WWE SmackDown Preview, Start Time, How To Watch (8/22): John Cena Appears

Viewership information and lineup for the August 22, 2025 episode of WWE SmackDown.

WWE SmackDown (August 22, 2025)
Venue: 3Arena
City: Dublin, Ireland
Time: 8pm ET, 7:30 PM GMT+1 Local
How To Watch: USA Network (US), Netflix (International)

Lineup

• Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sain) vs. Melo Don’t Miz (Carmelo Hayes & The Miz)
  Aleister Black vs. R-Truth
  John Cena to appear
  Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) vs. MFT (two of Talla Tonga, JC Matteo, and Tonga Loa)
  Charlotte Flair vs. Piper Niven

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