Preview:

Tonight’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown is set to air live from LDLC Arena in Lyon, France. The episode will serve as the go-home show for the upcoming Clash in Paris, which is set for Sunday in Paris.

Multiple big names, including John Cena, Cody Rhodes, Tiffany Stratton, Randy Orton, Jade Cargill, and LA Knight, are advertised for the show. Additionally, the show will air as usual at 8 PM ET on USA Network, but for international fans, the show will air at France local time, 08 PM CET on Netflix. Damian Priest made his return on last week’s show in Dublin and kicked off a brawl with Aleister Black, who was the reason for his absence. Black’s attack forced Priest out of action due to a broken jaw. With their win against the MFTs, the Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) are set for a #1 Contenders match for the WWE Tag Team titles against Melo Don’t Miz (The Miz & Carmelo Hayes), who defeated Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) to secure the spot. The winner of the match will go on to battle the current WWE Tag Team Champions, the Wyatt Sicks (Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis).

On last week’s show, Drew McIntyre was cutting a promo on Cody Rhodes, mentioning how he has no friends left, when Randy Orton appeared from behind and took out McIntyre with an RKO outta nowhere. The two stars recently competed in a tag team match at SummerSlam, and this might be the fuel to reignite the feud. The possibility of WWE Champion Cody Rhodes making his return and confronting McIntyre as reports of their title clash at Wrestlepalooza are rife.

During last week’s show, Solo Sikoa’s MFTs (JC Mateo & Tonga Loa) were battling the Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) when Talla Tonga started interfering. Jimmy Uso took out Talla while Sami Zayn appeared, taking out Solo with a helluva kick. Solo and Sami are now set to collide this week, where Sikoa’s United States title will be on the line. Despite the reports of their match planned for the Clash in Paris, they will battle tonight, and this might just be the beginning of the feud, which could end up in a rematch at Wrestlepalooza. Clash in Paris 2025 will take place on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, Paris, France. As mentioned, tonight’s episode will serve as the go-home show and will feature the final segments building towards the PLE. There are reports of WWE adding a potential clash between Randy and McIntyre, which would mean a fiery segment between the two tonight. Additionally, stars set to clash at the PLE will meet for the final time in Lyon. Let’s Take look on complete match card and Show detail for edition of  WWE Smackdown Friday Night August 29th, 2025 episode.

Match Card:

• Final builds for Clash in Paris.
• Solo Sikoa vs Sami Zayn — United States Championship Match
• The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) vs Melo Don’t Miz (The Miz & Carmelo Hayes)
• Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss (c) vs Secret Hervice (Piper Niven & Alba Fyre)
• Other Pending Cards including John Cena, Cody Rhodes, Tiffany Stratton, Randy Orton, Jade Cargill, and LA Knight.

Location & Date:

• Show: WWE SmackDown 8/29/25
• Location:  LDLC Arena in Lyon, France.
• Date & Time: Friday, August 29, 2025 | 2 PM ET – 11 PM PT