Episode
WWE Friday Night SmackDown: May 16, 2025
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown
- Season
- Season 27
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2025-05-16
- Runtime
- 130 min
Episode context
May 16, 2025 is Episode 20 in Season 27 of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. It aired on 2025-05-16. The runtime is 130 min.
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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 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.
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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 22: May 30, 2025
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Episode 17: April 25, 2025
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Episode 23: June 6, 2025
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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 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 15: April 11, 2025
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Episode 25: June 20, 2025
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Episode 14: April 4, 2025
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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.