Below are the results from tonight’s SmackDown, featuring WrestleMania 41 updates, Charlotte Flair, Tiffany Stratton & more.
– Tonight’s SmackDown kicked off with General Manager Nick Aldis inviting Randy Orton to the ring to address Orton’s action from last week, when Orton RKOed Aldis after learning that he no longer has a match at WrestleMania 41. Orton said he can tell Aldis took last week very personally. Orton said last time when something like this happened, he paid twice the fine amount in advance, because he knew something like this would happen again. Randy said this is going to be his 20th WrestleMania match and he needs it. Aldis said he doesn’t need Orton’s money, he needs Orton’s respect. Orton said Aldis has his respect. Orton said if he doesn’t get his WrestleMania match, he will have to apologize to Mickie James (Aldis’ real-life wife) for what he’ll do to Aldis. This led to Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga coming out. Sikoa said nobody wants to hear Orton cry, nobody gives a crap. Orton is in the past, just like LA Knight will be in the past at WrestleMania 41, as Jacob Fatu will walk out with the United States Championship. Orton said he’s been hearing voices in his head for a few weeks now, and challenged them to a fight. A brawl broke out and Sikoa & Tonga double-teamed on Orton, which led to Knight coming out to make the save. The babyfaces cleared the ring. Knight & Orton challenged Sikoa & Tonga to a tag team match later tonight, and Aldis made it official.
– Bayley & Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria won the Gauntlet Match to earn a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship match against Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez at WrestleMania 41
Below are the results from all the matches:
Lyra Valkyria & Bayley def. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark
Lyra Valkyria & Bayley def. Natalya & Maxxine Durpi
Lyra Valkyria & Bayley def. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter
Lyra Valkyria & Bayley def. Michin & B-Fab
Lyra Valkyria & Bayley def. Secret Hervice (Piper Niven & Alba Fyre)
– Before tonight’s SmackDown, Charlotte Flair attacked WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton in the parking lot. You can watch it below:
Charlotte Flair attacked Tiffany Stratton before tonight's SmackDownpic.twitter.com/qEDnjZWUMS
— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) April 12, 2025
Joe Tessitore revealed on commentary that both Charlotte & Tiffany are facing disciplinary action for their actions last week and earlier today, and Charlotte was asked to go home for the rest of the week.
Charlotte Flair & Tiffany Stratton are facing disciplinary actionpic.twitter.com/xU3zBP9MLe
— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) April 12, 2025
– Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest will now be a Sin City Street Fight at WrestleMania 41. Priest was making his way to the ring and got attacked from behind by McIntyre. McIntyre removed his eye patch and said he’s 100% cleared, which means Priest is 100% screwed at WrestleMania. Priest came out and a brawl broke out. McIntyre hit Priest in the head with steel ring steps, and then hit a Future Shock DDT on top of the steps. McIntyre ripped Priest’s necklace and took it with him.
– #DIY said they were screwed last week in the #1 contender’s match. Pretty Deadly said they’ve gone crazy. Motor City Machine Guns said it’s karma.
– Rey Fenix def. Berto
After the match, Santos Escobar told Berto to shake Fenix’s hand. Escobar also showed respect to Fenix.
– Roxanne Perez wants to get added to the WWE Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania 41. Tiffany Stratton confronted her and challenged her to a match tonight.
– WWE aired a video looking at the history between Paul Heyman and CM Punk.
– Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green was outside the trainer’s room and wants the Secret Hervice by her side for her match. Zelina Vega mocked Chelsea for not having help tonight.
– Zelina Vega def. Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green via Count-Out
– Backstage, Santos Escobar told Berto he’s disappointed with him. Andrade tried to motivate Berto and told him to be proud. Berto told him to mind his own business.
– In a video package, Naomi called Jade Cargill the following words: leech, scum, opportunist, snake. Cargill said Naomi tried to take her out due to her own insecurities. Cargill said the GLOW is fading. Cargill said she’s no longer a rookie and is Naomi’s biggest threat.
– Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes came to the ring and past WWWF / WWF / WWE Championship title designs are placed in the ring. Cody said having the WWE Championship means you are the best wrestler in the world, and he’s blessed. Cody said a lot of people want to be WWE Champion – current roster wrestlers, NXT stars, WWE ID talent, kids in attendance here tonight who want to grow up and become WWE Champion. However, the one man who wants to take that away from everyone is John Cena, who wants to win the title and retire with it. Crowd chanted “let’s go Cena, Cena sucks”. Cody said Cena will be on next week’s SmackDown. Cody told Cena that fans are allowed to love somebody else.
Cody looked at the Spinner WWE Championship and praised Cena for carrying the company, through good & bad times, for 10 years.
Cody said he’s tell Cena the same thing he told Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns – he does his best work when he’s backed in the corner. He doesn’t flinch, he fights.
Rhodes said Cena knows his time has been up for a while, and someday his time will be up too, but it’s not right now and the WWE Championship will stay with “us” after WrestleMania 41.
– The Miz and Carmelo Hayes confronted The Street Profits and said they want the WWE Tag Team Championship. Miz wants to become a 10-time Tag Team Champion.
– WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton def. NXT star Roxanne Perez
Despite being sent home, Charlotte Flair showed up after the match and attacked Stratton.
WAIT A MINUTE!@MsCharlotteWWE just attacked @tiffstrattonwwe 😱#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/F3TQUFg1Ih
— WWE (@WWE) April 12, 2025
– Randy Orton & United States Champion LA Knight def. Solo Sikoa & Tama Tonga
During the ending moments of the match, Orton & Sikoa left the ring brawling to the back. Knight pinned Tonga to win the match. Jacob Fatu attacked Knight after the match and hit him with multiple Moonsaults, and posed with the US Title.
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