WWE SmackDown – 7/3/2026: 3 Things We Hated And 3 We Loved
The second-half of last week's double "WWE SmackDown" taping aired on USA. The Independence Eve show had a pretty big main event, which saw Cody Rhodes clinch a title shot against WWE Champion Sami Zayn. If you want to read more about the show, the WWE SmackDown 7/3/2026 Results Page has you covered.
For now, it's time for the Wrestling Inc. crew to get into the good and the bad of Friday's show in Atlantic City, NJ. As always, there were some things to really love, like the fact that this was the first of the latest stretch of two-hour "SmackDown" broadcasts, making the show mercifully shorter. There was also a tremendous AAA Cruiserweight Championship Match. There was also plenty to hate, like the messy, predictable world title scene, and the dreary state of the women's division. If you want to keep the conversation going, the comments section is always open to you.
Let's get this out of the way, so we can all go blow off fireworks and eat hot dogs. Here's the best and the worst of the July 3rd "WWE SmackDown."
Jade Cargill, Michin, B-Fab, Charlotte Flair, Chelsea Green, and Tiffany Stratton are all talented competitors in their own right. In theory, the Six-Woman Tag Team Match between them should've been good to watch. While the action itself was pretty solid, there were still two glaring issues that I had with all of this that were hard for me to ignore.
First off, I didn't particularly enjoy the ending of the match that saw Chelsea Green become distracted by B-Fab on the ring apron to allow for Cargill to deliver Jaded to her for the win. B-Fab was an active competitor in this match, so it didn't really make much sense to me when Green became distracted by her hopping onto the ring apron. B-Fab would already be on the ring apron or around the ring, and the ending might've worked if it were a match that B-Fab wasn't actively competing in. However, she
