WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX and emanate from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Tonight’s SmackDown is the final show before Saturday’s Backlash.
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WWE Draft Night 1 Results, AJ Styles Returned
ROUND 1:
- SmackDown No. 1: The Bloodline (Undisputed Universal World Champion Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa & Paul Heyman); the World Heavyweight Championship thereby exclusive to Raw
- RAW No. 1: Cody Rhodes
- SmackDown: Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair
- RAW: Becky Lynch
ROUND 2:
- SmackDown: The Street Profits
- RAW: Imperium (Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER, Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci)
- SmackDown: Edge
- RAW: Matt Riddle
ROUND 3:
- SmackDown: Bobby Lashley
- RAW: Drew McIntyre
- SmackDown: The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson & Michin)
- RAW: The Miz
ROUND 4:
- SmackDown: Damage CTRL (Bayley, Dakota Kai & Iyo Sky
- RAW: Shinsuke Nakamura
- SmackDown: Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn (NXT Women’s Tag-Team Champions)
- RAW: Indi Hartwell (NXT Women’s Champion)
Undrafted superstars:
- Candice LeRae
- Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green
- Omos
- Hit Row
- Maximum Male Models
- Dolph Ziggler
- Dexter Lumis
- Natalya
- Mustafa Ali
- Viking Raiders
- Lacey Evans
Additional picks will be announced on today’s edition of “The SmackDown LowDown”.
AJ Styles returned from injury last night after he was drafted along with the rest of The O.C. Styles has been off TV since suffering a broken ankle at a live event in December.
The O.C. was interrupted by the Viking Raiders, but Styles had The OC “handle their business” and the group made short work of their opposition.
WWE SmackDown Preview 4/28/2023
WWE SmackDown airs live tonight on FOX and will emanate from the American Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi, Texas.
WWE Revealed Complete List Of Eligible Stars For 2023 Draft
The 2023 WWE Draft will kick off on tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown and then carry over to Monday’s edition of RAW.
On Thursday, WWE posted a complete list of stars eligible to be drafted on each night. While the NXT brand will be involved, the names who could potentially be called up from that specific brand have not been announced.
You can check out a complete list of the eligible names below:
Night One: Friday on SmackDown
- Becky Lynch
- Bianca Belair
- Bobby Lashley
- Candice LeRae
- Chelsea Green & Sonya Deville
- Cody Rhodes
- Damage CTRL (Bayley, IYO SKY & Dakota Kai)
- Dexter Lumis
- Dolph Ziggler
- Drew McIntyre
- Edge
- Hit Row (Top Dolla & Ashante “Thee” Adonis w/ B-Fab)
- Imperium (GUNTHER, Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci)
- Lacey Evans
- Matt Riddle
- Maximum Male Models (ma.cé, mån.sôör & Maxxine Dupri)
- Mustafa Ali
- Natalya
- Omos (w/ MVP)
- Shinsuke Nakamura
- The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa)
- The Miz
- The O.C. (AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson & Michin)
- The Street Profits
- Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar w/ Valhalla)
- Select NXT Superstars
Night Two: This Monday on Raw
- Akira Tozawa
- Alpha Academy (Otis & Chad Gable)
- Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo
- Asuka
- Austin Theory
- Baron Corbin
- Braun Strowman & Ricochet
- Brock Lesnar
- Bronson Reed
- Cedric Alexander & Shelton Benjamin
- Charlotte Flair
- Dana Brooke
- Elias
- Emma
- Johnny Gargano
- Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio)
- Karrion Kross (w/ Scarlett)
- Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
- LA Knight
- Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez
- Nikki Cross
- Piper Niven
- Rhea Ripley
- Rick Boogs
- Riddick Moss
- Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler
- Seth Rollins
- Shotzi
- Tamina
- Tegan Nox
- The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland & Butch)
- The LWO (Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde & Zelina Vega)
- The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods)
- The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso)
- Trish Stratus
- Xia Li
- Select NXT Superstars
WWE SmackDown Preview 4/21/2023
WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX and emanate from the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.
- WWE Intercontinental Championship: Gunther (c) vs. Xavier Woods
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan (c) vs. Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green
- Braun Strowman and Ricochet look for retribution against the Viking Raiders
WWE SmackDown Preview 4/14/2023
WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX and emanate from the Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska.
- The return of Shinsuke Nakamura
- LA Knight vs Xavier Woods
- Matt Riddle is coming after The Bloodline
Details On Vince McMahon’s Lack Of Influence On WWE SmackDown And WrestleMania 39
WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque was reportedly the go-to person with regard to creative operations on this week’s “WWE SmackDown.”
As reported earlier, Vince McMahon was not present at the tapings in Portland, Oregon, and “reviewed creative plans remotely.” While there were minor changes made to the script, there was nothing major, which represents a drastic shift from the backstage environment during Monday’s post-WrestleMania 39 “WWE Raw” in Los Angeles.
In an update from PWInsiderElite, a source at the tapings described whatever changes made to the script as “nothing out of the ordinary” in comparison to changes made since Levesque took over creative last year. Typically, rewrites ordered by McMahon are known to wipe out multiple segments and/or matches, but there was “no sign of that today,” the source added.
Furthermore, Mike Johnson of PWInsider confirmed that the main event plan for WrestleMania 39 was “always locked in” for Roman Reigns to defeat Cody Rhodes. Contrary to fan speculation, there were “no last-minute changes due to Vince McMahon” or anyone else. Johnson added that “Cody will be pushed going forward as a top-tier talent,” and the finish to his match with Reigns was kept a secret to the “absolute bare minimum of those who needed to know.”
For fans who missed “SmackDown,” Triple H cut a very uplifting promo on the show, addressing “the future” in his address to the WWE Universe in Portland. While the primary focus of his speech was to announce the upcoming WWE Draft, Triple H seemed to firmly suggest that he was back calling the shots as it pertains to WWE creative operations, asking fans if they were “ready to play the game.”
It now remains to be seen if the script for Monday’s “Raw” is again altered by McMahon, as was reportedly the case earlier this week.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE SmackDown Preview 3/31/2023
WWE SmackDown airs live tonight on FOX and emanate from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. Tonight’s SmackDown is the go-home show for this weekend’s huge two-night WrestleMania 39 event.
WWE SmackDown Preview 3/24/2023
WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX and emanate from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
-Cody Rhodes vs. Ludwig Kaiser
-LA Knight vs Rey Mysterio
-The build to WrestleMania 39 continues
WWE SmackDown Preview 3/17/2023
WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX and emanate from the T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri.
- Intercontinental Championship Number One Contenders Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus. The winner will go on to challenge Gunther for the Title at WrestleMania 39.
- Sami Zayn to confront Jey Uso after he attacked Zayn last week.
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