The road to WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event continues tonight in “The Copper State.”
WWE SmackDown returns this evening from Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona, airing live at 8/7c on the USA Network in North America and Netflix for international viewers.
On tap for tonight’s show is Shinsuke Nakamura & Rey Fenix vs. The MFTs, Tiffany Stratton vs. Kiana James, a WWE U.S. Championship Open Challenge from Ilja Dragunov, appearances by Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre and more.
Featured below are our WWE SmackDown results from Friday, October 24, 2025. The report was written by PWMania.com reporter Matt Boone (@MattBoone0709) as the show aired from 8-10pm EST. on USA Network.
WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS – OCTOBER 24, 2025
‘WWE Then. Now. Forever. Together.’ airs as always to get us started. We then shoot to a video package looking back at the wild conclusion to last week’s show involving Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre, and the mystery attack of Jacob Fatu.
Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre Kick Things Off
Back live, we see Cody Rhodes walking backstage. Jimmy Uso walks up and thanks Rhodes for sticking up for Jacob Fatu. Rhodes asks Jimmy if things are good between him and Jey Uso. Jimmy says he doesn’t know, and Rhodes tells him to do what’s right for him.
Uso goes to talk to Nick Aldis while Rhodes makes his way out to the ring. Cody Rhodes makes his way out to the ring and gets the crowd amped up. Rhodes talks about how he beat Drew McIntyre with his title and whether he needs to apologize for that or not.
McIntyre appears in the crowd and says he doesn’t need Rhodes’ apology. He asks the crowd why they’re cheering Rhodes and booing him. McIntyre says everyone is brainwashed by Corporate Cody’s Propaganda and that’s why he continues to be cheered.
McIntyre talks about who attacked Jacob Fatu and rattles off names of prospects. Rhodes tells McIntyre to shut up and says let’s fight right now. Rhodes starts undressing in the ring, and McIntyre gets attacked by Jimmy Uso outside the ring.
McIntyre is tossed through the announce desk and Uso also hits a suicide dive on McIntyre sending him into the announce desk. Security comes out to break them up. As all this goes on, Solo Sikoa with The MFTs (JC Mateo, Talla Tonga, Tonga Loa and Tama Tonga) come out.
Sikoa locks eyes and smiles maniacally. Drew McIntyre argues with Nick Aldis backstage. Jimmy Uso attacks McIntyre and security runs in to break them up again. After that, the show finally moves on to something else not involving Cody, Drew or Uso.
Shinsuke Nakamura & Rey Fenix vs. Tama Tonga & JC Mateo
The MFT’s are in the ring awaiting the arrival of their opposition. With that said, out first comes masked fan-favorite Rey Fenix. He stops on the stage and his music dies down. The familiar sounds of the rock violin follows, and out comes Shinsuke Nakamura.
Nakamura gets a big pop coming out, and he and Fenix make their way to the ring. Once inside the squared circle, the bell sounds to get our opening match of the evening officially off-and-running. Nakamura and Tonga kick things off for their respective teams at the onset.
We see Tonga with right hands followed by an elbow. He goes for a slam but Nakamura lands on his feet. Both men with forearms to the face but Tama Tonga with an elbow to the face. He grabs Nakamura but Nakamura with right hands followed by a knee to the face.
Fenix is tagged into the ring and as is Mateo. Fenix with a right hand. He grabs Mateo by the arm, climbs the top rope, bounces off the top rope and lands an arm drag. He goes for the cover but JC Mateo kicks out. Nakamura is tagged in.
We see Nakamura and Fenix double-team Mateo, who then crashes and burns on the floor at ringside. The show heads into a mid-match commercial break on that note. When the show returns, we see Rey Fenix with a kick to the side of the head of JC Mateo.
Nakamura is tagged in and he lands a kick to the face. Nakamura with an elbow onto Tama Tonga who is on the ring apron. Nakamura with a knee. He goes for the cover but JC Mateo kicks out. Nakamura grabs JC Mateo but Mateo throws him down.
Tama Tonga is tagged in and he lands a splash in the corner. Nakamura to the ropes and Fenix is tagged in. Fenix with a moon sault off the top rope. He goes for the cover but Tama Tonga kicks out. Fenix with a kick to the back of the head.
Fenix walks the top rope and kicks Tama Tonga in the head. Fenix on the top rope and he lands a cross body. He goes for the cover but JC Mateo breaks it up. In comes Nakamura and Nakamura with a kick to the side of the head. Tonga Loa gets on the ring apron but Nakamura with a kick to him.
Tama Tonga throws Nakamura to the outside of the ring. Tama Tonga runs towards Fenix but Fenix lowers the top rope and Tama Tonga falls to the outside. Fenix with a corkscrew splash onto Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. He throws Tama Tonga back into the ring.
Solo Sikoa gets on the ring apron and distracts the referee. Tala Tonga with a chokeslam onto Fenix on the ring apron. Tama Tonga with a running elbow to the face. From there he follows up with the cover and the pin for the victory for his team.
Winners: Tama Tonga & JC Mateo
Jimmy Uso Requests Match From Nick Aldis
Backstage, we see SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis is talking to Jimmy Uso. Aldis tells Uso that he needs to calm down. Uso says he wants a fight tonight. Aldis tells Uso he has a No Disqualification Match with Drew McIntyre later this evening on the show.
Tiffany Stratton vs. Kiana James (Non-Title)
In a different area backstage, we see WWE Women’s U.S. Champion Giulia is approached by Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre. Green suggests to her that they run a campaign for her to be the women’s champ and Giulia can be her Vice President.
Kiana James comes by and tells them no and that she has a match next. Nikki Cross, the Sister Abigail-looking character from The Wyatt Sicks, can be seen creeping around behind them during this segment. After it wraps up, we return to the ring for women’s singles action.
WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton’s theme hits and out she comes for this week’s dose of “Tiffy-Time.” The show heads into a quick pre-match commercial break as she settles in the ring. When the show returns, Kiana James makes her way out. The bell sounds and off we go.
Straight out of the gate, we see the champ showing off her abilities, as she gets James locked in an arm bar. James does a roundoff and locks up with Stratton again. Stratton flips out of the hold and slams down James. Both women take turns doing gymnastics.
Stratton starts with taking James down with arm-drags and locks James in another arm bar. James kicks out of the hold and sends Stratton into the corner. James kicks Stratton several times in the corner and Stratton rolls up James for a one-count.
We then see Stratton hit a leaping dropkick and then sends James out of the ring. Stratton misses a baseball slide and James misses a moonsault off the apron. Stratton punches James, Giulia distracts Stratton and James throws Stratton into the barricade.
On that note, the show shifts gears and settles into a mid-match commercial break. When the show returns, we see a few more minutes of back-and-forth action before WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton picks up the pin for the victory.
Winner: Tiffany Stratton
Jade Cargill Brutally Attacks Tiffany Stratton
Afterwards, Giulia attacks her. Jade Cargill comes out and chases them off and then brutally beats down Stratton. A ton of officials try and stop her. Cargill keeps pushing past them to stomp the champion out some more. She makes a crazy psycho-lady look.
The look is one like she’s enjoying the chaos she is causing, as the camera zooms in. We see the bad gash on her eye from the triple-threat match she had with Stratton and Nia Jax a few weeks ago. The infamous match with the bad botches.
Anyways, after pushing through security to stomp Stratton out several more times, she heads back in the ring, picks up the WWE Women’s Championship and poses with it as fans loudly boo. She walks off looking proud of herself and her actions.
WWE United States Championship (Open Challenge)
Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Aleister Black
Footage is shown of Ilja Dragunov’s surprise return and victory last week over Sami Zayn in the latest weekly open challenge match, resulting in “The Mad Dragon” becoming new WWE United States Champion in his first match back. The footage also shows the post-match drama with Solo Sikoa and The MFT’s.
We return live backstage, where we see Dragunov walking the halls in his ring gear, looking ready for his advertised first title defense in another open challenge. He is stopped by Sami Zayn. He congratulates Dragunov and they shake hands.
Dragunov tells him he respects him so much, what he did with the open challenges was legendary. Zayn tells him they are no joke. John Cena started them, he passed it onto him and he is passing it onto Dragunov. He tells him he has to be willing to have a target on his chest every week.
On that note, we shift gears and head into a quick commercial break. When the show returns, we see highlights of Jade Cargill’s brutal attack of Tiffany Stratton. Back live, Cathy Kelley catches up to Cargill. She says the world doesn’t reward patience, but instead power. She says she’s taking the title.
Inside the arena, the familiar sounds of Ilja Dragunov’s theme hits. “The Mad Dragon” makes his way out to the ring for our next match of the evening. He settles inside the ring and cuts a promo, telling the fans how much they mean to him and how excited he is to be back.
With that said, the lights go out. When they come back on, we see Zelina Vega crawling towards the camera as fog and smoke billow out of the entrance area. The catchy-ass hard rock theme for Aleister Black hits from there, and out he comes. The two head to the ring together.
The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with this one. After some early back-and-forth action, we see Black settle into an offensive lead as the show heads into a mid-match commercial break. When we return, we see Dragunov with a boot to the face.
Dragunov with a German suplex. Black tries to get out of it but Dragunov with another Germax suplex. Dragunov lifts Black up and slams him onto the mat. Dragunov goes for the cover but Black kicks out. The fans chant “This is awesome”. Dragunov climbs the top rope but Vega gets on the ring apron and that distracts Dragunov.
Black trips him up and Dragunov falls to the mat. Black with the double knees off the top rope followed by a kick to the head. Black with a German suplex. He goes for the cover but Dragunov kicks out. Dragunov goes for a suplex but Dragunov rolls him up but Black kicks out.
Dragunov with a kick to the face. Black with a kick to the face. He goes for the cover but Dragunov kicks out. Black off the second rope but Dragunov moves out of the way and Dragunov with the Constantine Special. We then head into another mid-match commercial time out.
This time when we return, we see Dragunov climb the top rope and he lands a senton. He goes for the cover but Black kicks out. Dragunov goes for the Torpedo Moscow but Black with a knee to the head. Black with a brainbuster. He goes for the cover but Dragunov kicks out.
Black goes for Black Mass but Dragunov with the Torpedo Moscow. Dragunov holds his head and is down. Dragunov goes for the H-Bomb but Zelina trips him up. That distracts Dragunov and Black hits him from behind. The referee tells Zelina that he saw her.
The referee goes on to eject her from ringside. Damian Priest’s music hits and out he comes. Priest is wearing sun glasses but he takes them off to reveal bruises. That distracts Black. He turns around and Dragunov hits him with the Torpedo Moscow for the win.
Winner and STILL WWE United States Champion: Ilja Dragunov
Damian Priest Gains Measure Of Revenge On Aleister Black
Once the match wraps up, we see Priest get in the ring and start punching Aleister Black. Black is thrown out of the ring and kicked onto the announce desk. Priest continues to punch Black and then Priest grabs two chairs. Black is thrown back on the announce desk.
He then sets a chair under him. Vega jumps off the apron onto Priest’s back and gauges his eyes. Vega and Black escape and Priest poses on the announce desk. That’s how the eventful post-match scene that followed the U.S. title tilt wraps up.
Carmelo Hayes Challenges Kit Wilson For Next Week
Now we shoot backstage, where we see Cathy Kelley standing by with Carmelo Hayes after video footage of his issues with The Miz playing out last week are shown. Hayes says The Miz taught him a lot and he’s grateful for that, and always will be.
Hayes then says that he had to get even because The Miz put his hands on him. He says, he and The Miz are even now and there are no grudges. Hayes says he’s ready to get back on track and start his SmackDown journey again. Kit Wilson interrupts him, leading to Hayes challenging him to a match next week.
Backstage With Ilja Dragunov & FrAxiom
Backstage, we see Ilja Dragunov, when up comes Axiom and Nathan Frazer, who ask when they get a shot at his WWE United States title. Dragunov says the open challenge is for everyone and leaves. DIY and Candice LeRae come up and make fun of FrAxiom. Tama Tonga comes up and threatens them with hand gestures.
Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss Accept Bayley’s Challenge
We then shoot to a locker room where Cathy Kelley is talking to Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss. She talks to them about defending their titles. They accept Bayley’s social media challenge and will defend their titles on Monday’s Raw. Nia Jax comes by and says she’s waiting for one of them to stab the other in the back.
Flair says she used to be jaded like Jax but she now has healthy relationships. Jax talks about Bliss turning her back on her and Bliss tells her she’s changed but the old Bliss isn’t hard to find. A match is set for Bliss and Jax for next week’s show.
No Disqualification Match
Drew McIntyre vs. Jimmy Uso
It’s main event time!
The theme for Jimmy Uso hits and out he comes to a good crowd reaction. “Big” Jim settles inside the squared circle and his music dies down. Now the familiar sounds of the entrance tune for his opponent hits, and out comes “The Scottish Psychopath” Drew McIntyre.
Both guys are in the ring and ready to rock and roll. The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with our final match of the evening. The guys start fighting outside the ring. Uso slams McIntyre into the barricades and McIntyre punches Uso and the match begins in the ring.
McIntyre punches Uso, and Uso chops McIntyre. Uso is flattened by McIntyre and McIntyre punches and chops Uso. Uso kicks McIntyre and clotheslines him over the ropes sending McIntyre outside the ring. Uso goes for a suicide dive but dives into a punch.
McIntyre and Uso fight outside the ring using the steel steps and then jumping the barricades and brawl out into the crowd. Uso suplexes McIntyre on the concrete floor and then throws him over the barricade to the ring. Uso pulls a table out from under the ring.
On that note, we shift gears and head into a mid-match commercial break as our WWE SmackDown main event of the evening continues inside Mullett Arena. When the show returns, we see Uso punch McIntyre in the center of the ring, but get taken down by a shoulder check.
McIntyre covers Uso and Uso kicks out at two. Uso kicks McIntyre who rolls out of the ring. Uso comes out as well and jumps off the barricades and is caught by McIntyre. McIntyre hits a Belly to Belly on Uso outside the ring. McIntyre sends Uso back in the ring and covers Uso. Uso, again, kicks out at two.
McIntyre gets a chair and gets back in the ring and smokes Uso in the ribs with the chair. McIntyre smacks Uso across the back with the chair and sets the chair up in the ring. McIntyre slams Uso’s head off the seat of the chair and tells Uso that he chose this and then sits him on the chair.
McIntyre punches a seated Uso several times and goes for a Claymore. Uso gets up off the chair and trips McIntyre and McIntyre falls into the chair. Uso kicks McIntyre in the gut and punches him. Uso gets McIntyre on his shoulders but counters out. Uso hits Uso in the Wind and covers McIntyre for a near fall.
Uso hits McIntyre with a chair and unleashes several chairshots on McIntyre. Uso now sets up the table he put in the ring earlier. McIntyre kicks Uso and hits a Futureshock DDT on Uso and covers him for a two count. McIntyre goes for a Claymore.
He doesn’t get it. Instead, Jimmy Uso manages to dodge it, which leads to McIntyre running directly into a Samoan Drop through the table. Uso climbs the ropes and goes for The Uso Splash but McIntyre hits Uso with a chair. McIntyre hits a Claymore Kick on Uso after that for the victory.
Winner: Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre Beats Down Cody Rhodes & Jimmy Uso
Once the match wraps up, we quickly learn that things aren’t quite over just yet. McIntyre continues his assault, using a steel chair to choke the life out of Jimmy Uso. A bunch of officials and executives come out to break things up.
That clearly doesn’t work, and this leads to Cody Rhodes running out to make the save. He starts beating on McIntyre as the crowd comes to life inside Mullett Arena. Rhodes assaults McIntyre all around the ring and tosses him over to the time keepers area.
From there, we see Rhodes get in the ring to tend to Uso. As he is distracted with this, we see McIntyre recover and get in the ring as well. He blasts Cody with a Claymore Kick. He stands tall over Rhodes and Uso in the ring as the credits hit the screen and the show ends. Thanks for joining us!
