July 9, 2025 WWE and the Big 12 Conference today announced an expansion to their multi-faceted partnership thatwill seeFriday Night SmackDownbroadcast from Big 12 markets on the eve of four conference football games throughout the 2025 season.
The firstSmackDownwill be heldon Friday, August 22 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, a day before the 30thyear of Big 12 Football kicks off with a Week 0 matchup between the Iowa State Cyclones and Kansas State Wildcats in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on Saturday, August 23 at Aviva Stadium.
Full dates include:
- Friday, August 22 SmackDownat 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland (Iowa State vs. Kansas State on Saturday, August 23)
- Friday, October 3 SmackDownat Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio (Iowa State at Cincinnati on Saturday, October 4)
- Friday, October 24 SmackDownat Mullet Arena in Tempe, Arizona (Houston at Arizona State on Saturday, October 25)
- Friday, October 31 SmackDownat Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah (Cincinnati at Utah on Saturday, November 1)
