WWE Friday Night SmackDown Updates For Tonight (4/19/2024)
WWE has announced a Fatal-4-Way Tag-Team Title Eliminator bout for tonight’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, with Legado Del Fantasma vs. New Catch Republic vs. The Street Profits vs. Authors Of Pain scheduled to determine who will challenge A-Town Down Under for the gold.
TONIGHT on #SmackDown:
A Fatal 4-Way Match will determine No.1 Contenders to @_Theory1 and @GraysonWWE's Tag Team Titles!
8/7c on @FOXTV pic.twitter.com/uqMNIU5N6a
— WWE (@WWE) April 19, 2024
Ahead of the match this evening, Kayla Braxton caught up with Legado Del Fantasma as they arrived to the building for tonight’s show, and once again, Santos Escobar claimed that he and his men had nothing to do with the pre-WrestleMania XL mysterious attack on Dragon Lee.
EXCLUSIVE: When @KaylaBraxtonWWE interrupts Legado Del Fantasma as they arrive on #SmackDown, @EscobarWWE once again makes it clear that his faction had nothing to do with the pre-WrestleMania attack on @dragonlee95 and that he is out to prove he was right all along. #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/ngknopKtYk
— WWE (@WWE) April 19, 2024
Also scheduled for tonight’s WWE on FOX blue brand show is AJ Styles vs. LA Knight in a battle to determine who will be next to challenge WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes for the title.
Who will earn the right to challenge Undisputed WWE Champion @CodyRhodes?@RealLAKnight takes on @AJStylesOrg in a #WrestleMania rematch tomorrow night on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/336s5uOvxP
— WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2024
WWE is also teasing that fans will find out what is next for The Bloodline following the savage attack from Solo Sikoa and the debuting Tama Tonga to Jimmy Uso in front of “The Wise Man” Paul Heyman on last week’s show.
TONIGHT on #SmackDown:
After Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga brutally attacked Jimmy @WWEUsos, what's next for #TheBloodline?
8/7c on @FOXTV pic.twitter.com/3ztQ15yoBq
— WWE (@WWE) April 19, 2024
Finally, the WWE Women’s Championship will be on-the-line tonight, as Bayley puts the title up-for-grabs in a one-on-one showdown against fellow WWE women’s wrestling veteran Naomi in one of the main events of tonight’s SmackDown.
WWE Women's Champion @itsBayleyWWE defends against @TheTrinity_Fatu tomorrow night on #SmackDown! pic.twitter.com/k6d5786FcA
— WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2024
Featured below is the WWE Now preview video for tonight’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown. Make sure to join us here at 8/7/c for live results coverage of the show.
#WWENow previews @RealLAKnight facing off against @AJStylesOrg for the right to face Undisputed WWE Champion @CodyRhodes at #WWEBacklash, @itsBayleyWWE defending her WWE Women’s Title against @TheTrinity_Fatu and more on #SmackDown!
WATCH HERE: https://t.co/z08k9mzJKM pic.twitter.com/IAeXeHrnXC
— WWE (@WWE) April 19, 2024