WWE SmackDown (5/9/2025) Results: Aleister Black vs. Carmelo Hayes, John Cena, Jade Cargill, More

On May 9, 2025, WWE hosted a new episode of Friday Night SmackDown from the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio..

The show was headlined by John Cena appearing. The full results are listed.

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WWE SmackDown (5/9/2025).

• John Cena to appear.
• Aleister Black vs. Carmelo Hayes.
• The Bloodline (Jacob Fatu & Solo Sikoa) vs. Damian Priest & LA Knight.
• WWE Women's Championship - #1 Contender’s Match: Jade Cargill vs. Nia Jax.

Live Coverage.

• Joe Tessiotore & Wade Barrett welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning into the opening match.
• Damian Priest & LA Knight def. The Bloodline (Jacob Fatu & Solo Sikoa) via Pinfall (BFT from Knight on Sikoa).
  • Knight & Priest brawled after the match, but they were laid out by Jacob Fatu. Fatu was standing with his title, but Drew McIntyre hit the Claymore on Fatu to stand tall.
• R-Truth had a sign backstage where he chanted "LET'S GO CENA!", which bamboozled Jimmy Uso. Uso told Truth Cena sucks, but R-Truth responded by saying Cena would not like Jimmy saying that.
• Drew McIntyre was interviewed backstage, where he vowed to win the WWE United States Title.
• Aleister Black cut a promo, where he said he buried his old self, he came back because he believed hewas the consequences the company needed. Black said this was more than just
• Zelina Vega & Alexa Bliss def. The Secret HERVice (Chelsea Green & Piper Niven) (w/ Alba Fyre) via Pinfall (Abigail DDT on Green).
• Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Angel & Berto) attacked Rey Fenix backstage before an army of producers & Andrade separated them.
• Charlotte Flair cut a promo, where she put herself over for her return from injury and focused on making fun on how Tiffany Stratton left their match at WrestleMania 41, but she was continuously interrupted by a shower of booes from the crowd as she claimed to be the greatest of all time. Flair stormed out of the ring but was confronted by Jade Cargill on the ramp. Cargill got the microphone and told Flair her time was up and now she needed to head to the back of the line.
• As Charlotte Flair was storming out of the arena, Alexa Bliss slammed Flair's car door and told her they needed to "talk".
• WWE Women's Championship - #1 Contender’s Match: Nia Jax def. Jade Cargill via Pinfall (Banzai Drop).
  • Tiffany Stratton was at the ringside area for the match, but was attacked by Naomi.
• WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) came to the ring to talk about surviving the TLC Match from two weeks ago, but Fraxiom (Axiom & Nathan Frazer) interrupted to call their shot at the WWE Tag Titles. Nick Aldis made a standard tag match official between the two teams.
• Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) def. Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) via Pinfall (Catapulta Infernal on Ford).
• Aleister Black def. Carmelo Hayes (w/ The Miz) via Pinfall (Schoolboy Roll-Up).
• Motor City Machine Guns met with Fraxiom backstage, but they were laid out by #DIY.
• Andrade & Rey Fenix def. Los Garza (Angel & Berto) via Pinfall (The Message from Andrade on Angel).
• WWE Champion John Cena came to the ring for a promo. Cena lambasted Randy Orton for thinking he was going to defeat him in his hometown, saying Orton was only in wrestling because of his dad, that he was only legendary at cashing a check for WWE, and saying Orton would be like his 2006 Drug Test: A FAILURE. A masked man appeared to try and attack Cena, but Cena caught him with the Attitude Adjustment; however, this was a trap. Orton ended up appearing and hit an RKO on Cena before grabbing the title to end the broadcast.

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