We bring you coverage for the episode of WWE SmackDown airing on April 11, 2025. Missed RAW? You can find the results here.
The show opens with Nick Aldis, the SmackDown General Manager. He has been instructed to maintain his professionalism. With that said, he would like to take this opportunity to invite Randy Orton to the ring.
The Viper tells the GM that the last time something like this happened, he paid double on his bill, just in case something like last week’s RKO happened. He believes that is fair enough. But on to something else, he needs an opponent for WrestleMania. He doesn’t care what it takes, even if he has to get rid of his suit and gear up.
Nick Aldis understands, but he spent over twenty years getting to this company, and all he wants is his respect. Orton tells him if he doesn’t deliver on a WrestleMania match, he won’t be able to apologize enough to Mickie James for what he does. Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga interrupt this, and Solo lets Orton know he is in the past. At WrestleMania, Jacob Fatu is walking out as the new US Champion, and Orton will be sitting at home all alone.
The voices in his head have been knocking for several weeks now, and his pent up aggression is telling him to tell them to get their asses in the ring right now. Sikoa and Tonga get in the ring and double team Orton, which brings out LA Knight to make the save. Together with Orton, they clear Sikoa and Tonga out of the ring. LA Knight challenges them to a tag match tonight with Orton on his side, and Nick Aldis gives it the green light.
#1. [Women’s Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Gauntlet]
- Lyra Valkyria & Bayley vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark = Valkyria & Bayley
- Lyra Valkyria & Bayley vs. Natalya & Maxxine Dupri = Valkyria & Bayley
- Lyra Valkyria & Bayley vs. Kayden Carter & Katana Chance = Valkyria & Bayley
- Lyra Valkyria & Bayley vs. Michin & B-Fab = Valkyria & Bayley
- Lyra Valkyria & Bayley vs. Alba Fyre & Piper Niven
Winners: Lyra Valkyria & Bayley
WWE announces that Damian Priest and Drew McIntyre will face off in a Sin City Street Fight at WrestleMania 41.
As Damian Priest makes his entrance, Drew McIntyre blindsides and viciously assaults him. As Priest is helped to the back, McIntyre talked about how much of a parasite he is. Even with one eye, he still accepted the street fight as that’s the kind of man he is. Nobody will forget the beating he gives Priest at WrestleMania.
He lets Seattle know a little secret. Drew takes off his eye patch and reveals he is 100% cleared. Damian Priest quickly returns to the ring to get some revenge. During the fight, he smashes Priest in the head with the steel steps, and then delivers Future Shock on to the steps. Drew steals Damians necklace and poses for the crowd.
#2. Rey Fenix vs. Berto (w/ Legado Del Fantasma) – Winner: Rey Fenix
After the match, Santos Escobar instructed Berto to shake Fenix’s hand. A frustrated Berto could only muster a passive aggressive handshake before walking away.
Roxanne Perez provokes Tiffany Stratton to the point they ask Nick Aldis for a match, and he will consider it.
#3. Chelsea Green vs. Zelina Vega – Winner: Zelina Vega via Countout
Santos Escobar tells Berto he is sorely disappointed in him, and he is going to find Fenix to congratulate him on the victory. After a brief break, Andrade tells Berto that Fenix is a great wrestler, but so is he. Berto tells Andrade to mind his own business.
Cody Rhodes addresses the audience in the ring. Many different versions of the WWE Championship title are on display. Rhodes talks about the meaning of WrestleMania, and how one man is trying to take it away. John Cena has neglected to make Seattle part of his retirement tour. As for his remark about his tattoo making him a fan, so what?
Cody reminds us of some of the history behind a few of the old championship titles before talking about the spinner title and how he can finally teach John Cena a lesson. The fans are allowed to love somebody else. He reels off many of the biggest names on the roster and how they all make each other better. And as he told Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, when the bell rings, he does his best work when he is backed into a corner. While he remains the WWE Champion, this title is timeless and will remain here.
#4. Roxanne Perez vs. Tiffany Stratton – Winner: Tiffany Stratton
Charlotte Flair blindsides Tiffany Stratton and looks to dish out a lot of damage, but is cut off by Wade Barrett. When she figures out she isn’t getting past him, Flair calms down and walks off.
#5. Randy Orton & LA Knight vs. Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga – Winners: Orton & LA Knight
Jacob Fatu appears to deliver an assault on LA Knight, including two moonsaults. The show finishes with Jacob Fatu holding and licking the United States title over the fallen champion.
WWE SmackDown Results (4/11/2025)
