{"id":135395,"date":"2025-05-16T20:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T00:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=135395"},"modified":"2025-05-16T23:02:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T03:02:32","slug":"wwe-smackdown-results-5-16-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/16\/wwe-smackdown-results-5-16-25\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE: WWE SmackDown Results (5\/16\/25) &#8211; Fallout From Backlash St. Louis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"253\">Greensboro, North Carolina, a city that holds so much professional wrestling history, hosts WWE SmackDown tonight. We deal with the fallout from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/10\/live-wwe-backlash-2025-st-louis-results-5-10-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE Backlash<\/a>, and we look forward to the upcoming WWE Money in the Bank 2025 Premium Live Event. If you want to stay in the know, we deliver full, <strong>LIVE\u00a0<\/strong>WWE SmackDown results for May 16th, 2025. Without further ado, let&#8217;s run it down for WWE SmackDown tonight.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"253\"><strong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"149\">Live Venue:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"253\">WWE SmackDown on May 16, 2025, aired live from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"458\"><strong data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"319\">Broadcast Details \u2013 What Time Does SmackDown Start Tonight?:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"458\"><strong>Time<\/strong>: 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) \/ 5 p.m. Pacific Time (PT)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"458\"><strong>Channel<\/strong>: USA Network<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"458\"><strong>Streaming<\/strong>: Available exclusively on Netflix worldwide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"840\"><strong data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"503\">WWE SmackDown Lineup Tonight (5\/16\/25):<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"840\">WWE Women\u2019s Championship Match: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Nia Jax<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"840\">Men\u2019s Money in the Bank Qualifier: Jimmy Uso vs. Rey Fenix vs. Solo Sikoa<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"840\">Women\u2019s Money in the Bank Qualifier: Alexa Bliss vs. Chelsea Green vs. Michin<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"840\">Carmelo Hayes vs. Aleister Black<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"840\">#DIY (Johnny Gargano &amp; Tommaso Ciampa) vs. Fraxiom (Axiom &amp; Nathan Frazer)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"840\">LA Knight vs. JC Mateo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><b>WWE SmackDown Results (5\/16\/25):<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, and Jeff Cobb kick off the WWE SmackDown results tonight and speak to the WWE Universe. Sikoa would get to business, saying that he&#8217;ll qualify for the Men&#8217;s Money in the Bank Match, cash in at the right time, and bring the world championship back to the family. Fatu and Sikoa would get into a little spat, with Solo saying that he wanted Jacob to explain himself and why their bond had changed since he became the U.S. Champion. Before Jacob Fatu could answer, LA Knight would get physically involved, turning the attention on him.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Next on the docket is the Three-Way Women&#8217;s Money in the Bank Qualifier between Alexa Bliss, Michin, and Chelsea Green. It was a hectic Triple Threat Match, with Alexa Bliss pulling out the win, being the <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/16\/wwe-smackdown-results-5-16-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">first woman to qualify for Money in the Bank 2025<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">#DIY tests <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/16\/title-match-official-for-4-23-edition-of-wwe-smackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fraxiom<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in this dream tag team match on WWE SmackDown tonight. Fraxiom has been absolutely impressive since arriving on the main roster, but this contest tested their ability to hang with some of the best WWE has to offer, and they more than delivered. After withstanding a Fairytale Ending\/Superkick combo and Project Ciampa, Fraxiom would pull out another win when Axiom caught Johnny Gargano in a pinning maneuver. #DIY would immediately beat down Fraxiom before MCMG would make the save.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aleister Black takes on Carmelo Hayes once again, in a rematch from last week that ended in a no-contest after The Miz got involved. Much like last week, Miz has interfered, leading to a disqualification and eating Black Mass for the fourth week in a row. Hayes would capitalize on the situation, hitting the First 48 to make a statement directed to Aleister Black.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Drew McIntyre comes out to air his grievances, saying that he&#8217;s going to take out Damian Priest in their Steel Cage Match at <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/16\/john-cena-compete-wwe-saturday-nights-main-event-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event XL<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> once and for all because this is more than personal now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Men&#8217;s Money in the Bank 2025 Qualifier is next, pitting Rey Fenix, Jimmy Uso, and Solo Sikoa. Sikoa dominated the match, and with the help of <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/05\/10\/wwe-backlash-2025-former-njpw-star-debut\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">JC Mateo<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and Jacob Fatu, ended up winning to qualify for the Men&#8217;s Money in the Bank 2025 Ladder Match. Sikoa and his crew would beat down Jimmy and Fenix before LA Knight could make the save. Nick Aldis would sanction a match between Mateo and Knight right then and there, marking JC Mateo&#8217;s debut WWE match.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>JC Mateo showcased his strength and agility in this match, going to toe-to-toe with LA Knight. Late in the match, Mateo would stumble, giving Knight the opening. However, LA Knight turned his attention to Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa on the outside, delivering a Springboard Crossbody. Upon returning to the ring, JC Mateo was waiting to give him a killer Swinging Powerslam, notching a win in his in-ring WWE debut.<\/li>\n<li>To cap of the WWE SmackDown results for May 16th, 2025, Tiffany Stratton defends the WWE Women&#8217;s Championship against Nia Jax. Tiffany Stratton went through hell and back in his match. Jax was on the verge of regaining the title from her, with Naomi and Jade Cargill getting involved on the outside. Nia Jax would hit the Annihilator, but Stratton would get to the ropes in time. Jax would walk off with the WWE Women&#8217;s Championship, essentially declaring she won the match even though she didn&#8217;t. The referee would take the title back, which was Jax&#8217;s attempt to distract the official. Jax would grab a chair, attempting to hit Tiffany with it. The champion saw the writing on the wall, dropkicking the foreign object into the face of the &#8220;Immovable Object.&#8221; A second Prettiest Moonsault ever later, Tiffany Stratton remains WWE Women&#8217;s Champion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i> for more on the WWE SmackDown results tonight and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments) and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greensboro, North Carolina, a city that holds so much professional wrestling history, hosts WWE SmackDown tonight. We deal with the fallout from WWE Backlash, and we look forward to the upcoming WWE Money in the Bank 2025 Premium Live Event. If you want to stay in the know, we deliver full, LIVE\u00a0WWE SmackDown results for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3735,"featured_media":135396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2192,26,4,3],"tags":[433,168,7740,571,531,9080,1723,8893,602,859,8343,8618,9391],"class_list":["post-135395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrestling","category-smackdown","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-aleister-black","tag-alexa-bliss","tag-carmelo-hayes","tag-chelsea-green","tag-diy","tag-fraxiom","tag-jimmy-uso","tag-michin","tag-nia-jax","tag-rey-fenix","tag-solo-sikoa","tag-tiffany-stratton","tag-wwe-money-in-the-bank-2025"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3735"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135395"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135445,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135395\/revisions\/135445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}