Summary

WWE SmackDown on March 6, 2026, took place at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, with Drew McIntyre vs. Cody Rhodes listed as the Undisputed WWE Championship main event.

Randy Orton opened with a promo about WrestleMania and his Elimination Chamber win, then hit Trick Williams with an RKO.

Carmelo Hayes retained the WWE United States Championship in an open challenge by defeating Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.

The show also included a Rhea Ripley and Jade Cargill face-to-face, tag team contender developments, and a women’s tag match set after an in-ring interruption involving Irresistible Forces, Allies of Convenience, and Giulia with Kiana James.

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Randy Orton and Carmelo Hayes segments sharpen SmackDown’s WrestleMania direction

Randy Orton dropping Trick Williams with an RKO immediately added edge to SmackDown’s WrestleMania framing, because Orton tied his promo directly to main-event ambitions after the Men’s Elimination Chamber.

Carmelo Hayes retaining the US title in the open challenge also kept his championship momentum intact on the same night the show advanced multiple top-end programs.

For pre-show context tied to this episode, see the March 6 lineup update and the earlier open challenge announcement.