WWE SmackDown Results
May 9, 2025
Wright State University Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio
Commentary: Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore
Results by Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
WWE SmackDown kicks off and we see Damian Priest walking backstage towards the ring. He is stopped by Byron Saxton who stops him and asks him about his fatal four way match at Backlash. As he begins speaking, in comes LA Knight and the two men talk about their tag team match tonight. LA Knight tells Damian that if he has his back, he will have his and he asks for his music to be played.
LA Knight’s music hits and we see him walking to the ring.
Damian Priest and LA Knight vs. Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa
The bell rings and we are under way. LA Knight and Damian argue as to who will start the match and Solo attacks Damian as LA Knight gets on the ring apron. Solo with right hands but Priest with kicks followed by a forearm to the face. Priest grabs Solo by the hand and begins walking the top rope and lands a cross body. Priest goes for a clothesline but Solo rolls to the outside of the ring. Priest to the outside and he jumps off the steel steps, landing a double axe. Fatu drops from the ring apron and gets into Damian’s face but LA Knight with a baseball slide onto Fatu.
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Back from commercial, Solo knocks LA Knight off the ring apron and Damian knocks Solo down. Damian goes for the tag but LA Knight is down on the outside of the ring. Solo grabs Damian and hits him with a Samoan drop. Fatu is tagged in and he land sa senton. Damian is down in the corner and Fatu lands the running hip attack. Solo is tagged back in and he goes for the running hip attack but Damian with a spinning heel kick. LA Knight is tagged in and as is Fatu. LA Knight with right hands followed by a Russian leg sweep!
A jumping neck breaker onto Fatu followed by a bodyslam. LA Knight to the ropes and he lands a jumping elbow. Fatu back up and LA Knight slams him onto the mat. He climbs the second rope and goes for the jump up leaping elbow drop, Damian tags himself in. LA Knight looks at him shocked and Damian with a clothesline onto Fatu. Damian goes for the chokeslam but LA Knight tags himself in. Solo is tagged in and he pushes LA Knight onto Damian. Solo goes for the Samoan Spike but LA Knight ducks and lands the BFT. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: LA Knight and Damian Priest
LA Knight and Priest are in the ring after the match and Priest with right hands. In comes Jacob Fatu who attacks both men and hits them with the running hip attack. Fatu raises the United States Championship after the match but in comes Drew McIntyre who hits him with a Claymore and takes him down. Drew throws the title onto Fatu and leaves the ring.
We cut to the outside of the arena where R-Truth is holding a “Let’s go Cena!” sign and in comes Jimmy who asks him what he’s doing and R-Truth tells him that John Cena is in the building tonight. Jimmy looks disappointed and leaves.
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Back from commercial, Drew McIntyre is stopped by Byron Saxton. Drew says what he did to Jacob Fatu was a message to Jacob Fatu and he will shoot a silver bullet onto the werewolf. Drew asks why Priest is in the match at Backlash. He beat him at WrestleMania but Priest keeps getting rewarded. He says it is bs but Fatu is the baddest yard in the dog and that is why he went after him. Once he wins, he will be a grand slam Champion. Drew says the problem with all gas and no brakes, it works until you hit a brick wall. And that brick wall is the new United States Champion, Drew McIntyre.
We cut to highlights of last week where Zelina Vega pinned Piper Niven.
The camera cuts to a clip from earlier during the day. We see Chelsea Green and the Secret Hervice mourning but in come Nick Aldis and Zelina Vega. Aldis asks her what she is doing and Vega tells her they are pathetic. Green tells Vega she has no girlfriends and Zelina challenges Green to a tag team match tonight.
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A pre-recorded Aleister Black promo airs. He says he found the truth and the truth is that he came back because he believes that he is the consequences that this company needs. He is more than a man who whispers in shadows, it’s so much bigger than good against evil. He says he is here to confront “you”, physically and mentally. And as for Carmelo, he says “I haven’t figured you out yet… Or have I?”
We cut to the ring where we see Chelsea Green and Piper Niven.
Out comes Zelina Vega and she points to the ramp and her tag team partner is Alexa Bliss!
Zelina Vega and Alexa Bliss vs. Chelsea Green and Piper Niven
The bell rings and we are under way. Vega and Niven start the match. Vega goes for a cross body but Niven catches her and slams her onto the mat. Chelsea is tagged in and she goes for a splash but Vega moves out of the way. Vega trips her up and Chelsea is leaning on the second rope. In comes Niven and Vega trips her up next to Chelsea. Vega to the ropes and she lands the double 619! She goes for the cover but Chelsea kicks out. Vega goes for the tag but Chelsea trips her up. Niven is tagged in and she lands an elbow.
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Back from commercial, Niven picks Vega up but Vega lands a DDT. Chelsea is tagged in but as is Alexa! Bliss with right hands followed by a head scissor take down. Bliss with a blockbuster. She goes for the cover but Chelsea kicks out. Bliss grabs Chelsea and throws her in the corner but Chelsea with a back elbow. Chelsea climbs the top rope but Bliss trips her up and gets her in a tree of woe. Bliss with a drop kick. She climbs the top rope and lands Twisted Bliss. She goes for the cover but Niven breaks it up. In comes Vega who goes for Code Red, Niven blocks it, Bliss with a kick and Vega with Code Red! Niven to the outside of the ring, Vega with the meteora. Chelsea grabs Bliss and goes for the Unpretty Her but Bliss reverses it into the Sister Abigail. She goes for the cover and gets the pin!
Winners: Zelina Vega and Alexa Bliss
We cut to Rey Fenix who is walking backstage and he is stopped by Santos Escobar. Fenix tells him that he beat him last week, it’s over, there’s no conversation. Escobar tells him that he knows that but he has one thing to tell him. He leans in and asks Rey “Who said anything about a conversation?” And in come Berto and Angel who attack Rey Fenix as WWE officials and Andrade come to break it up.
We cut to a black SUV entering the arena and Charlotte Flair steps out of it.
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A video package airs between the history of John Cena and Randy Orton as we see clips of their match at the 2014 Hell in a Cell.
Charlotte Flair’s music hits and out she comes to the ring. The fans boo and she tells the fans that their queen has arrived. She says she is coming off the greatest women’s match in WrestleMania history and she needs to give credit where credit is due. She was out for almost two years with a career ending knee injury and she took our Champion to her limit. We see a picture of Stratton beat up at WrestleMania and Flair says she enjoyed her WrestleMania moment. And she is announcing her path back to the WWE Women’s Championship. The fans boo and she asks why they are disrespectful to her.
Flair tells them that she is the goat of women’s wrestling, the greatest of all time. The fans boo and she looks confused. Flair says if they continue, she will leave and never come back. The fans cheer and she says she is giving them one more chance and they continue to boo. Flair slams the microphone onto the mat and leaves the ring.
As she begins walking, the lights go out and it’s Jade Cargill.
She walks and stops next to Flair as both women look at each other. Flair walks to the back with Jade getting in the ring. Jade tells Flair to wait, she had her chance, now to head to the back of the line. Flair looks back at Jade and walks to the back.
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Back from commercial, Charlotte Flair and Nick Aldis are arguing. Flair tells him that she helped make the division and Aldis tells her she cant throw a temper tantrum when things don’t go her way. She says she has no time for this and as she approaches her car, she tells the driver to take her to the airport. The door slams and it’s Alexa Bliss. She tells Flair to have a chat and we cut to the ring.
With Cargill in the ring, out comes Nia Jax. As the bell is about to ring, out comes the WWE Women’s Champion, Tiffany Stratton.
Number one contender’s match for WWE Women’s Championship – Jade Cargill vs. Nia Jax
The bell rings and we are under way. Nia with a shoulder tackle onto Jade. Nia with a splash in the corner but Jade with forearms and a shoulder tackle takes Nia down. Jade grabs Nia but Nia lifts Jade up and lands a Samoan drop. A leg drop by Nia as she goes for the cover but Jade kicks out.
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Back from commercial, Jade with a Samoan drop. She gets to her feet and lands a suplex. Jade with a super kick and a spinebuster. She goes for the cover but Nia kicks out. Jade goes for a kick but Nia grabs her and lands a powerbomb. She goes for the cover but Jade kicks out. Nia climbs the second rope but Jade gets to her feet and she kicks Nia in the face. Jade throws Nia off the second rope onto the mat and Jade climbs the top rope. Jade with a frog splash! She goes for the cover but Nia kicks out. She gets Nia up but Nia with a right hand and she throws Jade in the corner. Nia goes for a splash but Jade with a pump kick. She goes for the cover but Nia kicks out.
Out comes Naomi at ringside and she throws Tiffany into the ring steps. That distracts Jade and Nia with a headbut followed by a senton. Nia with the Annihilator! She goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Nia Jax
We cut to The Street Profits and they are stopped by Michin and B-Fab. They congratulate The Street Profits and Ford tells them that hurt or not, they will put everyone on notice.
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Out come the WWE Tag Team Champions, the Street Profits to the ring who have tape on their ribs and legs. Ford says they have been the talk of the town for the last two weeks and they put on the greatest TLC match of all time. But with that said, what happened is what will always happen and that is that the Street Profits came out on top.
Fraxiom’s music hits and Ford says “You have to be kidding me”. Frazer tells them that he apologizes for the interruption but it feels good to be on SmackDown. Frazer tells Axiom that they are rubbing shoulders with the WWE Tag Team Champion, possibly the best tag team in the game right now.
They get in the ring and Frazer tells Axiom that Shawn Michaels told them that if they see an opportunity, to take it. Axiom tells them they are amazing and no disrespect but those titles would look great on them. Dawkins tells them that they only won two matches and asks them if they think they deserve a title shot. Fraxiom tells them yes and Ford tells them after three weeks they want a title shot?
Out comes Nick Aldis and he says he likes what he is seeing. Fraxiom are new and they have not shown to be worthy of a title shot yet but they are in the heartland of opportunity. Aldis makes a tag team match between both teams right now.
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The Street Profits vs. Fraxiom
Back from commercial and the match is already under way. Fraxiom double team Ford in the ring and Dawkins is tagged in. He has tape on his left elbow and right knee. Frazer to the ropes and he lands a drop kick. A head lock take down onto Dawkins. Frazer throws Dawkins to the ropes but Dawkins with a spinning back elbow and Frazer to the outside of the ring. Dawkins to the outside and he pushes Frazer into the announce table. Dawkins back in the ring and Axiom to the outside, he throws Frazer back in the ring. Ford is tagged in and he has tape around his ribs. Ford with a kick to the ribs. He goes for the cover but Frazer kicks out. Dawkins is tagged back in and they double team Frazer. Dawkins goes for the cover but Frazer kicks out. Dawkins grabs Frazer but Frazer with a kick to the side of the head. Axiom is tagged in and they double team Dawkins who is thrown to the outside of the ring. In comes Ford and he is thrown to the outside of the ring. Fraxiom with double suicide dives onto The Street Profits.
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Back from commercial, Dawkins lifts Frazer up in the air and slams him on the mat. Axiom is tagged in and as is Ford. Ford with a right hand and he knocks Frazer off the ring apron. Ford with a clothesline followed by a back suplex. Ford with a standing moon sault. He goes for the cover but Axiom kicks out. He throws Axiom to the ropes and Frazer tags himself in, Frazer gets in the ring and rolls Ford up but Ford kicks out. Both men to their feet and Ford with a super kick. Ford on the top rope but Frazer with a kick to the side of the head. Frazer jumps up to the top rope, Dawkins tags himself in and he gets Frazer in the electric chair position and Ford with the super doomsday blockbuster! Dawkins goes for the cover but Axiom breaks it up. Axiom grabs Ford who is on the ring apron but Ford with a kick to the side of the head. Ford climbs the top rope and jumps but Axiom with a kick to the ropes. Dawkins with a kick onto Axiom. Frazer throws Dawkins to the outside of the ring. Frazer goes for a suicide dive but Dawkins with a right hand. Dawkins climbs the top rope and Frazer with a right hand. Axiom tags himself in and climbs the top rope and lands the Spanish Fly! Frazer with the Phoenix Splash and He goes for the cover but Ford breaks it up. Ford is tagged in and Dawkins with a spine buster onto Frazer. Dawkins to the outside and Axiom with the golden ratio onto Dawkins. Ford climbs the top rope and goes for the frog splash but Frazer moves out of the way. Axiom is tagged in and Axiom lands a drop kick as Frazer trips Ford, the Catapulta Infernal. Axiom goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Fraxiom
Both men shake hands and hug after the match.
We cut to Tiffany Stratton who is backstage and in coms Nia who tells Stratton not to worry about Naomi but to worry about her. Stratton tells her when she beats Nia, she will make sure there is a spot for her on the loser’s table next to Charlotte Flair and Stratton walks away.
The Miz is backstage with Carmelo Hayes. Miz tells Hayes that he will show him where he needs to be to get the job done because tonight is all about Hayes. It is about showing everyone that Hayes is the 10th monument of the world. Miz tells him that Mello Don’t Miz and they are Awes-Him.
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Carmelo Hayes with The Miz vs. Aleister Black
The bell rings and we are under way. Black with a headlock take down but Hayes gets gets to his feet. He is thrown to the ropes and Hayes goes for a springboard crossbody but Black moves out of the way and sits on the mat. He gets back up and grabs Hayes but Hayes with kicks. He grabs Black but Black with kicks and Hayes falls to the outside of the ring. Black with a moon sault off the second rope onto Hayes on the outside of the ring! Black goes for a kick onto Hayes but Hayes moves out of the way and Hayes hits Black with a drop kick over the time keeper’s area.
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Back from commercial, Black with a leaping knee to the face and both men are down. They slowly get to their feet and exchange right hands. Black with punches and kicks followed by a knee to the side of the head. Black with a springboard moon sault off the second rope. He goes for the cover but Hayes kicks out. Black lifts Hayes up but Hayes lands on his feet and lands a super kick. He grabs Black but Black lands the brainbuster. He goes for the cover but Hayes kicks out. The Miz gets on the ring apron, Hayes goes for a right hand, Black ducks and Hayes knocks Miz off the ring apron. Black rolls him up and gets the pin.
Winner: Aleister Black
The Miz gets in the ring after the match and Black hits him with the Black Mass. Black leaves the ring and sits down on the ramp as Hayes looks at him.
We cut backstage to see Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa. Solo tells Fatu that they don’t have the number’s advantage and they need a game plan. Fatu tells him that tomorrow, he will dog walk Drew McIntyre, LA Knight and Damian Priest. That’s the only game plan he needs and he walks away.
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Fraxiom are backstage and they are stopped by the Motor City Machine Guns. They congratulate Fraxiom on their win but in come DIY who attack both teams. They tell Fraxiom that they took advantage of The Street Profits who were still not fully fit after their TLC match.
Los Garza with Santos Escobar vs. Andrade and Rey Fenix
The bell rings and we are under way. Angel and Rey start the match, Rey with a shoulder tackle off the second rope. He goes for the cover but Angel kicks out. Angel pushes Rey into the corner and Berto is tagged in. They double team him in the corner and Berto goes for the cover but Rey kicks out. Berto goes for a suplex but Rey lands on his feet and Andrade is tagged in. Andrade with a suplex but in comes Angel. Rey gets in the ring and Los Garza throw them to the outside of the ring.
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Back from commercial, Andrade and Berto are in the ring. Andrade with the poisonrana. Rey and Angel are tagged in and Rey with right hands. Rey places Angel on the top rope, he grabs Berto by the arm, jumps onto the top rope, kicks Angel on the side of the head and lands an arm drag on Berto! Andrade gets in the ring and Angel knocks him down and Rey knocks him down. Angel throws Rey in the corner and lands a splash. Berto is tagged in and he lands a moon sault. He goes for the cover but Andrade breaks it up. Rey with a kick to the face. Escobar gets on the ring apron and distracts the referee. Berto rolls Rey up and the distraction backfires. Berto let’s go of the pin and Rey slams him face first. He goes for the cover but Angel breaks it up. Andrade is tagged in and he lands a spinning elbow to the face. Angel to the outside and Rey with the Adios Amigo onto Berto. Rey with a splash over the top rope onto Angel and Andrade with The Message onto Berto. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Andrade and Rey Fenix
Santos Escobar gets in the ring after the match and be begins yelling at Berto. He puts his fingers on Berto but Berto slams his hand away. Both men are face to face and Berto leaves the ring with Angel looking at both men.
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John Cena’s music hits and out comes the Undisputed WWE Champion to the ring. He asks for his music to stop and points to the ring announcer. Nash gets in the ring and he re-introduces John Cena in a more enthusiastic tone. As Cena is being introduced, someone throws a bottle inside the ring. Cena stops the introduction, grabs the bottle and looks at it. He shakes his head and Nash continues his introduction. Nash gives him the microphone and leaves the ring as the fans boo.
Cena says that tomorrow, your childhood dies. He says the reason they are reduced to throwing empty bottle of beers is because they all know how important Backlash is. They will do everythnig they can, just like Randy Orton, which is why Orton is not there tonight. The fans boo and Cena tells them not to boo because Orton is smart. He says Orton is at home iwth his family in St. Louis, preparing for the biggest moment of his career. The first time he wrestled Orton was almost 25 years ago. Since that time, they have shared the ring almost 100 appearances, there are 31 Championships between them and are two names which are Ruthelss Agression. He says if you are between the ages of 12 and 55, you either choose Randy Orton or you choose John Cena and that is what is at stake at Backlash.
He says that tomorrow is their final match, tomorrow, they only get to choose one more time. Tomorrow, their childhood dies. He says if you’re a fan between the ages of 3 and 11, your childhood dies too. Because he will show them that life isn’t fair, winners write the history books and Randy Orton is a liar. Cena says the person Orton has been lying to the most is himself.
Cena says hustle, loyalty, respect. Hustle, Randy Orton only has this job because of his family. He has never once been held accountable for anything. Orton is the greatest of all time… At wasting his potential. Cena is the greatest of all time because he is hustle. Loyalty, Orton thinks that working a job a lot of days in a row is loyalty. That’s not loyalty, that’s cashing a check. Orton says he is a piece of furniture and he is right, he is a lazy boy. He says after 25 years of injuries, bad attitudes and being over celebrated and overpaid, you can’t on Orton for anything. Orton is the greatest of all time at doing the bare minimum, Cena is the greatest of all time because he is loyalty.
He says respect, which the fans do not show him. But Orton wants to beg for their respect, he has to remind them that he is a third generation superstar. No one knows Orton Senior, the only thing his dad is known for is banging up his mom and the only thing Orton is known for is for riding on Cena’s coat tails. Orton called himself a legend killer but he removed names that were barely relevant in the first place. But tomorrow, Orton kills the legend of Randy Orton.
Cena says that Orton will be like his 2006 drug test, a failure. Cena says Orton is the greatest of all time at making a mockery of what a WWE superstar should be. Cena is the greatest of all time because he is respect. He says tomorrow is a historic moment for WWE because he makes history again and this is what a last real champion looks like. Cena raises his belt in the air and in comes someone wearing a Randy Orton hoodie in black. He goes for an RKO but Cena blocks it and he lands an Attitude Adjustment! In comes Orton from behind and he lands the RKO!
Orton raises the title in the air as his music hits and SmackDown goes off the air.
Quick Match Results:
— LA Knight and Damian Priest def. Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa
— Zelina Vega and Alexa Bliss def. Chelsea Green and Piper Niven
— Nia Jax def. Jade Cargill
— Fraxiom def. The Street Profits
— Aleister Black def. Carmelo Hayes
— Andrade and Rey Fenix def. Los Garza