{"id":138500,"date":"2025-07-19T21:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T01:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=138500"},"modified":"2025-07-19T21:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T01:44:06","slug":"wwe-smackdown-preview-7-25-25-a-friday-of-firsts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/19\/wwe-smackdown-preview-7-25-25-a-friday-of-firsts\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SmackDown Preview (7\/25\/25) &#8211; A Friday of Firsts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re on the fast track to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/18\/stipulation-for-john-cena-vs-cody-rhodes-at-wwe-summerslam-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE SummerSlam<\/a>, but <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/18\/wwe-smackdown-results-7-18-25-live-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE SmackDown<\/a> isn&#8217;t going to put on the brakes anytime soon. This Friday night, we&#8217;ll have a bunch of &#8220;firsts,&#8221; giving every member of the WWE Universe a reason to tune in. If you&#8217;re ready, then we&#8217;re ready. Here&#8217;s a full WWE SmackDown preview for July 25, 2025. Let&#8217;s run it down.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138509\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-138509 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/07\/22-23.jpg\" alt=\"A graphic for the WWE SmackDown preview for July 25, 2025.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/07\/22-23.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/07\/22-23-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/07\/22-23-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/07\/22-23-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>WWE SmackDown Preview \u2013 Announced Segments &amp; Card (7\/25\/25):<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/18\/new-wwe-tag-titles-1-contenders-crowned-on-wwe-smackdown-for-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE Tag Team Championship Match<\/a>: The Wyatt Sicks (Joe Gacy &amp; Dexter Lumis) vs. Andrade &amp; Rey Fenix<\/li>\n<li>Alexa Bliss (w\/<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/18\/exciting-title-match-official-for-wwe-summerslam\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Charlotte Flair<\/a>) vs. Roxanne Perez (w\/Raquel Rodriguez)<\/li>\n<li>Randy Orton &amp; Jelly Roll Confront Drew McIntyre &amp; Logan Paul<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>First-Time Ever<\/h2>\n<p>On last week&#8217;s SmackDown, Charlotte Flair informed her partner Alexa Bliss that they&#8217;ll be challenging for the WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Championship at WWE SummerSlam, and we got a preview of that match against one-half of the champs Raquel Rodriguez, with Roxanne Perez by her side.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez battled Charlotte in a hard-hitting, physical matchup. That night, Bliss and Flair demonstrated how well they work together. Perez would get involved. Fortunately, Bliss had Flair&#8217;s back, interfering on her behalf to even the odds and eventually leading to Charlotte picking up the win and momentum for her team.<\/p>\n<p>This week, we&#8217;re going to be treated to a Premium Live Event-caliber match between Alexa Bliss and Roxanne Perez, a first-time dream match. Both of these women share many similarities, including their stature, determination, and ability to rise to every occasion. It will be interesting to see who emerges as the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Will Roxanne Perez even the wins at one win apiece? Or will Alexa Bliss notch another W for her and Charlotte Flair?<\/p>\n<h2>Light at The End of the Dark Tunnel?<\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rey Fenix and Andrade went through hell and back to secure this opportunity, as they face off against The Wyatt Sicks for the WWE Tag Team Championship. Out of all the teams competing to be the number one contender, some argue that Fenix and Andrade were the dark horses, considering they&#8217;ve only been tagging for a little while.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The duo <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/07\/18\/new-wwe-tag-titles-1-contenders-crowned-on-wwe-smackdown-for-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">put those worries to rest last week<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, proving that it&#8217;s about quality, not quantity. That said, Joe Gacy and Dexter Lumis have all the motivation in the world not to let these titles escape their grasp that quickly. After all, they&#8217;ve been on the hunt for it for a while now, with the whole division against them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now that they&#8217;ve got the WWE Tag Team Title gold, they will be more dangerous than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Will <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Wyatt<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Sicks hold on to the top prize? Or will Fenix and Andrade pull off the upset?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let&#8217;s all find out this Friday night on The USA Network and Netflix!<\/span><\/p>\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><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0for more on the WWE SmackDown preview 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><i>Netflix<\/i><\/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><i>USA Network<\/i><\/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><i>The CW<\/i><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><i>Tubi<\/i><\/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><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/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><i>Peacock<\/i><\/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><i>YouTube<\/i><\/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><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re on the fast track to WWE SummerSlam, but WWE SmackDown isn&#8217;t going to put on the brakes anytime soon. This Friday night, we&#8217;ll have a bunch of &#8220;firsts,&#8221; giving every member of the WWE Universe a reason to tune in. If you&#8217;re ready, then we&#8217;re ready. 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