'WWE SmackDown' Live Spoiler Results: 3 Title Matches Before 'Night of Champions 2025'
'WWE SmackDown' Live Spoiler Results: 3 Title Matches Before 'Night of Champions 2025' originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The stars of "WWE SmackDown" are in Riyadh just one day before "Night of Champions" 2025.
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There will be three title matches set for Friday's episode of the blue brand. Tiffany Stratton hopes to settle her feud with Nia Jax when she puts the WWE Women's Championship at stake against Nia Jax in a last woman standing match.
WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits will take on Dexter Lumis and Joe Gacy of The Wyatt Sicks with the gold on the line. Also, Giulia will be receiving her first title opportunity on the main roster. She will challenge Zelina Vega for the WWE Women's United States Championship.
John Cena will also be inside Kingdom Arena. He will share his final words before putting the Undisputed WWE Championship on the line against CM Punk.
Live spoiler results for "WWE SmackDown" will begin at 1 p.m. ET. Athlon Sports will be providing live updates throughout the show.
'WWE SmackDown' Live Spoiler Results
Cody Rhodes made his way out for the opening segment.
Before "The American Nightmare" could get a word out, Randy Orton's music hit.
Orton gave Rhodes props for his heavily praised King of the Ring semifinals against Jey Uso this past Monday on "Raw."
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The live feed for "WWE SmackDown" is currently having technical issues. Spoiler results will resume once WWE corrects the problem.
The live feed remains cut off for now, but the in-ring segment between Rhodes and Orton ended when "The American Nightmare" got in "The Viper's" face and vowed to win the King of the Ring on Saturday. Once the segment was over, Orton did a "yeet" pose for the live crowd.
WWE has issued a statement on the situation with "SmackDown's" live feed interruption.
"To our international audiences watching #SmackDown on Netflix: We apologize for any technical difficulties and should be back up and running shortly."
Solo Sikoa Gives JC Mateo Instructions
The "SmackDown" feed returned, and Solo Sikoa was backstage with JC Mateo. Sikoa told Mateo to teach Jimmy Uso a lesson. Fans in Riyadh chanted, "We can't hear you," so some issues remain.
Jimmy Uso w/Solo Sikoa vs. JC Mateo
Uso sent Mateo onto the ring apron and knocked him off with a kick. Uso was attempting a dive, but Sikoa stood in front of Mateo. This allowed Mateo to send Uso into the ring post.
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Mateo caught Uso in the ring and slammed him down. He then landed a standing moonsault. Uso responded with Whisper in the Wind.
Uso hit a suicide dive on Mateo. Referee Charles Robinson checked on Mateo, allowing Sikoa to trip the leg of Uso. This allowed Mateo to hit Tour of the Islands for the win.
Winner: JC Mateo
After the match, Sikoa helped Uso up. He asked Uso to embrace him, but he got slapped in the face instead. Mateo ambushed Uso, but Jacob Fatu ran down for the save.
Fatu delivered a pop-up Samoan drop to Mateo. He then turned his attention to Sikoa, who quickly left the ring. Fatu then hit a Mighty Moonsault on Mateo. Uso shoved Fatu out of the way to kick Sikoa, who attempted an ambush.
DIY Get More Than They Bargained For
Backstage, DIY tried motivating the tag team division to take action after The Wyatt Sicks received a title opportunity. "SmackDown" general manager Nick Aldis interrupted and booked DIY against Andrade and a partner of his choosing.
Zelina Vega (c) vs. Giulia - for the WWE Women's United States Championship
The two fought on the apron, and Vega delivered a kick to the challenger. Giulia delivered a neckbreaker from the apron onto the floor. Back in the ring, Giulia landed a missile dropkick.
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Vega rebounded with a meteora against the steel steps. The champion hit Code Red, but Giulia got his feet on the bottom rope. Vega went for a moonsault, but the challenger moved out of the way and delivered a knee. Giulia then landed the Northern Lights Bomb for the win.
We have a new champion.
Winner and new WWE Women's United States Champion: Giulia
Is Charlotte Flair Warming up to Alexa Bliss?
Charlotte Flair ran into Alexa Bliss backstage. Flair said she doesn't need a friend. Bliss said she's not trying to be Flair's friend, but it wouldn't hurt if they became allies. Bliss walked off, and Flair appeared to be taking what she said into consideration.
Asuka and Jade Cargill Interrupted
Wade Barrett was in the ring, and he introduced Queen of the Ring finalists Asuka and Jade Cargill. After the finalists shared some words, MITB briefcase holder Naomi interrupted. Cargill shoved Asuka down to get to Naomi.
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Asuka retaliated by delivering kicks to her "Night of Champions" opponent to end the segment.
Tension Between R-Truth and Aleister Black Continues
Nick Aldis and Adam Pearce were talking backstage when Aleister Black walked in. R-Truth got in front of Black and told him to back off. He then demanded a match with John Cena, but Aldis told him that Cena is focused on CM Punk. R-Truth walked off, and Black followed.
Andrade and Rey Fenix vs. DIY
Andrade and Fenix had some early momentum, but DIY gained control. Fenix landed a combination on Tommaso Ciampa that ended with a suplex. Johnny Gargano pulled Andrade off the apron to prevent a tag.
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Fenix caught Ciampa with Goodbye Amigos. Andrade and Gargano were tagged in. Andrade landed a reverse tornado DDT. Andrade missed a moonsault, allowing DIY to hit Shatter Machine for a near fall.
Fenix made a blind tag and leaped over the top rope to land a German suplex on Gargano. Fenix was planted with a poison rana. Ciampa landed Fairytale Ending, but Fenix kicked out. He then connected with Project Ciampa, but Andrade broke up the pin.
Fenix landed the Black Fire Driver on Ciampa. Andrade tagged in and connected with The Message to secure the win.
Winners: Andrade and Andrade
Ron Killings Gets The Truth From Aleister Black
Ron "R-Truth" Killings made his way out and demanded that he get another match with John Cena. Aleister Black appeared behind Killings and took him out with Black Mass.
Damian Priest Confronts Aleister Black
Aleister Black ran into Damian Priest backstage. Priest dared Black to handle business with "R-Truth" face-to-face like a man instead of a sneak attack. Black walked off, and Carmelo Hayes appeared. Hayes told Priest that he should let Ron Killings fight his own battles.
The Street Profits (c) vs. The Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis and Joe Gacy) - for the WWE Tag Team Championship
DIY, Los Garza, Motor City Machine Guns, and Fraxiom surrounded the ring at the start of the match. Montez Ford and Lumis collided with simultaneous crossbody moves. Angelo Dawkins hit Gacy with a jumping back elbow.
All teams on the outside got involved in the match, causing the referee to call for the bell. Erick Rowan caught Nathan Frazer, but Motor City Machine Guns hit him with a baseball slide. Uncle Uncle Howdy planted Axiom with Sister Abagail.
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The Street Profits took out Howdy. Ford leaped over the ring post and took out the field. The tag team champions stood tall in the ring as Uncle Howdy laughed.
Jacob Fatu and Jimmy Uso Show Respect
Jacob Fatu and Jimmy Uso met each other in the parking lot. The two said they didn't need each other's help, but they had mutual respect for one another.
Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Nia Jax - for the WWE Women's Championship
This one is a last woman standing match. Jax threw the steel steps at Stratton's knee. The challenger then delivered a Samoan drop onto the announce table.
Stratton returned fire with kendo stick shots. She delivered a flying crossbody in the ring. The champion followed that up with a Swanton Bomb.
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Jax regained the advantage and placed Stratton on a table outside of the ring. The challenger put Stratton through the table with a splash off the ring apron.
Jax went for a super Samoan drop through a table. Stratton countered and powerbombed the challenger through the table. Both women were able to get up before the 10-count.
Naomi was trying to cash in, but before it could be made official, Stratton cut her off. The champion hit a double Prettiest Moonsault Ever on both Jax and Naomi.
There were two tables set up outside of the ring. Stratton knocked Jax off the apron and onto both tables after striking her with the MITB briefcase. Jax couldn't beat the count.
Winner and still WWE Women's Champion: Tiffany Stratton
John Cena and CM Punk Share Final Words Before Saturday
John Cena made his entrance, and the fans in Riyadh serenaded him with "John Cena Sucks." Cena said CM Punk is a loser because he's been out of tricks.
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Cena's "Doctor of Thuganomics" theme played, and Punk entered wearing Cena's old attire.
Punk then had a diss rap for Cena, even alluding to Cena's slower movement these days. He said Cena has buried more talent than The Undertaker.
Punk ended his diss by saying he's Kendrick Lamar and Cena is his Drake. "SmackDown" ended with Punk posing on the barricade as Cena watched on.
Related: 'WWE Night of Champions 2025' Predictions: John Cena Ends CM Punk Rivalry
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
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