12/26 WWE SmackDown Results – Here are results for this week’s taped episode of WWE SmackDown, from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Cody walks in the back and Nick Aldis stops him.
Cody asks if Drew is here and Nick says he is not, but he is on the way. Drew has signed the contract and once the fine is paid and the apology is made, you cannot lay a finger on Drew or you will be stripped of the title.
Cody asks Nick to tell him when he gets here.
Nick keeps walking and Miz stops him and wants to know where ‘he’ is.
Nick starts to say his name, but Miz stops him and he does not want to see his face or hear his name.
Nick asks if he should be getting ready for his match.
Miz tells Nick to send him out to the ring without his music.
Nick says no music for Joe Hendry and we cut to the ring and we see him with Akira Tozawa, Otis, a bunny, and a bevy of potential Mrs. Claus (or her nieces). Joe does the Meme Turn.
Joe wishes everyone a Merry Christmas. He says he has decided to give the gift of a holiday song.
Miz interrupts the song and says this isn’t sing along with Joe.
Joe says he knows that Miz is upset because they started the song without him. Joe says it is time to sing the song again because Miz is here.
Miz wants everyone to shut up since he has raised his hand. Miz asks if some cheap jingle is going to make him the joke. Others have laughed at him. He is chasing a legacy. Now that John Cena is gone, he has earned the right to be the locker room leader and take this company into the future. Miz reminds Joe they have a match.
Joe says he knows Miz is upset.
Nick tells Miz his match is a Miracle on 34th Street Fight.
Miz versus Joe Hendry in a Miracle on 34th Street Match
They lock up and Joe with a side head lock and take down. Miz with a head scissors and Joe escapes. Miz with a kick and forearm to the back. Joe with a shoulder tackle and a delayed vertical suplex. Miz rolls to the floor and Joe follows. Joe gets a present and pulls out a guitar. Miz pulls out a ukulele and he goes for box number two. Miz pulls out a couple of ornaments. Miz misses Joe with the ornaments and Joe tries to send Miz into the tree but Miz stops short.
Miz goes for a Skull Crushing Finale into the tree but Joe escapes. Joe hip tosses Miz into the tree and he throws a present at Miz. Joe goes under the ring and he pulls out a table with a bow on it. The table is pushed into the ring. Miz with a rollup for a near fall. Miz goes for a Skull Crushing Finale into the table but Joe escapes. Miz escapes a Standing Ovation and then Miz goes to the floor and he returns to the ring and Joe goes to the floor.
Miz with elbow drops to a present.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Joe with punches and a clothesline. Otis and Tozawa give Joe the tree and he clotheslines Miz with it a few times. Joe with a fallaway slam and he gives the tree a fallaway slam onto Miz. Joe does the Meme Turn. Joe grabs Miz when Miz tries to use the tree. Miz is clotheslined over the top rope to the floor. Miz hits the tray of cookies and he hits the bunny with a kendo stick. Otis blocks the kendo stick and he breaks it. Joe hits Miz with a kendo stick and he goes low with the stick and lifts Miz.
Everyone goes into the ring and Tozawa brings in cookies. Miz is surrounded and Joe with a fallaway slam. Otis with a caterpillar and a cookie break before hitting the elbow drop. Tozawa goes up top and hits a back senton. The bunny pulls off its head and it is R Truth. Truth with the five paw shuffle.
Joe hits Miz with the guitar and follows with Standing Ovation through the table for the three count.
Winner: Joe Hendry
After the match, Tozawa, Otis, and Truth celebrate with Joe. They wave their arms in the air and then do the Meme Turn.
They do a second Meme Turn.
Carmelo Hayes, Nathan Frazer, and Axiom are talking in the back and Ilja Dragunov walks up to everyone. Ilja asks to talk to Carmelo alone.
Ilja says what they did last week was beautiful. Something has been eating him alive. He cannot live the way Carmelo’s title match went. Hayes says he cannot deal with it either. Ilja says the open challenge is closed because they are meeting in the ring for the US Title.
Hayes says he won’t miss and Ilja tells Hayes to get ready.
Drew walks into the building and Cathy Kelley stops him to ask about the stipulation.
Drew says he will discuss the stipulation but not now. He says he is a bit jet lagged. By the end of the night, everyone will have all of the answers.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Aleister Black says once upon a time there was a man, a very talented man. A man who achieved things so far beyond his wildest dreams that this industry has to offer. All of a sudden, he decided to give all of himself away.
Zelina mentions The Judgment Day, Rhea Ripley, and R Truth. You poured your time into everyone else and they took from you.
Black says in come the ones dressed in black. They are here to recover what you have buried. Man does not descend into violence, he returns to it. They stripped you down for six months and made you unpredictable and violent. Still, you don’t get it. You answer to us. You weren’t hiding from the truth, you couldn’t carry it. It ends when he says it ends. Win or lose, they have changed you. Man is reminded of who he is. If he does not know his purpose, he does not get a second chance. It gets ended
Byron Saxton is in the back with Jade Cargill.
Byron asks about her issues with Michin and how will it come to an end.
Jade says it will end with a hole in her chest. Michin has not confronted her face to face. She keeps attacking her from behind. That is all she needs to know. Michin is scared. So is B-Fab and the entire locker room. She does not need a weapon because she is the weapon.
Michin stops by to talk to B-Fab.
Fab says she does not want Michin hurt to help her out. Michin says they can use this to their advantage. They are not scared of her. Does she think she can walk all over them. Michin says next week, class will be in session.
Lash Legend versus Charlotte Flair
They lock up and Flair escapes Lash against the ropes. Lash with a wrist lock and Flair with a reversal but Lash with a knee. Lash with a slam and a knee to the midsection. Flair with a chop but Lash with a clothesline. Lash sends Flair into the turnbuckles a few times. Lash with an Irish whip and Flair floats over. Lash with a back elbow and she gets a near fall. Lash with an Irish whip and Lash misses a boot in the corner but does not miss with an elbow. Flair with a kick but Lash with a power bomb.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Lash runs Flair’s head between the middle and top rope a few times. Lash with a slam and she gets a near fall. Lash with a head lock. Flair with punches. Lash with an Irish whip and Flair with the Flair Flip and a boot. Flair goes up top and hits a cross body. Flair with chops. Flair goes for the walkover clothesline but Lash with a boot to counter for a near fall. Lash goes for a power bomb but Flair counters with a sunset flip for a near fall.
Lash runs into a boot but follows with a clothesline. Lash sets for Lash Extension but Flair counters into a DDT. Flair sets for a moonsault and Flair hits it for a near fall. Flair with a knee drop to the leg. Nia gets on the apron to distract Flair when Flair goes for the figure four leg lock. Lash escapes the hold. Alexa leaps on Nia’s back.
Flair floats over in the corner and get the three count with a sunset flip.
Winner: Charlotte Flair
Nick is in his office and he tells someone that when he said make yourself comfortable, he didn’t mean like that.
Trick Williams cackles and he says you are talking to him. He had to put his shoes on the desk. He wants to talk business. He says Raw is handing him the bag and he wants to know if Nick will match it.
Cody enters and asks Trick if he can give him and Nick a minute alone.
Cody asks if Drew has apologized or paid the fine. Nick says he is in the building but hasn’t done it yet.
Nick says he is saying this as Cody’s friend. He tells Cody to control his damn emotions.
Trick re-enters and he says he isn’t done. He mentions what he has done in the ring and that he is the hottest free agent in the game. If Nick makes the right decision, he tells Cody to hold that title tight.
We go to commercial.
We are back with Solo in his Board room.
Solo tells Howdy he thinks he has this all figured out. You talk about family but you don’t have one. You have men hiding behind their masks. Solo says he has created a family. They don’t run from fear, they create it. The fireflies are fading away. The lantern is burning long. Those vacant souls that gave you purpose is on your hands. Solo whistles and he starts to sing. Solo chuckles.
Ilja Dragunov versus Carmelo Hayes for the Men’s US Championship
They throw forearms as the bell rings. Ilja with a chop aand Hayes chops back. They go back and forth. Ilja sends Hayes into the turnbuckles and chops him. Hayes with chops. Ilja with a chop and knees. Hayes with a forearm and Ilja with a round kick. Ilja with a waist lock and a German suplex. Ilja holds on and Hayes with elbows to try to escape. Ilja with a second German suplex and he holds on. Hayes with forearms to Ilja and Ilja with a chop and he returns to the waist lock. Ilja turns it into an abdominal stretch with elbows when Hayes blocks it. Ilja with a wrist clutch belly-to-back suplex and he chops Hayes in the corner.
Ilja with a knee and a running boot to the head that sends Hayes to the floor.
We go to commercial.
Ilja with a chop and kick to Hayes. Ilja with another chop and kick in the corner. Ilja with another chop but Hayes blocks a kick and Hayes slaps and chops Ilja. Hayes with a kick but Ilja kicks back. Ilja with an Irish whip and Hayes with a forearm out of the corner. Hayes with more forearms and chops. Hayes with a face buster and clothesline. Ilja misses a back fist and Hayes hits a springboard clothesline. Hayes goes for La Mistica but Ilja avoids it. Ilja with a running knee for a near fall.
Ilja goes up top and he misses a back senton. Hayes with La Mistica and he gets a near fall. Hayes with kicks to Ilja’s neck. Ilja blocks a kick and Hayes chops Ilja a few times and Ilja wants more. Hayes with chops and forearms. Ilja blocks a chop and he hits a chop and kick.
Ilja goes for H Bomb but Hayes stops him with an enzuigiri. Hayes with a springboard into a DDT for a near fall. Hayes goes to the turnbuckles and he misses Nothin But Net. Ilja catches him and Hayes with a springboard move but Ilja moves and Ilja hits Konstantin Special. Ilja goes up top and hits the back senton for a near fall.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Hayes with a chop. Ilja with a slap to Hayes. Ilja pulls down the knee pad and he kicks Hayes a few times. Hayes with a forearm. Ilja with a chop. They go back and forth and Ilja with a boot. Hayes with a super kick and then Ilja blocks First 48. Ilja puts Hayes on the turnbuckles. Ilja slaps Hayes and Hayes slaps back. Hayes with a head butt to send Ilja to the mat. Hayes goes up top and he misses Nothin but Net when Ilja hits an enzuigiri.
Both men are down. Hayes with punches and Ilja sends Hayes to the apron. Ilja goes to the ropes and he tries to superplex Hayes back into the ring and he does it. Ilja has H Bomb blocked by Hayes but Ilja with a boot to Hayes followed by a choke slam for a near fall. Ilja with many chops in the corner. Ilja puts Hayes on the turnbuckles. Hayes with forearms and Ilja with head butts on the turnbuckles. Ilja sets for a superplex and Hayes counters it into a super TKO. Hayes gets a near fall. Ilja rolls to the apron. Hayes goes for a slingshot DDT onto the apron but Ilja catches Hayes. Ilja gets Hayes on his shoulders. Hayes gets to his feet and they exchange chops until Ilja takes control. Ilja with a Death Valley Driver on the apron.
Ilja goes up top and he goes for Coast to Coast but Hayes with First 48. Hayes goes up top and hits Nothin but Net for the three count.
Winner: Carmelo Hayes (new champion)
After the match, Ilja takes the title belt from the referee and he puts it around Carmelo’s waist and raises Hayes’ hand.
Alexa and Charlotte walk in the back and Alexa says it was nice to do what they did. Charlotte talks about getting back the tag titles.
Rhea and Iyo show up and she says they sound confident but they have a tag title match coming up. Iyo says the titles are going to stay with them.
Lash and Nia show up and yell.
Asuka and Kairi show up and yell in Japanese.
Nick stops them all and he says this chaos has gone far enough. There will be an eight woman tag match next week. Then you can get this intense dislike out of their system.
They start pushing.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Cathy is in the back with Carmelo Hayes.
She congratulates him on the win and asks how did it feel.
Hayes says he was delayed but not denied. He thanks Ilja for elevating the title and elevating him. He says the jerseys go back in the rafters.
Johnny Gargano attacks Hayes and he says that he took everything from him and ruined it.
Giulia and Kiana James versus Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre
Kiana and Alba are going to start things off, but Green decides to start for her team instead. They lock up and both pull the other’s hair. Green pushes James and James pushes back. Green with a slap and a rollup for a near fall. Kiana with a rollup for a near fall. Kiana with arm wringers and Green escapes the hold when Giulia tags in. Alba tags in and Giulia goes after Green but Green gets to the floor. Kiana tags in and Alba with a back elbow and she goes for the tornado DDT but she delays too long and Kiana puts Alba in the corner.
Kiana with shoulders in the corner. Alba blocks a thrust kick and hits a super kick followed by a tornado DDT for a near fall. Green tags in and Alba trips Kiana and Green slides into a face plant for a near fall. Green with a reverse chin lock. Giulia tags in while Green salutes. Giulia grabs Green by the hair and tosses her around by the hair. Giulia with a knee in the corner and a suplex. Giulia goes up top and hits a missile drop kick.
Giulia kicks Alba and throws her over the top rope tot he floor. Giulia with a Northern Lights Bomb for the three count.
Winners: Giulia and Kiana James
Kit Wilson is in Nick’s office and he says his new year’s resolution is to get rid of toxic masculinity and he is looking for a new opportunity.
Nick tells Kit he will have a chance next week.
Cody Rhodes enters the room and he asks Nick if Drew is here and if Drew apologized to Dan Engler yet.
Dan says Drew hasn’t apologized.
Cody says Drew is enjoying all of this. Cody says it is his fault.
While they continue to argue, Drew’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring.
Nick tells Cody to control his emotions and let him handle this.
Nick and Dan leave.
We go to commercial.
We are back with an Oba Femi video package.
Next week, for the first three hour Smackdown of the year, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, Rhea Ripley, and Iyo Sky will face Asuka, Kairi Sane, Lash Legend, and Nia Jax. Jade Cargill faces Michin in a Non Title Match. Damian Priest faces Aleister Black.
Nick Aldis and Dan Engler have joined Drew in the ring.
Nick tells Drew this situation has gotten way out of hand. He says he is not going to put all of the blame on Drew. Cody has also gone way over the line. Where this went off the rails, it was when you assaulted this man (pointing at Dan Engler).
Drew says he is a man of his word. He gives Nick the check for the fine and tells him not to spend it all at once. Drew tells Dan he is genuinely sorry he Claymored him in the face. It has kept Drew up for weeks. He should never attack a referee and he apologizes.
Dan accepts the apology and Nick thanks Drew.
Drew says it wasn’t easy. He says it was Dan’s dream to be a wrestler but you weren’t good enough so you had to be a referee. He apologizes that Dan’s wife that she had to watch him Claymore her husband in the face and that her husband does not have the convictions that Drew has. He gets why Dan did that. He had to protect himself and Cody. He apologizes to Dan’s children that they have such a coward corporate stooge for a father.
Do you want to hit him and get revenge on him now? He tells Dan to do it.
Cody’s music interrupts and he makes his way to the ring.
Nick tells Cody to calm down while Drew tells Cody to hit him. He says he knows that Cody really wants to do that. They want physicality. You said you don’t work for Nick, you work for the fans. Drew asks the fans if they want Cody to hit him, and they either don’t realize the stipulation or just want someone to hit Drew.
Drew asks Cody if he wants to cry and shed those tears like a teenage girl trying to get daddy’s credit card.
Drew says he knows why Cody is upset. He attacked you on your tour bus. Your family wasn’t there when I attacked you. Drew says he wished they were there so his children could see what it is like when a real man puts his boots to you. He says he wishes that Brandi was there to see what a real man is like.
Nick holds Drew back.
Drew tells Cody to do it.
Drew tells Cody the stipulation is. The match is taking place in Berlin since you screwed him three times in the US. Drew McIntyre versus Cody Rhodes . . . Three Stages of Hell.
Cody accepts the stipulation.
Drew says there is one more thing. When he tortures Cody in Berlin and sends him straight to hell, say hi to your dad for him.
Cody elbows Nick while Nick holds Cody.
Cody gets away and Drew with a Claymore. Drew grabs the title belt and holds it high while standing over Cody.
We go to credits.
12/26 WWE SmackDown Preview
Drew McIntyre is heading into the holidays with anything but cheer after WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes invaded his home just days before the December 19 episode of SmackDown. The break‑in and ensuing brawl kept McIntyre off television last week, but “The Scottish Psychopath” is back — and he’s not coming quietly. With the line between personal and professional now obliterated, McIntyre’s rage has reached a boiling point. The question is no longer if he’ll retaliate, but how far he’s willing to go to get revenge on Rhodes in a rivalry that has transformed into a full‑blown blood feud.
The Miz, meanwhile, is looking to reclaim his dignity after being humiliated at Saturday Night’s Main Event, where R‑Truth and Joe Hendry delivered a Ten‑Knuckle Shuffle that left him fuming. Tonight, Miz gets his chance at redemption when he faces Hendry one‑on‑one. Grand Rapids is expected to erupt for the former TNA World Champion, but Miz is a master of bending the rules to his advantage. Hendry’s charisma and viral momentum have carried him far — but can he withstand the veteran’s trademark trickery, or will Miz’s experience and underhanded tactics shut down the Hendry hype train?
United States Champion Ilja Dragunov continues his grueling Open Challenge series tonight. “The Mad Dragon” has successfully defended his title against Tommaso Ciampa, J.D. McDonagh, both members of Fraxiom, Carmelo Hayes, and more. But Dragunov’s path has grown increasingly treacherous. Recently defeated challengers Ciampa, Johnny Gargano, and Candice LeRae have shown they’re not finished with him, and the numbers game is beginning to close in. Dragunov has fought with unmatched heart throughout his reign — but if multiple enemies converge at once, even he may find himself outmatched. Will someone step up to help him, or is Dragunov destined to face the impossible odds alone as 2025 comes to a close?
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12/26 WWE SmackDown Results
