India, July 18 -- The road to WWE SummerSlam 2026 rolled on with the July 17 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, broadcast live from the MVP Arena in Albany, New York. Serving as the final stop before Saturday Night's Main Event at Madison Square Garden, the show aired on USA Network and Netflix, with several major storylines reaching a crucial stage ahead of the weekend.

The episode featured the last face-to-face confrontations before Saturday Night's Main Event, with CM Punk and Cody Rhodes attempting to keep their rivalry focused despite the growing presence of Gunther and Sami Zayn. WWE also continued building toward SummerSlam by confirming a match to determine the Interim WWE Women's Champion, while the fallout from Gunther's contro...