The Late Bell | Friday, November 6, 2026
By David Laguerre | 5:30 p.m. EST edition, America/New_York
Spoiler notice: Tonight’s WWE SmackDown was taped earlier this week in Brooklyn. This report does not reveal any taped results. Every SmackDown match below comes from WWE’s public, spoiler-free preview.
WWE filled out tonight’s SmackDown card after this morning’s report, adding a women’s tag team title match and Shinsuke Nakamura versus Tama Tonga to the two matches already advertised. The late update gives viewers four announced matches for the 8 p.m. EST broadcast on USA Network. Saturday’s WWE Crown Jewel start time is also now settled at noon EST after checks with WWE, ESPN and Netflix.
Confirmed: SmackDown has four announced matches
WWE’s official SmackDown preview now lists the following matches for Friday night:
- CM Punk versus Kevin Owens in a No Holds Barred match
- B-Fab and Michin defending the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against Fatal Influence’s Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid
- Nathan Frazer versus Damian Priest
- Shinsuke Nakamura versus Tama Tonga
The title match is the biggest addition since the Morning Bell. It also gives the show a second bout with clear stakes. Punk and Owens can use weapons and fight around the building under No Holds Barred rules, while B-Fab and Michin must protect their championship against former titleholders.
WWE says SmackDown airs at 8 p.m. EST on USA Network. Because the episode was taped, results may already be circulating online. They are not results until the program has aired for the audience, and this edition will not treat them as such.
Crown Jewel: noon EST is the verified start
WWE’s event page lists Crown Jewel for Saturday, November 7, at noon EST. ESPN’s press room gives the same time, and Netflix’s international event guide also says noon EST. That three-source agreement outweighs an older WWE general schedule page that still showed a different hour.
In the United States, Crown Jewel streams on the ESPN App for customers with ESPN Unlimited. WWE says Netflix carries the event internationally. The official four-match card is:
- World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns versus Undisputed WWE Champion Sami Zayn
- WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green versus Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan
- Cody Rhodes versus Randy Orton in a Last Man Standing match
- World Tag Team Champions Bron Breakker and Austin Theory versus Penta and Je’Von Evans
AEW Collision has four matches and one appearance
AEW’s Saturday show comes from Chris Jericho’s Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager cruise. AEW’s own Wednesday recap confirms the National Championship match, the fourth meeting between FTR and the Motor City Machine Guns, and Persephone against Mina Shirakawa. F4W’s current lineup also lists Chris Jericho against Blake Christian and says Nick Wayne is scheduled to appear.
- AEW National Champion Andrade El Idolo versus Tommaso Ciampa
- FTR versus Motor City Machine Guns in match four of their best-of-five series, with MCMG leading 2-1
- Persephone versus Mina Shirakawa
- Chris Jericho versus Blake Christian
- Nick Wayne appearing
The broadcast is advertised for Saturday at 8 p.m. EST on TNT and HBO Max. AEW’s event listing still labels the local event time as “TBA,” so the television time is the useful number for viewers at home.
CMLL has a sellout in Arena México tonight
CMLL’s official Friday card says tonight’s Viernes Espectacular is sold out. The Arena México show begins at 8:30 p.m. in Mexico City, which is 9:30 p.m. EST in New York after this week’s clock change.
The main event has Bandido, Titán and Neón against Soberano Jr., Averno and Bárbaro Cavernario. CMLL links to its official YouTube live feed from the event page, but access can depend on the viewer’s location or membership level. CMLL also warns that the card can change at the last minute.
TNA’s next two matches are official
The official TNA recap confirms two matches for next Thursday’s iMPACT on AMC: Mustafa Ali versus Frankie Kazarian for the first time in singles action, and Moose versus Samuel Shaw ahead of Destination X. The same recap says Heather by Elegance plans to ask for a match with Elayna Black, but TNA has not listed that request as a confirmed match on the official card. This edition will keep that distinction clear.
Thursday’s TNA and ROH results are already covered in today’s Morning Bell. There is no need to repeat those finishes here.
NXT, Raw and ROH desk check
For Tuesday’s NXT, WWE has announced NXT Tag Team Champions The Vanity Project against Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winners Noam Dar and Romeo Moreno. F4W also reported the title match after Wednesday’s show. NXT airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST on The CW.
WWE has not posted a match card on its Raw page for Monday’s show in Greenville. Raw is scheduled for Monday at 8 p.m. EST. AEW Dynamite’s completed Blood and Guts results and the full Thursday ROH results are also in the Morning Bell. No later official change required a second result recap.
Eastern time viewing guide
| Show | Date and time, EST | U.S. viewing |
|---|---|---|
| WWE SmackDown | Friday, Nov. 6, 8 p.m. | USA Network |
| CMLL Viernes Espectacular | Friday, Nov. 6, 9:30 p.m. | Official CMLL YouTube, access may vary |
| WWE Crown Jewel | Saturday, Nov. 7, noon | ESPN App with ESPN Unlimited |
| AEW Collision | Saturday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m. | TNT and HBO Max |
| WWE Raw | Monday, Nov. 9, 8 p.m. | Netflix |
| WWE NXT | Tuesday, Nov. 10, 8 p.m. | The CW |
| TNA iMPACT | Thursday, Nov. 12, 9 p.m. | AMC, AMC+ and TNA+ |
Social video check
Official WWE and AEW short-form accounts were checked for a directly verifiable clip tied to tonight’s card. No individual Instagram Reel or TikTok post could be verified with a stable public URL and confirmed embedding status in time for this edition. TikTok also blocked independent page checks. For that reason, this post does not embed or reupload a clip. A promotion’s public post would not, by itself, guarantee separate copyright clearance.
The Late Bell separates confirmed cards from reported additions and does not publish taped spoilers as completed results. Card details can change. For the earlier results desk, read Morning Bell, Nov. 6. For the previous evening update, read The Late Bell, Nov. 5.