WWE SmackDown Results 9/19 - Two Titles On The Line, Rhodes-McIntyre Contract Signing

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s coverage of "WWE SmackDown" on September 19, 2025, coming to you from the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio!

On the go home show before Wrestlepalooza, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will have a contract signing with Drew McIntyre. There will also be an exclusive interview with Brock Lesnar ahead of his match with John Cena tomorrow night.

Carmelo Hayes will answer Sami Zayn's open challenge for the Men's U.S. Championship after asking for the match last week. Miz wasn't too happy that Hayes got himself a title shot.

Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss successfully defended their tag titles against Izzi Dame and Tatum Paxley at "NXT Homecoming". Tonight, they'll defend them against Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre. A few weeks ago, Green and her Secret Hervice attacked the champs, resulting in an injury to Flair. Bliss beat Green in their one-on-one match.

Michael Cole says Brock Lesnar wants to do the interview live and begins to head backstage when Lesnar's music hits and he meets Cole in the middle of the ramp. He lifted Cole over his shoulder and threw him into the ring. Corey Graves got into the ring to plead with Lesnar. He ate an F5.

Lesnar yelled into the camera, "John, I'm coming for you! It's D-Day tomorrow! I'm coming for blood!" He then tossed about the Prime cart and steel steps before hitting another F5 on Graves.

After the break, Graves was being attended to. Lesnar came face to face with a grinning Paul Heyman. He told Lesnat they should talk. Nick Aldis told Heyman he doesn't need any more problems tomorrow. Heyman wanted to see the Usos, but they're in Indianapolis.

Cole returns to the commentary table and is somber about Graves needing medical help for coming to his aid.

Flair comes to the ring and Bliss follows. Green and Fyre follow without Piper Niven.

Flair and Green start us off. Green ducks Flair and knocks Bliss off the apron. Bliss tags in and hits a senton on Green. They double team Fyre. Bliss forearms Green. Fyre pulled Bliss down and held her in place so that Green could dropkick her in the head. Fyre spins her around and slammed her face into the ringpost.

After the break, Miz joined commentary. Bliss rocks Green a few times with forearms. Flair tagged in, but she can't get in the ring. Green grabbed Bliss by the hair and slammed her in the corner and shoulder tackled her.

Flair tagged in and sent Fyre down with two clotheslines. She fired off chops on Fyre and Green. She did a cartwheel into a clothesline on Fyre before suplexing her. Flair sends Green off the apron and Fyre rolls her up. Flair goes up top, but Green knocks her down, allowing Fyre to kick her in the face. Fyre hit Flair with a kick to the face. Green knocked her down and Fyre connected with a senton. Bliss broke up the pin. Fyre and Green double team Bliss. Flair and Bliss hit stereo Natural Selections and Flair gets the win.

Winner: Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss

Fraxiom makes their way to the ring. Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker attack Fraxiom before Heyman comes to the ring. He compares Fraxiom to the Usos by calling them down and out and flat on their back. Heyman speaks Samoan and as he's about to translate, Fraxiom dive on Breakker and Reed. They wipe them out on the outside. Aldis comes out and makes the match official.

After the break, Breakker placed Axiom on the turnbuckle and put him on his shoulders, but Axiom briefly fought out before taking a backdrop. Breakker turned him inside out with a lariat. Reed tagged in and beat up Axiom before hitting a senton. He tagged Breakker in, who suplexed Axiom before knocking Frazer off the corner. Axiom hit Breakker with a dropkick. Reed and Frazer tagged in. Frazer hit him with a dropkick and a frog splash. Frazer went for a corkscrew moonsault, but Reed moved and hit the Jagged Edge. He went for a Tsunami, but Axiom stopped him. Breakker tossed him into a spear before landing the Tsunami on Frazer for the win.

Winner: The Vision

Heyman finishes what he was saying before Fraxiom interrupted him. The spoiler for Wrestlepalooza, "your winners!" while pointing to Reed and Breakker. A video of the Usos plays tells Reed and Breakker not to choke and welcomes them to the Uso Penitentiary.

Jax says she's sick of the women's division. She said it's embarrassing that they call themselves the alpha females when she is. She put Tiffany Stratton in a "Tiffy Timeout". If she could trade looks with anyone it would be Jade Cargill, but Jade would want to trade talent with her. Jax says she looks fantastic until she gets in the ring.

Stratton comes out and says everyone is sick of hearing Jax complain about her. She says both Jax and Cargill are committed to acting delusional. She marches to the ring, but is intercepted by security. Cargill takes two security guards before heading to the ring before being stopped. Aldis makes a match for a triple threat match for the title next week.

Hayes makes his way to the ring. Zayn follows.

Zayn works Hayes' arm and sends him to the mat. Hayes works Zayn's arm until Zayn sends him to the mat. Zayn runs the ropes and Hayes takes him down with a dropkick. Hayes runs the ropes and Zayn takes him down by punching him in the face. Zayn punches Hayes in the corner repeatedly until Hayes flips him over to the apron. Hayes jumped on Zayn's shoulders while he was laying on the ropes.

After the break, Hayes takes Zayn down and connects with a leg drop. He follows with multiple chops. Zayn took him down with a clothesline. He followed with an overhead chop before repeatedly punching Hayes in the corner. Zayn followed with a tornado DDT, but Hayes got his shoulder up.

Zayn heads up top, but Hayes charges at him. Zayn responds with a slam. Hayes connects with a big knee. Hayes goes for a splash, but Zayn gets his knees up. Zayn went for a Helluva Kick, but Hayes wiped him out with a big kick.

Zayn intercepts Hayes for an exploder, but Hayes holds onto the rope. Hayes sends him to the apron and hits a DDT. He follows with a frog splash, but can't hold Zayn's leg for the pin. Zayn catches Hayes' First 48. Hayes reverses out of a Blue Thunder Bomb to connect with the First 48, but Zayn kicks out. Both men are down.

They attempt to flip each other, but Hayes finally connects. Hayes went for Nothing But Net, but Zayn moved and hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for the win.

Winner: Sami Zayn

McIntyre comes to the ring first and just as he's about to speak, Rhodes' music hits. Rhodes talks about when he and McIntyre were tag champions and no one talks about it. He calls McIntyre a keyboard warrior and tells him to post something. McIntyre posts "thank you, Cody!!!" Rhodes asks what it means. McIntyre said all he wanted was a title shot without outside interference. Rhodes won't let that happen because he's a champion that cares about stock prices and his name on the marquee. He isn't willing to jeopardize the main event of Wrestlepalooza. McIntyre tells Rhodes that the fans will turn on him and move on to the next flavor of the month.

Rhodes said McIntyre's legacy will be losing the main event on the first ESPN PLE before signing the contract. McIntyre signs it and then headbutts him. He sends the champ to the outside before wailing on him. He throws him into the announce table. He considers a Claymore, but stops to grab Rhodes' face. He tells him he's not jeopardizing the match and will beat him tomorrow.

As he walks around the ring, Aldis is talking to him when Rhodes dives on him and punches him. Referees pull them apart, but Rhodes breaks free and they go at it again. McIntyre hits a Claymore and stomps on his head. McIntyre drops next to him and says something about the title.