On June 6, 2025, WWE hosted a new episode of Friday Night SmackDown from the Dignity Health Arena Box Office in Bakersfield, California.
The show was headlined by Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss, & Stephanie Vaquer facing Naomi, Roxanne Perez, & Giulia. The full results are listed.
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WWE SmackDown (6/6/2025).
- Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss, & Stephanie Vaquer vs. Naomi, Roxanne Perez, & Giulia.
- Seth Rollins, Penta, LA Knight, Solo Sikoa, El Grande Americano, and Andrade to appear.
- Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, Logan Paul, John Cena to appear.
- LA Knight vs. Aleister Black.
Live Coverage.
- Joe Tessiotore & Wade Barrett welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning into the opening segment.
- Seth Rollins, Bronson Reed, Bron Breakker & Paul Heyman came to the ring for a promo, where Rollins said he & his group were here to have the power & control in both SmackDown & Raw before declaring they would put everyone that in their way in the dirt before saying there was no on that couls stop him; however, he was immediately interrupted by The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu & JC Mateo). Sikoa pointed out Rollins had his own version of The Bloodline, including their wiseman, leading to Rollins telling Sikoa to choose his words wisely. Rollins then said Sikoa felt threatened by the presence of groups and tried to stir stuff up between Sikoa and Fatu. After a long staredown between Fatu & Breakker, Rollins & his group left the ring. This allowed Jimmy Uso to attack The Bloodline, leading to the opening match.
- Jimmy Uso def. JC Mateo (w/ Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu) via Pinfall (Schoolboy Roll-Up).
- Zelina Vega confronted Giulia backstage, where she told her that she would have to kill her to take the title off her.
- Damian Priest confronted Jacob Fatu backstage, where he emphasized that he was coming for the WWE United States Title at some point, but Fatu responded by saying he better line it up because if he didn't, he would have to go to the back of the line.
- Bakersfield Brawl: Zelina Vega def. Piper Niven (w/ Chelsea Green & Alba Fyre) via Pinfall (Powerbomb to a Table).
- Giulia laid out Green & Fyre, allowing Vega to pick up the win. Giulia then laid out Vega with a Northern Lights Bomb.
- There was a vignette for Aleister Black, where he said he would shake LA Knight's hand if Knight managed to defeat him tonight after Knight stole the win from him two weeks ago.
- LA Knight cut a promo, where he talked about the field in the Money In The Bank Men's Ladder Match before declaring that his third entry would be the charm. Knight then said he understood Aleister Black's frustration in losing the Money In The Bank qualifier, but said he would beat him once again tonight.
- LA Knight def. Aleister Black via Disqualification.
- Seth Rollins hit the Curb Stomp on LA Knight, causing the match to be thrown out. Aleister Black confronted Rollins after that, but he was laid out by Bron Breakker. Breakker, Rollins & Bronson Reed laid out LA Knight after that.
- Nick Aldis & Adam Pearce announced that the King & Queen of The Ring tournament will kick off next week, with the finals of the tournament taking place in Night of Champions.
- Byron Saxton interviewed American Made (Chad Gable, Brutus Creed & Julius Creed), but they were interrupted by Andrade & Penta, who made fun of Gable thinking he could win the AAA Mega Title tomorrow.
- WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton came to the ring, where she said everyone would try to get their moment in the sun tomorrow at Money In The Bank, but everything would run on her time. Rhea Ripley interrupted she explaining that she had never had to be in Money in the Bank because she was always champion and declared she would be Mami In the Bank. Stephanie Vaquer then interrupted, leading to a trios match.
- Rhea Ripley, Alexa Bliss, & Stephanie Vaquer def. Naomi, Roxanne Perez, & Giulia via Pinfall (Riptide from Ripley on Perez).
- Solo Sikoa spoke with JC Mateo, who said that Jacob Fatu was "all gas, no brains" and said he had Fatu under control. Fatu heard the entire conversation.
- Bo Dallas cut a promo where he said that grief is not something that is healed by time, but is a wound that is continuously opened by a presence that is here no more, and all that can be done is accept it. Dallas then said he had been observing the tag division and declared that he & The Wyatts were not here for nostalgia but to take what was owed to them. Dallas said he & The Wyatts would test the brotherhood of all the tag teams in SmackDown and vowed not to be forgotten.
- Penta & Andrade def. The Creed Brothers (Julius Creed & Brutus Creed) (w/ Chad Gable) via Pinfall (Destroyer from Penta on Julius).
- Hijo del Vikingo was in the crowd for the match.
- Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed attacked Penta & Andrade after the match.
- Paul Heyman (with Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed) cut a promo after the beatdown, where they declared they were the future of the company and vowed to take control of WWE at Money In The Bank. They were then interrupted by Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso, which led to their departure.
- Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso were in the ring, previewing their match tomorrow, but they were interrupted by the WWE Champion John Cena. Cena made Mark Nash do his introduction, but that was a distraction to allow Logan Paul to attack Jey Uso. As Cena & Paul beat down Rhodes & Uso as the crowd chanted "We Want truth", but Cena responded by telling them they can't handle the truth before declaring that Logan Paul was the future WWE World Heavyweight Champion while he would be the last WWE Champion. Cena & Paul stood tall to endd the broadcast.
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