{"id":230745,"date":"2026-02-28T04:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T04:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/jordynne-grace-squashes-24-year-veteran-in-minutes-on-smackdown-due-to-male-stars-distraction\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T04:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T04:14:15","slug":"jordynne-grace-squashes-24-year-veteran-in-minutes-on-smackdown-due-to-male-stars-distraction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/jordynne-grace-squashes-24-year-veteran-in-minutes-on-smackdown-due-to-male-stars-distraction\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordynne Grace squashes 24-year veteran in minutes on SmackDown due to male star&#8217;s distraction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5130917\" data-slug-id=\"2743185\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jordynne Grace is back to winning ways on Friday Night SmackDown after her recent loss to WWE Women&#8217;s Champion Jade Cargill. She picked up a win over a longtime veteran, and it happened due to a male superstar&#8217;s distraction.<\/p>\n<p>This week on SmackDown, Jordynne Grace, the newest addition to the women&#8217;s division, was looking to bounce back and regain some momentum at the expense of Candice LeRae, the 24-year veteran who has been occupied with other things. Considering LeRae isn&#8217;t very consistent in terms of getting matches, that ring rust likely played a factor. However, Grace is also considered one of the hottest up-and-coming stars in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">WWE<\/a>, and the odds were in her favor as LeRae was distracted by her husband, Johnny Gargano, who has been in a state of depression since losing Axiom&#8217;s mask.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>This week, Jordynne Grace only took a few minutes to completely squash Candice LeRae, who was distracted by her husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/johnny-gargano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Johnny Gargano<\/a> as he walked away from the ring.<\/p>\n<p>He even seemed reluctant to be there at ringside and simply laid down by the apron. Ultimately, his wife&#8217;s concern for him ended up costing her big time in her match against Grace. 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