{"id":645999,"date":"2025-12-19T15:16:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=645999"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:16:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:16:48","slug":"friday-night-smackdown-december-12-2025-wwe-smackdown-start-time-where-to-watch-announced-match-cards-prediction-and-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/friday-night-smackdown-december-12-2025-wwe-smackdown-start-time-where-to-watch-announced-match-cards-prediction-and-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Night SmackDown December 12, 2025- WWE SmackDown Start Time, Where to Watch, Announced Match Cards, Prediction and Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE is all set to air Friday Night SmackDown for the first time after John Cena&rsquo;s retirement. He lost his final match to Gunther, and the latter bragged about it on Monday Night Raw until he was asked to leave the building. John Cena losing the match was not the only frustrating thing for the audience that happened at SNME; the other was Cody Rhodes&rsquo; match against Oba Femi ending in a DQ.<\/p><p>Drew McIntyre attacked Cody Rhodes during his match with Oba Femi, and the referee had to end the match in a no-contest. Cody Rhodes and Oba Femi joined forces and punished Drew McIntyre. An angered Cody Rhodes was later shown entering Drew McIntyre&rsquo;s property when the latter was with Nick Aldis and attacked him. Cody Rhodes will be on Friday Night SmackDown tonight to address the crowd.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Time is Friday Night SmackDown Tonight?<\/h2><p>WWE Friday Night SmackDown is scheduled to air live at 8 pm ET \/ 7 pm CT \/ 5 pm PT on December 12, 2025. WWE will stream SmackDown live on USA Network inside the United States. Fans from around the world can stream the show live on Netflix with their current plan at various times, adjusted for their respective time zones.<\/p><p>Some major countries are mentioned below:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UK<\/strong>: 02:00 PM BST<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Canada<\/strong>: 08:00 AM EDT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Australia<\/strong>: 11:00 PM AEST<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India<\/strong>: 06:30 PM IST<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong>: 3:00 PM Arabian ST<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where is WWE Friday Night SmackDown Tonight?<\/h2><p>WWE SmackDown will air live from the Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI, USA. This arena can hold up to 13,184 fans, ample space to keep WWE fans engaged and entertained for the two-hour duration of SmackDown. This arena is the home of the Grand Rapids Griffins&nbsp;of the AHL, Grand Rapids Rise of MLV, and Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League.<\/p><p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/jacob-fatu-injury-update-what-happened-to-jacob-fatu\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Jacob Fatu Injury Update: What Happened To Jacob Fatu?<\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announced Matches for WWE SmackDown<\/h2><p>WWE has announced four matches for tonight, three of which are tag team matches while one is a singles match. Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre might brawl again inside the arena. <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nia Jax &amp; Lash Legend vs The Kabuki Warriors<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These two are unhinged &#128128; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C29QKS9Oqv\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/C29QKS9Oqv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2001759373530415602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ilja Dragunov &amp; Carmelo Hayes vs. DIY( Johnny Gargano &amp; Tommaso Ciampa)<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is what happens when you make enemies, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DIY?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#DIY<\/a>&hellip; &#128064; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pThN0q2H2e\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/pThN0q2H2e<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/2001739193525870621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Wyatt Sicks (Dexter Lumis &amp; Joe Gacy) vs. MFT (JC Mateo &amp; Tonga Loa)<\/h3><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giulia vs. Alba Fyre<\/h3><p>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/seth-rollins-injury-is-this-wwes-attempt-to-write-off-seth-rollins\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Seth Rollins&rsquo; Injury: Is This WWE&rsquo;s Attempt to Write Off Seth Rollins?<\/a><\/p><p>Image Credit:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>WWE.com<\/a><\/p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE is all set to air Friday Night SmackDown for the first time after John Cena&rsquo;s retirement. He lost his final match to Gunther, and the latter bragged about it on Monday Night Raw until he was asked to leave the building. 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