On May 16, 2025, WWE hosted a new episode of Friday Night SmackDown from the First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The show was headlined by Tiffany Stratton defending her WWE Women’s Title against Nia Jax. The full results are listed.
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WWE SmackDown (5/16/2025).
- Women's Money in the Bank - Qualifier Match: Chelsea Green vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Michin.
- Men's Money in the Bank - Qualifier Match: Jimmy Uso vs. Rey Fenix vs. Solo Sikoa.
- WWE Women's Championship Match: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Nia Jax.
- Aleister Black vs. Carmelo Hayes.
- Fraxiom (Axiom & Nathan Frazer) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa).
- R-Truth sit down interview with Wade Barrett.
Live Coverage.
- Wade Barrett & Joe Tessitore welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning into the opening segment.
- Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & Jeff Cobb kicked off the show, with Sikoa welcoming Cobb to The Bloodline by referring to him as "JC" before vowing to take everything that was take away from The Bloodline on WrestleMania 40. After some tension between Fatu & Sikoaon getting the microphone, LA Knight attacked everyone from behind before running out of the arena.
- Women's Money in the Bank - Qualifier Match: Chelsea Green & Michin via Pinfall (Abigail DDT on Green).
- Fraxiom (Axiom & Nathan Frazer) def. #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) via Pinfall (Inside Cradle from Axiom on Ciampa).
- DIY attacked Fraxiom after the match, but Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) made the save.
- Andrade & Rey Fenix were speaking backstage, but they were interrupted by The Bloodline (JC Mateo, Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu). Sikoa asked them if they had seen LA Knight, but Andrade and Fenix responded by saying they had not.
- Wade Barrett spoke with R-Truth in a sit-down interview, where he said he respected John Cena despite the attack, but clarified that if fists had to be thrown at Cena to prove a point, he would. R-Truth then announced that he would face Cena at Saturday Night's Main Event.
- Street Profits spoke to Fraxiom backstage, where they announced that Fraxiom were granted a match for the WWE Tag Titles next week.
- Aleister Black def. Carmelo Hayes (w/ The Miz) via Disqualification.
- The Miz attacked Black, but he was caught with the Black Mass for his troubles. Hayes still attacked Black before hitting him with a Diving Leg Drop.
- Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair spoke backstage outside of Nick Aldis's office before Aldis got out with a special guest: Giulia. Aldis announced she was the newest signing for SmackDown.
- Drew McIntyre came to the ring for a promo, where he vowed to make Damian Priest suffer on Saturday Night's Main Event. As McIntyre was walking out, The Bloodline made their entrance for Sikoa's MITB Qualifier.
- Men's Money in the Bank - Qualifier Match: Solo Sikoa (w/ JC Mateo & Jacob Fatu) def. Jimmy Uso & Rey Fenix via Pinfall (Samoan Spike from Sikoa on Fenix).
- LA Knight tried to attack The Bloodline after the match, but Nick Aldis stopped everyone to make an impromptu match for right now: JC Mateo making his WWE In-Ring debut against LA Knight
- JC Mateo (w/ Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu) def. LA Knight via Pinfall (Tour of The Islands).
- Santos Escobar spoke to Angel backstage, where he thanked Angel for his loyalty before he asked him to bring Berto back "home".
- There was a vignette for Shinsuke Nakamura. He will make his WWE return next week.
- WWE Women's Championship Match: Tiffany Stratton (c) def. Nia Jax via Pinfall (PME).
- Naomi tried to get involved, but she was neutralized by Jade Cargill.
- Jax brought a chair to the ring, but Stratton caught her mid-move with a Shotgun dropkick to Jax's head. Stratton then hit the PME on a bloody Jax for the pinfall win. Stratton stood tall to end the broadcast.
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