Season
WWE Friday Night SmackDown: Season 27
Overview
2025 season of WWE SmackDown
Details
- Series
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown
- Season
- Season 27
- Air date
- 2025-01-03
- Episodes
- 52 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: January 3, 2025
Naomi challenges Nia Jax for the WWE Women's Title. United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura clashes with Andrade in a non-title match.
Episode 2: January 10, 2025
LA Knight sets his sights on reclaiming the United States Title as he challenges Shinsuke Nakamura.
Episode 3: January 17, 2025
Bayley looks to stop Tiffy Time as she challenges WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton. Solo Sikoa returns to SmackDown.
Episode 4: January 24, 2025
On the eve of Saturday Night's Main Event, LA Knight tangles with Tama Tonga. Motor City Machine Guns and Pretty Deadly face off.
Episode 5: January 31, 2025
As Royal Rumble 2025 draws near, Chelsea Green defends the Women's United States Title against Michin. Carmelo Hayes and Jimmy Uso collide.
Episode 6: February 7, 2025
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes returns to SmackDown after retaining his title against Kevin Owens in a grueling Ladder Match at Royal Rumble.
Episode 7: February 14, 2025
Tiffany Stratton and Nia Jax battle for the WWE Women's Title with Charlotte Flair watching. Elimination Chamber Qualifying Matches continue.
Episode 8: February 21, 2025
The Rock returns to SmackDown. Pretty Deadly challenge DIY for the WWE Tag Team Championship. Jimmy Uso goes one-on-one with Drew McIntyre.
Episode 9: February 28, 2025
The Superstars of SmackDown step inside the ring in Toronto on the final stop before WWE Elimination Chamber.
Episode 10: March 7, 2025
Cody Rhodes responds to WWE Elimination Chamber's shocking conclusion. Randy Orton and Jade Cargill return to SmackDown.
Episode 11: March 14, 2025
SmackDown comes to Barcelona as The Miz hosts "Miz TV" with special guest Cody Rhodes. #DIY and The Street Profits collide for the WWE Tag Team Title.
Episode 12: March 21, 2025
Roman Reigns returns for the first episode of SmackDown in Bologna, Italy. Braun Strowman and Jacob Fatu collide.
Jade Cargill is back in action.
Episode 13: March 28, 2025
Roman Reigns, CM Punk and Seth "Freakin" Rollins cross paths in London, England for their WrestleMania Triple Threat Match contract signing.
Episode 14: April 4, 2025
Last Man Standing: Braun Strowman vs Jacob Fatu. Rey Fenix Debut. DIY vs Motor City Machine Guns. Kevin Owens makes an announcement. CM Punk and Roman Reigns face-to-face.
Episode 15: April 11, 2025
Cody Rhodes returns to SmackDown. Superstars face off in a Gauntlet Match to compete for the Women's Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania.
Episode 16: April 18, 2025
On the final SmackDown before WrestleMania 41, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes dropped John Cena with a huge Cross Rhodes after the two Superstars verbally dissected each other. Plus, Carmelo Hayes won the Andre the Giant Battle Royal, Seth Rollins dropped a pipe bomb, and so much more
Episode 17: April 25, 2025
WWE Tag titles (Triple Threat TLC): DIY vs Street Profits vs MCMG. Randy Orton explains why he attacked John Cena. WrestleMania 41 fallout.
Episode 18: May 2, 2025
Naomi took out WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill just moments after she and Nia Jax fell short in an explosive tag team showdown. Plus, Jacob Fatu attacked Damian Priest and LA Knight, and Aleister Black delivered an earth-shattering Black Mass to defeat The Miz
Episode 19: May 9, 2025
John Cena suffered an RKO and the menacing mind games of Randy Orton heading into their Undisputed WWE Championship Match at WWE Backlash. Plus, Drew McIntyre Claymore Kicked Jacob Fatu after a pre-Backlash tag team melee involving LA Knight and Damian Priest, Nia Jax beat Jade Cargill in a WWE Women's Title No. 1 Contenders' Match, Alexa Bliss returned to help Women's United States Champion Zelina Vega take on Chelsea Green and Piper Niven, and so much more.
Episode 20: May 16, 2025
WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton successfully defended her title against Nia Jax in SmackDown's main event. JC Mateo defeated LA Knight in his in ring debut. Drew McIntyre accepted Damian Priest's challenge for a Steel Cage Match on Saturday Night's Main Event. R-Truth to battle WWE Undisputed Champion John Cena in a Saturday Night's Main Event showdown. Plus, Solo Sikoa and Alexa Bliss both won Triple Theat Matches to qualify for Money in the Bank, and so much more.
Episode 21: May 23, 2025
Following an explosive WWE Tag Team Title Match and a wild brawl between The Street Profits, #DIY, Fraxiom, and Motor City Machine Guns, The Wyatt Sicks reemerged to obliterate every tandem in sight. Plus, Giulia and LA Knight won Triple Threat Matches to qualify for Money in the Bank.
Episode 22: May 30, 2025
Bianca Belair returns to her hometown. Money In The Bank qualifying matches continue. Cody Rhodes, John Cena meet face-to-face for the first time since WrestleMania.
Episode 23: June 6, 2025
One night before WWE Money in the Bank, Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena and Logan Paul unleashed a brutal sneak attack on Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso. Plus, Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed targeted The Visionary's Money in the Bank opponents, and the Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match combatants battled in a Six-Woman Tag Team Match.
Episode 24: June 13, 2025
King of the Ring Tournament: Randy Orton vs Carmelo vs Aleister Black vs LA Knight. Priest vs Rhodes vs Andrade vs Nakamura. Queen of the Ring Tournament: Nia Jax vs Michin vs Cargill vs Niven. Chelsea Green vs Flair vs Bliss vs LeRea
Episode 25: June 20, 2025
After John Cena got himself disqualified by hitting Ron Killings with the WWE Title, he put an emerging CM Punk through a table with the Attitude Adjustment and proceeded to mock The Second City Saint by recreating his famous "pipebomb". Plus, Randy Orton and Asuka qualify for the Finals of the King and Queen of the Ring Tournaments.
Episode 26: June 27, 2025
At SmackDown before Night of Champions, CM Punk went old-school, delivering his own version of a "Basic Thuganomics" John Cena diss track to The Greatest of All Time. Plus, WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton retained her title in a Last Woman Standing Match against Nia Jax, Giulia became the new Women's United States Champion, Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton engaged in a friendly face-to-face and much more.
Episode 27: July 4, 2025
Tiffany Stratton chooses her next challenger. We see what's next for King and Queen of the Ring, Cody Rhodes and Jade Cargill.
Episode 28: July 11, 2025
LA Knight kicks off the show. R-Truth vs Aleister Black. Tiffany Stratton, Trish Stratus facet-to-face. Fatal 4-Way: Sol Ruca vs Roxanne Perez vs Kairi vs Alexa Bliss. WWE Tag titles: Street Profits vs Wyatt Sicks.
Episode 29: July 18, 2025
Cody Rhodes, John Cena SummerSlam contract signing. Raquel Rodriguez vs Charlotte Flair. Fatal 4-Way tag. Stephanie Vaquer vs Alba Fyre. Jacob Fatu returns.
Episode 30: July 25, 2025
WWE paying tribute to late great Hulk Hogan. WWE Tag titles: Wyatt Sicks vs Andrade, Rey Fenix. Roxanne Perez vs Alexa Bliss. Also featuring Randy Orton, Jelly Roll, and Drew McIntyre
Episode 31: August 1, 2025
Cody Rhodes, John Cena face-to-face. U.S. title: Zelina Vega vs Giulia. AAA Tag title match. Damian Priest vs Aleister Black. Talla Tonga vs Jimmy Uso.
Episode 32: August 8, 2025
SummerSlam Fallout. John Cena, Cody Rhodes vs Logan Paul, McIntyre. Chelsea Green vs Charlotte Flair.
Episode 33: August 15, 2025
Episode 34: August 22, 2025
Episode 35: August 29, 2025
Episode 36: September 5, 2025
Episode 37: September 12, 2025
Episode 38: September 19, 2025
Episode 39: September 26, 2025
Tiffany Stratton successfully defended the WWE Women’s Championship against Jade Cargill and Nia Jax in a high-stakes Triple Threat Match. Plus, Sami Zayn overcame NXT’s Je’Von Evans in a United States Title Open Challenge, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton took out The Vision, and more.
Episode 40: October 3, 2025
Episode 41: October 10, 2025
Episode 42: October 17, 2025
Episode 43: October 24, 2025
Episode 44: October 31, 2025
Episode 45: November 7, 2025
Episode 46: November 14, 2025
Episode 47: November 21, 2025
Episode 48: November 28, 2025
Episode 49: December 5, 2025
Episode 50: December 12, 2025
Episode 51: December 19, 2025
Episode 52: December 26, 2025