WWE SmackDown Wilkes-Barre Lineup and Predictions

This Friday’s (December 12, 2025) edition of WWE SmackDown will air live on both Netflix and the USA Network from the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, one night before John Cena’s Final Match.

We have the full lineup for the event, including every officially announced superstar, dark matches, my detailed match predictions and analysis.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.

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WWE SmackDown 12/12/25 Lineup

• Mixed Tag Match: Damian Priest & Rhea Ripley vs. Aleister Black & Zelina Vega

• United States Championship Match: Ilja Dragunov (c) vs. Tommaso Ciampa

• Alexa Bliss vs. Lash Legend

• Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes will speak

Dark Matches

• Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez

• The War Raiders vs. The New Day

Also Officially Announced

• Jade Cargill

• Tiffany Stratton

• Tiffany Stratton

• Drew McIntyre

• Charlotte Flair

• Solo Sikoa

• Alexa Bliss

• Randy Orton

• Jacob Fatu

• Chelsea Green

Cards and Talents are always subject to change.

SmackDown Predictions

• Aleister Black and Zelina defeats The Terror Twins During the match The Judgment Day screws The Terror Twins Post-Match Aleister Black and Zelina joins The Judgment Day

• Alexa Bliss defeats Lash Legend with the help of The Wyatt Sicks

• Ilja Dragunov defeats Tommaso Ciampa During The Match Carmelo Hayes screws Tommaso Ciampa by attacking Johnny Gargano.

• The video package shows four 2's and it combines into a number 8 and then the identity is called: "8" and then the female voice says in which is Charlotte Flair who says in this video package as a masked woman with the voice changer to send the message to Michin: "I'm not a tag team person, I'm the best person of all time, I'm getting my title back, Because I'm the Queen and I'm not alone."

• Cody Rhodes tries to call out Oba Femi and instead gets attacked by Solo Sikoa with a Samoan spike.

• Bayley questions Zaria and Sol Ruca's loyalty and then Sol Ruca and Zaria talked to Bayley about the trusting miscommunications and then Bayley talked to them on how to fix it.

• Dark Match: The War Raiders defeats The New Day During the match The Judgment Day screws The New Day.

• Dark Match: Bayley and Lyra Valkyria defeats Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez with the help of Sol Ruca