Preview:

The June 20 episode of Friday Night SmackDown will emanate live from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The show will continue to build towards the Night of Champions 2025, with two semi-finals in the King and Queen of the Ring tournament.

Multiple top stars, including Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena, Cody Rhodes, LA Knight, Nia Jax, and WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton, are being advertised for the show. This week’s show will also feature appearances from superstars from the Raw brand. Following back-to-back attacks by R-Truth on the Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena on last week’s show, the two stars are set to battle again this week. Cena was already irked after the first attack during the opening moments; however, when he called out Truth, CM Punk walked out to cut a promo.

Truth once again capitalized on the distraction, attacking the Champion. He got what he asked from General Manager Nick Aldis as he will now battle Cena in a non-title match. In the first semi-finals of the King of the Ring Tournament, Randy Orton will battle Sami Zayn on this week’s show. The winner of the match will advance to the finals and will battle the winner of the second semi-final between Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso. The finals of the tournament will take place on the 2025 edition of Night of Champions in Riyadh. The winner of the tournament will also get a title shot at SummerSlam.

In the first semi-final match of the Queen of the King tournament, Alexa Bliss will battle Asuka, who made her return on this week’s Raw and defeated Ivy Nile, Stephanie Vaquer, and Raquel Rodriguez to secure the final spot in the semi-finals. The winner of this match will advance to the finals, and similar to KOTR, the finals will take place at Night of Champions, with the winner getting a title shot at SummerSlam. Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis & Joe Gacy) defeated Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) in a tag team match, while Alexa Bliss defeated Charlotte Flair, Alba Fyre, and Candice LeRae to advance in the Queen of the Ring tournament. Additionally, Cody Rhodes defeated Damian Priest, Andrade & Shinsuke Nakamura in the main event to secure his spot in the semi-finals of the Queen of the Ring tournament. During the June 13 show, the promotion also announced multiple matches and segments for the next week’s show.

The June 20 episode of WWE SmackDown will emanate live from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After multiple attacks, Ron ‘R-Truth’ Killings finally got what he asked from General Manager Nick Aldis as he is set to battle the Undisputed Champion John Cena next week. Randy Orton is set to battle Sami Zayn in the first semi-finals of the King of the Ring tournament, while Alexa Bliss will battle the winner of the final opening round match (on next week’s Raw) in the semi-finals next week in Michigan. Let’s Take look on complete match card and Show detail for edition of  WWE Smackdown Friday Night June 20, 2025 episode.

Match Card:

• Ron Killings vs. John Cena – Non Title Match
• Randy Orton vs. Sami Zayn – King Of The Ring 2025 Semi Final Match
• Asuka vs. Alexa Bliss – Queen Of The Ring 2025 Semi Final Match
• Evolution build Continues.
• Bloodline Fallout Continues.
• More Cards.

Location & Date:

• Show: WWE SmackDown 6/20/25
• Location: Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• Date & Time: Friday, June 20, 2025 | 8 PM ET – 5 AM PT