Chelsea Green to defend Women’s title vs Nikki Bella on Oct. 30 SmackDown; Sami Zayn to face Trick Williams

Chelsea Green will defend the WWE Women’s Championship against Nikki Bella on the October 30 edition of WWE SmackDown, which will broadcast live from the Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, West Virginia. The show also features Undisputed WWE Champion Sami Zayn defending his title against United States Champion Trick Williams and AAA Cruiserweight Champion Rey Fenix putting his title on the line against Ricky Saints.

The October 23 SmackDown concluded at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California, where WWE announced a Crown Jewel match between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton. On that show Chelsea Green retained the Women’s title against Roxanne Perez, Blake Monroe defeated Giulia in a Street Fight, and B-Fab & Michin beat Tatum Paxley and Alexa Bliss to capture the Women’s Tag Team titles. CM Punk and Kevin Owens had a segment that set up a clash between the two in Brooklyn in two weeks.

The Undisputed WWE Championship match for October 30 was set in a backstage segment when Trick Williams, identified in source copy as the United States Champion, announced he would challenge Sami Zayn on that episode. The billed matchup is Sami Zayn (c) vs Trick Williams for the Undisputed WWE Championship. The announcement was presented as part of next week’s scheduled card for SmackDown.

AAA Cruiserweight Champion Rey Fenix is listed to defend the AAA Cruiserweight Championship against Ricky Saints on the October 30 show. The report also notes that Rey Fenix is scheduled to defend the AAA Cruiserweight title on Saturday against Mini Vikingo at AAA Heroes Inmortales.

Danhausen will serve as host of the October 30 SmackDown episode, which WWE has styled “Danhausen’s Very Nice, Very Evil SmackDown.” Gunther, reacting to the hosting announcement, said he “will make sure the show will be a “very special night, for a very special boy.”

WWE listed CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton, Gunther, and Trick Williams among the featured superstars for the October 30 broadcast. Matches officially announced for that episode in the source were Women’s Championship: Chelsea Green (c) vs Nikki Bella; Undisputed WWE Championship: Sami Zayn (c) vs Trick Williams; and AAA Cruiserweight Championship: Rey Fenix (c) vs Ricky Saints.

WWE Crown Jewel 2026 is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.