WWE Friday Night SmackDown comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Aug. 1, 2025) with a live show emanating from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, featuring all the latest build to the SummerSlam premium live event scheduled for the next couple nights just down the road at MetLife Stadium.
Advertised for tonight: WWE Champion John Cena and his challenger Cody Rhodes will once again come face-to-face.
Plus, Giulia puts the United States championship on the line against Zelina Vega, Jimmy
Uso dukes it out with Talla Tonga, Damian Priest will go one-on-one with Aleister Black after weeks of back-and-forth, and more!
Come right back here at 8 pm ET when the SmackDown live blog kicks off once the show starts on USA Network. It will be below this line here. (Note: Links to illegal streams are prohibited. Pics and GIFs are allowed.)
WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS AND LIVE BLOG FOR AUG. 1
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