Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage of the final SmackDown before this weekend's two-day SummerSlam PLE.

WWE will present one of its biggest shows of the year, SummerSlam 2025, on Saturday and Sunday, the first time the event has taken place across two nights.

WWE fans are gearing up for what could be a very eventful SummerSlam. Ahead of the event, which is taking place over two nights for the first time, Raw, SmackDown and NXT have all put up strong performances across cable and streaming as viewers tap into the current storylines that are likely to play out over the weekend with nine titles on the line.

John Cena's shocking heel turn at Elimination Chamber stunned the WWE universe after he wrestled as a babyface for many years, but it appears fans might be getting the old Cena back.

Since he made his WWE return, Cody immediately convinced Triple H and the management that he was the right man to focus on for the future and it is no coincidence that he has been transformed into the new symbolic face of the company.