WWE SmackDown (08/15/25) preview and streaming details: Full match card, confirmed segments, how to watch, start timings, and more
As
WWE
heads forward with another significant PPV event, the Clash in Paris on August 31, 2025, the Stamford-based promotion is back with its SmackDown event this Friday night, on August 15, 2025.
Reports suggest that WWE will host the Blue Brand event from the D Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, and will continue the build towards Clash in Paris, which is now two weeks away.
Multiple heavyweight champions are currently being advertised for the SmackDown event, including WWE Champion
Cody Rhodes
, Randy Orton, WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton, Jade Cargill, LA Knight, and Jacob Fatu. Let's take a look at the confirmed match cards, highlights, and streaming details of the match.
Full match card: Confirmed match segments
DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tomasso Ciampa) vs Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) –
Tag Team match
The Miz & Carmelo Hayes vs Fraxiom (Axiom & Nathan Frazer)– Tag Team match
Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, Tiffany Stratton, Jade Cargill, LA Knight, and Jacob Fatu are listed as featured superstars
Drew McIntyre
will address attacking Cody Rhodes
Alexa Bliss vs Piper Niven
Alexa Bliss vs Piper Niven
In one of the segments, Alexa Bliss is going to lock horns with Secret Hervice's Piper Niven on this week's show. This follows last week's events, when Alexa Bliss' tag partner Charlotte Flair handed
Chelsea Green
a humiliating defeat, aided by Bliss herself. Bliss took out Piper Niven and Alba Fyre, who attempted to interfere in the match.
Drew McIntyre will address attacking Cody Rhodes
After the brutal assault on Cody Rhodes at the close of the August 8 episode of SmackDown, Drew McIntyre will appear tonight to speak about the incident on this week's show.
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WWE appears to be building toward a Rhodes vs. McIntyre showdown for the WWE Championship at the upcoming Clash in Paris. The segment is expected to intensify their rivalry, with Cody likely making an appearance, which might spark another heated brawl.
The Miz & Carmelo Hayes vs Fraxiom– Tag Team match
In another segment, SmackDown will host a Tag Team match between The Miz and Carmelo Hayes vs Fraxiom. It is to be noted that Fraxiom consisted of Nathan Frazer and Axiom. It will be interesting to see a chaotic match among these tag teams tonight in Boston, Massachusetts.
Streaming details: How to watch
WWE SmackDown
? (August 15, 2025)
WWE SmackDown will go live on Friday, August 15, at 08 PM ET, 07 PM CT & 05 PM PT on the
USA Network
in the United States.
In Canada, the show will be broadcast live on Saturday at 08 PM ET on Netflix.
Fans in the United Kingdom and Ireland can watch SmackDown on Saturday at 01 AM on Netflix.
In India, the SmackDown edition of July 18, 2025, will be broadcast live at 05:30 AM IST, Saturday, on Netflix.
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