Friday night’s SmackDown delivered one of the most chaotic episodes of the year — a surprise new women’s champion, a stunning suspension for Drew McIntyre, and fresh uncertainty surrounding the Undisputed WWE Championship picture heading into Survivor Series.
It was the kind of show that shifts the balance of storylines overnight, with consequences that will define WWE’s winter season.
Iyo Sky’s Reign Ends, But the Division Just Got Hotter
In the night’s biggest shock, Iyo Sky dropped the WWE Women’s Championship after an intense main event triple threat match against Bianca Belair and Liv Morgan. Belair pinned Morgan following a KOD (Kiss of Death) to regain the title — reclaiming the belt she last held before SummerSlam.
The win cements Belair as one of the division’s dominant forces, but the aftermath told a bigger story. After the bell, Bayley and Dakota Kai confronted Belair in the ring, teasing a possible reunion of Damage CTRL — or a revenge plot in the making.
