WWE SmackDown Results – Dec. 26, 2025 – Drew McIntyre Returns to SmackDown, United States Title Open Challenge, Joe Hendry vs. The Miz

WWE SmackDown Results
Dec 26, 2025

December 26, 2025
Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
Commentary: Michael Cole and Corey Graves
Results via Roy Nemer of WrestleView.com

Quick Match Results

  1. Miracle on 34th Street Fight match – Joe Hendry defeated The Miz via Standing Ovation (pinfall)
  2. Charlotte Flair defeated Lash Legend via Sunset Flip Pin (pinfall)
  3. WWE United States Championship Open Challenge match – Carmelo Hayes defeated Ilja Dragunov (c) via Nothin But Net (pinfall)
  4. Giulia & Kiana James defeated Alba Fyre & Chelsea Green via Northern Lights Bomb (pinfall)

Backstage: Cody Rhodes, Nick Aldis, The Miz

WWE SmackDown kicks off with Cody Rhodes and Nick Aldis backstage. Cody asks Nick if Drew is there yet and Aldis tells him not yet. Aldis tells him that Drew signed the contract and once he makes that public apology and pays his fine, Cody cannot put a finger on him or else he will strip him of the title. Cody tells him to let him know when he gets there and walks away.

In comes The Miz and he asks Aldis where he is. They are standing in front of a television. Aldis asks where who is. Miz tells him he knows who he is talking about. Aldis is about to say his name but Miz tells him not to. Aldis calls Miz a grumpy Grinch. Miz tells him it’s the Holiday music and to give him a gift. Miz tells him not to play Joe Hendry’s music, to just send him out to the ring and let him get what is coming for him. Aldis tells him it is the season, no music for Joe Hendry. On the television, we see Joe Hendry in the ring and his music hits. He has a stool, a guitar with Otis and Tazawa dressed in Santa suits.

In-Ring: Joe Hendry, Otis, Akira Tozawa, The Miz

Joe Hendry wishes everyone Merry Christmas. He says in the Holiday spirit, he has decided to give the gift of a Holiday song. Hendry begins playing the guitar. “He talks about his balls, every single day. I guess that’s why he says, daddy came to play. I think he’s better off, throwing them away, because the truth is he can’t get a win without Carmelo Hayes. Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Miz has tiny balls and every time he’s in a team, he takes all the falls. Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Miz has tiny balls, he’s rather be in Hollywood but they won’t return his calls.”

Hendry continues to sing but Miz interrupts him and he comes out. Miz says this is not sing along with Joe and he walks down to the ring. Hendry says he knows why Miz is upset. He says Miz is upset because they started the song without him. They start singing the song and Miz puts his hand up. He tells them when his hand goes up, their mouth goes shut.

Miz says Hendry is chasing choruses but he is chasing a legacy, earned with pain, not punchline. And now that John Cena is gone, he has earned the right to be the locker room leader and take this company to the future. Miz says the jokes stop now.

Out comes Aldis and he tells Miz that their match is a Miracle on 34th Street Fight.

Miracle on 34th Street Fight Match
Joe Hendry vs. The Miz

The bell rings and we are under way. Otis, Tazawa and someone dressed in a bunny suit is at ringside. Miz with right hands but Hendry with a shoulder tackle. Hendry with a vertical suplex and Miz rolls to the outside of the ring. Hendry to the outside and he unwraps a gift at ringside. Hendry pulls out a guitar and Miz unwraps a gift and he gets a ukulele. Miz opens up another box and it’s two small ornaments. He hits Hendry with them and goes for the Skull Crushing Finale but Hendry pushes him away. Hendry with a hip toss and Miz falls through a Christmas tree. Hendry pulls out a table from under the ring and he slides it into the ring. Hendry places the table towards one of the corner. In comes Miz who rolls Hendry up but Hendry kicks out. Miz goes for the Skull Crushing Finale but Hendry pushes him away. Hendry goes for the Standing Ovation but Miz lands on his feet. Miz runs towards Hendry but Hendry lowers the top rope and Miz to the outside. Miz gets back in the ring and Hendry rolls to the outside and he stands with Otis and Tazawa. Otis throws a gift into the ring and Miz hits elbow drops on it.

Back from commercial, Hendry with a clothesline. Otis and Tazawa throw the Christmas tree in the ring and Hendry hits Miz with it. Hendry with a fall away slam. Hendry grabs the tree and throws it onto Miz. Hendry throws Miz to the outside of the ring. Tazawa has a cookie sheet in front of Miz but Miz kicks Tozawa down. The Eastern bunny and Otis walk towards Miz but Miz grabs a big candy cane. He hits the Easter bunny with it and goes to hit Otis with it but Otis grabs it and breaks it. Miz turns around and Hendry hits Miz with a candy cane. Hendry throws Miz into the ring and he talks to Otis. Hendry, Otis, Tazawa and the Easter bunny get in the ring. Tazawa brings in Christmas cookies. Hendry with a fall away slam. Otis with the worm and he grabs some cookies, eats some and lands the elbow on Miz. Tazawa climbs the top rope and he lands a senton. The Easter bunny takes off the head and it’s R-Truth. He hits Miz with the You Can’t See Me and the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Hendry hits Miz with the guitar and he lands the Standing Ovation through the table. Hendry goes for the cover and gets the pin.

Winner: Joe Hendry via Pinfall.

Backstage: Carmelo Hayes, Fraxiom, Ilja Dragunov

We cut to Carmelo Hayes with Fraxiom. In comes Ilja Dragunov. He tells Hayes that what they did last week was beautiful. But something has been eating him alive. The way their US title match went down, he can’t lift that weight. Hayes tells him it eats him alive knowing what could have been or what should have been. Ilja tells him to consider the open challenge closed and tonight, it’s Hayes against him for the United States Championship. They shake hands and Hayes tells him he won’t miss.

Backstage: Drew McIntyre

We see Drew McIntyre walk into the arena and he is stopped by Cathy Kelley. He tells her that he will tell her about his title match but not right now.

Video: Aleister Black, Zelina

A video promo of Aleister Black airs. He talks about Damian Priest and says all of a sudden, Priest decided to give all of himself away. In comes Zelina. She says the Judgment Day, Rhea Ripley and R-Truth. She says Priest gave his time to everyone else and all they did was take from him. Zelina says they reminded him of who he is and for six months, they stripped him down, made him unpredictable, hateful and violent. Zelina says but Priest doesn’t get it. Black says Priest answers to them and this ends when he says it ends.

Backstage: Jade Cargill, Michin, B-Fab

We cut to Byron Saxton who is with Jade Cargill. She says Michin came to her with a kendo stick and that told her everything she needs to know. She says she doesn’t need weapons, she is the weapon. She tells Michin to bring her kendo stick because she will need it.

The camera cuts to B-Fab and Michin. B-Fab tells her she knows she is stepping up for her but she doesn’t want her to get hurt. Michin says that Jade thinking that they are scared could be used to her advantage. She says they are not scared, they don’t respect her. Michin says Jade needs to be humbled and with our without the weapon, next week, they will humble her.

Lash Legend vs. Charlotte Flair

The bell rings and we are under way. Flair with an arm bar but Legend gets Flair in an arm bar. Flair gets out of it but Legend with a knee. Legend with a bodyslam. She grabs Flair but Flair with a chop to the chest. Legend with a clothesline and she throws Flair in the corner. Flair to the ropes but Legend with an uppercut. She goes for the cover but Flair kicks out. Legend with a big boot but Flair with a kick to the side of the head. Flair runs towards Legend but Legend with a powerbomb.

Back from commercial, Legend with a bodyslam. She goes for the cover but Flair kicks out. She grabs Flair but Flair with a right hand. Flair grabs Legend but Legend throws Flair towards the corner. Flair goes over the top rope and onto the ring apron. Legend runs towards Flair but Flair with a kick to the side of the head. Flair climbs the top rope and she lands a cross body. Flair with chops to the chest. She grabs Legend but Legend throws Flair to the ropes. Legend goes for a clothesline, Flair ducks but Legend with a big boot. Legend goes for the cover but Flair kicks out. Legend lifts Flair up, Flair with a sunset flip cover but Legend kicks out. Legend with a clothesline. She goes for the Lash Extension but Flair reverses it into a DDT. Flair climbs the top rope and she lands the moon sault. She goes for the cover but Legend kicks out. Flair goes for the Figure Four but Nia gets on the ring apron. That distracts Flair and Legend kicks her into the turnbuckle. Alexa jumps onto Nia’s back. Legend runs towards Flair but Flair rolls her up into the sunset flip cover and gets the pin.

Winner: Charlotte Flair via Pinfall.

Backstage: Nick Aldis, Trick Williams

We cut to Nick Aldis and he is with Trick Williams. He tells Aldis that Raw is offering him the bag and he asks Aldis if SmackDown will offer him something. In comes Cody Rhodes and he asks Trick for a minute. Trick walks away and Cody asks Aldis if Drew has paid the fine and apologized. Aldis tells him not yet. He tells Cody to control his emotions and one finger from him, Cody loses the title. In comes Trick Williams. He tells Cody that he is the hottest free agent in the game and if Nick makes the right decision, Cody better hold on to the title tight. Cody looks at him and walks away.

Video: Solo Sikoa, The MFTs

A video package of Solo Sikoa and the MFTs air. Solo tells Uncle Howdy that Uncle Howdy does not have a family. He says that he has created a family, something that Uncle Howdy knows nothing about it. He tells him to hang on to the Tag Team titles as long as he can because the fireflies are flying away. Solo Sikoa tells Uncle Howdy that he has the whole world in his hands.

WWE United States Championship Open Challenge Match
Carmelo Hayes vs. Ilja Dragunov (c)

The bell rings and we are under way. Ilja with chops and Hayes with chops. Ilja with knees to the face and he lands a kick to the side of the head. Ilja with a German suplex and he hangs onto Hayes. Ilja with another German suplex. He lifts Hayes up and throws him onto the mat. Ilja with a chop to the chest followed by a boot to the face and Hayes falls to the outside of the ring.

Back from commercial, Ilja goes for a big boot but Hayes with a boot to the face. Hayes with a clothesline followed by a chop to the chest. Hayes with a clothesline followed by a springboard clothesline. Hayes runs towards Ilja but Ilja with a running knee. He goes for the cover but Hayes kicks out. Ilja climbs the top rope and goes for a senton but Hayes moves out of the way. Hayes with a face buster. He goes for the cover but Ilja kicks out. Hayes with chops to the chest. He goes for another chop but Ilja with chops followed by a boot to the face. Ilja goes for the H-Bomb but Hayes with a kick to the side of the head. Hayes with a springboard DDT. He goes for the cover but Ilja kicks out. Hayes climbs the top rope and jumps but Ilja grabs him. Ilja to the ropes and he lands the Constantine Special. Ilja climbs the top rope and he lands the senton. He goes for the cover but Hayes kicks out.

Back from commercial, Hayes goes for the First 48 but Ilja grabs him. Hayes with right hands but Ilja places Hayes on the top rope. Ilja on the second rope but Hayes with right hands and a headbutt. Ilja falls to the mat and gets up. Hayes jumps but Ilja with a kick to the side of the head. Ilja grabs Hayes and Hayes falls onto the ring apron. Ilja grabs Hayes and he places him on the second rope. Ilja with a suplex and he goes for the H-Bomb but Hayes gets his knees up. Ilja with a kick to the face. He lifts Hayes up and slams him. He goes for the cover but Hayes kicks out. Ilja places Hayes on the top rope and Ilja goes for a superplex but Hayes reverses it into a cutter. Hayes goes for the cover but Ilja kicks out. Ilja gets on the ring apron, Hayes goes for a DDT but Ilja grabs him and gets him on his shoulders. Hayes with elbows to the face and Hayes on the ring apron. Ilja with chops and he gets Hayes on his shoulders, slamming him onto the ring apron. Hayes rolls back into the ring. Ilja climbs the top rope and jumps but Hayes with the First 48. Hayes climbs the top rope and he lands Nothing But Net. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.

Winner: Carmelo Hayes via Pinfall to become the new WWE United States Champion.

Backstage: Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Rhea Ripley, IYO SKY, Nick Aldis, Nia Jax, Lash Legend, Kabuki Warriors

We cut to Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss. She tells Flair that after last week, it was nice to see Lash lose. Flair says as long as they do that every week and bring the Tag Team titles back home. In come Rhea Ripley and IYO. Rhea tells them that they have a Tag Team Championship match. In come Nia Jax and Lash Legend. They all start to argue. In come Nick Aldis and the Kabuki Warriors. Aldis says next week, it will be an eight women tag team match. They all start to argue.

Backstage: Carmelo Hayes, Johnny Gargano, Candice LeRae

Back from commercial break, Cathy Kelley is with Carmelo Hayes. He tells her that he was delayed but not denied. He thanks Ilja Dragunov for elevating the Championship, for elevating him and reminding him who he is. He says the jerseys are going back in the rafters. In comes Johnny Gargano who hits Hayes and tells him he will take everything from him.

Alba Fyre & Chelsea Green vs. Giulia & Kiana James

The bell rings and we are under way. Chelsea and James start the match. They push each other and Green with a slap. Green rolls her up but James kicks out. James with an arm bar and Giulia is tagged in. Green runs and Fyre is tagged in. Giulia goes for a right hand onto Chelsea but Chelsea jumps off the ring apron. James is tagged in. Fyre goes for a tornado DDT but James places her in the corner. James spears her in the corner. Green distracts James and James goes for a super kick onto Fyre but Fyre with a right hand. Fyre with a tornado DDT. She goes for the cover but James kicks out. Chelsea is tagged in and they double team James. She goes for the cover btu James kicks out. Green throws James over the top rope and Giulia is tagged in. Giulia grabs Green and she throws her across the ring. Giulia hits Fyre with a right hand. Giulia with a knee to the face followed by a snap suplex. Giulia climbs the top rope and she lands a drop kick. In comes Fyre but Giulia throws her to the outside of the ring. Giulia with the Northern Lights Bomb. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.

Winner: Giulia & Kiana James via Pinfall.

Backstage: Nick Aldis, Kit Wilson, Cody Rhodes

Nick Aldis is with a referee and Kit Wilson. A television is behind them. He asks Aldis for an opportunity and Aldis says there will be an opportunity for him next week. He leaves and in comes Cody Rhodes. He asks them if Drew has apologized and we hear Drew’s music. Cody sees him and Aldis tells him to control his emotions, he will handle it.

Video: Oba Femi

A video aired hyping up Oba Femi’s upcoming arrival to the main roster.

In-Ring: Drew McIntyre, Nick Aldis, Cody Rhodes

Drew McIntyre walks down to the ring.

Back from commercial, Drew McIntyre, Nick Aldis and a referee are in the ring. Aldis says the situation with Cody has gotten out of hand but he will not put all of the blame on Drew. He says when things really went off the rails is when Drew attacked the referee. He says he is a man of his word and Drew has to be a man of his word. Drew says he is a man of his word. He gives Aldis his check and says not to spend it all at once.

Drew looks at the referee and he tells him that he is genuinely sorry that he Claymore’d him in the face. It has kept him up for weeks, no matter what he did, he should not have done that. The referee nods his head and Aldis thanks him for that. Drew says that wasn’t easy for him but this is. He says that it is obviously the referee’s dream to be a wrestler but he was not good enough. And he had to be a referee. Drew says he apologizes to his lovely wife Melissa, that she had to watch him Claymore him in the face and make her wish she had a husband like Drew who could stand up for himself. Drew says he feels sorry and he apologizes to his children, that they have such a coward, corporate stooge for a father. He asks the referee if he wants to get revenge on him right now.

Cody’s music hits and out he comes to the ring. Drew tells Cody to hit him, he knows he wants to. Drew asks the fans if they want to see Cody punch him in the fans and they cheer. Drew tells him to shed those tears like a teenage girl who is trying to get her daddy’s credit card. Drew says he knows why Cody is so upset. It’s because he attacked him in his tour bus, where his family sleeps. He says his family wasn’t there when he attacked him but he wishes they were. His wishes his children could see him and that his wife Brandi could see what a real man looks like.

Aldis holds Cody back and Drew tells him to do it. Drew tells him they are not doing their match in America. They are going to do it in Germany. He says Cody is trying to get in his head to make it hell and he is obviously in Cody’s head making it hell. Drew says it will be him against Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship, Three Stages of Hell. Cody agree. Drew says there is one more thing. When he tortures Cody in Berlin, when he sends him straight to hell, to say hi to his dad for him. Aldis grabs Cody but Cody pushes Aldis away. Drew hits Cody with the Claymore and he looks at the WWE Championship. Drew grabs the WWE Championship and SmackDown goes off the air.

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