CM Punk’s move to WWE SmackDown has quickly changed the brand. The reigning Undisputed WWE Champion joined after winning gold on RAW. Now, WWE Hall of Famer AJ Styles shared his thoughts. He explained why Punk’s arrival has helped SmackDown already.

New additions to WWE SmackDown. World Wrestling Entertainment announced that Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk and Cody Rhodes will appear on the July 17 episode of SmackDown. The two will team at Saturday Night’s Main Event against Gunther and Sami Zayn.

The Takedown on SI's coverage of the July 17 episode of WWE SmackDown features results and booking grades for tonight's event.

WWE SmackDown last night (July 17) had 5 matches on the broadcast going 42:42, according to wrestlingdata.com. The longest match of the broadcast was Cody

On a night of big stipulations and qualifying matches, here are three things we hated and three things we loved about the 7/17/26 episode of "WWE Smackdown!"

It's been a while since SmackDown was last considered consistently strong, and even longer since it was seen as WWE's superior show.

Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Sami Zayn, Jade Cargrill, Gunther, Trick Williams, Alexa Bliss and the Superstars of WWE are returning to Colorado.

WWE will have a 'Friday Night SmackDown' show at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in September. Here's how to get tickets.

CM Punk is focused on defending the Undisputed WWE title against Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam 2026. However, another top SmackDown star has already made it clear that he wants the next title shot. On the July 17 episode of SmackDown,