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WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results and Recap: Carmelo Hayes Wins Big (December 26, 2025)

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.

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Triple H Reacts to Carmelo Hayes’ Stunning US Title Win on the Last SmackDown of 2025

WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque has had his fair share of criticism in 2025 for a ton of questionable booking decisions he and his creative team made.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / December 27

AEW Worlds End 2025: Date, Start Time, Match Card, How To Watch & Live Stream

After a successful string of holiday-related shows, AEW is writing the final chapter of a newsworthy 2025 tonight at Worlds End in Chicago. Instead of the Saturday Tailgate Brawl pre-show AEW has had in recent months, Zero Hour will begin at 7 p.m.

Trick Williams News / Last Word On Sports / December 27

Trick Williams Makes Waves During Appearance on WWE SmackDown (12/26/2025)

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.

Wrestling News / Wrestling on SI / December 26

WWE SmackDown Results : McIntyre Chooses Stipulation, Hayes Wins U.S Title

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 News / Wrestling on SI / December 26

Carmelo Hayes Captures WWE Men's United States Championship On SmackDown

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.

Wrestling News / Total Apex Sports / December 26

Jim Ross Fires Back at D-Von Dudley’s Shocking Racism Claims

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.

Joe Hendry News / The Sportster / December 26

WWE Has Big Plans For Joe Hendry As SmackDown Moves 3 Hours

Joe Hendry is being considered for a permanent SmackDown main roster call-up as the show expands to three hours. USA Network pushed to have Hendry on SmackDown; he'll appear tonight against The Miz and in a Christmas concert.

Wrestling News / WWE on ClutchPoints / December 26

John Cena Sr. praises son’s final WWE opponent despite previous contrasting comments

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.

Wrestling News / Last Word On Sports / December 26

Unleashing the Wolf: What Jacob Fatu’s WWE Return in 2026 Could Look Like

While some WWE fans have been critical of the product in 2025, the year hasn’t been without its highlights, especially the rise of several superstars.

Wrestling News / Last Word On Sports / December 26

NXT/TNA Partnership: Nearly a Year After, Who Made The Most of The Opportunity?

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.

Wrestling News / FirstSportz / December 26

Cody Rhodes Follows in John Cena’s Footsteps to Claim a Praiseworthy Milestone in 2025

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.

Arn Anderson News / NY Fights / December 25