WWE Smackdown was interesting even though the main event was puzzling. It was a great setup for Saturday Night's Main Event. Here's what happened.

Our WWE SmackDown results for tonight include Alexa Bliss battling Lash Legend, Tomasso Ciampa challenging Ilja Dragunov for the United States Championship, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes addressing his upcoming match with NXT Champion Oba Femi,

Rhea Ripley stopped by WWE SmackDown to help Damian Priest get even with Aleister Black and Zelina Vega, and NXT Champion Oba Femi sent a message to WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. Here's all the results and highlights from Friday night's show.

This is Wrestling Inc.'s coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on December 12, with a Mixed Tag Team Match pitting The Terror Twins against Aleister Black & Zelina Vega!

While John Cena was not present on the eve of his final WWE match, several key stars who are also on Saturday's farewell card did a great job building up hype for the event.

WWE SmackDown (December 12, 2025) Venue: Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza City: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Time: 8 pm ET How To Watch: USA Network (US), Netflix (International) Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley vs. Aleister Black & Zelina Vega

You can also catch all the action live on USA Network as WWE SmackDown telecasts there in the United States. For international viewers, Netflix will remain the exclusive streaming platform of Friday Night SmackDown. You can sit back on your couch and tune into the show at your regional timings.

For every negative, at least SmackDown had a positive.

TheSportster’s rating system will take a look across the entire card of SmackDown this week to determine the best match of the night, the worst on the show, and how everything else ranked up in between.

If it wasn't made abundantly clear by her involvement in the Women's WarGames Match last month at Survivor Series, members of the WWE creative team have very hi