WWE SmackDown Spoilers, Recap & Analysis (11/28/25)

The WWE Survivor Series: WarGames “go-home” show of WWE SmackDown, which is slated to air on November 28, 2025, was taped right after the November 21st episode. This was done as to accommodate the Thanksgiving Holiday, giving the WWE superstars as well as the entirety of the promotion to celebrate the occasion and prepare for Saturday night’s big PLE. How did it stack up? Here are WWE SmackDown spoilers for November 28, 2025, as we give our thoughts and some analysis.

WWE SmackDown Spoilers (11/28/25):

• The show kicked off with The Miz speaking to SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, before an impromptu Awesome Truth reunion occurred, as R-Truth would interject himself into the situation. The Miz was named the replacement for an injured Sheamus in the John Cena “The Last Time is Now” Tournament.
• After a postponement, the #AndNEW Women’s United States Champion, Chelsea Green, finally had her championship celebration. Unfortunately, the good times would not continue to roll as she was interrupted by WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill, with the leader of the Green Regime getting planted with a Jaded.
• Team RHIYO, Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, Alexa Bliss, AJ Lee, and Charlotte Flair had a backstage segment, presumably to gameplan for WarGames.
• LA Knight beats The Miz to advance to the quarterfinals of the Last Time is Now Tournament.
• Much like Team RHIYO, Team Kabuki Warriors, which is composed of Asuka, Kairi Sane, Lash Legend, Nia Jax, and Becky Lynch, had their own little meeting.
• In a WarGames advantage match, Charlotte Flair beat Asuka, ensuring Team RHIYO will dictate the order of entrants in the titular match.
• Team MFT dispatches Team Sami Zayn. Solo Sikoa would eliminate Sami Zayn last to become the sole survivor. To wrap up the show, The Wyatt Sicks would confront Solo Sikoa, with “Uncle Howdy” Bo Dallas, putting the exclamation point on the night by hitting a Sister Abigail.

WWE SmackDown Spoilers for November 28, 2025 – Reactions and Analysis

It’s always nice for the guys and gals of WWE, as well as the crew of people behind the scenes, to get rest, since WWE SmackDown shows, any WWE show for that matter, when pre-taped, tend to have very minor developments. While the show wasn’t mind-blowing by any means, it did have a few fair moments that are still worth watching.

First, LA Knight was always bound to advance, regardless of whether it was Sheamus or The Miz. Regardless, it’s nice for someone like The Miz, who’s often overlooked and underappreciated, to get one more shot and hammer the point home that being John Cena’s last opponent is highly coveted.

The segment between Jade Cargill and Chelsea Green is confusing. Yes, Green is, for the most part, a comedic character. But your new Women’s United States Champion getting her butt handed to her weeks after winning the title to make your other champion look good is a misfire, since the Women’s United States Title hasn’t really been a high-profile prize since being conceived early last year.

Everyone thought the ship would be steered in the right direction after a lackluster run by Giulia with the title, but it wasn’t.

Flair winning advantage for the face team is exciting because the heel team always gets it and makes use of the numbers game early in the match. Is this a sign that someone in Team RHIYO isn’t all the way committed, and a heel turn will be on the horizon?

Flair turning would be highly predictable, so it could definitely be Alexa Bliss or even IYO SKY.

Finally, we got MFT and The Wyatt Sicks. Since Tama Tonga came back, the war between the two has been brewing for a while now, which many thought would lead to a Traditional Survivor Series Match. But apparently, WWE has other ideas, and this will drag on until next year.

WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event XLII will be dedicated to NXT talent, as well as John Cena’s final match, and we don’t really see it getting included on the card since it will be out of place. We don’t know where this is headed, but it’ll potentially lead to MFT taking the WWE Tag Team Titles away from The Wyatt Sicks at either the Royal Rumble or Elimination Chamber.

For the most part, this was a solid show. Again, nothing spectacular. It furthered some storylines past 2025, finalized things for this coming Saturday’s WWE Survivor Series: WarGames, as well as heated up the John Cena “Last Time is Now Tournament.”