by Corey Graves was annihilated by the Beast, Brock Lesnar, during the opening segment of the WWE SmackDown episode on 19 September 2025. The show took place at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, and featured a massive brawl among Tiffany Stratton, Nia Jax, and Jade Cargill. Additionally, a major contract signing occurred between Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre.
This episode was SmackDown’s go-home show for Wrestlepalooza 2025, and while it was a fairly average episode, it still offered some exciting moments for pro wrestling fans, including the Women’s Tag Team Title defense by Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss, as well as the U.S. Title Open Challenge match between Sami Zayn and Carmelo Hayes.
WWE SmackDown 19 September 2025 Complete Results – Winners and Losers
- Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss retained WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship by defeating Chelsea Green & Alba Fyre via pinfall (Charlotte pinned Chelsea)
- Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed defeated Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) via pinfall (Bronson pinned Nathan)
- Sami Zayn retained the United States Championship by defeating Carmelo Hayes in the U.S. Title Open Challenge match via pinfall
All Highlights and Major Moments from the Show
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- On the September 19, 2025, episode of SmackDown, the show opens with Brock Lesnar demanding an immediate interview, prompting Michael Cole to leave the commentary table and head backstage. As Cole departs, Lesnar appears, grabs him, and throws him into the ring. Lesnar steps on Cole’s foot and lifts him by his tie. Corey Graves enters the ring to intervene, attempting to reason with Lesnar, but Lesnar responds by hitting Graves with an F5. As Cole escapes, Lesnar seizes a camera and declares he’s coming for John Cena tomorrow at Wrestlepalooza, vowing to draw blood. Lesnar then wrecks the Prime Hydration Station, dismantles part of the ring steps, and returns to the ring to deliver another F5 to Graves. Backstage officials rush to check
- In the ring, as Corey Graves is being checked on, Brock Lesnar meets Paul Heyman, Bronson Reed, and Bron Breakker backstage. Lesnar pulls Heyman aside and says, “We need to talk,” before walking away.
- General Manager Nick Aldis approaches Heyman, Reed, and Breakker, stating he wants two signatures on a contract and no issues. Heyman assures Aldis they’re only there to sign the contract, but he soon learns The Usos are already in Indianapolis, Indiana, for WrestlePalooza. Heyman smirks and says he, Reed, and Breakker will enjoy the show.
- Elsewhere backstage, B-Fab advises The Street Profits that even the best teams have disagreements and urges them to talk things out. She and Michin then leave to meet with General Manager Nick Aldis. Montez Ford immediately tells Angelo Dawkins he’ll speak with Aldis to secure a tag team title match. After Ford departs, Bo Dallas approaches Dawkins, saying that while Ford isn’t listening, he’s willing to hear Dawkins out. Ford rushes back and confronts Dallas, who claims he’s on a mission to guide Dawkins down the right path. Suddenly, Erick Rowan appears and attacks The Street Profits with a hammer.
- Backstage, R-Truth, wearing a neck brace, stands behind a wooden booth adorned with the ESPN logo when Los Garza confronts him. The segment transforms into a tutorial as R-Truth explains to Los Garza how to stream WrestlePalooza on the ESPN streaming service or watch it on cable TV.
- Before Fraxiom’s tag team match, Bron Breakker and “Big” Bronson Reed ambush Fraxiom. Paul Heyman enters the ring and declares that Fraxiom reminds him of The Usos: down, out, victimized, and flat on their backs. Undeterred, Fraxiom climbs back into the ring and ascends the top rope, taking down Breakker and Reed. Heyman insists that Breakker and Reed will triumph at WrestlePalooza. General Manager Nick Aldis appears and declares that anyone who starts a fight on his show must finish it, officially sanctioning the brawl as a match.
- After the match between Bronson Reed & Bron Breakker and Fraxiom concludes, Paul Heyman attempts to proclaim that The Vision will win at WrestlePalooza. However, the TitanTron interrupts with footage of The Usos in Indianapolis, declaring themselves the true winners.
- Nia Jax enters the ring and expresses her frustration with the SmackDown women’s division, where everyone claims to be the “alpha female.” She asserts that she is the true alpha female, dismissing Tiffany Stratton and referencing putting her in a “Tiffy Time-Out,” which prevented Stratton from attending NXT Homecoming. Jax also mentions Jade Cargill, praising her as incredible but claiming Cargill would trade places to improve in the ring. Jax boasts she can annihilate anyone at any time. Tiffany Stratton retorts, saying she’s tired of Jax’s obsession with her and that no one wants Jax near the WWE Women’s Championship. Stratton also notes that Jade Cargill isn’t there to save anyone. As Stratton heads to the ring to prove why she’s the WWE Women’s Champion, security intervenes to hold her back. Suddenly, Jade Cargill appears, attacking security on her way to the ring. General Manager Nick Aldis steps in, warning of severe consequences for further aggression, and announces a Triple Threat Match for the WWE Women’s Championship next week featuring Tiffany Stratton, Jade Cargill, and Nia Jax.
- Backstage, Kit Wilson was meeting with General Manager Nick Aldis to discuss toxic behavior on SmackDown when Damian Priest interrupted, demanding to know Aleister Black’s whereabouts. Priest claimed that Aleister had “gotten the real him” and warned that if he didn’t get answers, everyone would face “a true punisher.” Wilson called Priest a prime example of the toxic behavior he was addressing, prompting Priest to grab Wilson by the throat and throw him through a wall.
- During the contract signing for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestlePalooza, General Manager Nick Aldis oversees a tense confrontation between Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes. Cody reflects on their shared history, noting their tag team success 15 years prior, and mocks McIntyre’s recent “keyboard warrior” antics, challenging him to go viral. McIntyre posts on X, sarcastically thanking Cody for the title shot and calling him the “corporate champion,” predicting the fans will turn on him after his defeat. Both sign the contract, but McIntyre attacks Cody with a Glasgow Kiss, topples the table, and considers further violence before vowing to take the title at WrestlePalooza. As McIntyre leaves, Cody retaliates verbally, but McIntyre gets the final word with a big boot and a head stomp, leaving officials to restore order.
