WWE SmackDown
May 26, 2023Summary
| Date | May 26 | Total matches | 5 |
| Men's matches | 4 | Women's matches | 1 |
| Singles matches | 4 | Tag Team matches | 1 |
| Trio Matches | 0 | Other Matches | 0 |
This episode of SmackDown took place on May 26, 2023 and featured 5 matches on the card. All of the matches ended by pinfall, submission, or the rules stipulated by the match. Only one championship, the United States Championship, was defended on the card.
The matches featured 12 wrestlers and 2 tag teams, highlighted by Austin Theory, AJ Styles, LA Knight and Cameron Grimes.
Predictability
Mostly Predictable
(4 of 5 Matches)
Competitions
More Singles
Less Tag
Diversity
Usual Mens
Usual Womens
Balance of Power
Faces won the card with 4 wins (of 5 matches).
(Heels won 1 matches)
Matches
| Men's Singles |
3-0 (Overall: 3-0, Last 5: 4-1) Win Probability: 73.9% |
1-5 (Overall: 2-5, Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 26.1% |
- This was the 2nd main event singles match of 2023 that AJ Styles has participated in.
- This was the 1st time AJ Styles and Karrion Kross have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE.
- With this win, AJ Styles has now won 3 singles matches in a row.
- Prior to this match it had been 21 days since Karrion Kross had competed in a WWE match.
| Men's Singles |
4-6 (Overall: 4-7, Last 5: 3-2) Win Probability: 17.2% |
3-1 (Overall: 3-2, Last 5: 3-2) Win Probability: 82.8% |
- Impossible win! LA Knight won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 17.2%!
- This was the 1st time LA Knight and Rick Boogs have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE.
- With this win, LA Knight has now won 2 singles matches in a row.
| Men's Singles |
2-0 (Overall: 2-0, Last 5: 3-0) Win Probability: 65.2% |
0-1 (Overall: 1-3-1, Last 5: 1-3-1) Win Probability: 34.8% |
- This was the 1st time Cameron Grimes and Ashantee Adonis have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE.
- With this win, Cameron Grimes has now won 3 singles matches in a row.
- Prior to this match it had been 105 days since Ashantee Adonis had competed in a WWE match.
| Women's Tag Team |
1-0 (Last 5: 2-2) Win Probability: 63.0% |
0-1 (Last 5: 0-1) Win Probability: 37.0% |
- This was the 1st time Shotzi Blackheart and Raquel Rodriguez have competed in a 2-on-2 tag team match against Io Shirai and Bayley in WWE.
- Prior to this match it had been 49 days since Shotzi Blackheart and 20 days since Io Shirai had competed in a WWE match.
Men's Singles |
Champion 9-2 (Overall: 9-2, Last 5: 3-2) Win Probability: 64.9% |
0-4-1 (Overall: 5-5-2, Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 35.1% |
- This was the 6th United States title defense by Austin Theory since defeating Seth Rollins for the championship at Survivor Series on November 26, 2022 181 days ago.
- This was the 5th time Sheamus has challenged for the United States championship.
- Over the past year, Austin Theory has won the 2nd most number of matches in WWE Men's singles competition (18 wins).
- This was the 3rd opening singles match of 2023 that Austin Theory has participated in.
- This was the 1st time Austin Theory and Sheamus have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE.
Last updated Saturday May 27 10:57 AM UTC