WWE's Friday Night SmackDown's July 25 edition was going to take the opportunity to pay its respect to one of the legends of the game - Hulk Hogan, and that's exactly what it did. After Hogan's passing on the morning of July 24,

Cody Rhodes plans to beat John Cena from one corner of MetLife Stadium to the next. On Friday's WWE SmackDown, Rhodes forced Cena to sign up for a street fight at SummerSlam.

Cody Rhodes, just over a week ahead of his Undisputed WWE Championship rematch against John Cena, will be in attendance in Cleveland on tonight's episode of Friday Night SmackDown.

Last Friday's "WWE SmackDown" finale gave us our biggest hints yet that there could be a big change coming for wrestling's ultimate babyface.

SmackDown paid tribute to the late Hulk Hogan with a heartfelt ceremony and video montage. The show then transitioned to SummerSlam hype, featuring Logan Paul, Randy Orton, and a brawl. Plus, Cody Rhodes challenged John Cena to bring his best.

A can’t-miss WWE card is headed to Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, when Jelly Roll, Logan Paul, Cody Rhodes and more headline WWE’s Friday Night SmackDown! live on Friday, July 25 (7/25/2025) at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network.

While she may consider herself a “lowkey legend,” Cody Rhodes has high praise for Natalya. On the latest edition of What Do You Wanna Talk About, WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella joined Cody Rhodes, with former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Natalya coming up as a topic of conversation.

Hogan also famously wrestled for WWE competitor World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the 1990s, turning heel (wrestling parlance for bad guy) and becoming Hollywood Hulk Hogan as a member of the New World Order (NWO). He has also wrestled for promotions like New Japan Pro Wrestling and TNA.

WWE will pay tribute to Hulk Hogan on the July 25th episode of WWE SmackDown. Plus, Cody Rhodes is set to speak.

Cody Rhodes will challenge John Cena at WWE SummerSlam to hopefully win back the Undisputed Championship that he lost at WrestleMania 41.