WWE SmackDown results, live discussion (May 8, 2026): Requiem for a gingerbread

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WWE SmackDown is live tonight (May 8, 2026) from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, and it’s the blue brand’s go-home show for tomorrow’s WWE Backlash!

Advertised for tonight: We’re… sigh… we’re having a funeral for a gingerbread man. Sami Zayn’s mad about it and Trick Williams is sad about it. Does lemon pepper even go with gingerbread? I wouldn’t think so, but here we are.

Plus, GUNTHER explains his attack on Cody Rhodes, Tiffany Stratton defends the WWE Women’s United States

Championship against Kiana James, your favorite WWE odd couple Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair get even odder teaming with Rhea Ripley against Fatal Influence, and more! 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.