WWE SMACKDAWN 7 NOVEMBER 2025 CODY RHODES VS ALEISTER BLACK FULL MATCH

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WWE SMACKDAWN 7 NOVEMBER 2025 CODY RHODES VS ALEISTER BLACK FULL MATCH   #wwe  #wwesmackdawn  #wrestling  #sports  #highlights

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00:00I cannot overstate how absolutely lethal

00:05Alistair Black is between the ropes.

00:08A student of multiple martial arts from Muay Thai to Penchak Salat.

00:12Black knows a million ways to hurt you.

00:15And he also has that one sudden impact of a move known as Black Mask.

00:20That'll turn your lights out in an instant.

00:24Brody Rose knows slouch with his own amateur wrestling background

00:27being utilized in the early moments of this one.

00:30Nice takedown of Alistair Black by the champ, and Alistair Black retaliates.

00:36Gonna be interested to see what this pace is in this match tonight.

00:40Both men coming out of the blocks hot.

00:44Cody, of course, went through that grueling matchup six nights ago with

00:47Saturday night's main event, it's Drew McIntyre.

00:52That in and of itself can't allow Cody to be 100% tonight.

00:56It's only been a few days.

00:57You don't do battle with somebody who's 285 pounds, the size of Drew McIntyre, and

01:02feel great this suit.

01:03Face first goes Alistair Black.

01:06And to your point about the pace, Alistair's a competitor who's not afraid to push the pace.

01:11Alistair can even fly a little bit when need be.

01:13But his bread and butter, what brought him to the dance is his striking ability,

01:16which is second to none.

01:17And up and over when Cody went for an arm drag, and Alistair Black ready,

01:21looking for an arm bar here.

01:22Alistair Black is a weapon.

01:26Everything about this guy hurts, and it was designed.

01:29That was great counter by Cody going into the cover and forcing the break, and now.

01:33Goodness.

01:34Looked like he was going for the disaster kick, and ran into a kick of his own.

01:38Alistair Black has the champ on the ropes.

01:45Absolutely, and it totally changed the complexion of the match for several moments.

01:49Obviously, Cody still with plenty of gas left in the tank.

01:52But that can rock you, it can disorient you, it throws off your balance.

01:55A knee strike to the chin or the temple.

01:58And that can totally throw your game plan off and out the window.

02:03And that's what Alistair Black's relied on for most of his career.

02:06His ability to do that to the opposition.

02:09Black is so cold and calculated from bell to bell.

02:14Surgical precision in his striking cover here.

02:17And Alistair, to your point, knows full well that a win over Cody Rhodes,

02:22hell, even an impressive performance against Cody Rhodes can do a fantastic

02:26things for your career here in WWE.

02:28And Alistair may find himself at the front of the line.

02:30Alistair still seeking his first singles championship on either Raw or SmackDown.

02:36First former NXT champion.

02:43And Black right now taking over, but Cody gonna pack him to the corner.

02:47And for as much success as Alistair Black has tasted throughout his career,

02:50it's almost like finally aligning with his wife, Zelina,

02:54has unleashed something different in Alistair.

02:56It's unlocked part of his psyche that maybe was clouded.

02:59He sees clearly now, and the future looks great for Alistair Black.

03:03But also, you've got a very formidable person in Zelina outside the ring.

03:06And now, if you're battling Black, you're gonna have eyes in the back of your head.

03:09And that right there, a perfect example.

03:11Almost on cue, Zelina takes advantage.

03:16Nice snapmare by Black, quickly into the cover on the champ, and Cody kicks out.

03:20And again, Alistair Black knows that a snapmare isn't gonna beat Cody Rhodes.

03:24But the cover, and the subsequent kick out exhausts you.

03:28Cover.

03:29These repeated quick covers by Black, they're forcing Cody to exert extra energy.

03:34Every time you have to kick out, every time you have to get your shoulders off the mat,

03:37it takes a little bit of gas out of your tank.

03:39What does a loss tonight for Cody do?

03:41Catastrophic, Cole.

03:42This is the flag bearer here on Friday Night SmackDown, the undisputed WWE Champion.

03:47If Cody gets defeated tonight, that pokes all types of holes in his claim to being the best.

04:03Power slam by Cody, cover now on Black, and a kick out.

04:09That's gotta be frustrating for the American Nightmare, who's favoring it appears to be his eye.

04:14I don't know if it was an incidental contact, it's still a result of Zelina Vega on the outside.

04:19And don't forget the slap earlier tonight as well, which really set Cody off.

04:24And big hit for the kick, Cody gonna roll up Black here.

04:28Kick out at two.

04:31Face by Black, drops the Champion.

04:33Alistair again, into a cover.

04:35And I love the fact he's going for these quick covers on the Champion.

04:38It's brilliant strategy, it's a veteran maneuver by Black.

04:41Again, Alistair doesn't expect these covers to necessarily pin Cody for three,

04:45but it forces Cody to kick out.

04:47Well, you wear him down.

04:48Exactly.

04:49And you know, Corey, when you're tired, you make a mistake, right?

04:50And that may open Cody up to the Black Mask by Black.

04:54Bricious strikes from Alistair, putting on an absolute clinic at the expense of the American Nightmare.

05:04Well, you mentioned before how dangerous he is with his martial arts background, his hand,

05:08feet, and both lethal weapons.

05:12His elbows, his knees.

05:15There's an example right there, the knee to the gut.

05:18Big forearm by Black.

05:20Cody Rhodes, though, gonna beat him to the punch and take Black down.

05:24And now Cody's starting to build momentum a bit.

05:26Up over the top goes Cody Rhodes.

05:28Now the power slam by the Champion.

05:30And this is what sets Cody apart from the rest, the intangibles,

05:34the ability to feed off of the live crowd.

05:37Tonight here in Greenville, trying to wake up the American Nightmare.

05:41Disaster kick.

05:43And Cody into the cover now, looking for the win, and Black kicks out.

05:47You could see pure panic in the eyes of Zelina on the outside,

05:52thinking that might have been it for Alistair Black.

05:54And now Cody starting to build a rally.

06:00They're in the home of the Swamp Rabbits.

06:04The what?

06:06The Swamp Rabbits, it's a hockey team here in Greenville.

06:08And Cody went to the crossroads, and Black caught him with a knee.

06:12Not to be confused with Swamp Donkeys like we saw last week.

06:15Wow, what a kick to the ankle, dropping Cody.

06:18And another one, good night, cover on the champ, and a kick out by Rhodes at two.

06:27A rare glimpse at emotion on the face of Alistair Black, a look of frustration.

06:34Well, he knows how big this match is.

06:38And it's gotta be irritating for Alistair when you're landing all these heavy

06:41strikes, all this high impact offense, and Cody keeps kicking out.

06:45Cody up the second rope, oh, Cody Cutter.

06:48Is it enough for the win?

06:49Cody hooks the leg.

06:51Black able to kick out at two.

06:54Just barely, you can see the discomfort on Zelina once again.

06:59Take a look at this.

07:01Such precision on the execution.

07:05Cutter driving Black face first, but not enough to finish the job.

07:10Cody in the driver's seat, however.

07:21Now, Cody with the lefts.

07:27Went for the bionic elbow, and Black caught him with a kick.

07:31And a knee right under the chin.

07:33And the German Suplex stacks him up.

07:36Jackknife and a kick out.

07:37Kick out at two.

07:39What a fantastic sequence of offense from Alistair Black.

07:43But again, not enough to do the job.

07:47And now Black learning what it's all about to be in the ring with the undisputed

07:51WWE Champion in the heart of Cody Rhodes.

07:58Alistair might have been lining up in the black mask.

08:00Cody sends to come and looking for crossroads.

08:02And Black able to shoo him away, and Cody now hangs on.

08:06Black sent across the ring.

08:08Another kick by Black.

08:10Cody with one of his own.

08:15Both men are down.

08:19Both men connecting at the exact same moment.

08:22And the official Dan Angler going to begin to count now with both Cody and

08:27Black down and out.

08:34My God, McIntyre with a Claymore to the damn referee.

08:39You're against me.

08:39As you win, Cody, you're against me.

08:42This is the road's outflow.

08:44This is the road.

08:46Now, Cody Rhodes tackling McIntyre.

08:49Enough Cody and a brawl with McIntyre.

08:52And Alistair Black gets into it.

08:54We heard Cody at the top of the evening say that Drew McIntyre's in my rearview mirror.

08:58It's time to move on.

09:00Well, Drew McIntyre obviously hasn't moved on.

09:03There's a two-on-one attack now on Cody Rhodes.

09:05I don't think Priest has moved on either.

09:12From Alistair Black, Damian Priest into the ring.

09:14Attacked by McIntyre and Black.

09:18Priest still seething about the fire.

09:23And now Priest sends Black into the corner.

09:25Let's not forget McIntyre attacking the official, the same official,

09:29who was in the matchup on Saturday Night's Main Event.

09:32But McIntyre lost to Cody.

09:36Pancaking Black.

09:38Priest has neutralized the threats of Alistair Black and Drew McIntyre for the moment.

09:44Yeah, remember, and now Cody Rhodes gets back into it.

09:50And Priest sees Black as a sitting duck here.

09:53Priest is linking his chops right now.

09:56This is about sweet, sweet revenge.

09:58And Priest hammered away.

10:00Meanwhile, Zelina on our table.

10:01Trying to attack Damian Priest.

10:06And Alistair Black going to the bad eye.

10:09The eye that Damian Priest had burned on the fireball by Black in that last man standing match.

10:16And now Cody, with a Cody cutter to McIntyre.

10:20McIntyre, once again, the self-fulfilling prophecy.

10:28The self-sabotage, to Cody's point.

10:31And Drew has lost it.

10:35I've had it with you.

10:37I give you an inch and you take a mile.

10:40Well, no more.

10:41Because effective immediately, Drew McIntyre, you are suspended.

10:48You call them, Cody, self-sabotage by Drew McIntyre.

10:55I told you what was gonna happen.

10:57They're promising themselves.

10:58I told you what was gonna happen, and you keep going again.

11:00It's everyone against me.

11:01I told you what I said was gonna happen.

11:02Everybody against me.

11:04It's everyone against me.

11:04My back's against the wall.

11:06You gotta make yourself.

11:06My back is against the wall.

11:08If you.

11:18You.

11:24You.

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