WWE SmackDown Match Results, Highlights and Key Moments for April 18, 2025

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown, airing April 18, 2025, promises an action-packed night live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The WrestleMania 41 go-home show sees WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) defend their WWE Tag Team Championships against Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin). Plus, 16-time World Champion John Cena makes his return.

The show kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on the USA Network and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Netflix. Ringside News will provide live, match-by-match updates and highlights throughout the night. Stay tuned to this page, refresh for the latest results as the action unfolds, and join the conversation in the comments below!

WWE SmackDown Results (4/18/25): Live Match Updates and Highlights

The show opens up with Joe Tessitore welcoming us as we get shots of Las Vegas as well as the hosts venues of WrestleMania and SmackDown Allegiant Stadium and T-Mobile Arena. We then Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes signing autographs at a backstage table followed by the arrivals of Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin), WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins), Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga. WWE United States Champion “The Mega Star” LA Knight then appears out of nowhere and slams Tonga’s arm into a car door.

Seth “Freakin” Rollins’ music then hits and Rollins makes his way down to the ring for the first segment of the night. Rollins is standing in the middle of the ring holding a microphone as the crowd is singing his song. Rollins then welcomes the fans to “Friday Night Rollins” and “CM Punk!” chants begin. Rollins then sits cross-legged in the middle of the ring and “OTC!” chants break out. Rollins then takes the SmackDown cube off the microphone and says he wanted to start by talking about Punk. Rollins says the reason Punk came back to wrestling is because everyone chanted his name for 10 years. Rollins then says when Punk came back to the ring it wasn’t a WWE ring. Rollins then asks if Punk came back because everyone chanted his name or if someone else wrote a big, fat check.

Rollins then notes how Punk burned that bridge and came back to WWE. Rollins then asks again if it was because the fans chanted Punk’s name. Rollins then says no and Punk came back to WWE because WWE wrote him a big, fat check and the crowd chants “Big fat check” Rollins then says tell me when I’m telling lies. Rollins then calls Punk a liar, a fraud and a coward. Rollins then says say what you will about Roman Reigns, but Reigns doesn’t even pretend to care about the fans whereas Punk claims to care about the fans. Rollins then says Reigns only cares about Reigns and Reigns is in the Reigns business. The crowd then does the sing-songy “Roman, Roman Reigns” bit. Rollins then says Reigns knows nothing about sacrifice, while he knows everything about sacrifice. Rollins then says the story between he, Reigns and Punk started 12 years ago and it started with Paul Heyman.

Rollins then says Heyman brought Reigns, himself and Dean Ambrose into WWE to be a Shield for CM Punk. Rollins then says every single night he sacrificed everything he had in the ring to be that shield. Rollins then says he didn’t get credit for that because everyone in the back wanted all the cameras on Reigns. Rollins then says everyone said Reigns would be the next cash cow for WWE and the next John Cena. Rollins then says Punk took his ball and went home and he heard some Punk chants, while he was making every show and sacrificing everything he had every night. Rollins then says it all came to a head last year at WrestleMania when his knee was shredded and his stepdad was dying of cancer. Rollins then says he still made it to WrestleMania last year to be a shield to make sure Roman Reigns lost. “Thank you Seth!” chants then break out and the crowd sing Rollins’ song. Rollins then says the story started 12 years ago and it will end tomorrow night in the most important triple threat match in the history of this industry. Rollins then promises everybody he will lay everything on the line to make sure the business moves forward in the right direction. Rollins then ends by saying that is not a prediction, that is a spoiler.

Tessitore and Wade Barrett then speaks at ringside. Tessitore says Barrett will be on the WrestleMania call with Michael Cole and Pat McAfee. Tessitore and Barrett then run through the WrestleMania lineups for both nights.

The Andre the Giant trophy is shown at ringside and Rey Fenix makes his way down to the ring for the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. We then get a video package on Andre and Shinsuke Nakamura makes his way down to the ring as well. We then get the remaining entrances for the first match of the night.

Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

The match starts off with Carlito and R-Truth having a bit of fun, where Truth takes a bite out of Carlito’s apple. Truth then eliminates Carlito and throws his apple at him. The Miz then eliminates Truth as a means to help Carmelo. Karrion Kross then attacks The Miz and Carmelo steps in to break it up. Los Garza then goes to work on Fenix, but that leads to Fenix eliminating both Berto and Angel. Santos Escobar then looks angry about the whole thing. Grayson Waller and Austin Theory then eliminate both members of Pretty Deadly.

Kaiser then eliminates Tyler Bate with a shotgun dropkick on Bate’s midsection. Pete Dunne then goes to work on Kaiser. Santos Escobar then proposes working with Fenix to eliminate Andrade, but instead Fenix eliminates Escobar. The Creed Brothers then eliminate Tozawa and Otis clotheslines the Creed Brothers over the top to dispose of them. Otis is then eliminated. Otis then attacks the Creeds outside of the ring. Andrade then sends Waller to the floor. Andrade then does the same to Theory. Andrade and Chad Gable then have a moment and all the other luchadores in the match attack Gable and Fenix eliminates him. Fenix and Kross then exchange chops and Dragon Lee eliminates Kross. Lee then runs into a knee from Nakamura and Nakamura eliminates Lee.

Kaiser and Dunne then fights on the apron and both safely return to the ring before Dunne eliminates Kaiser. Miz and Carmelo are on the apron and Dunne snaps the finger of Carmelo. Miz then saves Carmelo, but Dunne eliminates Miz. The final five are Fenix, Dunne, Carmelo, Nakamura and Andrade. Melo eliminates Dunne and the final four stare at each other. They then brawl. Nakamura is fired up, but misses a running knee. Andrade then dropkicks Nakamura off the top rope and out of the match. Carmelo and Andrade then fight on the middle rope and Fenix tries to eliminate both of them to no avail. Carmelo then attacks Fenix. Fenix then runs at Carmelo, but Carmelo places Fenix on the apron. Fenix then walks the ropes, but El Grande Americano appears out of nowhere and eliminates Fenix. The final two are Andrade and Carmelo. Carmelo and Andrade counter each other’s moves and hits some clotheslines on each other. Andrade then hits his spinning back elbow on Carmelo and both guys are down. Andrade then sets up for Three Amigos, but Carmelo blocs it and hits a cutter on Andrade. Both men then battle on the second rope and Carmelo sends Andrade over the top for the win.

The winner of the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, Carmelo Hayes!

After the match, The Miz makes his way back to ringside to celebrate with Carmelo.

We then get a Triple H video promoting him as the headliner of the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony that will be held later tonight. The ceremony will be streamed on Peacock and YouTube.

We then see Wade Barrett interviewing Charlotte Flair and asking why she thinks things got so ugly between her and Tiffany Stratton. Charlotte takes her time to respond and says she doesn’t love it and both she and Tiffany have chips on their shoulders. Charlotte then says people are now invested in their match and what matters most to her is that people now want to see Tiffany and her go at it. Charlotte then says at the end of the day that is what the business is about.

We are then made aware that Tama Tonga has been taken to a local medical facility after Knight’s attack in the parking lot earlier tonight.

Rhea Ripley is then shown walking backstage.

Rhea Ripley’s music then hits and she makes her way down to the ring. Ripley takes in a bunch of cheers from the fans once she enters the ring. Ripley starts off by saying this will be her sixth WrestleMania and each time she has walked into it in some sort of a championship match. Ripley then says this year’s is probably the most important to her. Ripley then notes how she lost her women’s title before WrestleMania and she let Bianca Belair get the best of her. Ripley then says she could make excuses and complain, but there is no point in talking about the past. Ripley then says she will do what she has to do to get back what she wants and that is the Women’s World Championship. Ripley then says she will walk out of WrestleMania a three-time champ. IYO SKY’s music then hits and SKY makes her way down to the ring.

SKY goes to talk, but Bianca Belair’s music hits to interrupt her and Belair makes her way down to the ring. Belair enters the ring and stars talking, but the crowd boos her. Belair then asks SKY and Ripley if they really thought she wouldn’t show up. The boos then get louder. Belair then says tonight might be her last time on SmackDown for a while because at WrestleMania she will walk out as champion. Naomi’s music then hits and Naomi makes her way out. Naomi confronts Belair about not talking to her. Naomi then says she has been calling and texting Belair, but she has heard nothing in return. Naomi then asks if their friendship means so little to Belair. Naomi then says she wanted to handle things in private. Belair and Naomi then talk over each other. Naomi then enters the ring and Belair says they aren’t going to do this right now. Naomi then says tomorrow she will finish what she started with Jade Cargill. Jade Cargill’s music then hits and Cargill makes her way down to the ring. Cargill then yells at Belair off-mic. Naomi then rolls out of the ring. Ripley then steps in and says it isn’t about Cargill, but Naomi returns to the ring and everyone except SKY brawls. SKY just sort of stands there while the crowd chants her name. SKY then goes to the top and hits an Over The Moonsault onto everyone in the floor to end the segment.

Rey Fenix is then shown backstage and Chad Gable walks up to him and makes fun of him for losing the battle royal. Dragon Lee then shows up and tells Gabe to shut up. Rey Mysterio then shows up and tells Gable that Americano will learn some real lucha libre at WrestleMania. Mysterio then challenges Gable and The Creeds to a 6-Man Tag Team Match later in the show.

Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) then make their way down to the ring for the WWE Tag Team Championship Match. We then get a sponsored video package recapping The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) beating #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) to win the WWE Tag Team Titles.

Wade Barrett then says the Mysterio, Lee and Fenix vs. American Made Match is made official for later in the show.

WWE Tag Team Champions The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) then make their way down to the ring for the WWE Tag Team Championship Match.

WWE Tag Team Championship Match: The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)

The match starts off with The Motor City Machine Guns attacking The Street Profits from behind. Chris Sabin then sends Montez Ford in the ring. Motor City Machine Guns then double team on Ford, but Ford hits Sabin with a shoulder tackle. Angelo Dawkins then nails Sabin with a couple of clotheslines and a splash in the corner, then tags in Ford. Dawkins then gets Sabin up in an Electric Chair position as Ford climbs to the top, then flies to land on Sabin. Shelley then sends Dawkins out of the ring and looks to take flight, but Dawkins catches him with a strike.

Shelley and Dawkins then tag in and Shelley delivers some right hands on Dawkins in the corner. Ford then tags back in and hits a standing Frog Splash on Shelley, then tags Dawkins back in. Dawkins then wears down Shelley with a submission hold, but Sabin tags in and hits a hurricanrana on Ford. Sabin then follows it up with a dropkick off the ropes, then tags Shelley back in.

Shelley then sends Ford crashing into the corner, then tags in Sabin. Shelley then gets Ford in an Electric Chair position as Sabin climbs up the ropes, but Ford escapes and sends Shelley crashing into Sabin. Dawkins then tags in and The Profits double team on Sabin. Ford then hits Sabin with a superkick, but #DIY appears out of nowhere and attacks both teams, causing the disqualification.

The winner of the match via DQ and still the WWE Tag Team Champions, The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins)!

After the match, #DIY continue beating down both teams before stealing the WWE Tag Team Championship and heading to the back.

SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis then runs into WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green and her Secret Hervice. Green’s Secret Hervice serves Aldis with papers, which addresses last week’s count-out loss. Aldis then makes a Chelsea Green vs. Zelina Vega match for later tonight with the Secret Hervice barred from ringside.

“The Viper” Randy Orton is then shown walking backstage.

Ciampa and Gargano are then shown trying to leave the arena with the tag titles, but Aldis steps in and stops them. The Profits then show up and everybody shouts at each other. Aldis then takes the titles away from Ciampa and Gargano and Aldis makes a TLC Match for the tag titles next week on SmackDown between the three teams official.

“The Viper” Randy Orton’s music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring, while the fans sing his entrance theme. Orton looks at the WrestleMania sign and starts off by reminding the fans that he doesn’t have an opponent for WrestleMania 41. Orton then says he’s been around town all week and there is an excitement about WrestleMania everywhere. Orton then references his dad being in the first WrestleMania and says there is no way in hell he will sit out this year’s WrestleMania. Orton then notes how this will be the 20th time he will compete at a WrestleMania. Orton then says he will show up on Sunday and he will be ready to deliver for the WWE Universe. Orton then says he’ll do it for the fans, himself and the boys in the back. Orton then says if anyone wants to test their meddle, he dares them to step up. Orton then says if anyone on the strip owns a pair of wrestling boots, he challenges them to step up. Orton then says whomever it will be will fall victim to the three most dangerous letters in wrestling: R.K.O. Orton’s music then hits to end the segment.

We then get video footage from the Drew McIntyre/Damian Priest brawl at the WrestleMania kickoff show earlier today. We then see Byron Saxton interviewing Priest and Priest cuts Saxton off, saying he wanted to send a message to McIntyre. Priest then says McIntyre is not a victim, not yet. Priest then says McIntyre isn’t ready for their fight this weekend. Priest then says he will beat McIntyre so bad that he will wish he was future-endeavored again. Priest then says he will bury McIntyre on Sunday.

Zelina Vega then makes her way down to the ring for the next match of the night.

We then get a video vignette for what appears to be Aleister Black and it ends with a graphic that lists the date of “4.25.25.”

Chelsea Green then makes her way down to the ring for the next match of the night.

Non-Title Match: WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green vs. Zelina Vega

The match starts off with Green delivering some right hands on Vega. The action then spills out of the ring and Vega sends Green crashing into the timekeeper’s area. Both women then return back inside the ring and exchange right hands, but Vega nails Green with a couple of back elbows. Green then places Vega on the top rope and joins her up there, but Vega counters into a Sunset Flip powerbomb and pins Green for the win.

The winner of the Non-Title Match, Zelina Vega!

WWE United States Champion LA Knight is then shown walking backstage.

WWE United States Champion LA Knight’s music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Knight starts of by saying, “Let me talk to ya!” Knight then says what happened last week was inspiration. Knight then says this is why he attacked Tonga earlier. Knight then says he now plans to take out Solo Sikoa so he can’t interfere at WrestleMania this weekend in his match against Jacob Fatu. Knight then says he walked into WWE and turned the world upside down. Knight then says Fatu hasn’t seen anything like him and his U.S. Title is the title of titles. Knight then says someday somewhere Fatu will be a champion in WWE, but at WrestleMania Fatu will eat a BFT courtesy of LA Knight.

Solo Sikoa’s music then hits and he makes his way down to the ring for the next match of the night. LA Knight meets him at ringside and they brawl. Solo then sends Knight into the ring steps.

Non-Title Match: WWE United States Champion “The Mega Star” LA Knight vs. Solo Sikoa

The match starts off with Sikoa hitting a couple of headbutts on Knight. Knight then responds with a DDT on Sikoa, but Jacob Fatu blindsides Knight from behind and attacks Knight to cause the disqualification.

The winner of the Non-Title Match due to a DQ, WWE United States Champion LA Knight!

After the match, Fatu continues beating down Knight. Braun Strowman then makes his way down to the ring to even the odds. Nick Aldis then makes a tag team match between Fatu and Sikoa vs. Strowman and Knight.

Tag Team Match: WWE United States Champion “The Mega Star” LA Knight and “The Monster Of All Monsters” Braun Strowman vs. Solo Sikoa and “The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu

The match starts off with Sikoa and Knight. Fatu then hits Knight with a clothesline from the apron, while the referee is distracted. Fatu then tags in and sends Knight into the corner and wears him down in the corner, but Strowman tags in and hits Fatu with a couple of clotheslines. Strowman then dropkicks Fatu out of the ring, but Fatu nails him with a clothesline of his own when he gets back inside the ring. Fatu then follows it up with a DDT and a senton on Strowman, then tags in Sikoa. Sikoa and Knight then tag in and Knight hits a BFT on Sikoa for the win.

The winners of the Tag Team Match, WWE United States Champion “The Mega Star” LA Knight and “The Monster Of All Monsters” Braun Strowman!

We then see a sit-down interview between WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton and Wade Barrett from earlier today. Barrett asks Stratton how and why her interview with Charlotte went off the rails. Stratton says she felt bullied and during the split-screen interview earlier this year she wondered if she was up for the challenge. Stratton then says she gave Charlotte a taste of her own medicine and Charlotte doesn’t have to like her, but she has to respect her. Barrett then asks Stratton what will happen if Tiffy Time ends at WrestleMania. Stratton says that won’t happen and she is aware it’s going to be a fight and she is going to stand up to Charlotte. Stratton then says she will walk out of WrestleMania as champion.

Rey Mysterio, Dragon Lee and Rey Fenix then make their way down to the ring for the next match of the night and American Made follows.

6-Man Tag Team Match: LWO (WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee) and Rey Fenix vs. American Made (Chad Gable, Julius Creed and Brutus Creed)

The match starts off with Brutus Creed and Rey Fenix. Fenix then hits a shoulder tackle on Brutus out of the corner. Fenix then rolls him up, but Brutus kicks out. Lee then tags in, but Brutus sends him crashing into the corner and tags in Julius Creed. Lee then hits a hurricanrana on Julius, then flies over the top rope to land on Julius on the outside. Fenix then sends Julius back in the ring, then climbs to the top and hits him with a crossbody. Fenix then goes for a pin, but Chad Gable breaks the fall.

Julius then tags in and American Made hits a triple headbutt on Lee. Brutus then tags in and delivers some shoulders on Lee’s midsection in the corner before Julius tags back in and continues to wear down Lee. Gable then tags back in and delivers some chops on Lee in the corner, then wears him down with a submission hold and sends him into the corner. Julius then tags in and immediately tags out to Brutus. Fenix then tags in and nails Brutus and Gable, then nails Julius with a superkick. Julius then responds with a belly-to-belly suplex on Fenix, then sends him into the corner and hits a couple of double knees on Julius off the middle rope for the win.

The winners of the 6-Man Tag Team Match, LWO (WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee) and Rey Fenix!

After the match, Fenix and Lee checks on Mysterio, who has been out of the match for a while and seemingly has a trainer checking on him as well.

We then get a video package on the Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins feud with Paul Heyman’s involvement.

Joe Tessitore then hypes the Cody Rhodes and John Cena segment coming up next.

Cody Rhodes’ music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. Rhodes then plays to the crowd and grabs a microphone. As Rhodes is about to talk, John Cena’s music hits and Cena makes his way down to the ring. Cena starts off by telling Rhodes to be quiet before he speaks, then says Sunday is the last time he will ever compete in a WrestleMania ring. Cena then says no one will ever have the courage he does and nothing that he can do to prepare to face a man who possibly knows that he could face death. Cena then says fans think that there is no such thing as a wrestling retirement and another match will come, but unlike him, every other wrestler needs the fans to care and talk about them because the second that they leave, they’re alone. Cena then says he has love, joy and worth in his life and doesn’t need the fans.

Cena then says fans don’t write history because winners do, then tells Rhodes that when he won the 2025 Men’s Elimination Chamber, he knew it would be impossible to beat him in a WrestleMania match. Cena then says Rhodes changed that with how he answered The Rock’s offer to him and that’s when he realized that he could actually beat Rhodes and prove to the fans that they don’t matter. Cena then says Rhodes is tough and driven, but also scared and naive. Cena then says Rhodes wears the suit and has his neck tattoo to be somebody, but he will make him somebody and realize that he’s still a kid on Sunday at WrestleMania.

Rhodes then asks Cena if he knows the name of crew members and says it’s a different WWE now. Rhodes then says he used to worship Cena like the fans did, but times have changed. Rhodes then goes off on Cena and says Cena may have called him underwhelming but he’s overrated and still can’t wrestle in the year of 2025.

Cena the tells Rhodes he won’t have to wrestle on Sunday and looks to hit an Attitude Adjustment on him, but Rhodes escapes and counters into a Cross-Rhodes. Rhodes then holds up the Undisputed WWE Championship and heads to the back as the show comes to a close.

Matches & Key Moments Scheduled for WWE SmackDown on April 18th, 2025

• WWE Tag Team Championship Match: The Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
• 16-time World Champion John Cena makes his return
• Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
• 6-Woman Tag Team Match: WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green and The Secret Hervice (Piper Niven and Alba Fyre) vs. Zelina Vega, Katana Chance and Kayden Carter
• Sit-down interview with Wade Barrett and WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton
• Sit-down interview with Wade Barrett and “The Queen” Charlotte Flair