SmackDown Results, October 30, 2026: Sami Zayn Survives Trick Williams as The Demon Returns on Danhausen’s Halloween Show

The Story

The October 30 SmackDown came from the Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, West Virginia, billed as Danhausen’s “Very Nice, Very Evil” SmackDown (Fightful). We broke down the biggest moments in separate stories on Zayn vs. Williams, Green vs. Bella and The Demon’s return. Here is the whole night in order.

Cody Rhodes opens the show

Cody Rhodes walked through the rules of his first Last Man Standing match, against Randy Orton at Crown Jewel. He mockingly apologized to Orton’s family for what he planned to do to his face, held up a photo of his own battered face from a past match, and promised he would be the one still standing (PWTorch; WWE).

Chelsea Green (c) def. Nikki Bella (WWE Women’s Championship)

Nikki Bella controlled long stretches and hit the Rack Attack, but Chelsea Green‘s leg was on the ropes and the pin did not count. Green rolled Bella up seconds later to retain (WWE; PWTorch).

Liv Morgan came out to call Green a joke of a champion ahead of their Crown Jewel match. Tiffany Stratton followed, and Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez jumped her on the way down. Green dropped Morgan with the Un-Pretty-Her, Stratton cleared the Judgment Day pair with her briefcase, hit Morgan with the Prettiest Moonsault Ever and called for a referee, but Rodriguez and Perez attacked again before she could cash in. Iyo Sky ran in to chase them off (WWE; PWTorch).

Rey Fénix (c) def. Ricky Saints (AAA World Cruiserweight Championship)

In a rematch that ran about 12 minutes, Saints had Rey Fénix in real trouble with a top-rope Jackhammer and a spinning Death Valley Driver, both for near falls. Fénix survived, landed back-to-back cutters, and finished it with the Mexican Muscle Buster (PWTorch; WWE).

Jade Cargill def. Tatum Paxley

Tatum Paxley attacked before the bell and had Jade Cargill on the defensive with an enzuigiri. When Alexa Bliss tangled with the new Women’s Tag Team Champions, Michin and B-Fab, at ringside, Paxley got distracted, and Cargill put her away with a pump kick and Jaded (WWE; PWTorch).

The Demon arrives

Danhausen was about to reveal his “evil experiment” when Gunther attacked him. A group of Minihausens poured out of a coffin to swarm Gunther, who fought them all off. Then the lights turned red and Finn Bálor rose from the covered lab bed as The Demon. He shrugged off Gunther’s chops and a belt shot, hit a Sling Blade, and finished the segment by leaping off a ladder with a Coup de Grace that crushed Gunther through the announce desk (PWTorch; WWE).

Sami Zayn (c) def. Trick Williams (Undisputed WWE Championship, No DQ)

With Lil Yachty in his corner, Trick Williams looked ready to win the title. Johnny Gargano distracted the referee while Candice LeRae slid Sami Zayn the belt, and when Williams answered with a Book End, Gargano pulled the referee out of the ring mid-count. The referee disqualified Zayn, which would have kept the title on him (PWTorch; WWE).

Nick Aldis refused to let it end that way. He threw Gargano, LeRae and Yachty out and restarted the match with no disqualifications. Williams nearly won right away with a Trick Stick shot to the head, then again with a Trick Shot after Zayn’s Blue Thunder Bomb onto a pile of chairs. When Williams grabbed the title belt to swing at him, Zayn hid behind the referee, landed a low blow, and knocked Williams out with the belt for the pin (PWTorch; WWE).

Also on the show

• Blake Monroe said she was moving on to the women’s title after beating Giulia, and Paige walked in to tell her one win doesn’t make her a contender (PWTorch; Fightful).
• Damian Priest demanded a WWE Championship match and said he would keep piling up bodies until he got one. Nathan Frazer and Axiom stepped up and challenged him for next week (PWTorch; Fightful).
• Lil Yachty wandered into Danhausen’s “Top Secret” room backstage and found a giant gingerbread monster (PWTorch).
• NXT Champion Grayson Waller watched the main event from ringside, a night before his Halloween Havoc title defense (PWTorch).