WWE Friday Night SmackDown comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Dec. 12, 2025) with a live show emanating from the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, featuring the final
episode of TV before John Cena’s retirement edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Advertised for tonight: There will be a celebration of John Cena ahead of his big night.
Elsewhere, WWE Champion Cody Rhodes is scheduled for the show, Rhea Ripley & Damian Priest team up to take on Aleister Black & Zelina, Tommaso Ciampa finally gets his United States championship match against Ilja Dragunov, Alexa Bliss takes on Lash Legend in singles action, 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.)
