Last Friday's "WWE SmackDown" finale gave us our biggest hints yet that there could be a big change coming for wrestling's ultimate babyface.

Cody Rhodes plans to beat John Cena from one corner of MetLife Stadium to the next. On Friday's WWE SmackDown, Rhodes forced Cena to sign up for a street fight at SummerSlam.

The Wyatt Sicks were in action against Andrade and Rey Fenix, Alexa Bliss took on Roxanne Perez, and both Jelly Roll and Logan Paul helped hype their upcoming tag match with Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre as their respective partners. WWE also took some time to pay tribute to the late Hulk Hogan following his death on Thursday.

The Chadster reviews WWE SmackDown, including a flawless if weirdly-timed tribute to Hulk Hogan and the creative team's perfectly scripted matches!

WWE is just over a week away from hosting the first-ever two-night SummerSlam, and with tonight's edition of SmackDown, the Triple H-led creative team will look to deliver a newsworthy show to generat

While she may consider herself a “lowkey legend,” Cody Rhodes has high praise for Natalya. On the latest edition of What Do You Wanna Talk About, WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella joined Cody Rhodes, with former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya coming up as a topic of conversation.

A can’t-miss WWE card is headed to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, when Jelly Roll, Logan Paul, Cody Rhodes and more headline WWE’s Friday Night SmackDown! live on Friday, July 25 (7/25/2025) at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network.