WWE Friday Night Smackdown airs on Friday nights at 8 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream. Friday, Dec. 5 will serve as the 49th episode of Season 27, and it will air on USA.

You can stream “WWE SmackDown!” live or on demand without a cable subscription by using several streaming platforms that offer USA Network, including DirecTV (free trial) and Sling. fuboTV is currently not a viable option, due to the ongoing dispute with NBCU causing NBC-owned channels to be blacked out on the service.

This is Wrestling Inc.'s live coverage for "WWE SmackDown" on December 5, 2025, with The Last Time Is Now Tournament finals between GUNTHER & LA Knight!

The Survivor Series: WarGames go-home show also featured a traditional five-on-five Survivor Series match. Solo Sikoa and his MFTs engaged in a hard-fought battle against the joint forces of Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Rey Fenix and the Motor City Machine Guns.

It's not uncommon to see botches when WWE stars attempt to perform certain moves or spots in the ring. However, it's more of a rarity when a WWE referee botch seems to occur. That appeared to be the case during the recent episode of SmackDown on Friday.

Friday's SmackDown managed to hype both Survivor Series and the upcoming Saturday Night's Main Event at the same time. We got two matches in the Last Time is Now tournament, a WarGames advantage bout, and an elimination match to close the show.

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