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Fri, February 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM PST<\/p>\n“WWE SmackDown” stops through Amerant Bank Arena in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday, Feb. 20. Two more Elimination Chamber qualifier matches occupy the spotlight, while a solid slate of additional pairings make up the night.<\/p>\n
The night\u2019s biggest stakes come in the form of the two qualifying matches, beginning with a triple-threat clash between Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams and Damian Priest. Hayes and Williams bring years of shared history into the bout, while Priest\u2019s veteran edge and size advantage adds another element to a likely banger.<\/p>\n
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The women\u2019s division mirrors that urgency, as Nia Jax, Charlotte Flair and Kiana James collide in their own Chamber qualifier. Jax\u2019s brute strength, Flair\u2019s championship pedigree and James\u2019 rising ambition create a stylistic clash that makes for an interesting combination \u2014 even if it couldn’t feel any more obvious that Flair will add her name to the final Chamber additions.<\/p>\n
Beyond qualification stakes, tonight’s “SmackDown” also features several unique singles encounters. Oba Femi goes one-on-one with Kit Wilson in another surefire squash match, while Giulia faces Rhea Ripley in a pairing that promises to be a technically crisp and high-intensity battle between two of the brand\u2019s most dynamic competitors.<\/p>\n
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Rounding out the night, Tama Tonga squares off with Ilja Dragunov.<\/p>\n
Check out the full “WWE SmackDown” lineup below, which starts at 8 p.m. ET on Syfy:<\/p>\n
Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Carmelo Hayes vs. Trick Williams vs. Damian Priest<\/p>\n
Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Nia Jax vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Kiana James<\/p>\n
Tama Tonga vs. Ilja Dragunov<\/p>\n
For complete coverage of “WWE SmackDown” on Syfy, follow along with Uncrowned’s live blog below:Live9 updatesFri, February 20, 2026 at 5:04 PM PST<\/p>\n
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To start the night, we’re hit with a replay package around last week’s main event match between Cody Rhodes, Jacob Fatu and Sami Zayn. That seems like a nice stage setter for Rhodes to open the night properly. Let’s see here in a minute.<\/p>\n
Fri, February 20, 2026 at 4:50 PM PST<\/p>\n
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This seems like odd timing that could play into an angle with Jade Cargill tonight. But all signs point to a Stephanie Vaquer match at WrestleMania, which would be the right choice.<\/p>\n
Fri, February 20, 2026 at 4:35 PM PST<\/p>\n
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Fri, February 20, 2026 at 4:35 PM PST<\/p>\n
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Fri, February 20, 2026 at 4:35 PM PST<\/p>\n
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Fri, February 20, 2026 at 4:34 PM PST<\/p>\n
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Fri, February 20, 2026 at 4:34 PM PST<\/p>\n
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Fri, February 20, 2026 at 4:34 PM PST<\/p>\n
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Iyo Sky was the original opponent scheduled to face Giulia. Hopefully, the former Women’s World Champion is alright.<\/p>\n
Fri, February 20, 2026 at 4:32 PM PST<\/p>\n
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Fort Lauderdale is admittedly getting pretty spoiled. Matches aside, expect progression in the world title scene thanks to an appearance from Cody Rhodes. Who knows where Sami Zayn is left after last week’s defeat.<\/p>\n
Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Carmelo Hayes vs. Trick Williams vs. Damian Priest<\/p>\n
Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Nia Jax vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Kiana James<\/p>\n
Tama Tonga vs. Ilja Dragunov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“WWE SmackDown” stops through Amerant Bank Arena in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday, Feb. 20. Two more Elimination…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163211,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[78051,78048,78047,28,249,251,250,78054,78052,78053,78050,78049],"class_list":{"0":"post-163317","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-lauderdale","8":"tag-carmelo-hayes","9":"tag-charlotte-flair","10":"tag-elimination-chamber","11":"tag-florida","12":"tag-fort-lauderdale","13":"tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","14":"tag-fort-lauderdale-news","15":"tag-kiana-james","16":"tag-nia-jax","17":"tag-oba-femi","18":"tag-trick-williams","19":"tag-wwe-smackdown"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}