WWE Smackdown 12/19/2025

WWE Smackdown 12/19/2025

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/12/wwe-smackdown-12122025.html

We are in Hershey, PA. Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett are on commentary. I believe this is taped.

We see clips of Cena's final match at SNME to start.

We see various wrestlers arrive. 

Damian Priest comes out. DP says thanks to Cena. He talks about his and Rhea's win last week over Zelina Vega and Aleister Black. Zelina comes out. She says he thinks getting mami to fight battles for him makes him a real man. He says he can't stand that Aleister broke him. Vega says he made his decision and now Priest has to live with Black's decision. Black hits DP from behind and hits elbows. DP hits forearms. 

Black jumping knees him out of the ring. DP chokeslams Black onto the apron. DP grabs a table. Black chairs DP. DP is pushed into the post and is hit with a high kick. Black diving meteora's him through a table. 

Thoughts: This feud won't end. It's been going on for around 4 months now and it looks like we are headed to 5 months. 

Byron Saxton talks to Lash Legend and Nia Jax in the back, who are dressed up in Christmas gear. Byron says Lash got an upset win over Bliss and Nia says it wasn't an upset. Lash says Bliss didn't stand a chance against her. Lash says they are moving on. Nia says once they annihilate The Kabuki Warriors, they will become tag champs. Nia says the tag titles will be theirs. Lash says they are coming after the tag titles.

Priest is being helped to the back. Aleister attacks him and sends him into boxes. He then hits DP with a snow shovel. Black spin kicks him into the garage door.

The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) vs Nia Jax and Lash Legend

Lash throws Sane off the lock up. Sane waistlocks her and gets on her back with a sleeper. Lash misses a facekick and is kicked in the leg. Sane is caught off the top. Lash blocks a sunset flip. Sane headscissors her off the ropes then Lash hits a hard euro. 

Sane takes corner splashes from both opponents. Nia misses an elbow drop. Nia takes kicks from The Warriors and goes down. Asuka and Nia botch a powerbomb. Asuka spin kicks her then Nia pop-up headbutts her. Asuka codebreakers her. Nia is double dropkicked out. Asuka hip attacks Lash off the apron. Sane hits a top rope diving elbow on both opponents outside.

We go to break and return. Nia foot chokes Sane in the corner. Sane hits shots on Lash and is dropped. Sane hits a double pendulum ddt off a double suplex attempt. Asuka hits a top rope double dropkick on the heels. Lash is sent into Nia. Asuka hits high kicks on her opponents. Asuka urakens and spin kicks Nia. She then superkicks her. Asuka rolling armbars Nia. Nia misses a butt drop. Asuka sliding kicks her for 2.

Sane step up enzugiri's Lash. Lash forearms her down. Asuka superkicks Lash. Nia misses a corner charge. Nia gets on the 2nd rope. Asuka and Sane get her down with a powerbomb and a high kick. Lash pushes Asuka into the steps. Sane flying forearms Lash from the apron.

Nia chokeslams Sane. Nia banzai drops Sane and pins her.

Thoughts: I wasn't that into this one. It was heel vs heel which made it a bit awkward. The Warriors had a hard time doing high kicks to their opponents and a lot of stuff didn't look that good.

Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss attack Lash and Nia after. Bliss dropkicks Lash then is held for double boots on Nia. Flair superkicks Lash. Bliss goes up top and Nia pulls Lash out.

Jackie Redmond talks to Kiana James and Giulia in the back. KJ wants her to ask permission to talk to Giulia. Giulia says she will take out Alba Fyre and say time is running out for Chelsea Green.

We see Nick Aldis with security and camera men at Drew McIntyre's house. He has a sit down talk with him. Nick says Cody and all of them want Drew reinstated. He says if Drew returns, he can get a title match with Cody. He says Drew needs to apologize to the ref for attacking him. He says Drew will also be fined but his Wargames payday should cover it. Drew says no and says this is what Cody and Nick want.

Drew says they have created an unsafe working environment and he will be screwed again. Nick asks him what he wants. Drew says he wants "fair". He says he wants to pick the stipulation against Cody. He says he wants Nick to get some documents written up that says Cody can't touch him before the match or will he be stripped of the title. Nick agrees. Drew agrees.

Drew then sees Cody Rhodes trying to get into his house. He says Aldis set him up. Nick says he will handle it. Drew tells him to handle it or he will. Nick yells at Cody and asks why he's here. Cody then attacks Drew in his house. Cody spears Drew on the grass and throws a guard into the pond. Drew spears Cody into a Christmas decoration. Cody says, "Merry Christmas @sshole" and we see guards hold both back.

Byron interviews Nick Aldis. Nick says SD is still without one of its biggest stars. He says what Cody did was out of line but it happened outside of an event so police have to deal with it. The Miz comes in. Miz says Joe Hendry ruined his SNME match and he wants a match with him. Nick goes to say his name and Miz says not to say it. Miz says he wants a match next week on SD. R-Truth then walks about to Miz and sings, "I believe in Joe Pesci". He then says Nick is mad as he saw his British balls (lottery balls from the Cena tournament).

Giulia vs Alba Fyre

G = Giulia

G takes down Alba and pounds on her. G dropkicks her. G headbutts her. G running knees her in the corner and suplexes her. G is distracted by Chelsea Green. Alba hits clubs on G then tornado ddt's her. They pull each other's hair and they botch a hair throw. They then get it right on the 2nd try. 

G cobra twists her and hits elbows to the ribs. G rolls her into a pin attempt for 2. Alba superkicks her for 2. G backslides her for 2. G knees her in the face and northern lights bombs her for the win.

Thoughts: It didn't get much of a reaction here and G won as expected. There was no pop at all once the bell rang. It wasn't really either girl's fault though since it was heel vs heel and Alba never wins anything of note.

Green holds up her titles and says G will never get the title back. G heads towards her and Green falls down.

We get a Wyatt Sicks video. Howdy says Solo Sikoa's greed has led him down a dark path. He says the truth lies beneath the surface. He says the image he portrays will catapult his family into a whole new world. He says there will be nowhere for Solo to run. 

Cody Rhodes comes out to talk. Cody admits to what he did at Drew's house. Cody talks about WWE being an unsafe working environment. Cody asks if Staples would be a safe working environment for him. 

Nick Aldis comes out. He says they both know this place not being safe is crap. Nick says Cody gave Drew's claims legitimacy. Nick says Cody is the champ but he's not above the law. He says he should have trusted Nick to get this over the finish line but he didn't. Nick says Cody can't lay a finger on Drew if he returns. Nick says he has to strip him of the title if he does.

Cody says he can guarantee he won't touch Drew. Cody says Nick forgot who he is talking to. Cody says he is the law as long as he has the title. Cody says he doesn't work for Nick, he works for the fans. He says Nick works for him.

Ilja Dragunov talks to Carmelo Hayes in the back. Ilja thanks him for what he did last week. Melo says not to mention it. Melo says Ciampa screwed him and he had to get him back in blood. Ilja says they fight DIY tonight and will put them down. Fraxiom come in. Ax says they wish them good luck and say to save some for them. NF says they wanted them themselves but they jumped the queue. Melo says they have their own backs and they don't miss. NF says they will be there if they miss. Ilja says Ciampa isn't just a jack@ss, he's his prey.

Ilja Dragunov and Carmelo Hayes vs DIY (Tomasso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano)

Melo's team gets offense in to start. They chop DIY in the corners. Melo flying forearms TC then Drag running knees TC. TC's head is banged off the buckles. Drag chops him down. Melo hits punches on TC then back elbows him. Melo legdrops TC for 1.

Drag suplexes TC. LeRae distracts the ref. TC pumping knees Drag off the apron into the commentary table. We go to PiP break and return. TC and Drag trade. TC facekicks him and is hit with an enzugiri. Drag tiger feint lariats JG. 

Melo tags in and hits shots on JG. Melo springboard twisting lariats him. Melo la mistica drops him for 2. Melo tope con hilos TC outside. Drag top rope sentons JG for 2. JG superkicks Melo. TC powerbomb backbreakers Melo for 2. Drag is sent into the post. Melo superkicks TC. Melo goes to springboard and LaRae trips him. TC knees Melo in the head for 2.

Melo takes a superkick + angel's wings combo for 2. Drag flying headbutts JG. Melo hits a first 48 on TC. Drag h-bombs TC. Melo hits a top rope diving leg drop on the back of TC's neck and pins him.

Thoughts: It was alright. I don't like DIY llosing to a makeshift team here. Drag's eyebrow got bloody here. They've kind of been pushing Melo as a face lately and this is another step towards that.

Bliss and Flair are interviewed. They say Nia and Lash are in their way and they are waiting for the winners of the tag titles. Jade Cargill appears but Flair/Bliss ignore her. Jade is asked about attacking Michin. She says she was surprised to see her get up when she knocked her down. She says she will give her the spotlight and knock her lights out. Michin then hits Jade in the arm with a kendo stick and it gets broken up before she gets a 2nd shot in.  

Solo Sikoa talks as he heads to the ring. He says Howdy talks nonsense. He says he caused a problem when he talked about his family. He says they will embarrass him in front of the world. Solo says the fireflies are here and they will watch them take the tag titles. Solo says he's got the whole world in his hands. He then sings the song.

WWE Tag Ttiles - The Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis and Joe Gacy) vs The MFT's (JC Mateo and Tanga Loa)

The Wyatt's have a new version of their theme. Solo Sikoa, Tama and Talla are with The MFT's.

Dex slides through the legs and hits uppercuts on Loa. He crawls at him and backdrops him. Dex legdrops him for 2. Loa punches Joe and boots him in the corner. JC stomps Loa in the corner. Joe dropkicks JC. Dex atomic drops JC and Joe running lariats JC. Dex sentons JC for 2. 

Joe superkicks JC off the apron. Joe goes after him outside and Loa lariats Joe. JC catches Dex off the apron and rams his back into the post. He then slams him on the floor.

We go to PiP break and return. Loa drops Dex then legdrops him. Dex's head is banged off the buckles. Loa hits Dex in the gut and clubs him. Loa chokes Dex over the 2nd rope. JC powerslams Dex for 2. Loa powerslams Dex for 2.

JC gets in and Dex superkicks him. Joe is tagged in. Joe lariats JC and hits punches. Joe suplexes him. Joe backdrops JC for 2. Joe misses an asai moonsault then takes a tour of the islands backdrop for 2. Joe handspring lariats JC then does it to Loa. 

Joe does a tope con hilos on his opponents outside. JC takes a suplex + powerbomb combo. Dex top rope splashes JC for 2. Talla Tonga facekicks Joe outside. Erick Rowan hits Talla. Rowan is triple teamed then everyone brawls. The ref throws the bout out.

Thoughts: What we got was okay but it had a non-finish and it was nothing great. I knew something was up as they were pacing this for a longer match than what TV time permitted. 

The fight continues. Talla struggles to get up top and crossbodies 5 people, including his partners. Rowan dropkicks Talla and lariats him over the top. Nikki Cross then has Rowan throw her out onto Talla outside. Solo samoan spikes Roan twice. Howdy goes for sister abigail then is hit by Tama. The fight continues in the ring and the show ends.  

Overall thoughts: It was a weak SD with none of the stars being in action. I do not know how they are going to pull this off in 2 weeks when this show moves to 3 hours. The Priest/Black feud sadly continued here. The women's tag match was ugly. Giulia won in a shorter one against Alba. Hayes/Dragunov had an okay bout with DIY. The main went to a no contest/double DQ and had a big brawl after. We also saw Cody attack Drew at his own house which was something different. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 as it was an average show and really only built to future shows down the line.