{"id":770773,"date":"2026-06-30T09:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/770773\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:41:11","slug":"early-rundown-for-tonights-wwe-smackdown-taping-411mania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/770773\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Rundown For Tonight&#8217;s WWE Smackdown Taping | 411MANIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE is taping this week\u2019s episode of WWE Smackdown tonight after Raw, and a new report has the pre-taping rundown for the show.  As <a href=\"https:\/\/411mania.com\/wrestling\/wwe-smackdown-two-hours-7-3-26\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">noted<\/a>, WWE is returning to two hours with this week\u2019s Smackdown and is taping the episode after Monday\u2019s Raw at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the rundown for the episode below, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/fightful\/posts\/wwe-smackdown-6-162438784\" target=\"new\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">per Fightful Select<\/a>.  Of course, this being the pre-taping rundown, there are always changes possible and we\u2019ll have full spoilers once they come online.<\/p>\n<p>* Sami Zayn promo.  Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso are set to interrupt, leading to a #1 contenders match being set for the main event.  The report notes that WWE has prepared for a promo in case the fans chant \u201cYou Deserve It\u201d at Zayn.<\/p>\n<p>* Cathy Kelley interviews Charlotte Flair<\/p>\n<p>* Charlotte Flair, Tiffany Stratton, Michin vs. Baddies.  The Baddies are set to win, with Cargill getting the victory.<\/p>\n<p>* Backstage Adam Pearce segment. Sami Zayn, Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae are set to be involved.<\/p>\n<p>* AAA Cruiserweight Championship Match: Rey Fenix vs. El Hijo Del Vikingo. Rey Fenix is scheduled to win.<\/p>\n<p>* Cathy Kelley interviews Giulia.  Blake Monroe is expected to attack Giulia. Kiana James will also get attacked.<\/p>\n<p>* Jimmy Uso &amp; Jacob Fatu backstage<\/p>\n<p>* Trick Williams segment. Carmelo Hayes is scheduled to be involved in the segment.<\/p>\n<p>* Danhausen segment. Miz, Matt Cardona, and Kit Wilson are set to continue their storyline with Danhausen.<\/p>\n<p>* Brie Bella vs. Lainey Reid.  Reid is expected to win.<\/p>\n<p>* Backstage segment<\/p>\n<p>* Undisputed WWE Championship #1 Contenders Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Jey Uso.  Rhodes is set to win, with the Bloodline and MFTs expected to get involved.<\/p>\n<p>The report also notes that Royce Keys will continue his storyline with Jacob Fatu while Damian Priest, R-Truth, Fraxiom and War Raiders have a backstage angle.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Finn Balor and Cody Rhodes have an angle which leads to involvement by Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Danhausen vs. JD McDonagh will be set for WWE Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event at Madison Square Garden on July 18th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WWE is taping this week\u2019s episode of WWE Smackdown tonight after Raw, and a new report has the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":770774,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75],"class_list":["post-770773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=770773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/770774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=770773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=770773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=770773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}