WWE Friday Night SmackDown comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Dec. 19, 2025) with a taped show emanating from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, featuring all the latest build to the upcoming Royal Rumble premium live event scheduled for late next month in Saudi Arabia.
Spoilers for this week’s show can be found here.
Advertised for tonight: Drew McIntyre returns after WWE Champion Cody Rhodes invaded his home to set up their next match.
Elsewhere, Ilja Dragunov continues his United
States championship open challenge against Carmelo Hayes, Joe Hendry comes to the blue brand to square up against The Miz, 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.)
