WWE SmackDown Results
August 8, 2025
Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Bell Centre)
Commentary: Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
“Then. Now. Forever. Together.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
Video: Highlights are shown from SummerSlam Sunday’s main event, which saw “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes defeat John Cena for the WWE Championship in a Street Fight. Cena gave respect to Rhodes and was left to soak in the applause from the crowd… until Brock Lesnar made his shocking return to WWE. Lesnar attacked Cena and hit him with an F5.
John Cena addresses Brock Lesnar’s attack at SummerSlam
John Cena comes out to a MASSIVE pop from the Montreal crowd. Cena looks fired up by the applause. The crowd is solidly behind him and loudly chants his name. Cena then directs it over to SmackDown Ring Announcer Mark Nash. Nash says, “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Greatest of All Time, the Never Seen Seventeen, celebrating with each and every one of you here in Montreal for one last time, he is the last real champion, John Cena!” Cena gets an unreal ovation and poses in the ring.
Cena says they have come a long way. For the longest time, WWE was afraid to go to Montreal. There’s a lot of history in this building. They were afraid because they thought the audience would hijack the show. Cena has never been afraid of that. He’s always known that the audience is the show. The crowd gives him another huge ovation and chants his name. Cena says he knows the people at home wish they were here. He knows why WWE was afraid. There are people everywhere. The noise is deafening. He can barely hear himself talk. You can even feel it through the screen at home. Imagine someone trying to plan a show around them. Sometimes when you’re in the ring, it gets scary when the crowd starts singing. The crowd starts to loudly sing, “Ole.” Cena says they might be afraid and wonder what to do. If there is one thing the people have taught him through the years, it is that even though he might be afraid, he faces his fears head-on and lets them sing and do their thing. Cena embraces and enjoys every single second. Another “Cena” chant fires up.
Cena says, “Trust me. It doesn’t last forever.” The crowd chants, “Thank you, Cena.” Cena looks incredibly moved as he listens to this thunderous chant. Cena says he’s been performing for over two decades and has shared many valuable moments in this ring. Cena thanks the crowd for that. Cena says after tonight, he’s got eleven dates left. Cena is starting to understand that. As far as being afraid, every single time a day goes by, he gets more afraid. Cena thanks the crowd for that. Cena wants to lean into this for a second because it’s important he gets this off his chest. Cena wants to lead with honesty and vulnerability. He is afraid that no matter how much he gives in this limited time, he’ll never be enough and will let them down. He’ll also admit that he is very afraid of leaving and the WWE moving on, that the people will forget about him. The crowd is shocked and chants, “NO!”
Cena has all these fears on his mind. He’s even afraid of Brock Lesnar. Cena doesn’t know in what universe he would ever choose Lesnar as an opponent. Cena and the crowd have known each other for a long time. They know there’s no universe where he ever backs down from Brock Lesnar. Is he afraid? Hell yes. He’s afraid Brock Lesnar just got himself a John Cena problem! Cena is afraid that every single WWE Superstar has just gotten themselves a John Cena problem. Time is winding down. If they saw SummerSlam, they know he’s not going down without a fight. Cena says, “So, Brock Lesnar, when you want some, come get some!” To anyone brave enough to walk the aisle and face off with the last real champion, he plans to go down guns blazing. The last time is now. So if you want some, come get some!
Logan Paul heads to the stage to massive boos. Paul starts walking to the ring and exhaustedly says, “John.” Paul says whatever this is… he’s cut off by massive booing. Whatever version of John Cena this is makes him sick. Paul used to respect him, but now he doesn’t even know him. Paul asks why the crowd is so mad. At least he never switched up. Paul gets on the apron, and the crowd chants, “F–k you, Logan.” Paul gets in the ring, and Cena warns him that he may have just made the biggest mistake of his life. Paul says we’ll see about that. Cena doesn’t know who he is, and the people don’t, either. Paul has been real since day one. Whether they like it or not, John Cena said it himself: Logan Paul does WWE better than any professional wrestler… and that includes John Cena.
Cena says Paul might be right about that. He admits to saying that. Cena says that Logan Paul is also “the biggest dumbass” he’s ever seen in his life. Paul says Cena is saying whatever the bosses want him to. Cena says Montreal is the show, but Paul says that’s false… he is the show. Paul says Cena is a charity case giving out matches. Paul wants one. Cena suggests Logan Paul versus John Cena and says it sounds pretty good. Paul had better be careful what he wishes for. Paul says he wants it. Paul says he wants to face Cena in a French-speaking country… in the middle of France. Paul wants it at the Clash in Paris.
Drew McIntyre attacks Cena from behind, and Paul happily watches on. They then double-team Cena with stomps. WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes runs down for the save. Rhodes sends McIntyre out of the ring, and Cena sends Paul over the top rope. Cena accepts the challenge for WWE Clash in Paris. Still, it seems like they want to fight. The crowd is getting louder. Cena says it looks like he has a partner, and he looks at Rhodes. Cena suggests McIntyre and Paul take them on tonight! Cena says, “The champ is here!”
This is the 9th SmackDown from Montreal. Montreal has hosted 4 PLEs.
Backstage Interview
Cathy Kelley is backstage with the Motor City Machine Guns. Alex Shelley’s ribs are taped up. The TLC match was brutal. They didn’t get the titles, but they have made a career of getting knocked down and getting back up. Chris Sabin says their road back to the top begins tonight.
The Motor City Machine Guns make their entrance. They’ll face Solo Sikoa’s MFTs next.
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AAA TripleMania XXXIII is coming on August 16.
Replay: Moments ago, Logan Paul challenged John Cena to a match at WWE Clash in Paris. Cena was then attacked by Drew McIntyre and Paul before WWE Champion Cody Rhodes made the save. Cena accepted the challenge at Clash in Paris before challenging them to a tag team match tonight.
Tonight’s main event will be WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and John Cena taking on Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre.
Video: This past Sunday at SummerSlam, the MFTs interfered to cost Jacob Fatu his chance at the WWE United States Championship against Solo Sikoa in a Steel Cage Match. After, Fatu hit a moonsault off the top of the cage.
Tag Team Match
The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) vs. The MFTs (JC Mateo and Talla Tonga) w/ WWE United States Champion Solo Sikoa and Tonga Loa
Referee: Daphanie LaShaun
Alex Shelley will start the match against JC Mateo. They lock up, and Mateo powers him against the ropes. Mateo gives a clean break. Shelley ducks a blindside from Talla Tonga, and Mateo takes him down. Shelley fights him and applies a side headlock. Mateo whips him off, but he lowers his head and eats a kick. The MCMG hit a double-team flatliner/missile dropkick combo on Mateo. Chris Sabin dropkicks Tonga in the knees. Shelley holds the ropes open, and Sabin hits Mateo with a suicide dive. Sabin puts Mateo in the ring and kicks Tonga in the face. The MCMG gets in the ring and avalanches Mateo in the corner. Shelley tags in. They go for Skull and Bones, but Tonga pulls Shelley out of the ring and sends him into the barricade.
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Picture-in-Picture Commercial Break: Solo Sikoa is sitting in a chair at ringside. Mateo has Shelley in the ring and punches him in his injured ribs. Shelley hits a jawbreaker and goes for a tag, but Mateo stops him from making the tag. Mateo hits a back elbow, followed by a clothesline. Tonga tags in, and the big man avalanches Shelley in the corner. Tonga hits a short-arm back elbow, followed by an elbow drop. Tonga grabs him, but Shelley starts to punch back. Tonga kicks him in the ribs and punches him down. Tonga chokes him with his boot, and Sikoa claps from his chair. Tonga Loa gets some cheap shots in. Tonga clubs Shelley in the face before clubbing the injured ribs. Shelley is in a lot of pain. Tonga whips Shelley hard into the corner and hits a backbreaker. Tonga then stretches Shelley over his knee. Shelley punches out, but Tonga fights back with a bear hug.
Back from the break, Tonga is cinching in the bear hug. Shelley punches out, but Tonga chops him down. Tonga scoops him up, but Shelley slides off and shoves him to his corner. Mateo blind tags in and stops Shelley from making a tag. Shelley quickly boots him and tags Sabin in.
Sabin hits Mateo with a cross-body block before punching away at him. Sabin’s shoulder is messed up from the TLC match. Sabin ducks a clothesline and soon hits a tornado DDT for a near fall. Shelley tags in. The MCMG peppers Mateo with kicks before rolling him up for a two-count. Sabin tags in, and the MCMG knock Tonga off the apron. The MCMG then runs into a double clothesline from Mateo. Mateo crushes Sabin with an inverted exploder. 1… 2… Shelley breaks it up. Mateo fights back, and Tonga blind tags in. The MCMG goes to double-team Mateo, but Tonga big boots Shelley off the top rope. Tonga then hits Sabin with a Chokeslam for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: The MFTs
WWE United States Champion Solo Sikoa gets in the ring with the MFTs. Sikoa says this is what greatness looks like. They are looking at the soon-to-be WWE Tag Team Champions. They are looking at the most dominant United States Champion. It’s a shame because he’s all dressed up in his gear, ready to fight, and is feeling good in Montreal, but there is nobody back there to fight him. Sikoa says they’re going to leave this crappy city because this is the last place he wants to wrestle in.
They go to leave, but SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis comes out to the stage. Aldis says since Sikoa claims to be ready for a fight, he’s got a special guest who is ready for a fight. He’s someone Sikoa knows well, but this is someone Montreal, Quebec, knows VERY well.
Sami Zayn comes out to a MASSIVE pop!
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Non-Title Match
WWE United States Champion Solo Sikoa w/ The MFTs (Tonga Loa, Talla Tonga, and JC Mateo) vs. Sami Zayn
Referee: Dan Engler
The bell rings to start the match, and the crowd is buzzing for Sami Zayn. The crowd loudly chants, “Ole.” Sikoa covers his ears. Zayn is fired up and gets the crowd roaring. What a crowd! They lock up, and Sikoa soon backs him to the corner. Sikoa gives a clean break and stares into the eyes of his former Bloodline teammate. Sikoa points to the sky. Zayn fights back and elbows him in the head. Sikoa sends him to the corner, but Zayn counters with an exploder attempt. Sikoa gets out, but Zayn fights back and has him in the corner. Zayn does the ten punches, but Sikoa pushes him off and runs him over with a shoulder tackle. Sikoa chops the chest and climbs to the second rope for the ten punches. Zayn gets out and trips him before doing the ten punches… and a little more than that! Zayn whales away at him with punches and chops him against the ropes. Sikoa reverses a whip, but Zayn springboards over him and hits a clothesline over the top rope. Zayn connects with a somersault senton in front of the MFTs. The MFTs surround Zayn as he gets Sikoa in the ring. Zayn chops Sikoa. Sikoa reverses a whip, but Zayn holds the ropes and elbows him back. The referee checks on Sikoa, and Talla Tonga clotheslines Zayn down.
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Back from the break, Sikoa is on the second rope and lifts Zayn. Zayn counters with a sunset flip powerbomb for a near fall!
Zayn gets fired up and grabs Sikoa for a Blue Thunder Bomb, but he has trouble lifting him. Sikoa elbows out and goes for a clothesline, but Zayn ducks it and goes for a Blue Thunder Bomb again. Zayn can’t get him up, and Sikoa hits a Spinning Solo for a near fall. Sikoa mounts Zayn and punches away at him. Sikoa signals for the end and grabs Zayn by the beard. Zayn kicks the Samoan Spike away and boots him in the face. Zayn catches Sikoa with an exploder into the turnbuckles.
Zayn gets the crowd going, and they are LOUD. Tonga Loa gets on the apron, but Zayn punches him off. Zayn hits Sikoa with another exploder into the turnbuckles. JC Mateo distracts the referee, so Zayn punches him into the ring. Talla Tonga gets on the apron, so Zayn challenges him. Sikoa rocks Zayn with a superkick and goes for a Samoan Spike. Zayn ducks it and rolls Sikoa up for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Sami Zayn
Solo Sikoa is stunned. Zayn quickly gets out of the ring before the MFTs can attack him.
Tonight’s main event will see WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and John Cena battle Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre.
Backstage Segment
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss are backstage. Flair says she knows tomorrow is Bliss’s birthday… well, actually, she didn’t know it. She has a gift for her, though.
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Video: WWE teams with ESPN to put their PLEs on their streaming platform, starting with WrestleMania.
Video: The Wyatt Sicks cut into the broadcast. Uncle Howdy says they will never lead us astray. When they speak, they always use the truth. Joe Gacy says they’ve shown their power is nothing more than a harmless illusion. Dexter Lumis says they woke them up from their dream and made them realize their true reality. Nikki Cross speaks. Erick Rowan says there are more lessons to be learned. Their story has only just begun. Highlights of the TLC match are shown throughout.
WWE Trainer’s Room
The Street Profits are icing up in the trainer’s room with B-Fab. #DIY and Candice LeRae come in and yell at them. Tommaso Ciampa says they almost killed a mother. B-Fab says LeRae’s own husband knocked it over. SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis says he’ll get control of this Tag Team Division. Next week, these two teams will square off.
Charlotte Flair has a birthday surprise for Alexa Bliss
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss head to the ring. In the ring is a covered display. We see a replay of them winning the titles at SummerSlam Saturday.
Flair greets the crowd. Alexa Bliss’ birthday falls during their championship celebration. Flair could have made this about her, but she decided to be gracious and share the spotlight. There’s a cake in the ring that has “Congratulations, Charlotte Flair” written on it. Bliss’ name is written in tiny font with a postscript saying, “Happy birthday.”
Flair then shows a present. Bliss isn’t sure and won’t accept the gift. They go back and forth, pushing the gift toward each other. Flair asks Bliss if she remembers what she got four years ago. Flair brings out a Lily doll with a “We’re not friends” shirt. Flair figured Lilly needed a tag team partner. Flair pulls out a “Charley” doll, a version of the Lilly doll. The crowd chants, “Charley.” Bliss thanks her.
Flair says she needs something else from Bliss. This isn’t enough. Flair needs something. Montreal needs something. Flair says, “You may hug me.” The crowd cheers, and Bliss looks around. Bliss doesn’t think it’s necessary. Flair says, “You may hug the queen, Lexy.” Bliss starts to inch toward her…
…until Chelsea Green and the Secret Hervice interrupt. Green says she’s a proud Canadian, but listening to them applaud these self-absorbed American weirdos makes her want to turn in her passport. Judging by their love of the Habs, they don’t see champions often. The crowd loudly boos. Green says she doesn’t know why they’re parading freaky, tacky dolls. They should be celebrating Green’s homecoming. Flair says she has one more gift for Bliss… kicking Green’s ass, tonight. Green says they’re busy, but SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis comes out. Aldis says he likes making matches on the fly. He’s got a brand new referee (a referee comes out with a bow on his chest) and makes the match.
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Backstage Segment
Carmelo Hayes finds The Miz backstage. Hayes says the Miz promised to take him to the top, but he dropped him. Miz agrees, but he says Hayes can’t just get opportunities ahead of him. Miz says he got Nick Aldis to make them a tag match for next week. Hayes shakes hands with him.
SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis walks up and asks what that was about. Miz says he needs to talk to him in his office.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Charlotte Flair w/ WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Alexa Bliss vs. Chelsea Green w/ The Secret Hervice (Piper Niven and Alba Fyre)
Referee: Gary Wilson
They lock up, and Green wrenches the arm. Flair does a front wheel to reverse the pressure and takes her down. Flair walks on Green and kicks her out of the ring. Green regroups with the Secret Hervice. Green knocks Flair back, but Flair quickly fights back with a chop. Green attacks Flair and bounces her in the corner. Flair knocks her back and chops her chest before kicking her in the head. Green reverses a whip to the corner, but Flair rolls up the turnbuckles and knocks her back. Flair kicks Niven and Fyre away before hitting Green with a flying cross-body block for a two-count.
Green elbows out of a waistlock and sends her into the ropes before slinging her down. Flair slings over Green and rolls her up for a two-count. The kickout sends Flair face-first into the middle turnbuckle. Green kicks Flair’s head into the turnbuckle and poses on the second rope.
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Back from the break, we see the birthday cake at ringside. Flair punches away at Green and chops her. Flair chops away at her chest, ducks a clothesline, and hits a walkover clothesline. Flair connects with a German Suplex before doing a kip-up. Green quickly kicks Flair back, but Flair fires back with a kick. Flair follows up with Natural Selection for a two-count.
Green drops Flair on the apron, but Flair heads to the top rope. Green cuts her off and connects with a superplex for a two-count. Green has the Secret Hervice put the birthday cake in the ring. Bliss takes out the Secret Hervice with a cannonball. Green goes for an Unpretty-Her into the cake, but Flair counters and hits Green with her own move into the cake! Flair applies the Figure Four Leglock and grabs some frosting from Green’s face. Flair thinks it tastes good and then applies the Figure Eight for the win!
Winner by Submission: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Charlotte Flair
Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss celebrate in the ring.
Tonight’s main event will be WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and John Cena taking on Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul.
Backstage Interview
Cathy Kelley is backstage with WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton. Stratton says she’s going to keep doing what she’s been doing for 216 days, and that’s keeping the title. Jade Cargill walks up and says the story will be different next time. Stratton says the ending will be the same.
Women’s United States Champion Giulia and Kiana James come up to Cargill. James says if Cargill wants a title, she can give her a call. James gives her a card. Cargill declines, but they tell her to keep the card and walk off. Michin walks up with a kendo stick and takes the card from Cargill.
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John Cena is on the cover of People Magazine.
Video: Aleister Black says he believes he is allowed to use violence to stop greater violence from happening. There is no such thing as good and evil. Black says he’s an eye-for-an-eye, limb-for-a-limb kind of guy. That’s why he exacerbated the violence against Damian Priest. Priest is home, nursing a hairline fracture in his jaw. Priest pushes back when someone pushes him. When someone pushes Black, he pushes them off the cliff and waits for the smack at the end. If that makes him a scapegoat, then so be it.
Backstage Segment
John Cena is walking backstage when R-Truth walks up to him. They act like they’re in a mirror. R-Truth is psyched that Cena is back. If Cena is back, then he’s back! Cena says he was worried about R-Truth. He was really mean for five months. Does R-Truth remember when he made that kid in Brussels cry? It’s good to have R-Truth back. R-Truth looks so confused.
“The Maverick” Logan Paul makes his entrance, followed by Drew McIntyre. The main event is next.
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Tag Team Match
“The Maverick” Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre vs. John Cena and Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes
Referee: Ryan Tran
Cody Rhodes will start against Logan Paul. The crowd sings to Rhodes. They lock up, and Rhodes hooks a side headlock. Paul whips him off, but Rhodes shoulder tackles him and does a Stardust cartwheel. Rhodes teases tagging John Cena in, but Paul knees him in the midsection. Rhodes whips him off before dropping down and hitting an uppercut. Rhodes then hits a delayed front suplex. Rhodes then points to Cena. Paul quickly rolls Rhodes up for a two-count. Paul shoves Rhodes to the corner and tags Drew McIntyre in. McIntyre punches Rhodes to the corner and chops his chest. McIntyre sends him to the corner, but Rhodes slingshots over him and hits a snap powerslam. Rhodes wrenches the arm, but McIntyre reverses a whip. Rhodes holds the ropes and punches him back before punching Paul off the apron. McIntyre then hits Rhodes with a Glasgow Kiss. McIntyre sends Rhodes out of the ring and distracts the referee. Paul clotheslines Rhodes at ringside.
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Picture-in-Picture Commercial Break: Rhodes fights back at McIntyre, but McIntyre cuts him off at ringside. McIntyre gets him in the ring and stomps his hand. Paul tags in, and they hit a double-team vertical suplex for a two-count. Paul applies a chin lock, but Rhodes fights up. Paul cuts him off and punches him down. Paul wrenches the arm and hits a tilt-a-whirl slam for a two-count. Paul puts Rhodes in the corner and punches away at him. McIntyre tags back in and hits the Undisputed WWE Champion with a delayed vertical suplex for a two-count.
Back from the break, Rhodes starts trying to fight back with punches. McIntyre sends Rhodes to the corner. Rhodes dives for a tag, but McIntyre cuts him off. Rhodes sends him into the ring post and crawls to the corner.
Cena and Paul tag in. Cena starts up the 5 Moves of Doom. One shoulder tackle. Two shoulder tackles. Back suplex powerbomb. Here we go! You can’t see me! 5 Knuckle Shuffle! Cena lifts him for an Attitude Adjustment and connects! 1… 2… McIntyre breaks up the pin. McIntyre goes for a Claymore Kick, but Rhodes cuts him off with a superkick. Rhodes clotheslines him over the top rope and hits a suicide dive. Cena grabs Paul, but Paul hits a low blow in front of the referee. The referee calls for the bell.
Winners by Disqualification: John Cena and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes
Logan Paul chases John Cena out of the ring and fights him to the back. At ringside, Rhodes bounces McIntyre off the steel steps before clearing the commentary table. Rhodes goes after McIntyre, but McIntyre cracks him in the skull with the Undisputed WWE Championship. McIntyre psychotically stares at the title. McIntyre calmly puts it down before hitting Rhodes with a Claymore Kick through the front of the commentary table! Wow! WWE officials run down to check on Rhodes. McIntyre talks trash as the show ends.
Quick Match Results
— The MFTs (JC Mateo and Talla Tonga) def. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) in a Tag Team Match
— Sami Zayn def. WWE United States Champion Solo Sikoa in a non-title match
— WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Charlotte Flair def. Chelsea Green
— John Cena and Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes def. Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre via DQ in a Tag Team Match
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