WWE SmackDown (November 6, 2026) – Preview, spoilers, start time & where to watch

This article contains SPOILERS!

Before Crown Jewel in Riyadh, WWE will deliver the go-home show of SmackDown, which will conclude the build for the PLE. Notably, the November 6 edition was pre-taped at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on Monday after Raw.

This was done to give talent time to travel to Saudi Arabia for the PLE this weekend. This means the spoilers for the show are out, and here we will take a look at them along with the timings and telecast details for this week’s WWE SmackDown.

Matches & segments announced for 11/6 WWE SmackDown [Spoiler-free]

• CM Punk vs Kevin Owens – No Holds Barred match
• Crown Jewel build

Spoilers for 11/6 WWE SmackDown

• Gunther-Finn Balor segment: Gunther denies being scared of The Demon. Gunther says he proved himself right about Finn being past his prime, and that Balor should quit. Gunther calls out Finn, and Balor answers. Finn says there’s no difference between him and The Demon. Finn and Gunther brawl, with Balor getting the upper hand.
• Tama Tonga vs Shinsuke Nakamura: Talla Tonga gets involved, but Kyoki takes him out. Shinsuke Nakamura defeats Tama Tonga with a Kinshasa.
• Michin & B-Fab (c) vs Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid – WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Tatum Paxley and Alexa Bliss trigger a double disqualification, prompting Bayley to rush to the ring and help them fend off The Baddies and Fatal Influence. Charlotte Flair then makes her return and gets into a brawl with Jade Cargill. The babyfaces eventually clear the ring of the heels before celebrating together.
• Chelsea Green-Liv Morgan segment: Nick Aldis kicks off the segment by promoting the CM Punk vs Kevin Owens match before calling WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green to the ring. Aldis acknowledges their history of tension but praises Green for her accomplishments and expresses his support for her representing SmackDown at Crown Jewel.
• He then hands Green the microphone to address Liv Morgan’s comments from the previous week. Green gets emotional as she reflects on the criticism she regularly faces, admitting that she sometimes struggles with self-doubt. She adds that she wants to build a lasting legacy, and that journey begins with defeating Morgan at Crown Jewel.
  • Liv Morgan interrupts and mocks Green for getting emotional, saying that’s why participation trophies exist. She also claims that Rhea Ripley’s injury created an opportunity for Green, suggesting that the champion simply got lucky. Morgan has the final word before walking off.
• Byron Saxton backstage interview with Trick Williams: Trick Williams reflects on losing the Undisputed WWE Championship match to Sami Zayn last week. Williams says becoming world champion is not an if, but a when. Williams and Lil Yachty address Damian Priest and say to come find Williams if he has a problem.
• Jimmy Uso interrupts Sami Zayn, 946 attacks: Sami Zayn addresses Roman Reigns’ prediction that he would no longer be champion by Crown Jewel, reflecting on his successful title defenses against Je’Von Evans and Trick Williams. Zayn says he once enjoyed being overlooked, but that is no longer an option now that he is World Champion.
• Jimmy Uso interrupts and makes it clear that he wants to take Zayn down. He also brings up his ongoing war with The 946 and questions why Zayn refused to help him. Zayn responds that he would have stood by Uso under different circumstances, reminding him that he was the one who made him an Honorary Uce and was always the first to take action.
  • Uso questions what has changed about Zayn and points out that he now has Roman Reigns’ full attention. Zayn welcomes that development, insisting that he deserves the respect. The 946 then appear and launch a surprise attack on Uso. Zayn chooses not to intervene and walks away. Uso manages to get back to his feet, but The 946 take him down with their finishing moves.
• Nathan Frazer vs Damian Priest: Frazer attacks Priest before he even gets into the ring. Priest powerbombs Frazer onto the table, and Frazer is ruled medically unable to continue the match. Axiom confronts Priest and gets thrown into the turnbuckle LED screen.
• CM Punk vs Kevin Owens: The match is filled with genuine animosity and brutal action from the start. Punk grabs a chair, but Owens snatches it away and cracks him across the back. Owens then sends Punk over the barricade and into the crowd before striking him with a table. Punk fights back by rolling a wheelchair towards Owens as the brawl continues among the fans.
• Owens later hangs Punk upside down on the arena steps and drives his foot into his crotch. Punk retaliates with an elbow drop, putting Owens through the announce table. Punk then sets up six chairs near the corner and throws Owens onto them.
  • Owens answers with a fisherman suplex, sending Punk crashing through two tables at ringside. Punk connects with the GTS, but Owens rebounds off the ropes and catches him with a steel chain, knocking him out. Kevin Owens defeats CM Punk in a brutal Street Fight.

WWE SmackDown start time and telecast details

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