WWE SmackDown Results & Highlights (11/13/26): Cena's Heartfelt Moment With Flair, Stephanie Vaquer's Return, And More

John Cena shares an emotional moment with Charlotte Flair on SmackDown.© NDTV Library

John Cena and Charlotte Flair had an emotional exchange, and Stephanie Vaquer made a surprise return. Both were among the biggest moments on the November 13 episode of WWE SmackDown. Cena welcomed Flair into the John Cena Classic, then added all three members of Fatal Influence to the tournament too. Vaquer came back during Flair's match against Jacy Jayne and helped her get the win. The show at Amerant Bank Arena in Fort Lauderdale also had Kevin Owens confronting WWE Champion Sami Zayn, Tiffany Stratton facing Chelsea Green, and GUNTHER taking on Finn Bálor in the main event.

John Cena shares an emotional moment with Charlotte Flair as Fatal Influence join his tournament

Cena introduced Charlotte Flair as the newest participant in the John Cena Classic. Flair hugged him first, then talked about her long journey to share the ring with him, and she credited Cena with helping get her career back on track two years ago. Cena praised her achievements. He told her she could be the one to break his record of 17 world championship reigns.

Backstage, Fatal Influence confronted Cena over Flair's inclusion. Cena agreed with their complaints and added Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid to the tournament.

Kevin Owens also cut into Sami Zayn's in-ring segment. Owens admitted that Zayn deserved to be WWE Champion, but blamed him for losing his own championship opportunity. Then Johnny Gargano entered the argument, and Owens hit him with a Stunner before warning Zayn that his title reign was on borrowed time.

Stephanie Vaquer returns as WWE's women's WarGames teams take shape

Flair's match against Women's United States Champion Jacy Jayne had plenty of interference. Several women from both WarGames teams got involved in match before Vaquer made her surprise return. She distracted Jayne, and that let Flair hit Natural Selection for the pinfall victory. Vaquer later confirmed that Flair had personally contacted her about joining the team.

Bakusai vs. MFTs – WWE Tag Team Championship

The MFTs kept their titles after the War Raiders interfered. Nakamura had hit Tama with the Kinshasa and was going for the pin when the attack forced the referee to end the contest via disqualification. Titles don't change hands on a disqualification in WWE, so the champions held on.

Damian Priest vs. Axiom

Priest picked up the win after hitting Axiom with the Razor's Edge. Afterward Nathan Frazer tried checking on his partner, but Priest attacked him too.

Charlotte Flair vs. Jacy Jayne – Non-title match

Flair defeated Women's United States Champion after the ringside chaos and Vaquer's return opened the door for Natural Selection.

GUNTHER vs. Finn Bálor

GUNTHER closed the show with a win over Bálor. He used a low blow behind the referee's back, then connected with a powerbomb for the pinfall.