Tonight’s WWE SmackDown, airing on February 20, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. The show will feature WWE United States Champion Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams and Damian Priest competing in a men’s Elimination Chamber Triple Threat qualifying match. Additionally, “The Ruler” Oba Femi will take on Kit Wilson in a singles match.
The show begins at 8pm ET and is available for international fans to watch on streaming platforms such as Netflix. Ringside News provides live match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Please keep checking this page. Refresh to see the latest results as the action unfoldsjoin the conversation in the comments section below!
Matches and key moments scheduled for WWE SmackDown on February 20, 2026
- Men’s Elimination Chamber Triple Threat Qualifying Match: WWE United States Champion Carmelo Hayes vs Trick Williams vs Damian Priest
- Single match: “The Ruler” Oba Femi vs. Kit Wilson
- Women’s Elimination Chamber Triple Threat Qualifying Match: “The Queen” Charlotte Flair vs. “Irresistible Force” Nia Jax vs. Kiana James
- Single match: RHIYO’s WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion “The Eradicator” Rhea Ripley vs. WWE Women’s United States Champion “The Beautiful Madness” Julia
- Single match: “The Mad Dragon” Ilya Dragunov vs. Ilya Dragunov MFT’s Tama Tonga
- ‘American Nightmare’ Cody Rhodes kicks off the show
WWE SmackDown Results (2/20/26): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show begins with comments welcoming us as we see Rhea Ripley and IYO SKY walking backstage. Julia and Kiana James are then seen outside the arena. The camera then cuts to Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss. Next up are Rush Legend and Nia Jax. The camera then cuts to Damian Priest and R-Truth. We then see Carmelo Hayes backstage and Trick Williams walking outside.
Now let’s take a look at what happened in last week’s main event, where Cody Rhodes pinned Sami Zayn to win the Men’s Elimination Chamber qualifying match despite interference from Undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre.
Cody Rhodes’ music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Cody then picks up the microphone and asks the fans what they want to talk about. Then, before Cody could say anything, Jacob Fatu’s music interrupted. Jacob then enters the ring and confronts Cody. Jacob tells Cody to keep it at 100. And Jacob says if it wasn’t for Drew, you wouldn’t be here talking about Elimination Chamber. Jacob then says he beat Cody and Sami last week. Jacob then says he was walking with W and Jacob says he knows it and Cody knows it too. Jacob then says he’s not worried about Cody, he’s worried about Drew McIntyre. Jacob tells Drew to bring his punk bastard here.
Nick Aldis then came out and told Drew he gave him the night off. Then Nick says he didn’t want to do it because Drew is the champion. Nick then said they can’t risk anything because Chamber is around the corner and WrestleMania is right around the corner. Nick says it’s Cody’s time so they can go to the office and talk about getting Drew. Drew then says that Cody and Fatu can’t keep the champion’s name out of their mouths. Drew then shows up in the suite. Drew then says that he appreciates the night off, but that he can do whatever he wants. Drew then says he loves Smackdown so much that he bought an entire suite to watch the show. Drew then tells Jacob that he heard him slip up and that he is here. Then Drew says you guys are just barking and not getting bitten. Then Drew said, “What are you going to do?”
Fatu then left the ring and attacked security in an attempt to stop him. Nick then tells security to get Drew out of here. He then takes Drew out of the building and says they can talk. Drew then says the whole world is against him because he’s the champion. Then Drew says they’re jealous of him because he’s the champion. Then Drew says everyone wants to be him because he’s the champion. Cody then says that just because he’s the champion doesn’t mean the world is chasing him. Cody says they’re after him because he’s a badass. Cody’s music then hits and Drew holds the title in the air.
We then see a clip from last week’s SmackDown where MFT won a 10-man tag team match.
Then we head backstage to Carmelo Hayes and Ilya Dragunov. Elijah tells Hayes that he is the United States Champion, that he is himself, and that if he takes a shot, he won’t miss. Elijah then told Hayes that he was going to win the preliminaries, enter the Elimination Chamber, and go straight to WrestleMania. Hayes then tells Elijah that he doesn’t need Elijah to tell him what he should be. Hayes then tells Elijah he won’t miss it. Elijah then tells Hayes that he believes in him, but what doesn’t happen is him going to WrestleMania as United States Champion.
