​WWE SmackDown on Aug. 21, 2026, took place at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, and featured an Undisputed Championship match between CM Punk and Kevin Owens.This week’s show continued the build to the upcoming Saturday – no, Sunday Night’s Main Event. The show featured two championship matches and an opening promo segment with Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton. The crowd stayed alive throughout, making for a solid Friday night show.Here’s the top takeaways from this week’s show:MFT retain tag titles vs. Damian Preist, R-TruthMFT has a new meaning, apparently. During a quick backstage look, Tama and Talla Tonga cut a quick promo as they were talking toward the ring. Then Haku showed up on screen, and made sure his boys were on point by saying it was time to show everyone who the “motherf*cking Tongans” are. I can’t express how dope it is to see Haku back on TV regularly.The rematch for the titles got underway, and this was a fun one. Toronto loved the action, giving “this is awesome” chants once things got cooking. This felt like a title match that meant something to both teams, because the effort felt elevated. MFT ended things after hitting a Red Cross double-team finisher to retain the titles. The MFTs made Haku proud 💪 pic.twitter.com/lOMHpgoqTP— WWE (@WWE) August 22, 2026After the match, there was a pump fake heel turn for Preist, as the cameras stuck with the losing squad in the ring. It was one of those moments where Priest appeared upset with his partner, but ultimately decided to embrace him, and there was no sudden attack. Here’s to hoping WWE keeps MFT rolling strong with Haku by their side, because this feels like a dominant team. I get menacing throwback tag team vibes with a powerful mastermind as the third man. Great stuff here.Oh, and they have future foes loading in Shinsuke Nakamura and Kyoki:LISTEN UP, MFTS! 😤Kyoki and @ShinsukeN have a message… pic.twitter.com/2kHpg6VVv0— WWE (@WWE) August 22, 2026Blake Monroe’s non-debutAfter randomly attacking people and enjoying catering for weeks since being announced as call-up to the main roster, Blake Monroe was finally set for her in-ring debut against Giulia. Giulia entered first, and before she could make it to the ring, Monroe attacked her from behind. The attack continued into the ring, where she hit a Neutralizer before being sent away by the referee.A memorable debut for Blake Monroe! #WWE#SmackDownpic.twitter.com/guUPRvo3VX— USA Network (@USANetwork) August 22, 2026The bell never rang, so there was no match. So, Monroe still has not had a match on the main roster.It’s funny and sad how this played out because I saw a tweet earlier in the day that predicted Monroe’s debut would only last four minutes and end in a DQ. Very close, but it was actually less than two minutes, and the match never started. This just shows the sad state of creative right now. Monroe gets called up with no direction. Giulia has been completely fumbled. Yikes.Lil Yachty set for in-ring debutSp