WWE SmackDown is one of WWE’s premier weekly shows featuring some of the best WWE Superstars, plus some of the biggest storylines going into the PLE’s and has been running since 1999. The Championships featured the Undisputed WWE Championship, WWE (Men’s) United States, WWE Tag Team, WWE Women’s and the WWE Women’s United States Championships, plus the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships from time to time. Our results are quick and to the point and by no means a comprehensive blow-by-blow account of the given episode. Check back for results and be sure to share your thoughts on the program down below.
As this episode is the go-home show for WrestleMania, this episode is called WrestleMania SmackDown for the fourth go-home episode in a row. Because of that, SD will have a WrestleMania theme with its graphics and will generally feature the last steps of WrestleMania build for the SmackDown brand and the main roster as a whole. Plus, the episode will feature matches that plausibly could’ve been included with WrestleMania with the Andre The Giant Battle Royal and left-off matches like MFT vs Wyatt Sick6. So who will be the last to gain momentum towards WrestleMania itself? Find out below!
WWE WrestleMania SmackDown Results
Below are the latest WWE WrestleMania SmackDown results for 04/17/26:
- Street Fight: MFT defeated Wyatt Sick6 by pinfall after a Samoan Spike.
- WWE Tag Team Championship: Damian Priest and R-Truth (c) defeated Raw’s Grayson Waller and Kofi Kingston by pinfall after a flapjack/flatliner combo to retain.
- WWE Women’s United States Championship #1 Contender’s: Tiffany Stratton defeated Jordynne Grace by pinfall after a PME.
- Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair vs Raw’s Bayley and Lyra Valkyria fought to a no-contest due to WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Lash and Nia attacking both teams.
- Royce Keyes won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal by last eliminating Talla Tonga.
Non-match notes relevant to WWE WrestleMania SmackDown for 04/17/26:
- Pat McAfee was given a contract to sign by GM Nick Aldis.
- Randy Orton started the show off and received a huge crowd ovation and delivered a promo explaining his justified betrayal of Cody Rhodes, citing years of feeling used and overlooked, and his alliance with Pat McAfee while vowing to reclaim his legacy at WrestleMania.
- Royce Keys told about his mothers passing in a vignette.
- Jacob Fatu made a dramatic arrival in a police car, rejecting Drew McIntyre’s attempts to paint him as a criminal and vowing to decisively defeat him in their unsanctioned match at WrestleMania.
- Rhea Ripley and Jade Cargill engaged in a heated, insult-filled confrontation ahead of their WrestleMania match, with Ripley accusing Cargill of insecurity and arrogance while both vowed to decisively defeat the other.
- Solo Sikoa celebrated his win with MFT and said he’s going for the Tag Team Championship again.
- Trick Williams confronted WWE US Champion Sami Zayn over attacking Lil Yachty, leading to a chaotic, comedic-turned-physical segment involving a decoy “Gingerbread Man” Zayn before a brawl ended with Williams standing tall ahead of WrestleMania.
- The third hour of SmackDown was commercial-free.
- Cody Rhodes addressed conspiracy theories and his WrestleMania showdown with Randy Orton, before a respectful but tense exchange with CM Punk highlighted mutual admiration, subtle warnings, and the significance of their upcoming matches at WrestleMania.
The following matches and segments are announced for next week on 04/24/26:
- No matches announced
So, what do you think? Did you check out this episode yet, and if not, do you intend to? Did you enjoy this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown? What was your favorite match on the show? Be sure to let us know all of your thoughts on these questions and anything else pertaining to SmackDown in the comments section down below.
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