WWE SmackDown Results 7/4 - Tiffany Stratton Reveals Her Evolution Challenger, Cody Rhodes & Jade Cargill Appear

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE SmackDown" on July 4, 2025, coming to you from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!

With WWE Evolution right around the corner on July 13, WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton will be revealing who she has selected to be her next challenger at the upcoming all women's Premium Live Event. Stratton's most recent defense came last Friday on "SmackDown" when she retained her title against former friend turned rival Nia Jax in a Last Woman Standing match.

Cody Rhodes and Jade Cargill became the new King Of The Ring and Queen Of The Ring on June 28 at WWE Night Of Champions when they defeated Randy Orton and Asuka in the 2025 King Of The Ring and Queen Of The Ring Tournaments. Following such, both Rhodes and Cargill are set to make appearances on tonight's show as they prepare to challenge John Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship and for the WWE Women's Championship at WWE SummerSlam.

Additionally, Solo Sikoa will be making an appearance on tonight's show after dethroning Jacob Fatu as United States Champion at Night Of Champions with some help from JC Mateo, a returning Tonga Loa, and his newest ally Hikuleo.

We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home as we see Jacob Fatu attacking Solo Sikoa and JC Mateo outside of the PPG Paints Arena.

Cody Rhodes then makes his way to the ring.

Rhodes asks Pittsburgh what they want to talk about, then gives a shout out to a fan named Cam in Club 66 battling leukaemia who have him a wristband. He then addresses his King Of The Ring crown and says he left a piece of himself fighting in Columbus, Ohio and Saudi Arabia when he fought Jey Uso and Randy Orton respectively to get the crown. He says the crown stands for where things are going when he challenges John Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship.

Randy Orton's music hits, and he makes his way out. He says for weeks, he told Rhodes that he would do whatever it took to become the new King Of The Ring and wouldn't hesitate. He says at Night Of Champions, he had Rhodes laying in the ring but he still managed to hesitate. He says Rhodes never hesitated and pulled the trigger, then says he respects Rhodes for that. He says he won't forget about that, but makes Rhodes promise to him that he will deal with Cena once and for all at SummerSlam.

Drew McIntyre's music hits, and he makes his way out. He mocks Rhodes and Orton, then tells them to shut up and says it's a good thing the alpha has returned. He says Orton already knows why he isn't holding the King Of The Ring crown, but says Orton lost psychologically a number of months ago. He tells Orton that Rhodes has been buttering him up by saying how much he respects him, then reminds Orton that he tweaked his surgically repaired back at Night Of Champions. He says Rhodes targeted Orton's back after he tweaked it, and yet, Orton still couldn't get the job done. He asks Orton what's happened to him, then says the legend of Orton is dead.

McIntyre then addresses Rhodes and says he wants him to win at SummerSlam because he wants to challenge him for the Undisputed WWE Championship and be the one who takes it from him. He says he won't hesitate unlike Orton, but Orton surprises McIntyre with an RKO out of nowhere.

We then head backstage, where McIntyre approaches Nick Aldis and says he wants Orton in a match. Aldis informs McIntyre that Orton has left the building, but he can give him a match at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event on July 12. 

Back at ringside, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Michin, B-Fab, Chelsea Green, and The Secret Hervice then all make their way out. 

Bliss, Michin, and Piper Niven begin the action. The bell rings and Flair tags herself in. Bliss stares her down, but Niven runs over Bliss. Flair rocks Niven with a forearm and lands a boot on B-Fab, then fires off chops on Niven. Michin lands chops and forearms on Flair, then lands a roundhouse kick on Niven's head to level her. Flair catches Michin with a boot through the ropes from the apron, but Niven sends Flair crashing onto the floor with a forearm. Michin flies to level Flair and Bliss on the outside, but Alba Fyre tags in. Niven delivers a senton off the apron to take dwon Michin and B-Fab on the outside, and Fyre flies off the top rope to level Flair and Bliss.

Back from the break, Niven lands a senton on Flair and goes for a pin. Flair kicks out, B-Fab tags in and levels Flair with a right hands and a kick. Flair trips B-Fab, but Bliss tags in and runs over Fyre with a pair of shoulder tackles. She connects with a Blockbuster on Fyre and sets up for Sister Abigail on B-Fab, but Michin comes to B-Fab's aid.

Niven gets B-Fab up and holds her in place as Fyre ascends to the top rope. Bliss trips Fyre, and Flair connects with a spear on Niven. She steps over her and Fyre, then ascends to the top rope and tags in Bliss by patting her on the head. Flair connects with a moonsault off the ropes on Fyre and Niven, but Green hops up onto the apron. Flair levels Green with a boot that sends her crashing onto the floor, and Bliss delivers a Twisted Bliss to Niven and Fyre before pinning Fyre for the win.

Winners: Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss

After the match, Flair hugs Bliss and Bliss returns the favor by holding up Flair's hand.

The Wyatt Sicks then make their way down to the ring. Montez Ford, Johnny Gargano, Berto, and Chris Sabin all follow.

Joe Gacy and Berto begin the action. The bell rings and Berto fires off right hands on Gacy. He delivers a springboard crossbody to Gacy, but Gacy lands a senton on Berto. Berto lands a springboard elbow on Gacy, but Dexter Lumis tags in and sends Berto crashing into the mat spine first.

Gargano tags in and tries to form an alliance with Lumis given their history, but Lumis levels Gargano with an open palm strike and follows it up with a Sidewalk Slam. He goes for a pin, but Sabin breaks the fall. Uncle Howdy gets in the ring and stares him down before everyone else joins them and begins brawling with one another. Gargano, Ford, Sabin, and Berto all superkick Erick Rowan out of the ring over the top rope. Ford then tags in and lands a kick on Rowan off the apron. He looks to fly, but Rowan intercepts him and Lumis levels Ford with a superkick.

Back from the break, Gacy tags in and lands a clothesline on Ford in the corner. Lumis tags in and lands a bodyslam on Ford, then powerbombs Lumis on top of Ford. Lumis then goes for a pin, but Ford kicks out.

Sabin and Gacy tag in, and Sabin takes down Gacy. He delivers a back body drop to an interfering Lumis and sends Howdy crashing off the apron, but Howdy tags in and continues beating down Sabin. Rowan tags in and levels Ford with a leg lariat, then sends Berto crashing off the apron. Sabin levels Rowan with a Tornado DDT off the middle rope. Rowan runs over Sabin with a crossbody and sends him crashing into the mat with an Iron Claw Slam for the win.

Winners: The Wyatt Sicks

Tiffany Stratton then makes her way out to the ring.

Stratton asks Pittsburgh what time it is, then says her sights are set on SummerSlam where she will be defending her WWE Women's Championship against Jade Cargill. She adds that she's ready to defend her title at Evolution.

Cargill's music hits, and she makes her way to the ring. Cargill says she sees Stratton looking like a champion after her defense against Nia Jax last week, then says Stratton has a choice to make as to her next challenger at Evolution. She warns Stratton against choosing wrong, but says she will be WWE Women's Championship at SummerSlam no matter who it is that she's challenging. Stratton then introduces Trish Stratus, and she makes her way to the ring.

Stratton says she invited Stratus to "SmackDown" because she found herself wondering what Evolution would be without Stratus. She then offers Stratus the chance to be her opponent at Evolution, and Cargill says that's fine because her earlier point still stands. Stratus says Evolution holds a special place in her heart because it represents everything she and the other women fought for back in the day. She says while her kids have seen her fight in the ring, they've never seen her as a champion. Stratton says things won't be easy at Evolution, and Stratus says that's fine since she wants that fight. Stratton tells both Stratus and Cargill that it's all fine because as the rest of the WWE Universe knows, it's Tiffy Time.

Rey Fenix, Andrade, Nathan Frazer, and Axiom then all make their way to the ring.

Andrade and Frazer begin the action. The bell rings and the two go back and forth. Fenix and Axiom get in the ring and begin brawling with each other as Andrade and Frazer go at it. Frazer dumps Andrade out of the rings and Axiom does the same to Fenix. Axiom and Frazer then deliver The Dive Train to Fenix and Andrade.

Back from the break, Fenix sends Axiom crashing into the mat with a DDT. Andrade tags in and delivers The Three Amigos to Frazer. Axiom makes the blind tag in, and Frazer delivers a superplex to Fenix. Axion and Frazer then deliver a superkick-Brainbuster combination to Fenix.

Back from another break, Frazer pins Andrade but Axiom breaks the fall with a dropkick to the two men. Frazer tags in and Axiom delivers a Spanish Fly to Andrade. Frazer follows it up with a Phoenix Splash to Andrade and goes for a pin, but Fenix sends himself and Axiom crashing into the two men to break the fall. Andrade then delivers The Message to Frazer for the win.

Winners: Rey Fenix and Andrade

Jacob Fatu and Jimmy Uso then make their way to the ring. Solo Sikoa and JC Mateo follow.

Fatu and Sikoa begin the action. The bell rings and Sikoa immediately tags out to Mateo. Fatu runs over Mateo with a splash and lands a headbutt on him, then sends his head bouncing off the ring apron. Jimmy tags in and Mateo runs over him with a splash back in the ring. Sikoa then tags back in and levels Jimmy with a forearm before delivering a Spinning Solo and staring down Fatu.

Back from the break, Mateo lands a back elbow on Jimmy in the corner. He looks to land a splash on him, but Jimmy moves out of the way and levels Mateo with a Samoan Drop. Fatu and Sikoa tag in, and Fatu lands a senton on Sikoa. He fires off headbutts on him in the corner, then lands a kick on Mateo that knocks him off the apron using the ropes and connects with a springboard moonsault on Sikoa.

Fatu lands Hip Attacks on Mateo and Sikoa in opposite corners, then delivers a Swanton Bomb to Sikoa off the top rope and goes for a pin. Mateo breaks the fall and fires off right hands on Fatu, but Jimmy rocks him with a superkick and flies over the top rope to level Mateo on the outside as Fatu holds down the top rope. Fatu then flies to level Sikoa on the other side of the ring and dumps him back inside. He follows it up with a DDT to him and a moonsault off the top rope for the win.

Winner: Jacob Fatu and Jimmy Uso

After the match, Fatu clears the announce desk and lays Sikoa on top of it. He ascends up the top rope, but Tala Tonga (formerly Hikuleo) pulls Sikoa off. Jimmy goes after Tala, but Tonga Loa comes to Tala's aid and tosses Jimmy over to him. Tala then levels Jimmy with a boot before Mateo connects with Tour Of The Islands on him and Loa delivers a hanging neckbreaker to Jimmy off the apron. Sikoa delivers the Samoan Spike to Fatu as Mateo, Loa, and Tala hold him in place. Tala then powerbombs Fatu through the announce desk and stands tall with Loa, Sikoa, and Mateo as the show goes off the air.