The Wyatt Sicks were in action against Andrade and Rey Fenix, Alexa Bliss took on Roxanne Perez, and both Jelly Roll and Logan Paul helped hype their upcoming tag match with Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre as their respective partners. WWE also took some time to pay tribute to the late Hulk Hogan following his death on Thursday.

NXT received a welcome spotlight throughout WWE’s Evolution 2, especially in regard to the final three participants in the Evolution Battle Royal. That match would come down to the unexpected trio of Stephanie Vaquer,

In the U.S., you can watch SmackDown on USA Network, which is available to stream on Fubo. Fubo offers a free trial so you can try before you buy.

The road to Summer Slam rolls through Cleveland for WWE Smackdown on July 25 at Rocket Arena. Tickets for this event are still available on major third-party sites.

WWE SmackDown saw an increase in viewership on July 25. According to Wrestlenomics, SmackDown averaged 1.707 million viewers on Friday. The show drew a 0.48 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. The viewership is up from last week's episode,

Needing a little excitement, Gunther and AJ Styles snapped into a Slim Jim to win over fans after a flat finish in Cleveland.

An internal WWE source has told WrestleVotes that the company will put "wheels in motion" on a contingency plan should Drew McIntyre remain stranded in the UK and thus miss both SmackDown and this weekend's SummerSlam PLE. For those who don't know, the Scot is currently stuck in England after attending a friend's wedding.

Mark Henry commended a recent WWE guest star for their promo work last Friday, believing that he did a better job than many career wrestlers would have.