WWE SmackDown Live Coverage 6/20 - Cena Vs. Killings, Orton Vs. Zayn, Bliss Vs. Asuka

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s coverage of "WWE SmackDown" on June 20, 2025 coming to you from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan!

After making his shocking return at "Money in the Bank", Ron Killings will go one-on-one with Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena. On "RAW", Killings attacked the champ twice. Cena beat Killings in under five minutes at "Saturday Night's Main Event".

One week from tomorrow is "Night of Champions" where the Queen and King of the Ring tournaments will take place, respectively. The semi-finals continue tonight. On the women's side Asuka will take on Alexa Bliss. "The Empress of Tomorrow" made her in-ring return this past Monday for the first time in over a year. 

The men's bracket will see Randy Orton face Sami Zayn. Orton defeated Carmelo Hayes, LA Knight, and Aleister Black to advance. Zayn bested Bron Breakker, Dominik Mysterio, and Penta to make it to the semis.

Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore welcome us on commentary as LA Knight makes his way to the ring with a mic. Knight couldn't let what happened at "Money in the Bank" slide and then they took him out of King of the Ring, so he screwed the other one out of the tournament. He calls out Seth Rollins.

Paul Heyman came out and said Rollins wasn't there. He threatened Knight and told him if he didn't get out of the ring, he'd regret it. Knight called Heyman a leech, among other things. Knight said he asked for Rollins and got him and challenged him for a match on the spot. Knight offered Heyman him the first shot and turned his back to take off his vest. Heyman rolled out of the ring and Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed came down. Knight double teamed them both momentarily until they beat them down. Knight cleared the ring with a chair and they all scattered.

Alexa Bliss makes her way to the ring, followed by Asuka. They lock up before Asuka wails on Bliss. Bliss quickly sends her to the mat. Askua takes her down with a shoulder tackle and again with a hip attack through the ropes.

After the break, Bliss is on the offense and repeatedly takes down her opponent. Bliss could only cover her for two. Asuka finds momentum and suplexes her before kicking the leg out from under Bliss. Bliss rolled her up and then put her in Sister Abigail, but Askua countered and goes for a pin, but Bliss kicked out. Asuka goes up top for a missile dropkick, but Bliss moves. Bliss plants her with a DDT, but it isn't enough. Bliss climbs the ropes and starts to hit Twisted Bliss before getting down. Asuka puts her in an armbar and transitions to a submission before putting her in an Asuka Lock, but Bliss gets out. Asuka with a neckbreaker and a cover for two.

Asuka went for Empress Impact, but ate a right hand from her opponent. Bliss hangs Asuka up and hits a dropkick. She went for Twisted Bliss, but Asuka got her knees up. Asuka hits Empress Impact to advance.

Winner: Asuka

Kit Wilson comes to the ring and as Aleister Black makes his way to the ring, Wilson is attacked by a hooded assailant. It is revealed to be Ron Killings, who demands Cena come to the ring. He puts Wilson in the STFU and is stopped by Jamie Noble. Killings calms down and leaves the ring and passes Black on the ramp.

Backstage, Black confronts Killings. Killings says it has nothing to do with him and they have a staredown until Damien Priest walks up and tells Priest to leave. Priest tells Truth to handle business and they'll go out afterwards.

Cody Rhodes comes to the ring. Jey Uso comes down too. He talks about their parallel paths that led them to a match on Monday. Uso said Monday is all business and he's leaving the match as the winner. Sami Zayn comes to the ring. Zayn said he gets to share the ring with two friends and "two of the very best this business has to offer." Zayn points out he's the only one that hasn't won a world championship. He reminded Uso that he came to Vegas just to congratulate him in person. He reminded Rhodes that he was the first one to come out when he finished his story. It's time for him to finish his story.

Randy Orton comes to the ring. Orton told Rhodes that he has no problem going through him to get to Cena to get his 15th championship. He respects and loves Uso, but if it's him he faces, "it'll be three letters and one move." Orton believes Zayn will be world champion one day soon, "but SummerSlam is not that day."

Zayn is working Orton's arm when the bell rings. Orton puts him in a side headlock and takes him to a knee. Zayn works his arm again before chopping him. Zayn begins a dive on the outside, but Orton moves, so Zayn bounces himself on the ropes. Orton slowly gets in the ring, locks up and backs Zayn into the corner. While the ref is distracted, Orton pokes him in the eye and upper cuts him Zayn returns the favor and Orton goes to the outside. He pulls Zayn off the apron and slams him onto the announce table. Orton follows with another one and the table doesn't break.

Following the break, Orton wails on Zayn. Zayn levels him with a clothesline. Orton avoids a Blue Thunder Bomb and hits Zayn with two clotheslines and a powerslam. He follows with a DDT over the ropes. Zayn escapes to the outside, but Orton follows and slams him face first into the table. Zayn slams Orton onto the table. Back in the ring, he avoids a spear and Orton crashes into the turnbuckle. Orton lands a scoop powerslam on a charging Zayn. He hits him with a clothesline in the corner. Zayn misses a Helluva Kick. Zayn counters an RKO with a Blue Thunder Bomb, but Orton kicks out. Zayn goes up top, but Orton gets up. Orton misses with an RKO, but dodges a Helluva Kick to hit the RKO to win and advance.

Winner: Randy Orton

Nia Jax comes to the ring and says Tiffany Stratton betrayed her and has her title. Right on cue, Stratton comes to the ramp and calls her the "ex I can't get rid of." She tells her to get over it. Stratton made it official that they're having a match next week in a Last Woman Standing match. Jax attacks Stratton and hits her with a leg drop before standing over her with the title. She starts to leave before hitting Stratton with another leg drop.

Naomi runs down to the ring and wants to cash in. Jax pulls her out of the ring and stops her. Naomi climbs on the apron, Stratton kicked her in the back, sending Naomi crashing on top of Jax.

Chelsea Green comes to the ring, accompanied by the Secret Hervice. Charlotte Flair follows. Green is still wearing a face mask. She sends Flair to the mat after she was distracted by Alba Fyre. Flair kicks Green and then Fyre in the face. She follows with a crossbody and covers for two. They fight in the corner before Flair sends Green down. While the ref is distracted, Fyre guillotines her neck over the top rope. Green follows by slamming her down to the mat.

After the break, Flair sends Green face first into the turnbuckle. She follows with multiple forearms and chops before doing a fallaway slam. She did a cartwheel into a clothesline. As she prepares for Figure Eight, Fyre distracts her. Flair knocks her off the apron with a big boot. Green takes advantage with a leg lariat. Flair kicks out and Green tears off her mask. Green sets up for UnPrettier but Flair reverses and spears her. Flair sets up for Figure Eight, but Green rolled her up. Flair locked in the Figure Eight for the win. As the bell rings, Secret Hervice attack Flair. Bliss comes to her aid and hits Twisted Bliss on Green. Flair takes out Fyre. Bliss offers her hand to Flair, but she walks right past her. Bliss laughed and stared her down from the ring.

Winner: Charlotte Flair

Solo Sikoa comes to the ring alone. He asks Jacob Fatu to come to the ring and claims he feels bad about what happened at "Money in the Bank". Fatu comes to the ring. Sikoa wants to make it clear that he loves him and always has. As Tribal Chief, he learned to love and take care of his family. Family argues, fights, and then forgives and moves on. He claimed no one saw Fatu's potential except him. He gave him the opportunity to change his life. He said he loves Fatu again and said he doesn't have anyone else. He asks him to come back to the family and says he doesn't have to say he loves him.

Fatu finally spoke and said "so, you love me, huh?" Fatu tells Sikoa he's been using him to gain power and fight his battles and to stay Tribal Chief. "You brought me in so I could bring you fame?" He said "Fame. Power. Gold. Tribal Chief. Is that what you brought me in for?" He tells Sikoa he's been acting differently since he won the U.S. title. Fatu wonders if the title is the problem. He places the title at his feet and demands Sikoa fight him for it. Fatu said if he ever "thinks of coming this way, you know what I'm about."

Sikoa tried to spike him, but Fatu blocked it. JC Mateo comes down to double team Fatu. Jimmy Uso comes down and takes them down with Superkicks. Mateo takes him down with a clothesline and beats him down in the corner. Fatu takes down Mateo and Sikoa. Fatu and Uso lock eyes before Fatu jumped up on the top rope, but Sikoa rolled out of the ring. Mateo comes to his aid while Fatu and Uso are in the ring. Fatu grabs his title while staring at Uso.

Reed comes to the ring accompanied by Heyman and Breakker. Knight sends Breakker face first into the ringpost. Reed keeps Breakker from getting in the ring. Reed gets in the ring and the bell rings. Knight hits him with multiple punches. He kicks him down in the corner. Knight sets up for a spear, but Reed puts him on his shoulder. He went for a drop, but Knight moved. Knight jumped over the top rope, but was caught. Knight escapes and attempts a jumping neckbreaker, but is denied. Knight climbs up top and hits Reed with a bulldog. Reed rolled out of the ring and Knight dropkicked him through the ropes and took him out with a crossbody.

After the break, Reed tried to Superplex Knight, but he fought out of it and sent Knight crashing to the mat. Knight connected with an elbow. Reed blocked BFT and hit Jagged Edge, but only get a two count. Reed went for a powerbomb, but Knight countered and sent him face first into the mat. 

Knight knocked Breakker off the apron and dumps Reed over the top rope. Breaker speared Knight and the bell rang. Reed stood Knight up for another spear. Reed connects with two Tsunamis. They act like they're going to leave the ring and Reed hits another Tsunami as Breakker holds off the ref.

Winner: None due to a no contest 

Killings makes his way to the ring first. Cena follows. They play to the crowd for cheers before Killings takes Cena down and wails on him. Cena rolled out of the ring and Killings slapped him and then slammed his face into the announce table. Back in the ring, Killings Irish Whips him into the corner.

After the break, Cena lands the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Killings blocks the Attitude Adjustment and sends him to the mat before splashing him in the corner. Cena rolls out and gets his title and walks away. Killings chases him up the ramp and hits him. Cena hits him in the face with the belt, ending the match.

Punk's music hits and they battle in the ring. Punk holds up the title and Cena low blowed him to take his title back. Cena hits Punk in the face with the title. Cena gets the Slim Jim table and puts it in the ring. Cena put Punk through a table and grabbed a mic. He said before he leaves in six months, he's got a lot to get off his chest. He likes Punk more than anyone that Punk has ever shared a locker room with. He is not the "Best in the World", he is. He's jealous of Punk for conning the fans into thinking he's the best in the world. They sing for him, but don't value a god**** thing he says. He changes his values like he changes his shirts. He claims he's breaking the fourth wall before saying "hi!" to Claudio Castagnoli, Nic Nemeth, and Matt Cardona. He said no one will cut his mic because Cena is his only friend. Cena says he's been the "Greatest of All Time" for 25 years. He said he was the Best in the World for "seven minutes, 14 years ago."

After Cena gets down from the turnbuckle, a referee gets in to help Punk. He tells her that he won't hurt Punk because he has a championship match next week. Cena knows the fans will sing and chant for Punk, but "I know you idiots are smart enough to see the truth, the champ is here." He tells USA they can keep their "extra two-and-a-half minutes" before his mic gets momentarily bleeped before finishing with "motherfudging building." Cena starts to leave before getting the mic to thank him for letting him rip off his promo to show how foolish he is.