The first iteration of the two-night WWE SummerSlam 2025 format had a lot to offer to the WWE Universe. As such, this Friday’s show will deal with the fallout from the “Biggest Party of the Summer.” Here’s the WWE SmackDown preview for August 8th, 2025. Let’s run it down. This week’s WWE SmackDown will emanate from Montreal, Canada. The last time John Cena was here, the WWE Universe saw him turn to the dark side. All these months later, the John Cena we all came to know and love comes back to his people, after a legendary battle with Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship, who’s also going to appear live after wrestling away the title from Cena.

Last Sunday night, we saw Cena who preached “Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect.” Despite the loss, Cena regained the love and appreciation of his fans, less than four months before concluding his retirement tour. While we have limited time before Cena rides off into the sunset, it seems like Cena still has some unfinished business, and we’ll probably hear more about that this Friday night. WWE Champion Cody Rhodes is scheduled to appear live on tonight’s broadcast. Now that his story with Cena is over, who will Rhodes defend the belt against at Clash in Paris? If Drew McIntyre wants to take Cody’s title ASAP,  WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton delivered on her word and beat Jade Cargill at SummerSlam.