WWE Smackdown results (5/15): Powell’s live review of Gunther’s decision, Trick Williams’ homecoming, Ricky Saints vs. Carmelo Hayes, Damian Priest vs. Tama Tonga

By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)

WWE Smackdown (Episode 1,395)
Columbia, South Carolina, at Colonial Life Arena
Simulcast live May 15, 2026, on USA Network and internationally on Netflix

[Hour One] Joe Tessitore checked in on commentary and narrated arrival shots of Cody Rhodes, split screen shots of Damian Priest and R-Truth on one side and Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Talla Tonga on the other, another split screen shot of Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair on one side, and Jade Cargill, B-Fab, and Michin on the other, and Trick Williams standing at midfield on the University of South Carolina’s football field… A WWE Backlash recap video aired…