WWE SmackDown Match Results, Highlights and Key Moments for April 25, 2025 – Ringside News
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Tonight’s WWE SmackDown, airing April 25, 2025, promises an action-packed night live from the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The post-WWE
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown, airing April 25, 2025, promises an action-packed night live from the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The post-WWE WrestleMania 41 show sees WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) defend their WWE Tag Team Championships against Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) and #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) in a Triple Threat TLC Match. Plus, a mysterious superstar is set to make their debut.
The show kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on the USA Network and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Netflix. Ringside News will provide live, match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Stay tuned to this page, refresh for the latest results as the action unfolds, and join the conversation in the comments below!
The show opens up with Joe Tessitore welcoming us, while we see shots of Texas. We then see the arrivals of WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins), Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) and #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa). We also see the arrivals of WWE United States Champion Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa and WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton. Tessitore then says that the TLC match will air commercial-free during the final hour of SmackDown.
A video package recapping this past weekend’s WrestleMania 41 is then shown.
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Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena’s music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring.
John Cena holds up his Undisputed WWE Championship as the live crowd cheers him. Cena did the same thing he did on Monday’s RAW when he called ring announcer Mark Nash into the ring, giving him a piece of paper to read and telling him to read it while the crowd went starts a “Let’s go Cena/Cena sucks!” chant. Nash says he apologized for being disrespectful and reintroduces Cena as the Greatest Of All Time, among other things and as Nash yells Cena’s name, the crowd cheers once again. As soon as Cena is about to speak, Randy Orton’s music hits and Orton makes his way out and points to the fans holding up “RKO” signs before joining Cena inside the ring.
Orton is handed a microphone once he enters the ring and a “Randy!” chant breaks out. Orton starts off by saying in a couple of months it will be 25 years to the day he and Cena first shook hands. Orton then says he has known Cena for 25 years and up until a few months ago Cena had never changed. Orton then recalls how Hustle, Loyalty and Respect was Cena’s mantra for every day of his life. Orton then says there is a void in Cena and he had been thinking about all the fans and kids that looked up to Cena for so long. Orton then says generations and generations of kids looked up to Cena and that should mean something to Cena. Orton then references Cena’s history with the Make A Wish Foundation. Orton then says Cena couldn’t tell him that all those children were just a number and as such he has figured out how to fill Cena’s void. Orton then says Cena needs to have kids.
Orton then says Cena needs to become a father and grow up because it will make Cena a better human being. Cena then smirks and tells Orton how dare you. Cena then asks Orton how he could parent-shame him in front of the whole world. Cena then says congratulations Randy Orton you have children and you love them. Cena then says good for you. Cena then says the real reason he doesn’t have kids is because he has spent the last 25 years raising yours, which he means the crowd. Cena then says the real truth is that for the last 25 years he has been a better parent to everyone’s children than the parents ever could be. Cena then points out how a six year old in the crowd gave him the finger and calls it classy. Cena then says he has been policing brats like that kid for a quarter of a century. Cena then tells the kid to never bring a knife to a gunfight. Cena then says I bet your loser dad didn’t teach you that one. Orton then says the fans are the reason Cena is in the ring and the reason Cena made it to Hollywood.
Orton then says without the WWE Universe there would be no WWE and the fans are the biggest reason Cena is still around. Orton then says he’s made a lot of mistakes throughout his career, but he can go in the locker room and hold his head up high because he gets respect from his peers. Orton then says he is here to stay, while Cena is just a guest. Cena then says he used to believe Orton’s perspective in that without the fans there would be no WWE. Cena then says he used to think everyone won together, but it wasn’t everyone, it was only him who won. Cena then references the “Let’s Go Cena/Cena sucks” chant and the crowd starts the chant. Cena then calls everyone hypocrites. Cena then says once they get tired of him they can put their energy into any other superstar, but if the roles are reversed he is labeled an outcast. Cena then says because of all this his relationship with the fans is not functional. Cena then says fans are manipulating the truth and called out someone else in the crowd for dressing like Jack Black. Cena then says he is labeled as an outcast and guest for simply trying to do something different. Orton then responds by saying he was so stupid for thinking he could go out there and Cena would listen to what he had to say. Orton then notes how he is part of one of wrestling’s royal families. Orton then. says wrestling will provide for him and his family until he is six feet in the ground. As Orton goes on, Cena tells him to shut his mouth. Cena then says Orton doesn’t understand. Cena then says he has already won 17 while Orton has won 14, but after he takes his belt home with him Orton will be forever frozen at 14. Cena then calls Orton a babbling moron. Cena then says what he is going to try to do is erase three generations of Orton’s family.
Orton then gets heated and demands Cena put his title on the line right here and right now. Cena then holds up his title and says no. Cena then says like so many times he has done over the last 25 years he is doing it to save Orton’s ass. Cena then says however there should be a match, but it shouldn’t happen tonight. Cena then says it should happen at Backlash because Backlash is in St. Louis and Orton is from St. Louis and Orton can spend the whole day with his family before the match. Cena then says he will need Randy Orton at his best and at Backlash, when Orton fails Orton will have no excuses. Cena then tells everyone to look at him because that’s what the last real champion looks like. Cena then holds the title and says that is as close as Orton will ever get to the title and throws the title at Orton. Cena then stomps Orton out and lines up to hit Orton with the belt, but Orton ducks and gives Cena an RKO. Orton then grabs the title and holds it over his head while posing on the second rope. Orton’s music then hits to end the segment.
We then get a video package on Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom).
Los Garza then makes their way down to the ring for the first match of the night with Santos Escobar and Fraxiom follows.
Tag Team Match: Los Garza (Angel and Berto) vs. Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom)
The match starts off with Axiom and Berto and both men lock up. Axiom then hits a dropkick on Berto, then tags in Frazer. Frazer then hits a tope suicida on Berto and Angel on the outside and Frazer flies over the top rope to land on both men once again on the outside. Axiom then hits a moonsault off the top rope on Berto and Angel.
Frazer then sends Berto back inside the ring and goes for a pin, but Berto kicks out. Axiom then tags in and Angel hits a kick on his spine, then tags in Berto. Berto then delivers some stomps on Axiom, then tags in Angel. Angel then continues to beat down Axiom, then tags Berto back in. Berto then wears down Axiom with a submission hold, Frazer then tags in and hits Berto with a Sling Blade, but Angel tags back in. Los Garza then hits a double slam on Frazer off the ropes and Berto follows it up with a moonsault off the top. Berto then goes for a pin, but Angel crashes into them to break the fall.
Angel and Axiom then tag in and deliver some right hands on one another. Axiom then hits a Spanish Fly on Angel over the top and Frazer follows it up with a Phoenix Splash for the win.
The winners of the Tag Team Match, Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom)!
#DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) are then shown seated in their dressing room, while Tessitore hypes the TLC match. Tessitore then hypes Tiffany Stratton coming up next, while the WWE Women’s Champion is shown.
WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton’s music then hits and she makes her way down to the ring. Stratton starts off by asking the crowd what time it is and everyone loudly yells “Tiffy time!” Stratton then says she went toe-to-toe with one of the greatest of all time Charlotte Flair. Stratton then says in the end she prevailed and she is still the WWE Women’s Champion. Stratton then says she was always told she was the next Charlotte Flair, but that is wrong because there is only one Tiffany Stratton. Jade Cargill’s music then hits and Cargill makes her out in her wrestling gear and microphone in hand. Cargill says she is there to give credit where it was due. Cargill then says Tiffany’s match with Charlotte created a bigger target on Tiffany’s back. Cargill then says since her business is over with Naomi she has nothing but time and it is time for everyone to see how she got to WWE to become a champion. Cargill then tells Tiffany that just because she beat Charlotte she is not the best. Cargill then says in order to be the best Tiffany had to beat her. Tiffany then says that’s fine and she will wrestle Cargill now if that’s what she wanted. A referee then runs down then ring and the match starts.
Non-Title Match: WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton vs. Jade Cargill
The match starts off with both women wasting no time in going after each other and locking up. Stratton then offers her hand to Cargill and Cargill shakes it. Stratton then pulls Cargill in to attack her, but Cargill gets Stratton up on her shoulders. Stratton then escapes, but Cargill hits a backbreaker on her. Stratton then sends Cargill crashing into the ropes and hits her with a Hip Attack, then follows it up with a couple of spinebusters.
Stratton then hits two handspring back elbows on Cargill in adjacent corners, then goes for a pin but Cargill kicks out. Stratton then hits a belly-to-belly suplex on Cargill, but Cargill sends Stratton into the corner and does several push-ups in the ring. Cargill then jams her boot into the back of Stratton’s neck, then follows it up with a pump kick. Stratton then sets up for the Prettiest Moonsault Ever on Cargill, but Cargill avoids it and hits a sit-out powerbomb on Stratton and goes for a pin, but Stratton kicks out.
Stratton then hits a missile dropkick on Cargill, but Cargill responds with a superplex on Stratton. Naomi then makes her way down to the ring and delivers some strikes on Cargill, causing the disqualification.
The Non-Title Match ends in a No Contest due to outside interference!
After the match, Naomi sends Cargill crashing into the ring post shoulder first twice, then sends her crashing into the opposite ring post. Stratton then crawls back into the ring and stares down Naomi, but Naomi slides out of the ring. Nia Jax then blindsides Stratton from behind and hits her with a leg drop before nailing her with the An-Nia-Lator and holding up the WWE Women’s Championship.
WWE United States Champion Jacob Fatu makes his way down to the ring with Solo Sikoa. Fatu soaks in the “Fatu!” chants from the crowd. Sikoa asks the crowd to show love and respect for their new United States Champion Jacob Fatu. Sikoa then says everyone saw what he already saw at WrestleMania and that is that Jacob Fatu is the future of the company. Sikoa then says nobody in his family wanted Fatu in WWE except for him. Sikoa then says everyone thought Fatu was too much of a risk, but he is the only reason Fatu is there and that Fatu is a champion. Fatu then glares at Sikoa. Sikoa then rants and Fatu grabs the microphone from Sikoa. Fatu then tells Sikoa to not get it twisted because he told Sikoa he will win the U.S. Title. Fatu then says he told Sikoa the U.S. Title was coming home to the family and he will do it with or without Sikoa. Fatu then says that’s exactly what he did and he tells Texas to look at their new U.S. Champion. Fatu then says he knows the title makes him a menace to society and at the end of the day Sikoa better get in where he fits in. Fatu then says he’s all gas and no breaks.
LA Knight’s music then hits and Knight makes his way down to the ring with a microphone. Knight starts off by saying at WrestleMania Fatu ate a BFT. Knight then recalls how Fatu grabbed the rope to get out of a pin attempt and capitalized on the opportunity and beat Knight in the middle of the ring. Knight then says everyone told him he had a hell of a match at WrestleMania. Knight then says he doesn’t care about that because he wants his rematch and he wants it right now. Drew McIntyre’s music then hits and McIntyre makes his way out. McIntyre stands in the entranceway with a microphone and says it wasn’t always easy being Drew McIntyre. McIntyre then says much like Texas he has some big guns. McIntyre then says at WrestleMania he beat Damian Priest in one of the most violent matches in WrestleMania history. McIntyre then looks into the camera and thanks Priest for allowing him to embarrass him in front of his family. McIntyre then says the next plan is to challenge Cena for his world title, but Orton jumped the line. McIntyre then wonders if it is Nepo Wrestling Entertainment.
McIntyre then says he wants to fight the baddest dog in the yard Jacob Fatu as he steps onto the apron. Knight then mocks McIntyre speaking and McIntyre says Knight always has jokes, but the only joke around here is Knight’s last title run. Knight then says McIntyre’s last title run was a joke, but he couldn’t remember it. Knight then says if McIntyre thinks he deserves a title shot McIntyre should step into the ring and show Knight. Nick Aldis then makes his way out and tells everyone to put on their tights in the back and later tonight Knight will face McIntyre to determine the next No. 1 Contender for the U.S. Championship.
We then head to the back, where Zelina Vega runs into Byron Saxton and Saxton says Vega could become the new Women’s U.S. Champion tonight. Vega then says tonight she is speechless because she has wanted this for so long. Vega then says in Texas you go big or go home and she will leave with the U.S. Title around her waist.
Zelina Vega then makes her way down to the ring for the next match of the night and Chelsea Green, Alba Fyre and Piper Niven follow.
WWE Women’s United States Championship Match: Chelsea Green (c) vs. Zelina Vega
The match starts off with Vega delivering some right hands on Green in the corner. Fyre then sends Vega crashing into the bottom of the ring on the outside and Niven hits an elbow drop on Vega on the outside as Green distracts the referee.
Green then jams her knee into the back of Vega’s neck, then continues wearing her down. Vega then hits a German suplex on Green off the middle rope, then follows it up with a meteora. Fyre then hops up on the apron, opening the door for Green to hit an enzuigiri on Vega and set up for the Unprettier. Vega then counters into a backstabber and dials it up for a 619 on Green, but the referee catches both Fyre and Niven cheating and ejects them from ringside. Vega then hits Green with a Code Red for the win.
The winner and new WWE Women’s United States Champion, Zelina Vega!
We then head to the back, where Carmelo Hayes is shown with the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal trophy. Hayes is with The Miz and Miz says he sacrificed himself for Carmelo because he has a vision for Carmelo. Miz then presents Carmelo with a chain that had Andrade’s head on it. Carmelo says the chain represents the chip that is on his shoulder. Carmelo then says he is larger than life and is the 10th wonder of the world. Carmelo then says he is Him. Miz then says Carmelo inspired him and because of that he is going to make his moment in the ring.
We then see The Miz standing in the ring and he says since 2007 he has been an integral part of WrestleMania, but this year he had no match or no mention. Miz then reminds everyone how he main-evented WrestleMania once and beat John Cena, which is something Cody Rhodes couldn’t even do. Miz then notes how he has been here for 20 years. Miz then asks what he has to do, wear a lucha mask and call himself Rey. Miz then references how Randy Orton needed an opponent but instead Joe Hendry got the opportunity. Miz then reminds everyone that he is the A-Lister and the most must-see superstar of all time. The lights then go out and we see candles light up near the entrance. Aleister Black then rises up from the floor and he makes his way down to the ring and we get “Welcome back!” chants from the crowd. Black then looks around and soaks in the cheers. Miz then walks towards Black and Black hits the Black Mass on Miz. Black then sits down next to Miz to end the segment.
We then head to the back, where Byron Saxton is interviewing Bianca Belair. Saxton brings up how Belair broke a couple of fingers. Belair says even though things didn’t go her way she was very proud of their match at WrestleMania. Belair then says it won’t be the last time she sees Rhea Ripley because Ripley inserted herself into a match she didn’t deserve to be in. Belair then says when she returns she will have some business she will need to address.
We then see Naomi walking in the backstage area and she runs into Nia Jax. Jax tells Naomi to stay out of her way when it comes to Tiffany and Tiffany’s title. Naomi then says she will as long as Jax proceeds with caution.
LA Knight then makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night and Drew McIntyre follows.
WWE United States Championship #1 Contender’s Match: “The Mega Star” LA Knight vs. “The Scottish Warrior” Drew McIntyre
The match starts off with both men wasting no time in going after each other and locking up. Both men then exchange chops with one another, but McIntyre sends Knight’s face bouncing off the top rope and sends him crashing into the barricade on the outside face first. McIntyre then delivers some stomps on Knight when he gets back in the ring, then delivers some right hands on Knight’s spine. Knight then responds with a suplex on McIntyre, then sends him crashing into the top turnbuckle face first and follows it up with a neckbreaker.
Knight then climbs up the ropes and hits an elbow drop on McIntyre, then goes for a pin but McIntyre kicks out. Knight then hits a dropkick on McIntyre through the middle rope and sends his face repeatedly crashing off the announce desk before sending him inside the ring. Solo Sikoa then hits a Samoan Spike on Knight as McIntyre distracts the referee, then sends him back inside the ring. McIntyre then sets up for a Claymore Kick, but Damian Priest pulls him out of the ring to cause the disqualification.
The winner of the match and new #1 Contender to the WWE United States Championship due to a disqualification, “The Scottish Warrior” Drew McIntyre!
After the match, Priest continues beating McIntyre down and sends him crashing through the announce desk with a South of Heaven. Jacob Fatu then appears and hits splashes on Knight and Priest in opposite corners before he hits moonsaults on Knight and Priest.
We then see John Cena walking in the backstage area and he runs into R-Truth. Truth says if Cena ever needed him Cena can give him a call. Jimmy Uso then shows up and Truth tells Jimmy he still wants to be like Cena when he grows up. Jimmy then says Truth is already grown up.
It is then announced that next week Aleister Black will face The Miz.
Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) then make their way down to the ring for the main event of the night and #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) and The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) follow.
WWE Tag Team Championship Triple Threat TLC Match: The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
The match starts off with #DIY going after The Motor City Machine Guns. The Street Profits then blindside #DIY, but #DIY grabs a ladder. The Motor City Machine Guns then hits a double dropkick on #DIY using the ladder, then deliver some right hands on Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins in all four corners. Alex Shelley then holds open the ropes for Sabin to fly through, but Gargano hits him with a chair. Gargano then hits Shelley with it as well as Ciampa hits Ford with a chair on the other side of the ring. Dawkins then sends Ciampa crashing over the announce desk and sends Gargano crashing into the ring post, then grabs a ladder and slides it into the ring. He then sets it up, but Sabin locks in a Sleeper on Dawkins. Dawkins still climbs up the ladder and Shelley hits a Dragon Screw on Dawkins using one of the rungs.
Shelley then climbs up the ladder, but Gargano pulls him off. Shelley and Sabin then delivers some right hands on Gargano and send him crashing into the side of the ladder, then send the ladder crashing on top of Ford. Dawkins then fights off The Motor City Machine Guns, then hits splashes on Sabin and Shelley in opposite corners. The Motor City Machine Guns then trip Dawkins as he looks to climb up the ropes and Sabin places a chair on top of Dawkins in the corner as he is draped by his knees off the top rope. Shelley then hits a sliding kick on Dawkins, but Ford flies over the top rope to land on everyone else on the outside.
Ford then grabs a ladder and slides it into the ring, then sets it up in the ring and climbs up it. Ciampa then joins Ford on the ladder and both men deliver some right hands on one another, but Gargano sets up a second ladder and climbs it. He then hits a jumping flatliner on Ford off the ladder and Dawkins pulls Ciampa off the ladder. He then climbs up it himself, then hits a neckbreaker to Gargano off of it. Ciampa then climbs up the ladder and Sabin joins him, but Dawkins pushes both men off the ladder. Ciampa then places a chair around Shelley’s neck and Gargano hits him with a second chair before Ciampa hits a Brainbuster on Sabin on top of one of the chairs. #DIY then beat down Dawkins with the chairs and Gargano sets them up back-to-back. Dawkins then hits a twisting neckbreaker on Gargano after Ford comes to his aid.
The Street Profits then hype each other up and grab a table, then slide it into the ring. Dawkins then gets Ciampa in an Electric Chair position and Ford flies over the top rope to hit a Blockbuster on Ciampa to use him to take out everyone else on the outside. Sabin then sets Dawkins on top of a table on the outside and Ciampa sends Ford crashing into the side of a ladder that has a table stacked on top of it. Ciampa then sets up the table on top of the ladder on the outside as Sabin hits a Frog Splash off the top rope to Dawkins through another table. Ford then flies over the top rope to send Ciampa crashing through a separate table on the adjacent side of the ring.
Ford then nails Ciampa with a superkick on the apron, but Ciampa responds with a roundhouse kick on Ford. Ciampa then sends himself and Ford crashing through a ladder with an Air Raid Crash off the apron. Sabin then nails Gargano with a boot on the ring apron, then drags him on top of a table and holds him in place for Shelley to fly over the top rope. The Motor City Machine Guns then send themselves and Gargano crashing through the table.
Ciampa then climbs up the ladder set up inside the ring, then looks to unhook the WWE Tag Team Championship belts. Shelley and Sabin then pull the ladder from under him and hit him with chairs access his legs, then set up a table underneath him. Dawkins then climbs up the ladder Shelley and Sabin had moved away from Ciampa and Dawkins spears Ciampa through the table. Shelley then climbs up the ladder, but Gargano throws a chair at him to keep him from climbing it. Gargano then climbs up the ladder as Sabin does the same on the other side. Gargano and Sabin then deliver some right hands on one another, but Sabin fights Gargano off and sends him crashing onto the floor. Ford then sends Sabin crashing off the ladder, but Gargano drapes him through one of the rungs and superkicks him. He then climbs up the ladder, but Sabin meets him on the other side. Ford then climbs up the side of the ladder to join both men, then sends him crashing onto the floor. He then unhooks the WWE Tag Team Championship belts to win the match for himself and Dawkins.
The winners of the Triple Threat TLC Match and still the WWE Tag Team Champions, The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins)!
After the match, The Street Profits celebrate their win and highlights are shown. The Street Profits then take their celebration into the crowd while the executive producer credits are shown. Tessitore then calls it an all-time classic TLC match and the show comes to a close.
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