On April 18, 2025, WWE hosted a new episode of Friday Night SmackDown from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The show was headlined by John Cena. The full results are listed.
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WWE SmackDown (4/18/2025).
- John Cena and Cody Rhodes to appear
- Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal
- WWE Tag Team Championships: Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin).
Live Coverage.
- After LA Knight attacked Tama Tonga in the parking lot, Joe Tessiotore & Wade Barrett welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning into the opening segment.
- Seth Rollins came to the ring for a promo. Rollins lambasted CM Punk for pretending he returned to WWE because of the fans when he only came back because he got a big fat check. Rollins also said that despite being around Roman Reigns's lowest points, he was still there to make sure Reigns did not retain the belt. Rollins said that he would win the Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania 41 to keep the wrestling business on the right path.
- Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Carmelo Hayes def. Andrade, Rey Fenix, Julius Creed, Brutus Creed, Joaquin Wilde, Cruz del Toro, Dragon Lee, Chad Gable, The Miz, R-Truth, Karrion Kross, Pete Dunne, Ludwig Kaiser, Carlito, Santos Escobar, Berto & Angel.
- American Made confronted Rey Fenix before Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee joined to help Fenix. A trios match was announced for later tonight.
- Nick Aldis met with Chelsea Green & The Secret Hervice (Piper Niven & Alba Fyre) to announce the trios match scheduled tonight was now a singles match.
- WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins) (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) Ended in a No-Contest.
- #DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tomasso Ciampa) attacked the two teams, causing the match to be thrown out.
- Nick Aldis announced that DIY, Street Profits & Motor City Machine Guns will go at it next week in a TLC Match.
- Randy Orton cut a promo in the ring, where he announced he would host an open challenge at Night Two of WrestleMania 41.
- Zelina Vega def. Chelsea Green via Pinfall (Avalanche Code Red).
- LA Knight & Braun Strowman def. Solo Sikoa & Jacob Fatu via Pinfall (BFT from Knight on Sikoa).
- There was a vignette for Tiffany Stratton ahead of her match against Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 41.
- Rey Fenix, Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee def. American Made (Chad Gable, Brutus Creed & Julius Creed) via Pinfall (Mexican Muscle Buster from Fenix on Julius).
- Cody Rhodes & John Cena came to the ring for a face-off ahead of their match at WrestleMania 41. Cena criticized Rhodes, trying to fight for the fans, and said that Rhodes had never faced someone "ready to die" before declaring the only reason wrestling retirements don't mean that they should is because of insecure losers. Rhodes then went all in n Cena, saying he looked paler than Sting in Starrcade 1997, he was Hollywood's errand boy for showing his bare-ass at the Oscars, and that it was 2025 and he still could not wrestle. Cena lundged at Rhodes for an Attitude Adjustment, but Rhdes evaded and hit Cross Rhodes. Rhodes stood tall to end the broadcast.
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