WWE SmackDown
October 17, 2025Summary
| Date | Oct 17 | Total matches | 4 |
| Men's matches | 3 | Women's matches | 1 |
| Singles matches | 2 | Tag Team matches | 2 |
| Trio Matches | 0 | Other Matches | 0 |
This episode of SmackDown took place on October 17, 2025 and featured 4 matches on the card. A majority of the matches ended by pinfall, submission, or the rules stipulated by the match, but 1 of the 4 matches ended with a non-finish disqualification or count-out. Multiple championships were defended on the card, including the WWE Universal, United States and WWE Women's Tag Team Championships.
The matches featured 12 wrestlers and 4 tag teams, highlighted by Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, Cody, Sami Zayn and Drew McIntyre.
Predictability
Unpredictable
(2 of 4 Matches)
Competitions
Usual Singles
Usual Tag
Diversity
More Mens
Usual Womens
Balance of Power
Wins were balanced between Faces and Heels.
(2 Face wins to 2 Heel wins in 4 matches)
Matches
Men's Singles |
8-8 (Overall: 8-11, Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 34.7% |
Champion 6-3 (Overall: 9-5, Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 65.3% |
| Match ended by Disqualification |
- This was the 7th main event singles match of 2025 that Drew McIntyre has participated in.
- This was the 3rd time Drew McIntyre and Cody have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. Drew McIntyre leads the series 2-1. The most recent match was 27 days ago at Wrestlepalooza on September 20, 2025 where Cody won.
- With this win, Drew McIntyre has a win percentage at or above 50% (8-8) in 2025 singles matches.
- Prior to this match it had been 27 days since Drew McIntyre had competed in a WWE match.
| Men's Tag Team |
6-9-1 (Last 5: 1-4) Win Probability: 55.0% |
3-8 (Last 5: 2-3) Win Probability: 45.0% |
- This was the 3rd time Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin have competed in a 2-on-2 tag team match against Humberto Carrillo and Angel Garza in WWE. Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin lead the series 3-0. The most recent match was 245 days ago at SmackDown on February 14, 2025 where Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin won.
- Prior to this match it had been 56 days since Alex Shelley and 56 days since Chris Sabin had competed in a WWE match.
Men's Singles |
1-0 (Overall: 1-0, Last 5: 1-0) Win Probability: 31.4% |
Champion 12-9-1 (Overall: 14-12-1, Last 5: 4-1) Win Probability: 68.6% |
- This was the 7th United States title defense by Sami Zayn since defeating Solo Sikoa for the championship at SmackDown on August 29, 2025 49 days ago.
- This was the 1st time Ilja Dragunov has challenged for the United States championship.
- Upset win! Ilja Dragunov won the match with a Wrazzlin win probability of 31.4%!
- Over the past year, Sami Zayn has lost the 4th most number of matches in WWE Men's singles competition (11 losses).
- This was the 2nd time Ilja Dragunov and Sami Zayn have competed 1-on-1 in a singles match in WWE. Ilja Dragunov leads the series 2-0. The most recent match was 459 days ago at Monday Night RAW on July 15, 2024 where Ilja Dragunov won.
- Prior to this match it had been 403 days since Ilja Dragunov had competed in a WWE match.
Women's Tag Team |
Champions 5-1 (Last 5: 4-1) Win Probability: 60.6% |
1-2 (Last 5: 1-2) Win Probability: 39.4% |
- This was the 3rd opening tag match of 2025 that Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair have participated in.
- This was the 1st time Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair have competed in a 2-on-2 tag team match against Sol Ruca and Zaria in WWE.
- With this win, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair have now won 4 tag matches in a row.
- Prior to this match it had been 28 days since Alexa Bliss and 28 days since Charlotte Flair had competed in a WWE match.
Last updated Saturday October 18 8:28 PM UTC