WWE Friday Night SmackDown on the USA Network | July 25th, 2025 | The Episode Recap:

General Manager Nick Aldis announced the SummerSlam TLC Match involving the SmackDown Tag Team Division. (Photo by WWE)

The July 25th | Episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown — Match Results:

The Opening Match: Roxanne Perez (with Raquel Rodriguez) defeated Alexa Bliss (with Charlotte Flair) in a Singles Match | via Pin-Fall | (07:20)

2nd Match: Jade Cargill defeated Chelsea Green (with Alba Fyre & Piper Niven) in a Singles Match | via Pin-Fall | (08:10)

3rd Match: Jacob Fatu defeated The Miz in a Singles Match | via Pin-Fall | (07:55)

The Main Event Match: Andrade & Rey Fenix defeated The Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy) (with Erick Rowan, Nikki Cross & Uncle Howdy) (c) | via DQ | (06:20)

My Thoughts on the July 25th Episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown:

My Thoughts: This episode of SmackDown under Triple H's leadership was one of the worst, featuring dull matches, lacking segments, and overall terrible television. The creative team needs a complete overhaul, as their focus on young talent is misguided. It was a terrible episode with nothing noteworthy to mention.

The July 25th | Episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown — Match Ratings:

The Opening Match: Roxanne Perez (with Raquel Rodriguez) vs. Alexa Bliss (with Charlotte Flair) in a Singles Match | Match Rating: ** | This wasn't that good either, very sloppy, and didn't do nothing for me yes, both women are very talented wrestlers, but this match seem to just not gel with me. The outside chaos was fine, and Alexa Bliss busted her nose. But Roxanne Perez gets the win with a roll-up, and it was very much below average. SmackDown needs an overhaul immediately after SummerSlam.

2nd Match: Jade Cargill vs. Chelsea Green (with Alba Fyre & Piper Niven) in a Singles Match | Match Rating: DUD | This was going to be a quick squash match to help Jade Cargill build more momentum. She got the win, and Tiffany Stratton came out and went face-to-face with who’ll be facing at SummerSlam for her WWE Women’s Championship in Jade Cargill.

3rd Match: Jacob Fatu vs. The Miz in a Singles Match | Match Rating: * | I get that Miz is from Cleveland, but this could have been a spot for Carmelo Hayes to have a burn burner with Jacob Fatu, a good 12-15 15-minute match where both men look strong. But we got The Miz getting whooped around wherever The MFTs come out, trying to get at Jacob Fatu, but it didn't work as he won, but afterward they jumped Jacob Fatu and left him lifeless. This match wasn't good like I said before, thus it should have been Carmelo Hayes' spot as he needs it more with his poor booking as of late these recent months.

The Main Event Match: The Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy) (with Erick Rowan, Nikki Cross & Uncle Howdy) (c) vs. Andrade & Rey Fenix in a Tag Team Title for WWE Tag Team Championship | Match Rating: N/A | I'm very upset about how this match never got any time and how it was starting to pick up, but it ended in a DQ finish. Andrade and Rey Fenix looked great in this match and, in a sense, are still undefeated as a tag team, but why did this match last only a couple of minutes? The spacing og tonight's episode of all the matches was horrible. I'm not pleased with how this match went. Afterwards, the majority of the SmackDown Tag Division came and brawled, which made Nick Aldis announce at SummerSlam that the six teams would be in a TLC Match for the WWE Tag Team Titles. That was the only good thing about this show.

The July 25th | WWE Friday Night SmackDown — Match of the Night: Roxanne Perez (with Raquel Rodriguez) vs. Alexa Bliss (with Charlotte Flair) in a Singles Match | Match Rating: **

The July 25th | Episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown — Episode Grade: 0/10 (F) — One of the worst episodes of SmackDown under Triple H’s regime, this was a lifeless episode with no good matches, no solid segments, and all-around just terrible television. They need to fire everyone on the SmackDown Creative and do an overhaul, not prioritizing the young talent, which is just awful. Horrible Episode of SmackDown, nothing noteworthy to even talk about.

Next Week WWE Friday Night SmackDown | August 1st Episode — The Announced Matches & Segments:

1. Aleister Black vs. Damian Priest in a Singles Match.

2. Giulia (c) vs. Zelina Vega in a Singles Title Match for the WWE Women’s United States Championship.

3. Los Garzas (Angel & Berto) (c) Open Challenge for the AAA World Tag Team Titles.