Tonights WWE SmackDown, airing August 29, 2025, promises an action-packed night live from the LDLC Arena in Lyon-Dcines, France. The WWE Clash In Paris go-home show sees MFTs WWE United States Champion Solo Sikoa defend his title against Sami Zayn. Plus, 17-time World Champion John Cena will make an appearance.
The show kicks off at 3:00 PM ET on the USA Network and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Netflix. Ringside News will provide live, match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Stay tuned to this page, refresh for the latest results as the action unfolds, and join the conversation in the comments below!
WWE SmackDown Results (8/29/25): Live Match Updates and Highlights
The show opens up with Michael Cole and Wade Barrett welcoming us, while we see shots of the host city. Cole then narrates the arrivals of Solo Sikoa and the MFTs and Sami Zayn.
We then head back to ringside as commentary hypes up tonights show before we see the of face-off between John Cena and Logan Paul from last weeks show. We then see how SmackDown before heading to the parking lot, where Logan Paul makes his way into the arena.
The crowd then welcomes Paul with a chorus of boos as he heads to ringside, with commentary hyping up the match he has against John Cena at Clash in Paris. Paul then has a mic and he addresses Cena calling him a parasite, but he insists that he is a disrupter. The then crowd shouts obscenities at Paul, who tells them to stop as theyre getting muted on TV. Paul then gets into what he has brought WWE to, citing the deals with Netflix and ESPN among others. Paul then says youre welcome TKO. Paul then says he even brought PRIME into WWE and the WWE has become the WW-Me. Paul then says Cena represents the outdated institutionalized wrestling that keeps the fans comfortable.
Paul then says he is mad that Cena told him to bring his A-game like he isnt an athletic phenomenon. Paul then speaks a bit of French to put an exclamation point on what he thinks of Cena before saying those who dont get with what hes about will be left behind. Paul is then interrupted by the arrival of John Cena to a huge pop from the Lyon crowd. The crowd sings along to Cenas theme as he enters the ring before giving him another thunderous ovation with Cena chants ringing throughout the arena. We then get the introduction about the Unseen Seventeen celebrating one last time in Lyon, as the crowd chants Cenas name again. Cena then finally speaks up and he calls Logan Paul stupid. Cena then tells Paul, You cant do this alone, without the fans there is nothing.
Cena then says he sees so much potential in Paul and thats what makes him so mad. Paul then says he wants to take the business to new heights, but doesnt want to put an ounce toward understanding the business. Cena then says Paul is not a disrupter, but a wannabe, citing his own career as having done what Logan Paul is doing now. Cena then calls out Pauls remarks about bringing the fans Netflix and ESPN. Cena then says its his influence that brings all these things, but Pauls influence isnt what it used to be. Cena then says he saw the list that was released on the top 25 influencers of all time. Cena then says Druski, IShowSpeed and others were on it, but not Paul. Cena then says Paul made stunt and prank videos at 18 and at 30 when he was on the front page and it was for the wrong reason.
Cena then continues running down Paul when he is interrupted by a chant from the crowd. Cena then speaks a little French, which garners a pop from the crowd. Paul then calls Cena stupid to get more boos before Cena cuts him off to say that he needs to understand what it means to be real. Cena then leaves the ring as he talks about respect and how having respect in this family means when you are having a bad day that you can be given a pass.
Cena then heads up the ramp to find the boy that he gave out to months ago on the road to WrestleMania and tells him he is sorry, he was having a bad day and thank you for being there when he needed it most. Cena then heads back to the ring as Paul tells the professional pretender to wrap it up. He then reminds the d***head that Paul is the one who wanted this match, so hed better polish his game.
Matches & Key Moments Scheduled for WWE SmackDown on August 29, 2025
- WWE United States Championship Match: MFTs Solo Sikoa (c) vs. Sami Zayn
- WWE Womens Tag Team Championship Match: The Queen Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss (c) vs. The Secret Hervice (Piper Niven and Alba Fyre)
- WWE Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match: The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) vs. Melo Dont Miz (Carmelo Hayes and The Miz)
- 17-time World Champion John Cena will make an appearance
