WrestleMania 41 fall-outs and a gimmick-based title match announced as WWE heads to Fort Worth, Texas for Friday Night SmackDown, which goes down at the Dickies Arena, where the Blue brand will start building to Backlash 2025.
Today’s SmackDown, which marks the first edition after the WrestleMania 41, will feature another action-packed event with the headliners from the night two of the Showcase of Immortals set to be under the same roof again.
New WWE Undisputed champion John Cena faced his possible next challenger in Randy Orton earlier this week on Raw, but there could be another play in-store with former champion Cody Rhodes being advertised for his first appearance since dropping the title at WrestleMania.
Apart from Rhodes and Cena, Solo Sikao and Tiffany Stratton are among the superstars advertised from the show, while the tag team champions are set to defend their title again this week. Here is the match card for April 26th SmackDown:
WWE SmackDown Match Card on April 25
- John Cena to appear
- Cody Rhodes advertised
- Tiffany Stratton advertised
- Biana Belair advertised
- LA Knight advertised
- Solo Sikao advertised
- TLC Match For WWE Tag Team Championship: Street Profits (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns vs #DIY
John Cena is expected to give his first reaction since falling to a RKO outta nowhere from Randy Orton on RAW. The new champion could be invovled in another matchup on the Friday Night Show, possibly a tag team contest.
More fights will be made during the show, but as per the above card, one of WWE’s most exciting gimmick-based fights will return as WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits, Motor City Machine Guns and #DIY will collide in a Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match.
Tiffany Stratton could face her next challenger after successfully defending the WWE Women’s championship at WrestleMania against Charlotte Flair. Bianca Belair, who lost her title chance at the Show of Shows, could be the one coming after Stratton’s gold or she could be part of the Naomi and Jade Cargill storyline.
Also, Solo Sikao and LA Knight will continue their rivalry with Braun Strowman and new United States champion Jacob Fatu set to be in the mix. All this and more will go down today. Here is a look at the WWE SmackDown live streaming, telecast, start time of the event in India:
When and where is WWE SmackDown taking place today?
April 25th edition of Friday Night SmackDown is set to take place at the Dickies Arena in St Fort Worth, Texas. Due to time difference, the show will air live on Saturday (April 26) morning in India.
What time will SmackDown in Fort Worth start?
WWE SmackDown Start Time: The Friday Night show will start at 8 PM EST / 7 PM CST / 5 PM PST on Friday (April 25), while the event begins at 12 AM GMT / 5:30 AM IST on Saturday (April 26).
How to watch WWE SmackDown in India?
No TV channel will telecast the WWE event in India, but WWE SmackDown live streaming will be available exclusively via in the country from 5:30 AM IST on April 26. Netflix will also air the event live in most parts of the world except United States, where SmackDown will continue to air on USA Network.