Tonight’s WWE Smackdown, airing on May 16, 2025, promises an action-packed nightlife from the first Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The “American nightmare” Cody Rhodes will be featured at the backlash show after WWE. Furthermore, the money for the bank qualification match begins.
The show begins with 8pm ET on the US network and is available to international fans on streaming platforms such as Netflix. Ringside News provides live-to-game updates and highlights throughout the night. Please look forward to this page, Update the latest results as the action unfoldsjoin in the conversation in the comments below!
WWE SmackDown Results (5/16/25): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show opens while Joe Tescitore welcomes us and gets a behind-the-scenes shot of WWE women’s champion Tiffany Stratton arriving at the arena. Next, Nia Jax walks past a WWE truck with Stratton’s image.
Then you’ll get a video package that will re-search the WWE Backlash PLE from last weekend.
Solo Sikoa’s music hits, with Sikoa, Jeff Cobb and WWE US champion “The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu heading towards the ring. Cicor invites fans to help welcome the man who helped his family maintain the American championship: Jeff Cobb. After that, Sikor promises to win his money in the bank qualifying match late tonight, and if anyone tries to step into him, they will have to go through Kov and Fatu.
Fatu then grabbed the microphone and said he told the fans he would bring the US championship to his family. Fatu then repeats the feelings of those who are in the way of Sicoa, but he says he will deal with themselves. Sicoa says he needs to hear something from Fatu. That’s the fact that he loves him. Fatu then tells Sikoa that she loves him, but Sikoa gets upset when he doesn’t say it before. La Knight’s music hits and he pulls Cobb out of the ring from behind and then retreats into the crowd soon after. Cicor and the company then stare at Knight from the ring.
After that, we head backwards. There, B-FAB talks to Michin about Pep’s money in the bank ladder match. Chelsea Green, Piper Niven and Alba Feel appear and Green says she will win the title. Green says she will use socioeconomic policies with trickle-down effects that will lower interest rates on the secret Hervice. After that, you will see Alexablis. Bliss then tells Green to meet you. B-fab then informs Niven and Fyre that no one will be allowed at ringside.
Alexa Bliss then heads to the ring for the first match of the night. The sewing machine and Chelsea Green then head towards the ring.
Bank Women Qualification Match: Chelsea Green vs Alexablis vs. Sewing Machine
The match begins with both the bliss and the sewing machine dropkicking the green through the ropes. They then clench their fists and stop each other from returning to the ring. Greene hits her foot with the ropes as she goes on a suicide dive, but she is still in contact with both enemies.
Matches and key moments scheduled for WWE SmackDown on May 16, 2025
- Interview with R-Truth Sit-Down Wade Barrett
- Bank Women Qualification Match: Chelsea Green vs Alexablis vs. Sewing Machine
- Bank Men’s Qualification Qualifying Match: Jimmy Uso vs Ray Phoenix vs. Solosicore
- WWE Women’s Championship Match: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs “Attractive Power” Nia Jacks
- Single Match: Aleister Black vs. Carmelo Hayes
- Tag Team Match: Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) vs. #diy (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)
- “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes appears
