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WWE SmackDown results, winners and match grades on December 12, 2025 ahead of John Cena's final match at Saturday Night's Main Event.
According to a report from BodySlam on Friday morning, WWE is aware that recent stretches of "SmackDown" have not met expectations.
John Cena has his final opponent. After a yearlong retirement tour and a 16-man tournament to decide who he would stand across from in his finale, it is complete. Gunther will be the man who gets the chance to retire one of the legends of the industry at Saturday Night's Main Event on Dec. 13.
Friday Night SmackDown could be in for a creative overhaul in 2026. While it has not yet been confirmed by the company, the Blue Brand is reportedly set to retu
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WWE Announces SmackDown Officially Returns To 3 Hours In 2026
The rumors were true, and WWE SmackDown will be moving back to a three-hour format beginning next year. The news was officially announced during Friday’s episode of the show. At the broadcast table, Michael Cole and Corey Graves confirmed that the show will be moving back to three hours in 2026.
Michael Cole announced on Friday night that WWE SmackDown will again run for three hours. The change starts on January 2 2026. Fans will watch the first show of
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WWE SmackDown - 12/12/2025: 3 Things We Loved And 3 We Hated
Tomorrow, the wrestling world bids adieu to John Cena, but despite the weight atmosphere this weekend, "WWE SmackDown" stopped into the Mohegan Sun in Wilkes-Barre, PA. As always with "SmackDown," there was plenty to love and plenty to hate. As always, we won't be dealing in results. That's already been taken care of on the results page.
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Nick Aldis Invites Absent WWE Star To SmackDown
SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis is trying to extend an olive branch to this WWE Superstar ahead of tonight’s show. On the November 7 episode of SmackDown, Nick Aldis suspended Drew McIntyre. This was a result of McIntyre getting involved in the main event between Cody Rhodes and Aleister Black.