Preview:

The upcoming episode of Friday Night WWE Smackdown 7/3/26 will emanate in the aftermath of Night of Champions that concluded last Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The PLE saw Sami Zayn achieve his dream and capture the Undisputed title, ushering in a new era on the Blue brand.

Multiple big names, including Cody Rhodes, Charlotte Flair, Tiffany Stratton, Rey Fenix, Jey Uso, El Hijo Del Vikingo, Jade Cargill, and B-Fab, among others, are set to compete on the show, which will emanate from the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For nearly 30 years, Sami Zayn has busted his behind to reach the pinnacle of the professional wrestling business. Once he finally reached WWE, Zayn would immediately prove his merit by becoming NXT Champion, followed up by multiple title reigns with the Intercontinental, United States, and WWE Tag Team Titles. Heck, Sami Zayn even main-evented Night 1 of WrestleMania 39 and ended Gunther’s record-breaking Intercontinental Title streak.

Sami Zayn is a surefire WWE Hall-of-Famer once it’s all said and done. That all said, there’s always that one thing that haunted Zayn throughout his illustrious WWE career, and that’s the Undisputed WWE Championship. On more than one occasion, whether it was against Roman Reigns or Drew McIntyre, Zayn was always just short of winning the big one. Last year, he promised that he’ll finally reach the mountaintop. It took a while, but at Night of Champions 2026, Zayn finally did it. Sami was like a house on fire on that night, even if Gunther and Rhodes merely treated him as an afterthought through their intense feud. Cody didn’t know what caught him until it was too late, and Sami Zayn was hoisting up the Undisputed WWE Title off of QB1.

On this week’s SmackDown, we expect Sami Zayn to show up and show out, sporting the Undisputed WWE Title around his waist and drilling certain things into the minds of the people that doubted him. Unfortunately for him, he should expect challengers to come out of the woodwork, as he’s no longer the hunter but the hunted. Apart from that, Jade Cargill will be in a truly terrible mood after what went down at Night of Champions, and if Charlotte Flair is in the building on this night, she better watch her back because it will be on-site. Speaking of on-site, after a successful defense against Ricky Saints, U.S. Champion Trick Williams will absolutely have his lemon pepper steppers on and roll up to Atlantic City all decked out. Let’s Take look on complete match card and Show detail for edition of  WWE Smackdown Friday Night July 3rd, 2026 episode.

Match Card:

• Six Man Tag Team Match – B-Fab, Jade Cargill & Michin vs Charlotte Flair, Chelsea Green & Tiffany Stratton
• AAA World Cruiserweight Title Match – Rey Fenix (c) vs El Hijo del Vikingo
• Singles Match – Lainey Reid vs Brie Bella
• Promo : From Champion Sami
• Trick Williams, Ricky Saints , Melo Build Continues..
• Whats next for Womens champ Tiffany
• Other NOC Fallouts.
• More Cards.

Location & Date:

• Show: WWE SmackDown 6/19/26
• Location: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
• Date & Time: Friday, June 19,2026 | 8PM ET – 5AM PT