Tonight's episode of WWE SmackDown (June 13, 2025) emanates out of the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky and will air at 8 p.m. ET on the USA Network.
This post here will be updated frequently throughout the night to reflect live coverage of Friday Night SmackDown, including all the match results, rundowns of the promos, and any other interesting or noteworthy things that take place. Keep refreshing for updates to find out all the winners and more!
Preview & Predictions for WWE SmackDown:
On tap for today's episode, three of the blue brand's Fatal 4-Way matches for the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments will be taking place. In the fight to become king, Randy Orton, LA Knight, Aleister Black, and Carmelo Hayes will battle it out to see who faces Sami Zayn in the semi-finals. The top right side of the bracket is also up for grabs with Cody Rhodes, Shinsuke Nakamura, Andrade, and Damian Priest vying for that spot. For the women's division, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, Chelsea Green and Candice LeRae will determine the top right portion of the bracket opposite from Roxanne Perez's side.
Update: It appears to be all four Fatal 4-Way matches, as the other one with Jade Cargill, Michin, Nia Jax, and Piper Niven is also scheduled for tonight. Watch out for Cargill to win that one.
As far as predictions go, almost anyone could win and then lose in the semifinals, but I'll toss out some names and flip a coin and say Black, Rhodes, and Flair will win.
We'll also be seeing promos or some kind of appearances from John Cena, Naomi, and Jacob Fatu. WWE isn't advertising anything directly about them, which could mean anything from impromptu matches that spawn out of nowhere, or that they're just going to be on the show and pop up on screen for something basic. It's doubtful Cena will wrestle, Naomi will probably cut a promo on how she's Ms. Money in the Bank (and maybe even debut a new custom briefcase), and Fatu will talk about turning on Solo Sikoa at Money in the Bank. There's even a chance someone like Hikuleo shows up as a new enforcer for Sikoa and lays out Fatu, if it's not just Fatu against Sikoa and JC Mateo.
All that and more will go down tonight, so keep checking and refreshing for the most up-to-date results!
Here are your results for WWE SmackDown - June 13, 2025:
- John Cena opened the show with a promo. He was interrupted by Cody Rhodes, followed by Randy Orton, and then LA Knight, who all talked about how they plan to win the King of the Ring tournament to face Cena and win his Undisputed WWE Championship. Ron Killings then attacked Cena to end the segment.
- King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-Way Match: Randy Orton defeated Aleister Black, Carmelo Hayes and LA Knight with a pinfall on Knight.
- Jacob Fatu cut an in-ring promo. Solo Sikoa (with JC Mateo behind him) appeared on the TitanTron to say that he brought Fatu into this world, and he's going to take him out of it.
- The Secret Hervice held a phone up to Nick Aldis backstage. She was in a hot tub, saying that she needs to postpone her Queen of the Ring Fatal 4-Way match. Aldis said no and put Alba Fyre into the match instead to replace Green. Zelina Vega then came over and told Aldis she wants a match with Giulia and she'll confront her next week.
- Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-Way Match: Jade Cargill defeated Michin, Nia Jax, and Piper Niven by pinfall on Niven.
- Naomi cut an in-ring promo about proving everyone wrong and winning the Money in the Bank briefcase. Tiffany Stratton came out to basically call her bluff, but Naomi doesn't want to cash in right now. Nia Jax then jumped Stratton from behind and laid her out. When Naomi was about to step back into the ring to potentially cash in, Jax told her "she's mine" and Naomi backed away.
- Earlier today, the tag team division met with Nick Aldis. #DIY tried to volunteer Fraxiom or The Street Profits to fight The Wyatt Sicks instead of them. Aldis said it's on The Motor City Machine Guns to "set the tone" tonight.
- The Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis and Joe Gacy) defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) by pinfall. Sabin took the pin from Lumis.
- John Cena went to the ring to call out R-Truth. CM Punk instead came out, to talk about how Cena is following in his footsteps by doing the "steal the title and leave" gimmick that he did before, and how he'll beat Cena at Night of Champions. Killings then attacked Cena from behind again and put him in an STFU until officials pulled him off and Cena retreated. Later, Killings convinced Aldis to book him in a match against Cena for next week's SmackDown.
- Queen of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-Way Match: Alexa Bliss defeated Charlotte Flair, Alba Fyre and Candice Lerae by pinfall on LeRae as Fyre just tapped out a moment later to Flair.
- King of the Ring Tournament Fatal 4-Way Match: Cody Rhodes defeated Andrade, Damian Priest and Shinsuke Nakamura by pinfall on Nakamura.
What are your thoughts on tonight's episode of Friday Night SmackDown? Drop your reactions in the comments below and spark a discussion!