WWE Friday Night SmackDown - 2/28/25 (S28E8) (Full Arena Episode)

Roman Reigns March 04

WWE Friday Night SmackDown - 2/28/25

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING IS ALL SPOILERS!!!!

Championships Being Defended Tonight -

SmackDown -

Undisputed WWE Championship

United States Championship

WWE Tag Team Championship

WWE Women's Championship

Women's United States Championship

RAW -

World Heavyweight Championship

Intercontinental Championship

WWE World Tag Team Championship

WWE Women's World Championship

Women's Intercontinental Championship

Others -

Women's Tag Team Championship (On RAW)

WWE Speed Championship (On Speed)

WWE Speed Women's Championship (On Speed)

The 2024 WWE Draft is still into effect with RAW General Manager Adam Pearce and SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis respectively and the only WWE Superstars that are allowed to cross between Brands are the Women's Tag Team Champions, Special Guests, Free Agents, and Superstars that are allowed or invited by the General Managers.

Seth Rollins From Monday Night RAW, Is On Friday Night SmackDown, For Tonight Only

CM Punk From Monday Night RAW, Is On Friday Night SmackDown, For Tonight Only

Logan Paul From Monday Night RAW, Is On Friday Night SmackDown, For Tonight Only

Sami Zayn From Monday Night RAW, Is On Friday Night SmackDown, For Tonight Only

Roxanne Perez From NXT, Is On Friday Night SmackDown, For Tonight Only

Since Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez Are The Women's Tag Team Champions, They Are Technically Friday Night SmackDown Superstars, But Are Also Allowed To Go Cross Brand To Monday Night RAW

Featured SmackDown Superstars -

Alexa Bliss

Alex Shelley

Angel

Angelo Dawkins

Bayley

Berto

Bianca Belair

Braun Strowman

Candice LaRae (WWE Speed Women's Champion)

Carmelo Hayes

Charlotte Flair

Chelsea Green (Women's United States Champion)

Chris Sabin

Damien Priest

Drew McIntyre

Elton Prince

Johnny Gargano (WWE Tag Team Champion)

Kevin Owens

Kit Wilson

Liv Morgan (Women's Tag Team Champion)

The Miz

Montez Ford

Naomi

Nia Jax

Nick Aldis (SmackDown General Manager)

Piper Niven

Raquel Rodriguez (Women's Tag Team Champion)

Santos Escobar

Solo Sikoa

Tama Tonga

Tiffany Stratton (WWE Women's Champion)

Tommaso Champa (WWE Tag Team Champion)

Featured RAW Superstars -

CM Punk

Logan Paul

Sami Zayn

Seth Rollins

Featured NXT Superstars -

Roxanne Perez

Featured Special Guests -

Lilian Garcia (WWE Hall of Famer)

Matty

Max

The Rock

Trish Stratus (WWE Hall of Famer)

Wade Barrett

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Full Preview -

• Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes' final words before meeting with The Rock at WWE Eliminaton Chamber.

• WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus is coming to Friday Night SmackDown ahead of WWE Eliminaton Chamber.

• The winners of 3 United States Championship #1 Contender Qualifying Matches will battle for the right to challenge United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura for the United States Championship.

Date and Time =

Fridays On USA Network At 8pm - 11pm

Friday Night SmackDown Official Theme Song =

"Neva Play" By Megan Thee Stallion and RM of BTS

Location =

Toronto, ON

Scotiabank Arena

Friday Night SmackDown Commentators =

Wade Barrett

Joe Tessitore

WWE: Then, Now, Forever, Together Intro (From WWE WrestleMania 40)

Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Champion)

Trish Stratus -

• WWE Hall of Famer

• 7x WWE Women's Champion

• Debuted March 19, 2000

Lilian Garcia (WWE Hall of Famer)

Trish Stratus Entrance (With Nameplate)

Trish Stratus (WWE Hall of Famer)

Trish Stratus says that,

Trish Stratus (WWE Hall of Famer)

Tiffany Stratton enters.

Tiffany Stratton Entrance (With Smoke)

(With Cool Gold Nameplate)

Trish Stratus (WWE Hall of Famer)

Tiffany Stratton (WWE Women's Champion)

Tiffany Stratton says that,

Trish Stratus (WWE Hall of Famer)

Tiffany Stratton (WWE Women's Champion)

Chelsea Green enters with Piper Niven.

Chelsea Green Entrance (With Piper Niven)

(With Cool Gold Nameplate)

Trish Stratus (WWE Hall of Famer)

Tiffany Stratton (WWE Women's Champion)

Chelsea Green (Women's United States Champion)

Piper Niven

Chelsea Green says that,

Trish Stratus (WWE Hall of Famer)

Tiffany Stratton (WWE Women's Champion)

Chelsea Green (Women's United States Champion)

Piper Niven

WWE Eliminaton Chamber -

Tag Team Match:

Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus

VS.

Nia Jax & Candice LaRae

Tiffany Stratton (WWE Women's Champion)

Trish Stratus (WWE Hall of Famer)

Chelsea Green (Women's United States Champion)

Piper Niven

Singles Match:

Tiffany Stratton (w/ Trish Stratus)

VS.

Chelsea Green (w/ Piper Niven)

The Match Ends In A No Contest

WWE LFG: Legends & Future Greats - Sundays At 8pm ET On A&E

Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Champion)

R Truth

Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Champion)

Lilian Garcia (WWE Hall of Famer)

Andrade Entrance (With Smoke)

(With Cool Nameplate)

Andrade

Jacob Fatu Entrance (With Fire Pyros)

(With Cool Nameplate)

Andrade

Jacob Fatu

Singles United States Championship #1 Contender Qualifying Match:

Andrade

VS.

Jacob Fatu

Jacob Fatu Wins By Pinfall

Jacob Fatu

SmackDown: Tonight -

Triple Threat United States Championship #1 Contender Match:

Jacob Fatu

VS.

Events -

WWE Eliminaton Chamber - Tomorrow: Toronto, ON

Events -

WWE RAW - Monday: Buffalo, NY

Events -

WWE SmackDown - Next Friday: Philadelphia, PA

SmackDown: Earlier Today -

The Street Profits

Nick Aldis (SmackDown General Manager)

The Street Profits

Legado Del Fantasma

Nick Aldis (SmackDown General Manager)

WWEShop.com Commercial 2025 -

Find What Fits You! -

Tonight Only:

Free Shipping On Qualifying Orders!

WWE Eliminaton Chamber Official Theme Song -

"New Way Out" By Poppy

WWE Eliminaton Chamber Weekend Schedule

Lilian Garcia (WWE Hall of Famer)

Legado Del Fantasma Entrance

(With Cool Nameplate)

Los Garza

The Street Profits Entrance (With Nameplate)

Los Garza

The Street Profits

#DIY sneak in from behind and get into a brawl with Los Garza and The Street Profits.

Los Garza

The Street Profits

#DIY (WWE Tag Team Champions)

Pretty Deadly the brawl.

Los Garza

The Street Profits

#DIY (WWE Tag Team Champions)

Pretty Deadly

Motor City Machine Guns the brawl.

Los Garza

The Street Profits

#DIY (WWE Tag Team Champions)

Pretty Deadly

Motor City Machine Guns

The brawl becomes an epic WWE Security Guard Pull Apart Brawl!

Los Garza

The Street Profits

#DIY (WWE Tag Team Champions)

Pretty Deadly

Motor City Machine Guns

Drew McIntyre

Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Champion)

SmackDown: Tonight -

Cody Rhodes' Final Words Before WWE Eliminaton Chamber

WWE Returns To Perth, Australia In 2025

John Cena WWE Eliminaton Chamber Video Package

Drew McIntyre comes out through the Audience and says that,

Drew McIntyre

Damien Priest enters.

Damien Priest Entrance (With Smoke)

(With Cool Nameplate)

Drew McIntyre

Damien Priest

Damien Priest says that,

Drew McIntyre

Damien Priest

Seth Rollins From Monday Night RAW, Is On Friday Night SmackDown, For Tonight Only

Seth Rollins enters.

Seth Rollins Entrance (With Fire Pyros)

(With Cool Nameplate)

Drew McIntyre

Damien Priest

Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins says that,

Drew McIntyre

Damien Priest

Seth Rollins

CM Punk From Monday Night RAW, Is On Friday Night SmackDown, For Tonight Only

CM Punk enters.

CM Punk Entrance (With Cool Nameplate)

Drew McIntyre

Damien Priest

Seth Rollins

CM Punk

CM Punk says that,

Drew McIntyre

Damien Priest

Seth Rollins

CM Punk

Logan Paul From Monday Night RAW, Is On Friday Night SmackDown, For Tonight Only

Logan Paul enters with John Cena's Theme Song 🤣!

Logan Paul Entrance

(With John Cena's Theme Song)

(With Cool Nameplate)

Drew McIntyre

Damien Priest

Seth Rollins

CM Punk

Logan Paul

Logan Paul says that,

Drew McIntyre

Damien Priest

Seth Rollins

CM Punk

Logan Paul

WWE Eliminaton Chamber -

Men's Eliminaton Chamber Match:

John Cena

VS.

CM Punk

VS.

Drew McIntyre

VS.

Logan Paul

VS.

Damien Priest

VS.

Seth Rollins

SmackDown: Tonight -

6 Woman Tag Team Match:

Bianca Belair, Naomi, and Bayley

VS.

Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, and Roxanne Perez

SmackDown: Tonight -

Singles United States Championship #1 Contender Qualifying Match:

Braun Strowman

VS.

Carmelo Hayes

Lilian Garcia (WWE Hall of Famer)

LA Knight Entrance (With Cool Nameplate)

LA Knight

Legado Del Fantasma Entrance

(With Cool Nameplate)

LA Knight

Santos Escobar

Singles United States Championship #1 Contender Qualifying Match:

LA Knight

VS.

Santos Escobar

LA Knight Wins By Pinfall

LA Knight

SmackDown: Tonight -

Triple Threat United States Championship #1 Contender Match:

Jacob Fatu

VS.

LA Knight

VS.

SmackDown: Up Next -

Sami Zayn

Lilian Garcia (WWE Hall of Famer)

Sami Zayn From Monday Night RAW, Is On Friday Night SmackDown, For Tonight Only

Sami Zayn Entrance (With Cool Nameplate)

Sami Zayn

Sami Zayn says that,

Sami Zayn

Rogers Centre -

Kevin Owens is at a different Arena on the Titantron.

Kevin Owens

Sami Zayn

Carmelo Hayes

The Miz

Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Champion)

The Miz

SmackDown: Tonight -

Cody Rhodes' Final Words Before WWE Eliminaton Chamber

SmackDown: Up Next -

Singles United States Championship #1 Contender Qualifying Match:

Braun Strowman

VS.

Carmelo Hayes

Lilian Garcia (WWE Hall of Famer)

Braun Strowman Entrance (With Smoke and Pyros)

(With Cool Nameplate)

Braun Strowman

Carmelo Hayes Entrance (With Smoke)

(With Cool Nameplate)

Braun Strowman

Carmelo Hayes

Singles United States Championship #1 Contender Qualifying Match:

Braun Strowman

VS.

Carmelo Hayes

Solo Sikoa (With A Steel Chair) & Tama Tanga come out, but Braun Strowman takes the Steel Chair and attacks them with it.

Braun Strowman

Solo Sikoa

Tama Tonga

Braun Strowman

Carmelo Hayes takes the Steel Chair and pulls the old Eddie Guerrero trick.

Carmelo Hayes

Braun Strowman

Carmelo Hayes Wins By Disqualification

Carmelo Hayes

SmackDown: Tonight -

Triple Threat United States Championship #1 Contender Match:

Jacob Fatu

VS.

LA Knight

VS.

Carmelo Hayes

WWE Eliminaton Chamber LIVE! - This Saturday

Bianca Belair

Naomi

Bianca Belair

Naomi

Bayley

SmackDown: Up Next -

6 Woman Tag Team Match:

Bianca Belair, Naomi, and Bayley

VS.

Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, and Roxanne Perez

TKO Takeover -

Kansas City, MO

Lilian Garcia (WWE Hall of Famer)

Roxanne Perez From NXT, Is On Friday Night SmackDown, For Tonight Only

Since Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez Are The Women's Tag Team Champions, They Are Technically Friday Night SmackDown Superstars, But Are Also Allowed To Go Cross Brand To Monday Night RAW

Roxanne Perez Entrance (With Cool Nameplate)

and Liv Morgan Entrance (With Raquel Rodriguez)

(With Cool Gold Nameplate)

Roxanne Perez

Liv Morgan (Women's Tag Team Champion)

Raquel Rodriguez (Women's Tag Team Champion)

Bayley Entrance (With Cool Nameplate),

Naomi Entrance (With Glow In The Dark Lights)

(With Cool Nameplate), & Bianca Belair Entrance (With Cool Nameplate)

Roxanne Perez

Liv Morgan (Women's Tag Team Champion)

Raquel Rodriguez (Women's Tag Team Champion)

Bayley

Naomi

Bianca Belair

6 Woman Tag Team Match:

Bianca Belair & Naomi and Bayley

VS.

Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez

Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez Win By Roxanne Perez's Pinfall On Bayley

Liv Morgan (Women's Tag Team Champion)

Raquel Rodriguez (Women's Tag Team Champion)

Roxanne Perez

Alexa Bliss sneaks in from behind and gives Roxanne Perez a Sister Abigail.

Alexa Bliss

Roxanne Perez

Alexa Bliss

Naomi VS. Morgan

(Everyone VS. Everyone)

Naomi VS. Morgan

Bayley VS. Morgan

(Bayley VS. Everyone)

Bayley VS. Morgan

Picture In Picture Break

(Bayley VS. Perez)

Bayley VS. Morgan

Bayley VS. Morgan/Perez

Bayley VS. Perez

Bayley VS. Morgan

Bayley VS. Rodriguez

Bayley VS. Rodriguez/Morgan

Bayley VS. Morgan

Bayley VS. Morgan/Rodriguez

Bayley VS. Rodriguez

Picture In Picture Break End

Bayley VS. Rodriguez

Belair VS. Rodriguez

(Belair VS. Morgan)

Belair VS. Rodriguez

(Belair VS. Morgan)

Belair VS. Rodriguez

Naomi VS. Rodriguez

Naomi VS. Perez

Bayley VS. Perez

(Bayley VS. Morgan)

(Belair VS. Morgan)

(Belair VS. Rodriguez)

(Naomi VS. Rodriguez)

Bayley VS. Perez

Roxanne Perez Pins Bayley

Events -

WWE Eliminaton Chamber - Tomorrow: Toronto, ON

Events -

WWE RAW - Monday: Buffalo, NY

Events -

WWE SmackDown - Next Friday: Philadelphia, PA

Charlotte Flair

SmackDown: Tonight -

Triple Threat United States Championship #1 Contender Match:

Jacob Fatu

VS.

LA Knight

VS.

Carmelo Hayes

WWE Superstar Sunday - New Episodes Sunday At 8pm ET

Triple H announces on X that, Travis Scott will be at WWE Eliminaton Chamber.

WWE Eliminaton Chamber -

Will Cody Rhodes Accept The Rock's Offer?

WWE Eliminaton Chamber -

Tag Team Match:

Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus

VS.

Nia Jax & Candice LaRae

WWE Eliminaton Chamber -

Women's Eliminaton Chamber Match:

Liv Morgan

VS.

Bianca Belair

VS.

Alexa Bliss

VS.

Bayley

VS.

Naomi

VS.

Roxanne Perez

WWE Eliminaton Chamber -

Singles Unsanctioned Match:

Sami Zayn

VS.

Kevin Owens

WWE Eliminaton Chamber -

Men's Eliminaton Chamber Match:

John Cena

VS.

CM Punk

VS.

Drew McIntyre

VS.

Logan Paul

VS.

Damien Priest

VS.

Seth Rollins

Shinsuke Nakamura (United States Champion)

Shinsuke Nakamura:

Shinsuke Nakamura (United States Champion)

Solo Sikoa

Jacob Fatu

Tama Tonga

Jacob Fatu

SmackDown: Up Next -

Triple Threat United States Championship #1 Contender Match:

Jacob Fatu

VS.

LA Knight

VS.

Carmelo Hayes

WWE World At WrestleMania 41 - April 17-21, 2025: Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall - Tickets On Sale Now

Main Event -

Carmelo Hayes -

• Former NXT Champion

• Won 4 Straight Matches

• Earlier Tonight Defeated Braun Strowman By Disqualification

LA Knight -

• Former United States Champion

• Lost The United States Championship To Shinsuke Nakamura At WWE Survivor Series: WarGames

• Earlier Tonight Defeated Santos Escobar

Lilian Garcia (WWE Hall of Famer)

Jacob Fatu Entrance (With Fire Pyros)

(With Cool Nameplate)

Jacob Fatu

Carmelo Hayes Entrance (With Smoke)

(With Cool Nameplate)

Jacob Fatu

Carmelo Hayes

LA Knight Entrance (With Cool Nameplate)

Jacob Fatu

Carmelo Hayes

LA Knight

LA Knight Wins By Pinfall On Carmelo Hayes

#1 Contender!

LA Knight

WWE Eliminaton Chamber LIVE! - This Saturday

Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Champion)

CM Punk

SmackDown: Up Next -

Cody Rhodes' Final Words Before WWE Eliminaton Chamber

Main Event -

Michael Cole

Cody Rhodes Entrance (With Moving 3D CGI)

(With Smoke and Pyros)

(With Cool Gold Nameplate)

Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Champion)

Michael Cole

Cody Rhodes says that,

Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Champion)

Michael Cole

The Rock gifted Cody Rhodes an American Nightmare Truck.

Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Champion)

Michael Cole

The Rock shows up on the Titantron and says that,

Cody Rhodes (Undisputed WWE Champion)

The Rock (On Titantron)

Michael Cole

WWE SmackDown LIVE! -

Philadelphia, PA

WWE Friday Night SmackDown Full Results -

• WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus

• WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton (w/ WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus) VS. Women's United States Champion Chelsea Green (w/ Piper Niven) ends in a No Contest (Singles Match).

• Jacob Fatu def. Andrade (Singles United States Championship #1 Contender Qualifying Match).

• John Cena

• The Street Profits

• Drew McIntyre

• LA Knight def. Santos Escobar (Singles United States Championship #1 Contender Qualifying Match).

• Sami Zayn

• Carmelo Hayes def. Braun Strowman by Disqualification (Singles United States Championship #1 Contender Qualifying Match).

• Women's Tag Team Champions Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez and NXT's Roxanne Perez def. Bianca Belair & Naomi and Bayley (6 Woman Tag Team Match).

• LA Knight def. Jacob Fatu and Carmelo Hayes (Triple Threat United States Championship #1 Contenders Match).

• Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes

Current Champions (As Of 2/28/25):

Undisputed WWE: Cody Rhodes

(Universal = WWE WrestleMania 40: WrestleMania Sunday: 4/7/24 - 328 Days)

(WWE = WWE WrestleMania 40: WrestleMania Sunday: 4/7/24 - 328 Days)

(7 Defenses)

United States: Shinsuke Nakamura

(WWE Survivor Series: WarGames: 11/30/24 - 87 Days)

(1 Defense)

WWE Tag Team: #DIY

(SmackDown: 12/6/24 - 85 Days)

(3 Defenses)

WWE Women's: Tiffany Stratton

(SmackDown: 1/3/25 - 56 Days)

(2 Defenses)

WWE Women's United States: Chelsea Green

(WWE Saturday Night's Main Event: 12/14/24 - 76 Days)

(2 Defenses)

World Heavyweight: Gunther

(WWE SummerSlam: 8/5/24 - 209 Days)

(5 Defenses)

Intercontinental: Bron Breakker

(RAW: 10/21/24 - 131 Days)

(3 Defenses)

WWE World Tag Team: The War Raiders

(RAW: 12/16/24 - 77 Days)

(2 Defenses)

WWE Women's World: Rhea Ripley

(RAW: Netflix Premiere: 1/6/25 - 53 Days)

(1 Defense)

Women's Tag Team: Liv Morgan/Raquel Rodriguez

(RAW: 2/24/25 - 4 Days)

(Currently On RAW)

(0 Defenses)

WWE Speed: Dragon Lee

(WWE Speed: Episode 42: 11/20/24 - 102 Days)

(Currently On Speed)

(1 Defense)

WWE Speed Women's: Candice LaRae

(WWE Speed: Episode 34: 10/9/24 - 144 Days)(Currently On Speed)

(2 Defenses)

WWE Eliminaton Chamber Full Match Card So Far

Men's Eliminaton Chamber Match:

John Cena

VS.

CM Punk

VS.

Drew McIntyre

VS.

Logan Paul

VS.

Damien Priest

VS.

Seth Rollins

Women's Eliminaton Chamber Match:

Liv Morgan

VS.

Bianca Belair

VS.

Alexa Bliss

VS.

Bayley

VS.

Naomi

VS.

Roxanne Perez

Tag Team Match:

Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus

VS.

Nia Jax & Candice LaRae

Singles Unsanctioned Match:

Sami Zayn

VS.

Kevin Owens

Will Cody Rhodes Accept The Rock's Offer?

WWE Eliminaton Chamber Is Tomorrow Night. It will stream Live Tomorrow, March 1, 2025 at 7pm only on Peacock in the United States and WWE Network Elsewhere.

WWE WrestleMania 41 Match Card So Far

Singles World Heavyweight Championship Rematch -

Gunther (C)

VS.

Jey Uso

Singles WWE Women's Championship Match -

Tiffany Stratton (C)

VS.

Charlotte Flair

WWE WrestleMania 41 Is On April 19, 2025 and April 20, 2025.

Sources

WWE WrestleMania 41 - 50 Days Away