Welcome to Wrestling Inc.’s live coverage for “WWE SmackDown” on August 29, 2025, coming to you from the LDLC Arena in Lyon, France!

Solo Sikoa will be putting the United States Championship on the line for the first time since retaining against Jacob Fatu in a Steep Cage Match at Night Two of WWE SummerSlam on August 3 as he defends against the newest member of the “SmackDown” roster Sami Zayn. Zayn and his ally Jimmy Uso ensured that Sikoa’s MFT stablemates JC Mateo and Tonga Loa came up short to The Street Profits in tag team competition last week when they blindsided Sikoa and Talla Tonga with an attack to distract Mateo and Loa.

Speaking of Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins, they will be competing in a match of their own tonight as they collide with Carmelo Hayes and The Miz in a Number One Contenders Match for Joe Gacy and Dexter Lumis’ WWE Tag Team Championship. Ford and Dawkins have racked up wins against the likes of #DIY and the aforementioned MFT over the course of the past couple of weeks, while Hayes and Miz have defeated the likes of Nathan Frazer and Axiom and The Motor City Machine Guns.

As she continues to have her eyes set on Giulia’s Women’s United States Championship, Michin will be going one-on-one with Giulia’s ally Kiana James. Michin and James previously went head-to-head with one another on the July 24 episode of “WWE Main Event” when the former defeated the latter in what marked the last time that James competed in the ring.

Additionally, John Cena and Logan Paul will be coming face-to-face with one another two days before they square off in the ring at WWE Clash In Paris. Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss have been advertised to defend their WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship against Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre following weeks of tensions between the four women.