WWE SmackDown Results
April 11, 2025
Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington
Commentary: Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore
Results by Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
WWE SmackDown kicks off and we see both Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest arriving to the arena. We cut to Legado Del Fantasma talking backstage and to Rey Fenix walking with his suitcase. The camera cuts to Cody Rhodes signing weight belts backstage.
We cut to the announce team discussing last week’s announcement about Kevin Owens stating that he will miss WrestleMania. We cut to last week’s promo of Owens making the announcement and Randy Orton hitting Nick Aldis with the RKO.
Nick Aldis, Randy Orton, LA Knight, Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga
Back in the arena, WWE SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis is in the ring. He says that last week on SmackDown, we witnessed a lot of viral moments but he is out here to discuss about one viral moment in particular. He says he has been instructed to maintain his professionalism and he is a man of his word. He introduces Randy Orton to the ring and out he comes to the fans singing his theme.
Randy Orton gets in the ring and Aldis eyes him. Orton tells him that he can tell by the look in his eyes that he took last week very, very, personally. Orton tells him that Aldis can’t tell him that he didn’t expect him to get hit with an RKO after last year where he paid for an RKO in advance. Orton tells him he thinks they are even. The reason why Orton wants to speak to him is because there is not a match on the table at WrestleMania 41 for him. Orton tells him it’s a very important WrestleMania, this will be the 20th time he will compete at WrestleMania.
Orton says he guarantees him that he will be in Vegas and he doesn’t care what it takes, he wants a match. Orton tells Aldis maybe he can take his suit off for a night. Aldis tells Orton this isn’t about money, the company is making money and he busted his ass for 20 years to make it to the company. He tells Orton he doesn’t need his money, he needs his respect.
The fans chant “RKO” and Orton backs away. He tells Aldis that he has his respect, he earned it a long time ago but if he doesn’t deliver a match for him at WrestleMania, he can’t promise that he will apologize to Mickie James after he does what he does.
Solo’s music hits and out comes Solo Sikoa with Tama Tonga. Solo asks Aldis if he can tell Orton to get out of the ring and embarrass himself. He tells Orton that no one wants to hear him cry. It’s over for Orton and that is because he is in the past. Next week, LA Knight is going to end up in the same boat as Orton, in the past. Because at WrestleMania, the Samoan werewolf, Jacob Fatu, is going to walk out as the new United States champion. And Orton will be sitting at home all alone.
Orton tells him that is funny but what is funnier is that they both have the balls to come out and interrupt him. He tells Solo that the voices in his head have been speaking to him for a few weeks and he challenges them both to get in the ring. Solo and Tama Tonga get on the ring apron and Orton takes Tama out but Solo hits him from behind. Both men double team him in the corner and LA Knight’s music hits.
Out comes LA Knight and he gets in the ring. LA Knight hits Solo with a big boot and Solo falls to the outside of the ring. Orton with an uppercut and Tama Tonga leaves the ring. Orton and LA Knight stand in the ring and LA Knight tells them that he knows Orton did not get enough and he did not get enough. He challenges them both to a tag team match and Nick Aldis says he feels pretty good about that.
We cut to the back and see the Women’s Tag Team Champions, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez walking backstage.
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Women’s Tag Team Gauntlet for Women’s Tag Team Title Match: Lyra Valkyria and Bayley vs. Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez are at ringside. The bell rings and we are under way. Bayley and Shayna start the match. Shayna with an arm bar and Zoey is tagged in. Zoey with an arm bar and she runs to the ropes, landing a shoulder tackle. Zoey back to the ropes but Bayley with an arm drag take down. Both women back up but Zoey with a clothesline and she tags Shayna back in. Shayna stomps on Bayley’s left hand. Zoey grabs Bayley by the arm but Bayley gets to the ropes and tags Lyra into the match. Lyra with a suplex. She throws Shayna to the ropes but Zoey tags herself in. Lyra with a kick to the side of the head and Zoey with a drop kick off the top rope. Shayna is tagged back in as Bayley and Zoey fight on the outside. Bayley throws Zoey into the barricade. Shayna grabs Lyra but Lyra counters it with a jackknife cover and gets the pin!
Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark are eliminated
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Lyra Valkyria and Bayley vs. Maxxine Dupri and Natalya
Back from commercial, Bayley with a knee to the face onto Natalya. Bayley runs to the ropes but Natalya with a clothesline. Maxxine is tagged in and she lands a cross body off the top rope. She goes for the cover but Bayley kicks out. She throws Bayley to the ropes and lands a spinning kick followed by a suplex. Maxxine with a splash in the corner and in comes Lyra but Maxxine throws her in the corner. Maxxine with a double splash in the corner and both women fall to the mat. Maxxine with a reverse worm onto both Bayley and Lyra. Maxxine goes for the cover but Bayley kicks out. Maxxine goes for the sharpshooter but Bayley reverses it into an inside cradle and gets the pin.
Maxxine Dupri and Natalya are eliminated
Lyra Valkyria and Bayley vs. Kayden Carter and Katana Chance
Carter and Chance run into the ring and they double team Bayley. Chance goes for the cover but Bayley kicks out. Chance with a double knees and Carter is tagged in. She throws Chance onto Bayley but Bayley gets her knees up. Bayley with a boot to the face onto Carter. Bayley climbs the second rope and lands an elbow onto the back of the neck of Carter. She goes for the cover but Carter kicks out. Lyra is tagged in but Carter trips Lyra down. Chance is tagged in and she climbs the top rope and they land the Keg Stand! She goes for the cover but Lyra kicks out. Carter throws Bayley to the outside of the ring and she lands a twisted corkscrew suicide dive. Chance goes for a hurricanrana onto Lyra but Lyra catches her and lands the Night Wing. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Kayden Carter and Katana Chance are eliminated
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Lyra Valkyria and Bayley vs. B-Fab and Michin
Back from commercial, Michin grabs Lyra by the leg but Lyra kicks her away and tags Bayley in. Bayley goes for a splash in the corner but Michin moves out of the way. Michin with a tornado DDT. She goes for the cover but Bayley kicks out. B-Fab is tagged in and Michin getes Bayley in the turantula and B-Fab kicks Bayley. She grabs her and lands a modified neck breaker. She goes for the cover but Lyra breaks it up. Michin gets in the ring and dropkicks Lyra out of the ring. Michin with a suicided dive. B-Fab grabs Bayley but Bayley reverses it into the Roseplant. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.
B-Fab and Michin are eliminated
Lyra Valkyria and Bayley vs. Piper Niven and Alba Fyre
Both women get in the ring and Fyre hits Bayley with a super kick. Lyra gets in the ring but Niven with a headbutt. Fyre with a right hand and Bayley falls to the outside of the ring. Fyre to the outside and she throws Bayley into the barricade and back into the ring. Niven is tagged into the ring and they land a double suplex onto Bayley. Niven with a senton and she goes for the cover but Bayley kicks out.
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Back from commercial, Niven and Fyre double team Bayley. Fyre goes for the cover but Bayley kicks out. Niven is tagged in and they go for a double suplex but Bayley reverses it into a double DDT. Bayley makes the tag and Lyra climbs the top rope, landing a cross body onto Niven. Lyra with a tornado DDT. Lyra goes for a suplex but Niven reverses it into a suplex. Niven climbs the second rope but Lyra gets to her feet. She lifts niven up and powerbombs Niven! Bayley is tagged in and she lands an elbow drop. She goes for the cover but Niven kicks out. Bayley grabs Niven but Niven slams her onto the mat. Fyre is tagged in and Fyre with a knee onto Lyra, knocking her off the ring apron. Niven holds Bayley and Fyre with a senton onto Bayley. She goes for the cover but Lyra pushes Niven onto Fyre, breaking up the cover. Both teams are in the ring and Bayley with the Bayley to Belly onto Fyre. Niven with a headbutt onto Lyra. Niven runs towards Lyra but Lyra throws her onto the ring apron. Lyra slides under Niven, she grabs Niven and Bayley super kicks Niven and Lyra powerbombs Niven on the outside. Fyre runs towards Bayley but Bayley moves out of the way. She tags Lyra into the ring. Bayley with the Bayley to Belly. Lyra with a leg drop off the top rope. She goes for the cover and gets the pin!
Winners: Lyra Valkyria and Bayley
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez get into the ring and raise their Championships in front of Bayley and Lyra.
We cut to Wade and Joe who mention that there is a viral video that is going around involving Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton. Joe mentions that both face disciplinary action. Joe mentions last week’s segment involving Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest and he announces that Drew McIntyre against Damian Priest will be a Sin City Street Fight.
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Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest
Damian Priest is walking down to the ring and he is attacked by Drew McIntyre from behind. He slams Damian’s head into the barricade and out come WWE officials who break it up. Damian is being helped away to the back by WWE officials.
Drew gets on the microphone, wearing an eye patch and he asks if we are beginning to see clearly now. He says Drew McIntyre only tells the truth and every action is justified, including dropping Damian’s stupid ass. Drew says Damian has benefited every time he was screwed until this week when he agreed to take see him face to face because he has one eye. And he agreed to a Sin City Street Fight at WrestleMania because he has one eye. But he is a man. Drew says this match is one year in the making and he will make sure that no one forgets Damian because he will give him a beating of a lifetime.
He asks the crowd if they want to know a little secret. He removes his eye patch and says that his 100% cleared and at WrestleMania, Damian is 100% screwed.
We see Damian Priest coming back out and he attacks security and runs to the ring. Damian with a clothesline followed by a splash in the corner. He clotheslines Drew to the outside of the ring. Damian slams Drew head first into the ring steps. WWE officials try to break it up and Drew gauges Priest in the eyes. Drew grabs the steel steps and he hits Priest with them.
Drew grabs Damian and he lands a future shock DDT onto the steel steps. Drew rips the necklace from around Damian’s neck and stands on top of the ring steps.
DIY, Pretty Deadly and Motor City Machine Guns
We cut to the back and DIY are with Pretty Deadly. DIY are complaining that they got screwed last week. Pretty Deadly tell them that they are out of their minds and since losing their titles, they have gone crazy. Pretty Deadly tell them that desperation is not a good look on DIY and they tell them to trust no one. Pretty Deadly walk away and in come the Motor City Machine Guns. They tell DIY to keep thinking about last week because next week on SmackDown, they get a chance at the Tag Team titles. They tell DIY that DIY screwed them before and this is karma.
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Rey Fenix vs. Berto
The bell rings and we are under way. Fenix with right hands and kicks. He runs to the ropes but Berto with a clothesline. A chop to the chest by Fenix and he grabs Fenix but Fenix with an arm bar. A kick by Fenix and he goes for another kick but Berto ducks and he lands a kick to the side of the head. Fenix in the corner and Berto with kicks. He throws Fenix to the corner but Fenix climbs the top rope, Berto pushes him down to the outside of the ring. Berto with a splash over the top.
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Back from commercial, Fenix with a drop kick off the top roe. He throws Berto onto the ring apron and Fenix lands a double knees off the top rope onto Berto who falls to the outside of the ring. Fenix with a corkscrew splash over the top rope onto Berto. He throws Berto back into the ring and Fenix with a standing frogsplash. He goes for the cover but Berto kicks out. He lifts Berto up but Berto lands on his feet. He places Fenix on the top rope and Berto with a jumping kick to the face. He goes for the cover but Fenix kicks out. Berto lifts Fenix up and lands a sit down powerbomb. He goes for the cover but Fenix kicks out. He places Fenix on the top rope and Berto climbs the second rope. Fenix with right hands and Fenix with a hurricanrana off the top rope. Fenix goes for the cover but Berto kicks out. Both men get up and Fenix with a spinning kick to the face. He jumps onto Berto’s shoulders but Berto flips Fenix around and lands a powerbmb. He goes for the cover but Fenix kicks out. Berto climbs the top rope and goes for a moon sault but Fenix gets his feet up. Berto leaning on the top rope, Fenix walks the top rope and kicks him in the face. Fenix places Berto on the top rope and he lands the Mexican Muscle Buster. Fenix goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Rey Fenix
Santos Escobar gets in the ring after the match and he helps Berto up. Escobar helps Fenix up and he tells Berto to shake Rey’s hand. Berto reluctantly shakes his hand and leaves the ring. Santos shakes Rey’s hand and speaks to him, leaving the ring.
We cut to the back and Byron Saxton is with Roxanne Perez. She says she decided to speak with Nick Aldis and as runner up at the Royal Rumble, she is ready to fight for the Women’s title at WrestleMania because Tiffany Stratton can’t handle the pressure. In comes Tiffany and she tells Perez that she can’t talk about her. Perez tells her she hopes her actions won’t cost her the match at WrestleMania. Aldis steps out of his office as both women are arguing. Tiffany challenges Perez to a match tonight and Aldis says he will think about it. He tells Tiffany to cool off and Tiffany walks away.
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A history package airs showing CM Punk and Paul Heyman’s friendship throughout the years.
Chelsea Green is knocking on the trainer’s door, asking for Piper Niven to come out. In comes Zelina Vega who tells her she will see what kind of a Champion Chelsea Green is.
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Chelsea Green vs. Zelina Vega
The bell rings and we are under way. Chelsea with a right hand and she looks to the ramp, yelling for Nevin to come out. She throws Zelina to the outside of the ring and she throws her into the barricade. She slams Zelina face first into the announce table. Chelsea yells at Wade and Joe, telling them she wants her secret service out. Chelsea gets in the ring and the referee calls for the ball.
Winner: By countout, Zelina Vega
We cut to the back and Santos Escobar tells Berto and Angel that what he saw out there was the kind of performance he wants to see from Legado Del Fantasma. He tells Berto that he is disappointed in him. He tells Angel to go with him to find Rey Fenix to congratulate him on a job well done.
It is announced that Tiffany Stratton will take on Roxanne Perez tonight.
We cut to the back and see Andrade speaking with Berto. He tells him to keep his head up but Berto tells him to mind his own business.
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Naomi and Jade Cargill
We cut to Naomi telling Jade that she is a leech, scum and an opportunist. So many words to describe Jade but one word is snake. Naomi tells Jade that once she got her out of the way, she got her rightful place as Champion. She and Bianca’s friendship grew but now Bianca won’t even speak to her. But she will get hers and at WrestleMania, she advises Jade to proceed with caution.
The camera fades and cuts to Jade who tells Naomi that time has run out. She is not just angry, she is pissed. Naomi came at her because she thought she knew what was best for her but she didn’t. Naomi took her out because of her own insecurities. She tells Naomi that the glow is fading and Naomi is trying to stay relevant in any and every way. She tells her that is what this is all about, she is jealous that she came in with so much aura and glow. And this WrestleMania, she is not a rookie anymore, she is her biggest threat because a storm is coming.
Cody Rhodes
We cut to the ring and see different iterations of the WWE title in the ring.
Cody’s music hits and out comes Cody Rhodes to the ring. The fans sing “Cody, Cody Rhodes”. He tells the fans that they have him flustered and he tells them they have always been good to him. He says this is the definition of realized potential, the metric that stands. He points at the title and says that this says you are the best wrestler in the world. And he is blessed to be able to carry it and its weight. That’s what WrestleMania has turned into, it is about their right to keep it at home. It is about the next Champion and there is one man who is trying to take that all away, John Cena. The fans chant “Let’s go Cena, Cena sucks”. Cody says Cena has neglected in making Seattle part of his farewell tour, he has opted to be in Vegas for SmackDown next week. It would be cowardous on his part to rebuttle Cena’s remarks from London but Cena had said that Cody having his tattoo makes him a common fan.
Cody asks “So what?”, he has that tattoo not because he thinks is somebody but because he wants to be somebody. Cody runs through the WWE titles in the ring and gets to the spinner belt. He spins the title and says or is it someone who can carry the company on his back through good or bad for 10 years. He says Cena looks at the spinner belt and sees it as a bad thing but he doesn’t. He sees it as someone who is trying to find himself and asks if that sounds familiar. He tells Cena that he is the WWE Champion and Cena is not.
He says Cena is always teaching and preaching but maybe he can teach Cena something. He says the fans are allowed to love somebody else. He calls himself the captain but he is part of a roster that has CM Punk, Rhea Ripley, Randy Orton, Sami Zayn and Liv Morgan, just to name a few. He says he will tell him the same thing he told Brock and Roman, he does his best work when backed into a corner. And when the bell rings and this is over, he will leave Cena in the ring to have his moment to say goodbye. It would be clever for him to tell Cena that his time is up and Cody’s time is now but Cena has known for a while that his time is up. But the WWE title is timeless, it will stay home and it stays with them. Cody raises the WWE title in the air and his music hits.
The Street Profits, The Miz and Carmelo Hayes
We cut to the back and Byron Saxton is with The Street Profits. They tell him that they like the Motor City Machine Guns but they don’t have the tag titles. Dawkins says they run this division. In come The Miz and Carmelo Hayes, they tell him that the Street Profits are running the division down. Miz tells them that the fact that those titles are not on WrestleMania, it’s a slap in the face for previous Champions. He’s a 9 time Tag Team Champion and he wants to be a 10 time Champion with Hayes. Both teams are face to face and Hayes tells them they want the smoke.
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Tiffany Stratton vs. Roxanne Perez
The bell rings and we are under way. Both women push each other and Tiffany with a head lock. Tiffany to the ropes and she lands a shoulder tackle onto Perez. She grabs Perez but Perez slams her head first onto the mat. Perez with a slap and Tiffany with a slap. An arm drag take down by Tiffany and she lands a snap suplex. She goes for the cover but Perez kicks out. Perez grabs the ring apron but Tiffany pulls her back. Perez with a rake to the eyes but the referee doesn’t see it. Tiffany tries to spear Perez in the corner but Perez moves out of the way and Tiffany hits shoulder first into the ring post.
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Back from commercial, Tiffany rolls Perez up but Perez kicks out. Perez to the ropes but Tiffany with a spinebuster. She goes for the cover but Perez kicks out. Tiffany runs towards Perez but Perez moves out of the way and she slams Tiffany onto the mat. Perez with a moon sault off the second rope but Tiffany gets her knees up. Tiffany goes for the Prettiest Moonsault Ever but Perez grabs her by the leg. Perez climbs the second rope and lands a Russian leg sweep. Perez goes for the cover but Tiffany kicks out. Perez goes for Pop Rocks but Tiffany reverses it and gets out of it. Perez with a crossface but Tiffany gets to her feet with Perez on her shoulders. She slams Perez down and lands The Prettiest Moonsault Ever. She goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Tiffany Stratton
Charlotte Flair drags Tiffany to the outside of the ring after the match. She throws her into the barricade and over the announce desk. Wade Barrett gets in Flair’s face and breaks it up. He tells her she is going to get herself fired. Flair stands on the announce table with officials surrounding her.
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We see clips of last week’s show involving Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman. It cuts to clips of Raw involving Seth Rollins, Paul Heyman and CM Punk.
Wade and Joe run through the card for WrestleMania:
Saturday:
Main event: CM Punk with Paul Heyman vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins
Jade Cargill vs. Naomi
World Tag Team Championship: The War Raiders (c’s) vs. The New Day
Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano
United States Championship: LA Knight (c) vs. Jacob Fatu
WWE Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Charlotte Flair
World Heavyweight Championship: Gunther (c) vs. Jey Uso
Sunday:
Women’s Tag Team Championship: Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez (c) vs. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
Sin City Street Fight: Damian Priest vs. Drew McIntyre
Intercontinental Championship: Bronn Breaker (c) vs. Penta vs. Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio
AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul
Women’s World Championship: IYO Sky (c) vs. Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley
Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. John Cena
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Randy Orton and LA Knight vs. Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga
The bell rings and we are under way. Tama Tonga with right hands onto LA Knight. He gets LA Knight in the corner and Solo tags himself in. Solo with an elbow to the face. Solo runs towards LA Knight but LA Knight moves out of the way and Solo falls to the outside of the ring. Orton is tagged in and in comes Solo. Orton with right hands followed by a snap powerslam. In comes Tama and a snap powerslam onto him. Solo on the ring apron and Orton with a draping DDT. Orton points to the WrestleMania sign but Tama pushes Orton forward and Solo lands a Samoan drop. Tama with a dropkick onto LA Knight, knocking him off the ring apron.
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Back from commercial, Orton and Solo are in the ring and Solo with a right hand. Solo with a chin lock but Orton with a back drop. LA Knight is tagged in and as is Tama Tonga. LA Knight with right hands followed by a Russian leg sweep. LA Knight with kicks in the corner followed by a running knee to the face. In comes Solo but LA Knight with a neck breaker. A scoop up power slam by LA Knight onto Tama Tonga. LA Knight with a jumping elbow. He goes for the cover but Solo breaks it up. Solo with the Samoan Spike onto LA Knight but in comes Orton who hits Solo with right hands and Solo falls to the outside. Orton with an RKO onto Tama Tonga. Solo drags Orton to the outside but Orton throws him over the barricade and into the crowd. Orton with right hands. Back in the ring, LA Knight with the BFT. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winners: Randy Orton and LA Knight
In comes Jacob Fatu who hits LA Knight with a super kick from behind. Fatu with a running hip attack followed by a moon sault off the top rope. Fatu with another moon sault off the top rope as he picks up the United States Championship. Fatu looks at LA Knight and SmackDown goes off the air.
Quick Match Results:
— Bayley and Lyra Valkyria win the Women’s Tag Team Gauntlet for Women’s Tag Team Title Match
— Rey Fenix def. Berto
— Zelina Vega def. Chelsea Green
— Tiffany Stratton def. Roxanne Perez
— Randy Orton and LA Knight def. Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga