

Pat McAfee makes his way to the ring, and the WWE Universe isn't shy in letting him know how they feel about him. McAfee says it's crazy they are booing him because he's the hero of this entire thing. McAfee calls CM Punk a spineless bum and buries his comments from Raw, calling him a fraud who is happy to take the TKO merchandise checks.

Pat McAfee continues to bury WWE and its roster, agreeing that WrestleMania ticket prices are too high when there is nothing else to see on the show but Randy Orton. McAfee claims you can thank him for all night one WrestleMania tickets being 25% off between now and Monday. This is downright laughable, as WWE has already offered better discounted tickets prior to this. Austin 3:16 day, anyone?

McAfee continues to ramble about Randy Orton winning his 15th World Championship until he's finally interrupted by Cody Rhodes, who reminds McAfee that he doesn't belong here. Rhodes mocks McAfee and tells him they can take him backstage, give him a replica title, and have him do an entrance with pyro so he can go back to whoever sent him here and say, "Thank you, daddy."

Rhodes makes fun of McAfee for being a play wrestler and reminds him that the Attitude Era happened 30 years ago, before Orton even got in the business. Rhodes buries McAfee for knocking the IWC and calling them marks. Rhodes mentions that some people call them customers, but he calls them family. Cody Rhodes makes it clear that the fans want to see Randy Orton, not Pat McAfee. Rhodes tells McAfee to go home.

McAfee claims he belongs there and calls Rhodes a cosplay champion. McAfee says that if Orton doesn't leave WrestleMania with the WWE Championship, we'll never hear from or see him in this business again. The crowd chants, "Go home, Pat!" Rhodes makes fun of McAfee for being high, and mocks him for Yeeting on the commentary table for the last three years, and says they should bring out Gunther to choke him out once and for all.

Rhodes tries to leave, and McAfee makes jokes about Cody going back to suck on Triple H's ass for a push. Cody comes back to the ring, but Orton shows up on the Tron with Jelly Roll being taken out. Orton drags Jelly Roll out to the aisle and then runs away. McAfee tries to sneak up on Rhodes, but Rhodes catches him. Orton returns and attacks Rhodes from behind. The duo leaves Rhodes lying as McAfee poses with Rhodes' title.

After a commercial break, Pat McAfee and Randy Orton are seen leaving the arena with Cody Rhodes' WWE Championship.

Kit Wilson and The Miz confront Nick Aldis backstage about what happened with the referee last week. Aldis tells them he was cursed, and Miz gets upset. A match is made between Kit Wilson and Danhausen for later in the show.

Jacob Fatu defeated Tama Tonga. This was a match to get the crowd back into the show positively. Fatu and Tonga had a really fun matchup here. The finish saw Jacob Fatu hit his double jump moonsault on Tama Tonga to score the pinfall victory.

After the match, Jacob Fatu gets on the microphone, but he's attacked from behind by Drew McIntyre. Fatu tries to mount a comeback but gets taken out with a Claymore. McIntyre takes Fatu to the floor and hits him with a steel chair and a Future Shock DDT before handcuffing him and hanging him over the turnbuckle post.

The handcuffs hilariously break, and McIntyre has to set him up again in the same position to finish the segment. McIntyre kicks Fatu, and the handcuffs break for a second time. They finally give up that spot as McIntyre rolls Fatu in the ring and hits him with another Claymore. McIntyre whips Fatu with a belt until security finally does their job and gets him away from Fatu.

Backstage, R-Truth and Danhausen promote the ESPN app. Damian Priest is happy that R-Truth no longer thinks Danhausen is Asuka. Truth insists it was Priest who thought that. As Priest and Truth bicker, Danhausen disappears. We hear some clanging off to the side, and B-Fab is slammed into the wall and thrown down by Rhea Ripley, who says it's one down and one to go.

Sami Zayn is in the ring with a microphone, and the audience isn't giving him a warm welcome. Zayn says in recent weeks Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton have been talking about change, and now it sounds like the crowd wants a change as well. Zayn says he's tried to give his heart, mind, and soul to the WWE Universe. Sami says he knows some people are booing, but he also knows there are some fans here where that means something to him.

Zayn says he will continue to do his best and never change for the people who continue to support him. However, Zayn says to the people who are booing, he doesn't even know what he did, but it's okay because he doesn't care. Sami says the moment he realized his ride-or-die fans would have his back no matter what, all the pressure and anxiety disappeared. Zayn says he will walk into WrestleMania as the champion and leave as the champion.

Sami Zayn is interrupted by Trick Williams and Lil Yachty. Trick Williams says he thinks the people are tired of hearing Zayn talk. Williams says he knows Zayn can't stand him because he didn't take 20 years to get to his spot like everyone else. Williams says he's going to beat Zayn's ass at WrestleMania. Zayn thinks the fans like Trick, but they don't love him. Zayn says he's going to drag Trick into deep water next weekend and see if he can walk the walk or if he just talks.

Trick Williams (w/ Lil Yachty) defeated Matt Cardona. While the match itself was perfectly fine, the crowd didn't seem overly excited about it. The finish saw Trick Williams hit Matt Cardona with the Trick Shot to score the pinfall victory.

Danhausen defeated Kit Wilson (w/ The Miz). This was extremely entertaining. Danhausen got to prove to his doubters that he can work in the ring and also got to curse Kit Wilson yet again with a pyro mishap. The finish saw Danhausen hit Wilson with a big boot to score the pinfall victory.

We see Jade Cargill backstage looking for Michin. Cargill eventually finds her laid out in a hallway. Michin tells Cargill that Rhea Ripley did it, and Cargill says she'll take care of it.

Jade Cargill defeated IYO SKY. This match should have been a lot better than it was, but most of it was focused around SKY selling her injury she received from Cargill earlier this week. Despite that, there were a few really cool moments in the matchup. The finish saw Jade Cargill hit IYO SKY with Jaded to score the pinfall victory.

After the match, Cargill grabs a steel chair to attack SKY, but Rhea Ripley hits the ring to stop her. Cargill backs down and leaves as WWE SmackDown goes off the air.

WWE SmackDown quick results:

  • Alexa Bliss defeated Bayley
  • Royce Keys defeated Berto
  • Jacob Fatu defeated Tama Tonga
  • Trick Williams defeated Matt Cardona
  • Danhausen defeated Kit Wilson
  • Jade Cargill defeated IYO SKY
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Matt Black
MATT BLACK

Matt Black got involved in the wrestling media industry over two decades ago, covering WWE video games released by Acclaim, THQ, and 2K. He has been covering professional wrestling for multiple digital outlets since 2019. He is the former Senior Editor of WrestleZone and has extensive knowledge of the entire wrestling industry. In his spare time, Matt enjoys cheering for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Lakers. He's also a diehard comic book movie fan and doesn't pick sides when it comes to the endless debates of Marvel versus DC.

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