Friday Night SmackDown could be in for a creative overhaul in 2026. While it has not yet been confirmed by the company, the Blue Brand is reportedly set to retu

John Cena has his final opponent. After a yearlong retirement tour and a 16-man tournament to decide who he would stand across from in his finale, it is complete. Gunther will be the man who gets the chance to retire one of the legends of the industry at Saturday Night's Main Event on Dec. 13.

According to a report from BodySlam on Friday morning, WWE is aware that recent stretches of "SmackDown" have not met expectations.

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.

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

Bodyslam reports that WWE is seeking some huge upgrades to the "Friday Night SmackDown" roster in 2026. The report also mentioned that WWE knows the brand's creative has left a lot to be desired. The hope is that efforts to upgrade "WWE SmackDown" will improve the show when it switches back to a three-hour runtime.

SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis is trying to extend an olive branch to this WWE Superstar ahead of tonight’s show. On the November 7 episode of SmackDown, Nick Aldis suspended Drew McIntyre. This was a result of McIntyre getting involved in the main event between Cody Rhodes and Aleister Black.

Tomorrow, the wrestling world bids adieu to John Cena, but despite the weight atmosphere this weekend, "WWE SmackDown" stopped into the Mohegan Sun in Wilkes-Barre, PA. As always with "SmackDown," there was plenty to love and plenty to hate. As always, we won't be dealing in results. That's already been taken care of on the results page.