WWE SmackDown Highlights: This episode of WWE’s SmackDown took place at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. This show was entirely based on the aftermath of the Premium Live Event, Crown Jewel. Crown Jewel was a huge success for WWE; it received many positive reviews from the fans and the critics as well. ESPN gave Crown Jewel a B, which was a huge improvement from WrestlePalooza, which received a grade of C.
After a successful Australian tour, this episode of SmackDown showcased many great matches and many shocking moments. On this show, we saw a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Match and another United States Open Challenge from Sami Zayn. The main event for this week’s SmackDown was already advertised, and it was Drew McIntyre facing Jacob Fatu in a one-on-one match, which was later changed on the show.
WWE SmackDown Highlights: General Manager Nick Aldis and Cody Rhodes start the show
This episode of WWE’s SmackDown was kicked off by the General Manager, Nick Aldis. During his promo, he stated that the upcoming match between Drew McIntyre and Jacob Fatu will now be a number-one-contender’s match, and the winner of this match will be facing Cody Rhodes at the upcoming Saturday Night’s Main Event for the Undisputed WWE Championship. After that, Cody Rhodes came out, and he addressed his loss against Seth Rollins, stating it tore Rollins apart to beat him, but now that’s in his past, and he is fully focused on facing the winner of the upcoming number-one-contender’s match.
WWE SmackDown Highlights: Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss vs Zaria and Sol Ruca
On this episode of SmackDown, we saw Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss defending their WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against the team of Zaria and Sol Ruca. This match went on for 15+ minutes, and at the end of the match, Sol Ruca got distracted by Blake Monroe, who was sitting in the first row. Charlotte Flair took advantage and locked Ruca in her figure 8 lock and secured the victory for her team via submission.
WWE SmackDown Highlights: Sami Zayn’s United States Championship Open Challenge
Sami Zayn delivered another U.S title open challenge. Initially, this challenge was answered by the Miz, but he was attacked by Carmelo Hayes. As a result, we saw another challenger come out, and it was a returning Mad Dragon, Ilja Dragunov. Dragunov has been out of the action for over a year due to a torn ACL. This match went on for 30+ minutes and was one of the best matches that WWE has produced in a very long time. During this match, we saw both wrestlers kicking out each other’s finishers multiple times, and the crowd kept chanting “This is Awesome”. At the end of the match, Sami Zayn was distracted by Solo Sikoa, which allowed Dragunov time to deliver his H-Bomb to Zayn. With that, Dragunov secured the win and became the New United States Champion.
After the match, as both Sami Zayn and Ilja Dragunov were standing face to face, they were attacked by MFT. After that, we saw Wyatt Sicks coming out and confronting the MFT. This segment will probably lead to WWE’s upcoming premium live event, Survivor Series, where both these teams will face each other in a War Games match.
WWE SmackDown Highlights: The Motor City Machine Guns vs Los Garza
On their first anniversary of debuting in the WWE, The Motor City Machine Guns faced Los Garza in a tag team match. This match went on for 15+ minutes, and at the end of the match, we saw Motor City Machine Guns delivering Skull and Bones to Angel, and with that, they secured the win in this tag team match via pinfall.
WWE SmackDown Highlights: Cody Rhodes vs Drew McIntyre
The main event for this episode of SmackDown was supposed to be Drew McIntyre vs Jacob Fatu, but before the match even started, it was revealed that Jacob Fatu had been brutally attacked backstage by a mysterious attacker. As a result, Drew McIntyre demanded that the referee announce him as the winner, as Fatu was not cleared to wrestle. After that, Cody Rhodes came out and delivered a passionate promo, stating that he is completely sure that McIntyre was the one who attacked Fatu backstage, and Rhodes challenged McIntyre to a WWE Undisputed Championship match.
This match went on for just 10+ minutes, and and the end of the match, Rhodes attacked McIntyre with his title belt, resulting in a disqualification. After the match, we saw a huge brawl between both these wrestlers, which was stopped by security guards separating Rhodes and McIntyre. This show went off the air with Rhodes jumping from the top rope and taking out McIntyre and all the security guards.
FAQs
Q. Who is the current WWE Crown Jewel Champion?
A. Seth Rollins became the new 2025 Crown Jewel Champion after defeating Cody Rhodes.
Q. Is Jacob Fatu actually injured?
A. Jacob Fatu is currently dealing with an undisclosed dental injury; as a result, he will be out of action for a couple of months.
Q. Is Triple H the head writer of SmackDown?
A. Although every idea is confirmed by Triple H, the current head writer of SmackDown is Road Dogg.
Q. Is AJ Styles retiring?
A. During the 2025 Crown Jewel pre-show, AJ Styles announced that he will be retiring from professional wrestling next year.
Q. Who is the current Women’s Crown Jewel Champion?
A. Stephanie Vaquer is the current Women’s Crown Jewel Champion.
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