Here are the key takeaways from the March 20, 2026, edition of SmackDown from Raleigh, North Carolina. Carmelo Hays retains the U.S. Title. The match against Ilja Draganuv reminds us why Hays refuses to be overlooked. Worth a re-watch.

Randy Orton returns to Friday Night SmackDown one week after his brutal betrayal of Cody Rhodes. He'll explain his actions, and perhaps we'll find out who was on the phone this past Monday. Here's the start time,

Nick Aldis, WWE is doing side feuds with non-wrestlers but they have not led to any matches yet. Before Aldis could make it to the ring, Jacob Fatu bulldozed through WWE officials to get his 10 pounds of flesh.

It will always be a little weird when WWE does replays of something that happened a few minutes ago. Not having Truth rap to his own entrance music made his entrance feel incomple

WWE will post behind-the-scenes footage and call it Unreal, but if talent posts their own video, they’ll apparently get in hot water.

The March 20, 2026 episode of WWE SmackDown had quite a surprising moment as Jade Cargill got unexpected help while attacking Rhea Ripley, possibly changing things ahead of WrestleMania 42. Earlier in the segment,

Nick Aldis announced that The MFT will defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against Damian Priest and R-Truth on "SmackDown."