By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
WWE Smackdown (Episode 1,397)
Barcelona, Spain, at Olimpic Arena
Streamed live May 29, 2026, internationally on Netflix, same-day delay on USA Network
[Hour One] Joe Tessitore opened the show and narrated arrival/backstage shots of WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Carmelo Hayes, Ricky Saints, Chelsea Green, and the duo of Nia Jax and Lash Legend. Green vs. Jax was listed for later in the show…
Tessitore and Wade Barrett checked in from their broadcast table and then introduced the Spanish broadcast team, who spoke with no volume. Oops. Tessitore and Barrett spoke about Clash in Italy, and set up a Saturday Night’s Main Event recap video…
Jade Cargill made her entrance with B-Fab and Michin. Jade said she was confused because the fans acted like she had something to prove, but she is one of one. B-Fab and Michin chimed in briefly.
WWE Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley made her entrance while Barrett questioned whether it was a bad idea to get in the ring with Jade and her crew so close to Clash in Italy. Ripley reminded Jade that she beat her when it was just the two of them. Jade said B-Fab and Michin are with her because they want a piece of the power, whereas Ripley is with people who don’t even like her.
Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss made their entrance. Flair said Jade has been in WWE for five minutes, but she acts like she’s a Hall of Famer. Flair conceded that she respects how far Jade has come, but told her not to confuse her own hype for actual accomplishments.
B-Fab said Flair had some nerve speaking to the future WWE Women’s Champion that way. Flair said she’d ask if she wanted to hear from one of Jade’s accessories. Bliss said she’s gone toe-to-toe with people in the ring and on the mic who are way better than Jade, and warned her not to make her embarrass her.
Smackdown General Manager Nick Aldis walked out to a strong reaction and called for a match between the two trios, and then the show cut to commercial… [C]
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