This article contains results and spoilers from WWE Friday Night SmackDown for December 26th, 2025. You have been warned!It's the day after Christmas, and all through WWE, every Superstar was stirring, even The Miz.
Trick Williams has become a household name for many years now in NXT. He started out as just Carmelo Hayes’ sidekick. But over time, he grew more and more into the electrifying wrestler fans see today.
Drew McIntyre wants the WWE Champion so bad, that he is willing to drag Cody Rhodes to Hell in order to get it. Three stages of it to be precise. The Scottish
Carmelo Hayes picked up the biggest win of his WWE main roster career Friday night on SmackDown, when he defeated Ilja Dragunov to become the Men's United States Champion.
In a situation that has been simmering since October 2025, Jim Ross finally broke his silence regarding the heavy allegations leveled against him by D-Von Dudley.
WWE and the USA Network both believe in Joe Hendry. The former TNA World Heavyweight Champion is coming off an appearance at Saturday Night's Main Event and he'll be wrestling The Miz on the December 26 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, which appears to be the first of many bookings on the Blue Brand moving forward.
D-Von names Jim Ross as the source of a racist Attitude Era remark; says he forgave but remains affected. Jim Ross strongly denies the claim, calls it absurd and praises the Dudleys' work and TLC matches.
Earlier this month, on the Dec. 13, 2025, edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event, WWE legend John Cena faced off against Gunther in his last match. Despite a strong start to the bout, Cena ultimately tapped out and gave up against Gunther’s rear-naked choke.
Almost a year ago, WWE and TNA Wrestling announced a multi-year partnership. The Nygma I am was quite puzzled, due to the risks it could represent for TNA Wrestling.
WWE has, to a great degree, found its next John Cena-level babyface, and he’s none other than Cody Rhodes. The company was looking to groom the latter as a Cena successor from the point Rhodes agreed to a WWE return in 2022, as recently revealed by Seth Rollins on the Games with Names podcast.
Wrestling legend Arn Anderson feels today’s wrestling is too dangerous. Anderson was one of the prominent stars of the 80s, having numerous championship reigns in NWA and WCW.
WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes is seen as the modern-day John Cena by a lot of fans. The way he carries himself and speaks about the company, it wouldn’t be wrong to say he’s the face of the company today.
Seth Rollins recently commented on criticism towards WWE’s Saudi Arabia shows. Back in 2018, WWE did their first premium live event in Saudi Arabia in the form of the Greatest Royal Rumble.
The year 2025 in WWE was, of course, centered around John Cena’s retirement tour. While that was the obvious highlight of the year, so much more took place.
No stranger to giving back and philanthropic efforts, WWE Superstar Roman Reigns has been seen out and about before Christmas during his latest hiatus.
Before competing in and winning the 2024 Money in the Bank ladder match, former WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton practiced some of the crazy spots.