John Cena And Cody Rhodes Confirmed For 8/8 WWE SmackDown
John Cena and Cody Rhodes are set for SmackDown.
Fresh off the events of WWE SummerSlam, John Cena is set to appear on Friday’s episode of SmackDown. This announcement was made on Monday’s episode of Raw.
Cena will get the chance to address SummerSlam, where he lost the Undisputed WWE Championship to Cody Rhodes in a Street Fight. Cena was also attacked by a returning Brock Lesnar at the event.
Furthermore, Cody Rhodes was also confirmed for the show.
JOHN CENA IS OFFICIALLY AT SMACKDOWN THIS FRIDAY AFTER SUMMERSLAM 👀#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/UMmj1PYmjJ
— Ucey SZN (@Ucey_SZN) August 5, 2025
New WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will be live on #SmackDown This Friday! #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/O6xJ7rRtMy
— 𝐏𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨 •‿• (@Pydrooo) August 5, 2025
Cena was originally announced for the show earlier this year. After SmackDown, he will only have 11 appearances left as an active competitor.
Fightful will update fans as more matches and segments are added to Friday’s episode of SmackDown.
WWE SmackDown (8/8)
- John Cena live!
- Cody Rhodes live!
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