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WWE honored Hulk Hogan on the July 25, 2025 broadcast of SmackDown.
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WWE aired its first broadcast since the untimely passing of legend and Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. WWE aired a 10-bell salute in addition to a touching video tribute to the life and legacy of the Immortal Hulk Hogan.
WWE advertised a WWE Tag Team Championship match with Andrade and Rey Fenix vs. the Wyatt Sicks, Alexa Bliss vs. Roxanne Perez, Jelly Roll and Randy Orton appearing on Impaulsive with Logan Paul and Cody Rhodes addressing his Street Fight against John Cena.
Last week’s broadcast of SmackDown did 1.546 million viewers for July 18, 2025.
WWE SmackDown Ratings And Viewership
- July 18, 2025 | 1.546 million
- July 11, 2025 | 1.399 million
- July 4, 2025 | 1.166 million
- June 27, 2025 | 1.450 million
- June 20, 2025 | 1.524 million
WWE SmackDown Results On July 25, 2025
- Roxanne Perez def. Alexa Bliss
- Jade Cargill def. Chelsea Green
- Jacob Fatu def. The Miz
- Andrade and Rey Fenix def. The Wyatt Sicsk by DQ | WWE Tag Team Titles
WWE SmackDown Ticket Sales
- WWE SmackDown Venue: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse (Cleveland, OH)
- WWE SmackDown Tickets Distributed: 9,202
- WWE SmackDown Tickets Available: 340
WWE SmackDown Highlights, Winners And Grades
WWE 10 Bell Salute To Hulk Hogan
With the entire WWE SmackDown staff onstage, Triple H led a 10-bell salute to Hulk Hogan. Fans were unanimously cheering and chanting for Hulk Hogan.
After the salute, where the majority of people onstage were emotional, WWE aired an awesome video package on Hogan. Narrated by Triple H, it was essentially a mini-documentary. WWE aired “Remembering Hulk Hogan” vignettes throughout the night.
Joe Tessitore opened the broadcast by calling Hogan the most transformational wrestler in history. Right after Tessitore and Barrett wrapped up their tributes to Hogan, they were interrupted by Cleveland’s own Logan Paul.
Impaulsive With Logan Paul Featuring Jelly Roll
Logan purposefully confused “Thank you, Hogan” chants for “Thank you, Logan.” Diabolical.
Jelly Roll interrupted Logan Paul to a huge pop. Jelly then cut an awesome promo, saying the only thing Paul has ever inspired is “little a—hole kids filming themselves being a—holes.”
Paul stepped on Jelly Roll’s lines, mocking Jelly Roll for thinking he had a chance against Paul and Drew McIntyre. Jelly Roll fired back, saying he’d ship Logan Paul back to Westlake. Jelly Roll is one of the best promos in this company.
Jelly finished this onslaught by calling Paul a “Prime-peddling, punk-ass bitch.” Then he sang Randy out to the ring in a call-and-response. Jelly Roll is unbelievable.
The action got physical, Jelly Roll hit a series of shoulder tackles and polished Paul off with a Blackhole slam.
Impaulsive with Jelly Roll Grade: A
Roxanne Perez Def. Alexa Bliss
In terms of combined height, this has to be one of the shortest matches between two full-sized adults in WWE history.
Charlotte Flair waved a black pom pom in support of her new BFF Alexa Bliss.
Flair and Raquel Rodriguez brawled on the outside. Perez got the better of Charlotte, and instead of hitting Twisted Bliss on Perez, Bliss saved Charlotte with a Twisted Bliss on Raquel.
Roxanne Perez took advantage of a distracted Bliss and rolled her up while holding the bottom rope. Team “We’re Not Friends” are definitely winning the women’s Tag Titles. Bliss was bloodied in the match.
Roxanne Perez vs. Alexa Bliss Grade: B
Jade Cargill Def. Chelsea Green
Chelsea Green cut a backstage promo on Jade Cargill, but Cargill was behind Green the entire time. Cargill attacked Green and the two engaged in a one-sided brawl all the way back into Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.
A referee rang the bell to start an impromptu match.
Cargill made quick work of Chelsea Green after the break, countering the Unpretti-Her with Jaded.
Jade Cargill vs. Chelsea Green Grade: C
Cody Rhodes Calls Out John Cena
Cody Rhodes appeared in a jogging suit. You’d think it was because he didn’t have the time to put on a suit, but Rhodes appeared in a suit to begin the show during Hogan’s 10 bell salute. So, in essence, it took more effort for Rhodes to put on his jogging suit.
Cody Rhodes thanked Hulk Hogan before his promo before turning his attention to John Cena: last generation’s Hulk Hogan.
Cody Rhodes said he wants to wrestle the real John Cena. Rhodes wants the version of John Cena who wears the belt correctly and runs to the ring. The most noteworthy part of this promo was Cody suggesting Cena will be at SmackDown next week.
Cody Rhodes Promo Grade: B-
Jacob Fatu Def. The Miz
Cleveland’s own Miz gave Jacob Fatu an impassioned backstage promo, six weeks after Fatu took out Miz. Babyface Miz slapped Fatu backstage as a means to fire him up, an d challenged Fatu to a match.
Miz started the match strong with heavy support from his hometown crowd. Unfortunately for Miz, they almost immediately switched their support to Fatu.
As Fatu prepared for a running hip attack, Solo Sikoa and the MFT’s interrupted him. The distraction caused Miz to pounce and take advantage of the match.
The Miz got a lot of offense considering his opponent, but Fatu finished him with a pop-up Samoan drop. Jimmy Uso saved Fatu with a steel chair in hand. Uso struck Talla Tonga with a steel chair, but Tonga no-sold it. Fatu took out all three MFT’s before attempting to Pillmanize Solo. Fatu was cut off by Talla, mid-sprint. Solo and the MFT’s stood tall to a ton of heat.
Jacob Fatu vs. The Miz Grade: B
Andrade And Rey Fenix Def. The Wyatt Sicks By DQ
Andrade and Rey Fenix are 4-0 as teammates. This isn’t a traditional SmackDown main event, so WWE tried its best to build it up with a well-done video package earlier in the night.
Andrade and Rey Fenix opened up with a series of double-team moves, but Cleveland didn’t seem to care just yet.
The Wyatts smothered Rey Fenix until he made the hot tag to Andrade. Rey got the crowd into by clearing Andrade and Joe Gacy with a dive unto Dexter Lumis. Andrade hit The Message, but Nikki Cross pulled the referee out for the DQ finish. People were furious.
The entire tag team division filled up the ring and brawled as SmackDown went off the air. Nick Aldis announced a TLC Match. He didn’t say which tag teams would be involved, though, but Tessitore said all of them would be involved.
