As Seen on SmackDown (March 6, 2026): Cody Rhodes Reclaims the Undisputed WWE Title

If you blinked, you missed a massive title swing on the Road to WrestleMania.

Friday night’s WWE SmackDown (March 6, 2026) came live from Portland, Oregon (Moda Center) and ended with Cody Rhodes defeating Drew McIntyre to recapture the Undisputed WWE Championship—setting the table for a WrestleMania 42 collision with Randy Orton.

The Big Headline: Cody’s Back on Top

In a chaotic main event with referee drama and ringside mayhem, Jacob Fatu’s sudden involvement stopped McIntyre from using a chair and opened the door for Cody to land the Super Cutter + Cross Rhodes combo for the win.

Translation: WrestleMania plans just got a lot more personal.

Randy Orton to WrestleMania… and Trick Williams Ate an RKO

SmackDown opened with Randy Orton making it clear he’s chasing the championship at WrestleMania 42—then Trick Williams stepped in at the worst possible time and got planted with an RKO outta nowhere.

Full Match & Segment Results (Quick Hits)

✅ United States Championship

• Carmelo Hayes def. El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. to retain the United States Title.

✅ WWE Women’s Tag Team Title Scene Gets Crowded

• New champs Nia Jax & Lash Legend (The Irresistible Forces) got confronted by multiple teams staking claims.

• Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss def. Giulia & Kiana James to earn the right to challenge the new champions.

✅ Tag Team Turmoil (No. 1 Contenders)

Order of eliminations:

• Fraxiom def. Motor City Machine Guns 

• Los Garza def. Fraxiom 

• Los Garza def. The Wyatt Sicks (after interference from The MFTs)

• Damian Priest & R-Truth def. Los Garza to become No. 1 Contenders to The MFTs 

✅ WrestleMania Women’s Title Heat

• Rhea Ripley and WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill went face-to-face in a tense war of words ahead of WrestleMania.

✅ Surprise Match

• Oba Femi def. Johnny Gargano after Gargano issued an open call.

✅ Main Event — Undisputed WWE Championship

• Cody Rhodes def. Drew McIntyre to win the Undisputed WWE Title.

What It Means Going Into WrestleMania 42

• Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton is now the clear WrestleMania main event direction, with Cody holding the gold and Orton holding the Chamber win momentum.

• The tag division is officially in chaos, and Priest & R-Truth as contenders is either genius… or the most stressful pairing Nick Aldis has ever created.

• Jade vs. Rhea is getting that big-fight aura—no brawl needed, just pure tension.

Black Danhausen "Cursed" T-shirt featuring a striking graphic design, as seen on SmackDown.