On June 5th 2026, WWE aired the 1,398th episode of SmackDown live in Bologna, Italy. It aired live on the USA Network in the United States & Netflix internationally.
Here are the results:
– SmackDown kicked off to a very angry Gunther who was tearing down the announce desks. Gunther said he wants justice because his was under the bottom rope when Cody Rhodes pinned him for the WWE Championship at Clash in Italy. Cody Rhodes came out and said that Gunther is right and that they should have a rematch. Sami Zayn interrupts this interaction and says that Gunther and Cody both did him wrong. Gunther told Zayn to shut up because this was WWE Championship business. Zayn said he knows a thing or two about beating Gunther for championships and that he is the biggest threat to Cody. Zayn then questioned Cody on the lesson that Cody was talking about? A brawl then broke out between the 3 of them. Cody accidentally hit Zayn with a dive outside of the because Gunther moved, Cody offered Zayn a handshake but Zayn declined
– The Miz tried to look at the experiment Danhausen was making but then went into electric shock
– Backstage, Gunther told Nick Aldis to fix the WWE Championship situation or Aldis will get sued
– Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-Way Match: Raquel Rodriguez def. Bayley, Kiana James, and Jacy Jayne
After the match Giulia turned on Kiana because Kiana thought Giulia costed her the match. Kiana blamed the loss on Giulia. Eventually, Giulia would finally lay Kiana out marking the end of their partnership
– Backstage Sami Zayn was talking to Johnny Gargano again when Nick Aldis came up and told Sami to stay out of the WWE Championship picture. Chad Gable was than seen entering Aldis’ office
– Talla Tonga def. Royce Keys
– Judgment Day celebrated Raquel’s victory earlier in the night and Liv Morgan said that they would meet in the Queen of the Ring finals
– Backstage, Damian Priest & R-Truth would be confronted by the returning AAA Tag Team Champions The War Raiders
– Jade Cargill & Michin def. Charlotte Flair & Tiffany Stratton
– Fatal Influence attacked Brie Bella & Paige backstage
– Ricky Saints def. Carmelo Hayes
– Lash Legend (w/ Nia Jax) def. Chelsea Green
– Another Blake Monroe vignette appeared and Monroe said she’s targeting Tiffany Stratton
– Nick Aldis told Cody Rhodes that he will defend the WWE Championship in 2 weeks against Gunther. Gunther will pick the stipulation of the match next week
– King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-Way Match: Dominik Mysterio def. Bron Breakker, Damian Priest, & Trick Williams