WWE SmackDown results, live discussion (Aug. 7, 2026): Kevin Owens is back

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - AUGUST 02: Kevin Owens celebrates during SummerSlam at U.S. Bank Stadium on August 2, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Kevin Sebatis/WWE via Getty Images) | WWE via Getty Images WWE SmackDown is live tonight (Aug. 7, 2026) from the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelph

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WWE SmackDown is live tonight (Aug. 7, 2026) from the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it’s the blue brand’s turn to deal with the fallout from SummerSlam!

Advertised for tonight: Newly-minted #1 contender Kevin Owens returns to SmackDown to face off with WWE Men’s Champion CM Punk!

Plus, Charlotte and Jade Cargill have themselves a little grudge match after neither of them won the Interim WWE Women’s Championship, and Interim WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green will have a thing

or two to say! Get ready with our preview here!

Come right back here back at the normal start time of 8 pm ET. That’s when the SmackDown live blog will kick off in the space below once the show starts on USA.