Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre signed their Wrestlepalooza title match contract at "WWE SmackDown" in Toledo — and Brock Lesnar teased an unexpected reunion with an old friend.

Just eight days before WWE presents its debut ESPN premium live event Wrestlepalooza, the company hit the USA Network airwaves with a high-profile episode of SmackDown featuring the latest appearance from Brock Lesnar,

Friday Night SmackDown sets the stage for WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025. Brock Lesnar starts the show, attacking Michael Cole and Corey Graves. Alexa Bliss

The go-home edition of SmackDown before Wrestlepalooza belonged to one man: Brock Lesnar. Let's take a look at the top 5 moments from the show. Nia spoke the truth. This was a good promo from Jax. She garnered real heat from the Toledo fans.

"WWE SmackDown" closed with the Universal WWE Champion Cody Rhodes making a match official against Drew McIntyre for Wrestlepalooza.

SmackDown was a night of remembrance for WWE. The July 25 edition of WWE's weekly show was the first one to take place since the death of Hulk Hogan, arguably the biggest star in company history. WWE typically holds tributes during shows after former stars ...

WWE Wrestlepalooza was filled with interesting twists, but one of the highlights was Brock Lesnar's reunion with Paul Heyman.

Brock Lesnar was apparently in no mood to talk Friday night in Toledo, Ohio. The Beast was scheduled for a sit-down interview with Michael Cole on SmackDown, bu