WWE SmackDown Results 8/1 - Cena & Rhodes Meet Ahead Of SummerSlam, Women's US Title On The Line

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE SmackDown" on August 1, 2025, coming to you live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey!

Cody Rhodes will be challenging John Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship in a Street Fight at Night Two of WWE SummerSlam on Sunday. Before they do, they will be meeting with each other one final time in the ring. Although Cena wasn't present during last Friday's edition of "SmackDown", Rhodes still sent him a message and told him that he wanted to fight the real version of him at SummerSlam.

Giulia dethroned Zelina Vega to become the new Women's United States Champion on the June 27 edition of "SmackDown". Tonight, Vega will have the chance to win back the Women's United States Champion as she challenges Vega in what will mark Giulia's first ever defense since becoming titleholder.

Talla Tonga will be competing in his first televised match in WWE since his arrival in the company as he squares off with Jimmy Uso. Jimmy Uso has aligned himself with Jacob Fatu as both of their issues with Talla and his MFT stablemates Tonga Loa, JC Mateo, and reigning United States Champion Solo Sikoa continue to boil over.

Damian Priest will be competing in his first match since emerging victorious against Carmelo Hayes via disqualification on the July 18 episode of "SmackDown" as he collides with Aleister Black. Black was the man who handed Priest his disqualification win against Hayes, tripping him in the middle of the match.

Additionally, Los Garza's Angel and Berto will be issuing an open challenge to any tag team who wants a shot at their AAA World Tag Team Championship in what will mark their second defense since dethroning AAA stars Sanson and Forastero in a Four-Way Match at AAA TripleMania Regia III on June 15.

We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home as John Cena makes his way to the ring. Cody Rhodes follows. 

Cena says he already told Rhodes that he was exhausted and SummerSlam would be too difficult for him, and Rhodes decided to attack him and forge his signature to force him into their Undisputed WWE Championship Street Fight. He thanks Rhodes to Rhodes' surprise, then says he's worked hard day in and day out with respect and honesty. He says he realized he flushed all of that down the toilet five months ago, then says those who were on his team left and says after his last match, he wants to take the Undisputed WWE Championship home with him. He says he doesn't want to take the title home with him to ruin wrestling, but rather so the fans don't forget about him when he's gone. He says he forgot to realize how stupid he's been, then says Rhodes did what a good friend should and forced him to face it in a fight. He says he gets to face Rhodes at his best and gets to face Rhodes in a Street Fight, then tells Rhodes that if he wants some, then he can come and get some.

Rhodes hands Cena a beer and welcomes him back. The two men share a cheers and Rhodes heads to the back.

Giulia and Kiana James then make their way to the ring. Zelina Vega follow.

The bell rings and the two lock up. Giulia whips Vega into the mat, then follows it up with a delayed vertical suplex and goes for a pin. Vega kicks out before jamming her boot into Giulia's neck in the corner and looking to slap her. Giulia ducks out of the way, then ascends to the top rope and lands a missile dropkick on Vega. She goes for a pin, but Vega kicks out.

Vega rolls up Giulia, but Giula kicks out and wears down Vega with a variation of a Camel Clutch. Giulia sets up for a Northern Lights Bomb on Vega, but Vega rolls up Giulia. Giulia kicks out, but Vega catches her with a Saito suplex and a running knee strike on her in the corner.

Vega and Giulia teeter on the ropes, but Vega delivers a German suplex to Giulia off the middle rope and goes for another pin. Giulia kicks out once again, then lands a superplex on Vega and follows it up with the Arrivederci Knee. She follows it up with a sit-out Michinoku Driver and goes for a pin, but Vega kicks out. Giulia then lands a Northern Lights Bomb on Vega for the win.

Winner (and still): Giulia

Legado Del Fantasma then makes their way to the ring. Mr. Iguana and Psycho Clown follow, answering Los Garza's open challenge.

Clown and Angel begin the action. The bell rings and Clown delivers a springboard crossbody to Angel. He follows it up with a superkick to Angel and levels an interfering Berto with a clothesline, then levels Angel with a pop-up forearm. Berto tags in and lands a enzuigiri on Clown in the corner, then fires off stomps on him and tags Angel back in. Angel wears down Clown in the center of the ring.

Berto and Iguana tag in, and Iguana delivers a delayed tijeras to Berto. Iguana bites Berto with La Yesca (his puppet iguana), then looks to take flight. Angel and Berto catch Iguana and send him crashing into Clown with a double powerbomb, but Angel tags back in and lands a kick on the side of Clown's head. Clown tags back in and looks to deliver a crossbody to Berto and Angel, but Berto catches Clown with a dropkick to his midsection. Angel and Berto then deliver the MTY to Clown for the win.

Winners (and still): Los Garza

Damian Priest then makes his way to the ring. Aleister Black follows.

The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth, but Black lands a boot on the side of Priest's face. Priest runs over Black with a clothesline and charges at him on the outside, but Black intercepts him with a knee strike and looks to follows it up with a moonsault. Priest moves out of the way and shoves Black over the announce desk, then clears it. Black hits Priest with a chair, causing the disqualification.

Winner: Damain Priest (via disqualification)

After the match, Black hits Priest with the chair once again and sends him repeatedly bouncing off the ring steps head first.

Talla Tonga and Solo Sikoa then make their way to the ring. Jimmy Uso follows.

The bell rings and Jimmy slaps Talla. He whips Jimmy into the corner, then catches him with a pair of overhand chops as he flies off the ropes. He levels him with a clothesline, but Jimmy sends Talla crashing out of the ring and lands a tope suicida on him to level him.

Jimmy fires off chops on Talla, but Talla responds with a headbutt to Jimmy and jams his boot into Jimmy's neck. He lands a boot on the side of his face, but Jimmy ascends to the top and looks to land a Frog Splash on Talla. Talla intercepts Jimmy and delivers a chokeslam to him for the win.

Winner: Talla Tonga

After the match, Sikoa calls JC Mateo and Tonga Loa to the ring. They beat down Jimmy along with Talla, and Sikoa calls for the Steel Cage above the ring to be lowered and it is. Jacob Fatu's music hits, and he runs into the ring before the cage can be fully lowered. Fatu lands a Samoan Drop on Loa, then lands moonsaults off the top rope on Loa and Mateo.

Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul then make their way to the ring. 

Paul says two of the best wrestlers in the industry are standing in the ring trying to defend WWE from outsiders. He says the outsiders think they can come to WWE to make a bigger name for themselves, then tells Jelly Roll that he's an outsider. He says Jelly Roll will learn that he's a country star rather than a wrestling star.

Jelly Roll and Randy Orton roll up to the arena in a car, and the pair storm to the ring. Nick Aldis tries to stomp them, but Orton and Jelly Roll breeze right past him and begin brawling with Paul and McIntyre. Security tries to pull all four men apart, and successfully does so, but Orton starts landing RKOs on several security guards. Jelly Roll lands a chokeslam on one of the security guards, then stares down McIntyre and Paul along with Orton as the show goes off the air.