WWE SmackDown Preview (October 3, 2025): Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton in action, US Open Challenge, Tiffany Stratton & Stephanie Vaquer to appear ahead of Crown Jewel & more

Cody Rhodes is set for tag team action on SmackDown!

The October 3 episode of Friday Night SmackDown is set to air live from the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show will continue building towards the upcoming Crown Jewel PLE, likely announcing new matches for the show.

Multiple stars, including Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton, Randy Orton, Jacob Fatu, Jade Cargill, and Sami Zayn, are being advertised for the show.

Let us now take a look at the detailed preview along with the match card, timings, and telecast details for this week’s show of WWE SmackDown.

Announced matches for WWE SmackDown (10/3)

• Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton vs The Vision (Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed) – Tag Team match
• Sami Zayn’s United States Open Challenge continues
• Tiffany Stratton promo ahead of Crown Jewel
• Damian Priest in action
• Cody Rhodes, Tiffany Stratton, Randy Orton, Jacob Fatu, Jade Cargill & Sami Zayn are listed as featured superstars

Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton vs The Vision (Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed) – Tag Team match

In the opening moments of last week’s show, Cody Rhodes was interrupted by Paul Heyman, who was accompanied by Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. Rhodes refused to back down but fell prey to the numbers game until Randy Orton appeared to neutralize Reed, while Rhodes took out Breakker.

General Manager Nick Aldis has now announced that, after having a conversation with RAW GM Adam Pearce, he has booked a tag team match involving Rhodes and Orton, who will take on Reed and Breakker this week in Ohio.

Tiffany Stratton promo ahead of Crown Jewel

WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton is set for an appearance this week ahead of the upcoming Crown Jewel PLE. Stratton will battle Women’s World Champion Stephanie Vaquer in a ‘Champion vs Champion’ clash for the women’s Crown Jewel title. She will likely cut a promo hyping up the clash.

Sami Zayn US Open challenge & Damian Priest in action

United States Champion Sami Zayn is set to continue his US title open challenge this week. Zayn last week defended the title against NXT’s Je’Von Evans in a high-octane clash.

On the other hand, ‘The Archer of Infamy’ Damian Priest will be in action this week; WWE has not yet revealed his opponent. Priest is currently feuding with Aleister Black, with the latter outsmarting Priest on multiple occasions.

WWE SmackDown Timings & Telecast Details

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