WWE SmackDown Results (10/17/2025): Two Title Matches, Cody Rhodes, Sami Zayn, More

Full results for the October 17, 2025, edition of WWE SmackDown from the Heritage Bank Center in SAP Center in San Jose, California.

On October 17, 2025, World Wrestling Entertainment hosted a new episode of Friday Night SmackDown from the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The show was headlined by Sami Zayn defending the Intercontinental Title. The full results are listed.

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WWE SmackDown (10/17/2025).

• Jacob Fatu vs. Drew McIntyre.
• Cody Rhodes to appear.
• WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair (c) vs. ZaRuca (Sol Ruca & Zaria).
• WWE Intercontinental Championship Open Challenge: Sami Zayn (c) vs. TBA.

First Hour.

• Cody Rhodes appeared in the ring for a promo, where he claimed he was keeping an eye on who his next challenger would be.
• MFTs (Solo Sikoa, JC Mateo, Tala Tonga, Tonga Loa & Tama Tonga) attacked Rey Fenix backstage before an army of referees stopped them.
• WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair (c) def. ZaRuca (Sol Ruca & Zaria).
• Cody Rhodes & Jacob Fatu spoke backstage, with Fatu saying he was coming for the WWE Title.
• Sami Zayn told Nick Aldis he would still defend the title tonight despite MFT’s attack last week. The Miz told Aldis everything was “cool”.
• The Miz was going to answer the Open Challenge, but Carmelo Hayes attacked him. Instead of The Miz answering, Ilja Dragunov made his return & answered Zayn’s open challenge.

Second Hour.

• WWE Intercontinental Championship Open Challenge: Ilja Dragunov def. Sami Zayn (c).
  • MFT attacked them after the match. Rey Fenix tried to make the save, but Tala Tonga laid him out.
  • Wyatt Sicks confronted MFTs after that, but MFTs left the ring.
• Tiffany Stratton challenged Kiana James for next week. James accepted.
• MCMG (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) def. Los Garza (Angel Garza & Berto).
• Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) spoke backstage; however, they were interrupted by #DIY (Tommasso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae), who confronted them. DIY tried to take Axiom’s mask, but Axiom called them idiots & challenged Gargano to a match.
• Jacob Fatu was attacked backstage, being left bloody.
• Drew McIntyre then appeared in the ring and bragged about sidelining Fatu. Rhodes then appeared & immediately brawled with McIntyre. An impromptu match was made official.
• WWE Championship Match: Drew McIntyre def. Cody Rhodes (c) via Disqualification (No Title Change).
  • Rhodes struck McIntyre in the head with the title to throw the match out.
  • Rhodes went for a Cross Rhodes on McIntyre, but he was stopped by an army of referees. Rhodes launched himself onto McIntyre after that.

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