WWE SmackDown tonight: Start time in India, USA, UK, Australia & more (June 27, 2025)

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The Night of Champions go-home show will emanate from Saudi Arabia.
WWE has arrived in Saudi Arabia for an unforgettable weekend, and the promotion is set to deliver two shows from the capital, Riyadh. The promotion will deliver this week’s show of SmackDown tonight before the Night of Champions PLE.
The June 27 episode of Friday Night SmackDown is set to serve as the go-home show for the upcoming Night of Champions 2025. The show will air live from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Stars will meet for the final time before their clash at the PLE.
Multiple top stars, including Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena, Cody Rhodes, LA Knight, Nia Jax, Randy Orton, and WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton, are being advertised for the show. The promotion has announced a stacked card for the show, including three title clashes.
The go-home show of SmackDown features a stacked card. Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena will make an appearance on this week’s SmackDown, ahead of his title defense against CM Punk at the PLE. Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton will put the title on the line against Nia Jax once again, this time in a last woman standing match.
Furthermore, The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) are set to defend the WWE Tag Team titles against The Wyatt Sicks (Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis). In the third announced title clash on the show, Women’s United States Champion Zelina Vega will put the title on the line against Giulia.
WWE SmackDown (June 27, 2025) Start Time
- USA: 08 PM ET, 07 PM CT & 05 PM PT (Friday)
- UK: 06 PM GMT (Friday)
- India: 10:30 PM IST (Friday)
- Canada: 01 PM ET (Friday)
- Australia: 03 AM AEST (Saturday)
- Saudi Arabia: 08 PM SAST (Friday)
Matches & Segments announced for 06/27 WWE SmackDown
- John Cena to appear ahead of his title defense at Night of Champions
- Tiffany Stratton (c) vs Nia Jax – Last Woman Standing match for the WWE Women’s title
- Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (c) vs The Wyatt Sicks (Joe Gacy & Dexter Lumis) – WWE Tag Team titles
- Zelina Vega (c) vs Giulia – Women’s United States title match
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