The John Report: WWE SmackDown 07/24/26 Review

This is WWE SmackDown, featuring Gunther addressing his rivalry with Nick Aldis, more CM Punk-Cody Rhodes drama, Women’s Ladder Match qualifiers, and more.

The WWE SummerSlam PLE is just 8 days away on Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2, with most of the card finalized. They still must add a few more matches, so we’ll see if SmackDown adds any matches to the card.

From the Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, this is SmackDown for episode #1405. Follow me on Twitter/X @johnreport. Let’s get to it.

There was some pre-show walking shown of Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Brie Bella with Paige, and the Fatal Influence trio of Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley & Lainey Reid.

A video aired about the Gunther-Nick Aldis setting them up for a SummerSlam match, which Triple H made official at the SummerSlam Kickoff event.