Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on June 13, 2025, coming to you live from the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky!
Roxanne Perez and Sami Zayn both advanced in the Queen Of The Ring and King Of The Ring Tournaments respectively this past Monday on "WWE Raw" when they won a pair of Fatal Four-Way First Round Matches. The next four competitors across both tournaments will be determined tonight as Charlotte Flair squares off with Candice LeRae, Alexa Bliss, and Chelsea Green while Jade Cargill collides with Michin, Nia Jax, and Piper Niven in a pair of Queen Of The Ring Tournament Fatal Four-Way First Round Matches. In the King Of The Ring Tournament, Cody Rhodes, Andrade, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Damian Priest will be going head-to-head with one another in a King Of The Ring Tournament Fatal Four-Way First Round Match, while Carmelo Hayes, LA Knight, Aleister Black, and Randy Orton face off with one another in another one.
Naomi defeated the aforementioned Perez and Bliss, Rhea Ripley, Stephanie Vaquer, and Giulia in the 2025 Women's Money In The Bank Ladder Match to become the new briefcase holder this past Saturday at WWE Money In The Bank. Following such, she will be appearing on tonight's show with something on her mind to share as she weighs in when to cash in her briefcase and which title to go after.
Speaking of Money In The Bank, Solo Sikoa looked to become Mr. Money In The Bank when he participated in the 2025 Men's Money In The Bank Ladder match. However, he was ultimately unsuccessful in doing so after his longtime ally and cousin Jacob Fatu turned his back on him by pulling him off a ladder and launching an attack on him. In light of such events, the reigning United States Champion will be appearing on tonight's show with something on his mind to share.
Additionally, John Cena will be making an appearance with something on his mind to share after coming face-to-face with longtime rival CM Punk this past Monday on "Raw" and agreeing to put his Undisputed WWE Champion on the line against him at WWE Night of Champions on June 28.
We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home as John Cena makes his way to the ring.
Cena says he takes up all four spots on the Mount Rushmore of great wrestlers, then says no one in the past, present, or future is comparable to him. He says the reason he will always outmaneuver everyone isn't because he will never give up, but because he's smarter. He says everyone wants to be him, then says he announced his retirement a year early so he can scout out his most worthy opponents. He says he knew he could use his seniority to earn a spot in the 2025 Men's Elimination Chamber and knew exactly how his opponents would act in the match, as well Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, and Ron Killings.
Cena calls himself the Greatest Of All Time, then continues ragging on the fans for coming up fake stories about selling his soul. He says the match is always in his favor and he wins matches before competing in them, then says the math tells him that no one will ever come close to being as great of an Undisputed WWE Champion as he is.
Cody Rhodes' music hits, and he makes his way out. Rhodes says Cena isn't just smart, but he's a genius. He says it's unfortunate that everything Cena has said has come true, then says the one simple fact that Cena forgot to mention is that he was pinned at Money In The Bank. He asks Cena where that leaves him and Cena.
Randy Orton's music hits, and he makes his way out. He says anybody who saw him fight Cena at Backlash saw that he had Cena beaten for the Undisputed WWE Championship until somebody decided to come and save the day. He says he will do whatever it takes to get his 15th World Championship.
LA Knight's music hits, and he makes his way out. He says that the world is saying his name, then says he will drop whoever he has to to become the Undisputed WWE Championship.
Cena decides to leave the ring and head to the back, but Killings blindsides Cena from behind on the entrance ramp and rains down right hands on him. Security drags Killings to the back.
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