R-Truth Vs. Damian Priest Ends In Referee Stoppage On 10/16 WWE SmackDown
R-Truth vs. Damian Priest ends due to referee stoppage.
On this week’s WWE SmackDown, R-Truth went up against Damian Priest one-on-one. The bout ended after Truth delivered a Missile Dropkick to Priest. Shortly after this, the referee made the decision to stop the match after checking in on Truth.
Priest left the ring to get a steel chair to continue his assault on Truth, but Fraxiom (Axiom and Nathan Frazer) came out to make the save.
The referee called off the match after R-Truth suffered an injury.#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/IltaqMQ9dZ
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) October 17, 2026
In our WWE SmackDown rundown on Fightful Select, it was noted that Priest would go over Truth during this bout, and then Fraxiom would come out to save him from the post-match beating.
Fans can read Fightful’s live coverage of this week’s WWE SmackDown by clicking here, followed by a post-show review and highlights stream on YouTube by clicking here.
