WWE Friday Night Smackdown Live Coverage - October 10th, 2025

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Cody Rhodes takes to the mic ahead of his WWE Crown Jewel showdown against Seth Rollins

Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes takes to the mic just one night before facing World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins at WWE Crown Jewel.

— A promo for tomorrow's Crown Jewel plays and then we cut to ringside.

— Michael Cole and Wade Barrett greet audiences at home as Cody Rhodes makes his way to the ring.

Rhodes asks Perth what they want to talk about, then says they could talk about Seth Rollins and his outlook on their Crown Jewel match. He says he's started to realize that Rollins is starting to become the man he swore to defeat at WrestleMania 40, then says he's starting to realize that he may be Rollins' Achilles Heel as he looks to dismantle The Vision. He says when a wrestler starts thinking they're the only one who can carry all of WWE on them, it becomes their downfall and turns into a quest for power. He rattles off names including Randy Orton, Roman Reigns, Rhea Ripley, Jey Uso, and CM Punk that have the kind of spot on the card and power that Rollins desires. Rhodes then says he can't talk any reason into Rollins and questions what that makes him in relation to Rollins if the world really revolves around Rollins.

— Damian Priest, The Street Profits & B-Fab, and Stephanie Vaquer are all shown backstage. Chelsea Green comes up to Vaquer and offers her a position in her Secret Hervice. Tiffany Stratton comes in and Vaquer tells her she has Stratton's back tonight, but tomorrow it's go time.

— Cody Rhodes walks by Jacob Fatu. Fatu tells Rhodes that once he's done with Seth Rollins, he wants Rhodes. Nick Aldis comes by and tells Fatu he likes his ambition and leaves. Drew McIntyre comes in and beats up Fatu.

— Sami Zayn makes his way to the ring. Shinsuke Nakamura follows, answering the call for the US Open Challenge.

WWE United States Championship Open Challenge: Sami Zayn (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

The bell rings and the two lock up. Zayn and Nakamura trade holds and Nakamura is slammed down to the mat. Nakamura and Zayn evade each other's moves and lock up again. Zayn works on Nakamura's arm and Nakamura knees down on Zayn's face. Nakamura kicks Zayn onto the ropes and hits a sliding German Suplex and we cut to a commercial break.

We come back to the match, Zayn chops Nakamura in the corner and then snapmares Nakamura. The two punch each other in the middle of the ring. Nakamura suplexes Zayn and then punches and kicks Zayn. Zayn ends up in the corner and then is swung into the ropes and the kicked down and covered for a two count. Nakamura attacks Zayn with strikes and kicks. Zayn is choked on the ropes and Zayn jumps over Nakamura and takes him down with a clothesline. Zayn goes for the Blue Thunder Bomb but Nakamura counters and kicks Zayn. Zayn hits the Michinoku Driver and covers Nakamura for a near fall. Nakamura and Zayn trade pinning combos and Zayn hits an Exploder on Nakamura in the corner and goes for a Helluva kick but Nakamura dodges it. Nakamura comes off the top rope with a Kinshasa Kick and covers Zayn for a near fall and we get another break.

Back to SmackDown, Nakamura goes for a superplex but Zayn counters and hits a sunset flip powerbomb from the top rope on Nakamura and covers for a two count. Zayn and Nakamura punch each other in the middle of the ring. Nakamura headbutts Zayn and reverses a Blue Thunder Bomb attempt and kicks Zayn out of the ring. Nakamura goes out and Zayn hits an Exploder into the barricades and then hits a Helluva Kick outside the ring knocking Nakamura out. Nakamura kicks Zayn in the ring with a Kinshasa Kick and covers Zayn, Zayn gets his leg on the ropes breaking the pin. Nakamura hits a Scorpio Rising on Zayn and goes to hit Zayn with another Kinshasa but is pulled out of the ring by Tama Tonga.

Winner: Sami Zayn (via disqualification)

— The rest of MFT (without Solo Sikoa) join Tama at ringside and beat down Zayn. JC Mateo delivers Tour Of The Islands on Zayn as the rest of MFT works to beat down Nakamura and Sikoa joins the rest of the stable in the ring.

— Nick Aldis talks to Drew McIntyre that he has a match against Jacob Fatu next week. Fatu runs in and beats up McIntyre.

Stephanie Vaquer and Tiffany Stratton vs. Giulia and Kiana James

Vaquer and James begin the action. The bell rings and James extends her hand to Vaquer, but immediately delivers a knee to her oblique. Vaquer responds with the Devil's Kiss to James, but Giulia tags in and stares down Vaquer.

Back from the break, Giulia whips Vaquer across the ring and tags in James. James fires off shoulders on Vaquer's midsection and tags in Giulia. Giulia ascends to the top rope and delivers a missile dropkick to Vaquer, then goes for a pin but Vaquer kicks out.

Stratton and James tag in, and Stratton runs over James with a trio of clotheslines. She clocks Giulia on the apron and delivers a handspring back elbow to James in the corner, then follows it up with a springboard spinebuster and goes for a pin. James kicks out and Stratton sets up for an Alabama Slam on her, but James avoids it. Stratton sends James crashing into the ropes and clocks Giulia on the apron, opening the door for James to level Stratton with a superkick.

Giulia tags in and connects with the Arrivederci on Stratton, then follows it up with the Northern Lights Bomb and goes for a pin. Vaquer kicks out, but James dumps her out of the ring and tags in. She looks to land a kick on Stratton, but Stratton catches her with an Alabama Slam and tags in Vaquer. Vaquer levels Giulia with a dropkick and delivers the SVB. She goes for a pin, but Giulia breaks the fall. Stratton tags back in and delivers a rolling Fireman's Carry to Vaquer, then follows it up with the Prettiest Moonsault Ever for the win.

Winners: Stephanie Vaquer and Tiffany Stratton

— After the match, Vaquer and Stratton hold up their respective title belts on the entrance ramp as they stare one another down.

— Zaria and Sol Ruca are backstage. Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss come by and tells them they're not ready to step in the ring with them. Zaria asks them to prove that they're better. Flair says she likes the ambition Zaria has shown and Ruca asks for a chance and Flair and Bliss agree to let them challenge for the Women's Tag Titles.

— The Street Profits and B-Fab make their way to the ring. The Wyatt Sicks follow.

WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy (c) w/The Wyatt Sicks vs. The Street Profits

Joe Gacy and Dextier Lumis waste no time sliding into the ring, and the bell sounds. All four men begin brawling with one another, and Ford dumps Lumis out of the ring. Angelo Dawkins levels Gacy and delivers a back body drop to him, then sends both him and Lumis crashing through the barricade near the timekeeper's area.

Back from the break, Dawkins pins Gacy but Cross gets Gacy's foot on the bottom rope to break the fall. B-Fab takes out Cross, but Rowan stares her down and Cross flies off the ring steps to take out B-Fab. Montez Ford takes flight over the top rope to level Rowan as Dawkins delivers a spinebuster to Gacy and flies over the top himself to level Rowan on the outside.

Ford looks to land a Frog Splash on Gacy, but Lumis pulls Gacy out of the ring from the outside and delivers The Plague with Gacy to him for the win.

Winners and STILL WWE Tag Team Champions: The Wyatt Sicks

— After the match, The MFT's come down and they stare down The Wyatt Sicks. Nikki Cross gets in Solo Sikoa's face and he tells MFT's to leave the ring. Sikoa stands in the ring with The Wyatt Sicks and then leaves with The MFT's. The Wyatt Sicks have been put on notice from Sikoa and his MFTs.

— Cathy Kelley talks to The Miz about his attack on Carmelo Hayes. The Miz says he saw potential in Hayes and Hayes had the audacity to tell him he doesn't need The Miz. He tells Hayes the Melo missed this time.

— Damian Priest then makes his way to the ring. Aleister Black follows.

Last Man Standing Match: Damian Priest vs. Aleister Black

The bell rings and Priest looks to deliver a boot to Black. Black moves out of the way, but Priest rocks him with a forearm and fires off stomps on him. He dumps Black out of the ring, then grabs a kendo stick and hits Black with it before grabbing one of the ring steps and hitting Black with them twice.

Back from the break, Priest whips Black into one of the barricades spine first and the referee begins a ten count. Black beats it as Priest drags the ring steps into the ring. Priest then delivers an elevated flatliner to Black and rocks him with an enzuigiri as he sits on the top rope, but Black escapes and sends Priest crashing into the ring steps face first. The referee begins a ten count, but Priest beats it.

Priest lays the ring steps on their side and sends Black crashing into them face first, then gets him up for a Razor's Edge. Black escapes and low bridges Priest out of the ring, then looks to land a moonsault on him off the ropes. Priest avoids it, but Black sends him crashing into the other set of rings steps and repeatedly sends his head bouncing off them. The referee begins a ten count, but Priest beats it and sends Black crashing over top of the announce desk.

Back from another break, Priest repeatedly hits Black with a kendo stick as he teeters on the top rope. Black catches Priest with a kick to his midsection, and the referee begins a ten count as they're both down. Both men beat it, but Black rocks Priest with a forearm and grabs a chair from the crowd. He repeatedly hits Priest with it, but Priest lands a chokeslam on him on the ring apron and follows it up with a Razor's Edge on top of the announce desk. The referee begins a ten count, but Black beats it.

Priest lands a second Razor's Edge to Black on top of the announce desk and the referee begins another ten count, but Black beats it once again. Priest dumps Black over the barricade and into the crowd, then gets him up on a piece of equipment in the crowd and sends him crashing onto a covered road case spine first. The referee begins a ten count, but Black somehow manages to beat it.

Zelina Vega appears in the crowd and tries to reason with Priest in an effort to get him to stop and protect Black (her husband). This opens the door for Black to throw a fireball into Priest's face and deliver a Black Mass to him off the covered road case and through a table nearby. The referee begins a ten count, but Priest can't beat it.

Winner: Aleister Black

— Black and Vega stand tall arm-in-arm with one another on the covered road case as officials check on Priest and the show goes off the air.

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