WWE SmackDown Results 8/22 - John Cena Appears, Charlotte Flair Collides With Piper Niven & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE SmackDown" on August 22, 2025, coming to you from the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland!

As he prepares to take on Logan Paul in singles competition at WWE Clash In Paris on August 31, John Cena will be making an appearance on tonight's show with something on his mind to share. Cena and Paul came face-to-face with one another on the August 8 episode of "SmackDown" in a post match brawl after the former and reigning Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes emerged victorious against the latter and Drew McIntyre due to a disqualification caused by Paul.

One half of the reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Charlotte Flair will be in action as she goes head-to-head with The Secret Hervice's Piper Niven. Flair holds a win over Niven's ally Chelsea Green from August 8 as the issues between Flair, her tag team partner Alexa Bliss, Niven, Green, and their ally Alba Fyre have continued to boil over.

Carmelo Hayes and The Miz will be joining forces with each other once again as they collide with Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin of The Motor City Machine Guns. Despite a few miscommunications (especially in the closing moments), Hayes and Miz scored a victory over former NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom during last Friday's edition of "SmackDown".

Aleister Black is advertised to return to televised action for the first time since coming up short to Damian Priest on the August 1 episode of "SmackDown" via disqualification as he faces Ron Killings. Not only have tensions between Black and Killings been on the rise for the past several weeks, but they previously met in the ring on July 11 when Killings emerged victorious against Black in quick fashion.

Additionally, following their win over #DIY last Friday, The Street Profits look to score another victory tonight as they go toe-to-toe with two members of MFT.

We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home before Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring.

After fans give Lynch a warm hometown reception, she voices her excitement for the first ever televised (then) live event from Dublin, Ireland. She recalls being in the 3Arena when she was younger watching her first live event and Randy Orton making eye contact with her, but she finally gets to say that Dublin doesn't deserve it. She says none of the fans deserve it because none of them have a face for television. She complains about having a lack of coverage in Ireland given that she's the hero of the country, then says people often talk about being let down by their heroes but she's let down by her fans.

Lynch says as the single greatest female wrestler of all time as is said all the time in American publications, she's achieved things that people thought were impossible. She says she's a grand slam champion who makes history every year, then says Dublin should give her a parade, mural, or statue. She says she instead has to come home, get off her first class jet, and see nothing giving tribute to her.

Tiffany Stratton's music hits, and she makes her way to the ring. She says she doesn't get how Lynch can be so ungreatful to Dublin, then sas Dublin knows that it's Tiffy Time. She says Lynch can leave, or Lynch can make her leave.

Nia Jax's music hits, and she makes her way out. She asks Stratton why she's concerned with Lynch, and while Lynch is right in saying Dublin sucks, she doesn't even go there. She says Stratton has bigger problems than that, and they're standing right in front of her.

Jax clocks Stratton with a right hand and fires off stomps on her. Lynch joins in, but Jade Cargill's music hits and she runs down to the ring. Lynch sneaks up behind Cargill, but Cargill spots her. Stratton then delivers a dropkick to Jax that sends her crashing off the apron, prompting Nick Aldis to come to the ring and make a tag team match pitting Lynch and Jax against Stratton and Cargill.

Carmelo Hayes and The Miz then make their way to the ring. The Motor City Machine Guns follow.

The Miz looks to begin the action with Chris Sabin. The bell rings and Hayes tags himself in. He locks up with Sabin and goes back and forth with him, but Miz tags himself in. Shelley and Sabin send Miz crashing out of the ring, then do the same to Hayes. Shelley then holds the ropes open for Sabin to land a dive on Hayes and Miz on the outside.

Back from the break, Miz prevents Shelley from tagging out to Sabin by grabbing onto his ankle. Shelley breaks free and tags in Sabin. Sabin lands a crossbody on Miz off the middle rope, then follows it up with a Tornado DDT off the middle rope and goes for a pin. Miz kicks out, but Shelley tags in and lands a rolling forearm on Miz.

Sabin and Hayes tag back in, and Hayes sends Sabin crashing into the mat face first. Miz tags in much to the frustration of Hayes. Hayes connects with The First 48 on Sabin, but Miz pins Sabin for the win.

Winners: Carmelo Hayes and The Miz

Charlotte Flair then makes her way to the ring. Piper Niven, Chelsea Green, and Alba Fyre are already waiting inside.

The bell rings and the two lock up. They go back and forth with one another, but Niven levels Flair. Flair kips up and rocks Niven with a boot, then ascends to the top rope and delivers a crossbody to Niven. She goes for a pin, but Niven kicks out. Niven rocks Flair with a back elbow, but Flair responds with an enzuigiri and levels Niven with a big boot.

Back from the break, Niven pins Flair. Flair kicks out, but Niven ascends to the middle rope and looks to land a Vader Bomb on Flair. Flair moves out of the way, then fires off chops on Niven and connects with a clothesline on her. Flair then delivers a series of boots to Niven before connecting with a moonsault off the middle rope and going for a pin. Niven kicks out.

Green hops up on the apron, but Flair levels her with a forearm. Niven cinches in a Figure Eight Leg Lock on Niven, but Fyre distracts the referee and Green rakes Flair's eyes to break the hold. This opens the door for Niven to connect with a splash on Flair and follows it up with a Michinoku Driver for the win.

Winner: Piper Niven

John Cena then makes his way to the ring. 

Paul says "it's always good to be back in England", then continues to rag on Ireland and says the WWE Universe continue to call him an outsider despite being a wrestler for 4 years now. He says Cena will do whatever the bosses tell him to do, but he won't do that and doesn't need to try too hard to get attention. He says he's a moment maker, then asks fans who the imposter is: the guy who risks his life at every Premium Live Event for the pleasure of fans or the man who's been doing the same 5 moves for the last 25 years before he adds that it's his house now.

Cena says Paul is a future WWE Champion and future WrestleMania main eventer, but that still makes him and the fans upset. He says Paul is right in saying he's not an outsider because he's a disappointment. He says Paul was so excited when he arrived in WWE and recalls talking to Paul on his podcast for hours when he first arrived in the company. He says WWE and its fans welcomed him as a family, but he's only used them as a branding opportunity to put over his PRIME Hydration drink. He tips over the giant PRIME bottle at ringside, then says Paul has only had 23 matches to date while he's poured his heart into wrestling for 23 years.

Cena says Paul has a whole lot of potential, but the main different between him and Paul no matter how many moves he has is that he thinks about what he can give to the wrestling business. He says Paul asks himself what he can take from the wrestling business every time that he steps into the ring, then says Paul is not an outsider but rather a parasite. He says Paul got lucky in asking for a match against him, then says Clash In Paris is the most important match of his life. He says the only agreement him and Paul have is for Paul to bring his A Game in Paris because his opponent is the greatest of all time. He says Paul is nothing more than a backflipping YouTuber who doesn't care.

Paul flips Cena's baseball cap off his head, then shoves him a couple of times. Cena responds by giving Paul an Attitude Adjustment and stands tall.

The Street Profits and B-Fab then make their way to the ring. 

Back from the break, we see Paul run into Drew McIntyre backstage with the latter offering the former a few words of advice ahead of his Clash In Paris match against Cena.

Back at ringside, MFT make their way out.

Angelo Dawkins and Loa begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Loa runs over Dawkins with a shoulder tackle, but Dawkins responds with a dropkick to Loa and tags in Montez Ford. Mateo tags in on his side, but Ford lands a kick on his face and connects with a Famouser on him. Mateo dumps Ford onto the apron, and Loa sends him crashing into the ring post on the outside.

Back from the break, Mateo pins Ford but Ford kicks out. Mateo then delivers a standing moonsault on Ford, but Ford dumps Mateo out of the ring and tags in Dawkins. Dawkins levels Mateo with a pair of clotheslines and a back elbow, then levels Loa with a flapjack.

Ford tags back in and lands a jumping knee on Mateo, then ascends to the top rope. Solo Sikoa distracts the referee, and Talla Tonga pushes Ford off the top rope. Mateo then delivers Tour Of The Islands to Ford and goes for a pin, but Ford kicks out.

Jimmy Uso appears out of nowhere and hits Talla with a chair across his spine twice. Talla kicks the chair out of Jimmy's hand and sends him crashing over the barricade, then beats him down through the crowd as Sikoa stands on the announce desk. Sami Zayn appears out of nowhere and trips Sikoa, but Mateo chases him away from ringside. Ford flies over the top rope to level Mateo and Loa on the outside. Dawkins then delivers a spinebuster to Mateo, and Ford follows it up with a Frog Splash off the top rope for the win.

Winners: The Street Profits

Aleister Black then makes his way to the ring, ready to face Ron Killings. Killings instead appears on the Titan Tron, explaining to Black that he accidentally flew to Dublin, Georgia instead of Dublin, Ireland. He says he made a call to one of his good friends.

Damian Priest's music hits, and he makes his way out. Black rains down right hands on Priest's back and fires off more of then and left hands on Black in the corner. Black fires off strikes on Priest, and the two men continue brawling on the outside. Priest clocks Black, but Black lands a kick on Priest in the ring as security runs down to the ring to separate the two men. Black and Priest fire off right hands on one another, but security pulls them apart. Priest breaks free, but security tries to get the two men separated once again.

Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett then inform fans that there's still no medical update on Cody Rhodes after Drew McIntyre took him out a couple of weeks ago. McIntyre then appears at ringside, and says he's done Rhodes a favor by giving him a gift: more time with the Undisputed WWE Championship. He tells Rhodes to hold his title tight and reminds him that he'll have to fight him eventually, then reminds him that he's one of the only people who's pinned him in WWE. McIntyre continues to mock Rhodes, but Randy Orton sneaks up behind him and delivers an RKO to him.

Becky Lynch and Nia Jax then make their way to the ring. Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill follow. 

Stratton and Lynch begin the action. The bell rings and Lynch lands a cheap forearm on Cargill on the apron. Stratton delivers a shotgun dropkick on Lynch and delivers a forearm to Jax on the apron, then ascends to the ring post and lands a Swanton Bomb on both Jax and Lynhc on the outside. Stratton dumps Jax (who has tagged in) back in the ring, but Lynch holds her ankle to keep her from getting back inside. Jax then delivers a leg drop to Stratton.

Back from the break, Cargill tags in and rocks Lynch with a pair of forearms. She runs over her with a pair of back elbows, but Cargill levels Lynch with a Fallaway Slam and follows it up with a splash to her. She delivers a boot and a spinning sit-out powerbomb on Lynch, then goes for a pin but Lynch kicks out.

Jax tags in and blindsides Cargill from behind, then lands a senton on Cargill. She sets up for the An-Nia-Lator, but Cargill pulls Jax off the ropes with a powerbomb. Stratton tags in and delivers Prettist Moonsault Ever to Jax before Cargill tags in and delivers a splash to Jax for the win.

Winners: Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill

We then head backstage, where Nick Aldis informs Cena that he's been in contact with Brock Lesnar as he leaves the arena. Logan Paul appears out of nowhere and knocks Cena out with a right hand, then quickly retreats from the arena. Aldis checks on Cena and calls for medics to check on him as the show goes off the air.