Preview:

The June 27 episode of Friday Night SmackDown is set to serve as the go-home show for the upcoming Night of Champions 2025. The show will air live from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Stars will meet for the final time before their clash at the PLE.

Multiple top stars, including Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena, Cody Rhodes, LA Knight, Nia Jax, Randy Orton, and WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton, are being advertised for the show. The promotion has announced a stacked card for the show, including three title clashes. Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena will make an appearance on this week’s SmackDown, ahead of his title defense against CM Punk at Night of Champions. Last week, Cena delivered an iconic promo, reminiscent of Punk’s iconic pipebomb promo. It will be interesting to see how the segment on the go-home show unravels. CM Punk will also appear on the show as confirmed by Michael Cole on the Night of Champions kickoff show.

United States Champion Jacob Fatu is set to defend the title against Solo Sikoa at the upcoming PLE. Sikoa tried to mend ways with Fatu on last week’s show. However, the segment ended when Sikoa tried to attack Fatu with the help of JC Mateo. However, despite initial success, they were left humiliated as Fatu stood tall after Jimmy Uso’s help. Mateo has had his issues with Fatu, and following the fallout between Fatu and Sikoa, there’s nobody to stop him. Mateo will likely target Fatu tonight, sending a message while trying to inflict damage to help Sikoa in the title match.

Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton will put the title on the line against Nia Jax once again, this time in a last woman standing match. The feud between the two stars reignited when Jax attacked Stratton following her return. However, the match was announced last week, following Jax’s beatdown of Stratton, where Naomi tried to capitalize and cash in the Money in the Bank contract. Jax stopped Naomi from cashing in and is now looking to capture the title again. Zelina Vega defenders her Women’s US title against Giulia. While the men’s tag team titles will also be on the line as The Wyatt Sicks (Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis) face Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford). A last woman standing match is set for the WWE Women’s title as Tiffany Stratton once again takes on Nia Jax. John Cena is also announced for a promo ahead of his match against CM Punk. Let’s Take look on complete match card and Show detail for edition of  WWE Smackdown EarlyStart Special 1PM  Friday Night June 27, 2025 episode.

Match Card:

• John Cena returns to SmackDown before battling CM Punk at Night of Champions
• Tiffany Stratton vs. Nia Jax – WWE Women’s Title Last Woman Standing Match
• The Street Profits vs. The Wyatt Sicks – WWE Tag Team Championship Match
• Zelina Vega vs. Guilia – Women’s United States Championship Match
• Night Of The Champions Final Faceoffs.

Location & Date:

• Show: WWE SmackDown EarlyStart Special 1PM 6/27/25
• Location: Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Date & Time: Friday, June 27, 2025 | 8 PM ET – 5 AM PT