WWE Friday Night SmackDown | April 11th, 2025, Edition | Show Preview:

WWE Champion is back as Cody Rhodes is set to address John Cena and the WWE Universe. (Photo by WWE)

The April 11th, Edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown | The Show Rundown:

• WWE Champion Cody Rhodes is back and will discuss his opponent at WrestleMania with John Cena. A lot of back and forth between both men, but Cody Rhodes wants to end John Cena, and he’s making it his goal to do so.

• Rey Fenix takes on LDF Member Berto. This is Rey Fenix's 2nd Match in WWE as he’ll try to keep racking up wins. For Berto, he has to impress Santos Escobar, the leader of LDF as of late; they have been on a down-swing, racking loss after loss.

• We’ll find new Number One Contenders for The Judgement Day, Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, who’ll be defending their WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania against the winner of the Gauntlet Match.

• Damian Priest and Drew McIntyre will come face-to-face. For months, they had been tearing each other apart. But tonight, they will be in the middle of the ring, coming face-to-face.

The Announced Matches for the April 11th Edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown:

1. Rey Fenix vs. Berto in a Singles Match.

2. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark vs. Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. B-Fab & Michin vs. Maxxine Dupri & Natalya vs. The Secret Hervice (Alba Frye & Piper Niven) in a WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Number One Contenders Gauntlet Match.

The Announced Segments for the April 11th Edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown:

1. WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will be on SmackDown Tonight.

2. Damian Priest and Drew McIntyre come face-to-face.