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WWE Friday Night SmackDown in San Jose, California, USA, Live on the USA Network, April 10th, 2026 — The Episode Preview:

  • robbyplaha
  • Apr 10
  • 3 min read
Residing in the Bay Area, Royce Keys will finally make his Friday Night SmackDown debut tonight in his home state of California. Royce Keys debuted in WWE at the Royal Rumble but has since been getting his wins during Dark Matches. Tonight, he finally gets to shine in front of the San Jose Crowd. Friday Night SmackDown is Live at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM PT on the USA Network, streaming worldwide on Netflix. (Image courtesy of WWE)
Residing in the Bay Area, Royce Keys will finally make his Friday Night SmackDown debut tonight in his home state of California. Royce Keys debuted in WWE at the Royal Rumble but has since been getting his wins during Dark Matches. Tonight, he finally gets to shine in front of the San Jose Crowd. Friday Night SmackDown is Live at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM PT on the USA Network, streaming worldwide on Netflix. (Image courtesy of WWE)

The April 10th Episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown — The Episode Rundown:

  • Powerhouse Hobbs, now going as Royce Keys to pay tribute to his family, is finally debuting in his home state of California. The Bay Area Native is ready to crush opponents by hand and deliver his strength. Royce Keys is ready to make an impact, and that’s what he’s about to do as he’s going to debut tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.

  • After the negative reception of the events that occurs when Pat McAfee aligned himself with Randy Orton in the feud that had been 20-Year’s in the making, now tonight, Cody Rhodes the WWE Undisputed Champion, has a lot on his mind, last week he cut, a promo on the attack now we on a full-on collision course, what will occur tonight on SmackDown?

  • On Monday, we saw a vicious after-match beatdown as B-Fab, Jade Cargill & Michin all destroyed IYO SKY & Rhea Ripley after the Main Event Match on Monday Night RAW. Tonight, Rhea Ripley will address the attack by WWE Women's Champion Jade Cargill tonight on SmackDown.

  • Drew McIntyre is looking to expose the real Jacob Fatu tonight, as we know Jacob Fatu does, in fact, have a known criminal past, but he has strived to make positive changes to his life, which has brought him into WWE today. But what will Drew McIntyre expose tonight on SmackDown?

  • Alexa Bliss, with Charlotte Flair watching her from ringside, will be taking on Bayley tonight in some singles action. Bayley just came off a win against Lash Legend on RAW, and now looks to continue that against Alexa Bliss tonight on SmackDown.

  • Last week, Sami Zayn defended his title in a clean defeat as he took down Carmelo Hayes in a WWE United States Title rematch, but what happened after the match is what everyone is talking about, in which Lil Yachty & Trick Williams attacked Sami Zayn, as they are a week away from their WWE United States Title Match at Night Two of WrestleMania. Sami Zayn is looking for payback. Will he deliver some payback? Will Carmelo Hayes try to insert himself to make it a Triple Threat Title Match? So many answers need to be delivered tonight on SmackDown.


The Official Matches Announced for the April 10th Episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown:

  1. Royce Keys vs. ??? in a Singles Match.

  2. Alexa Bliss (with Charlotte Flair) vs. Bayley (with Lyra Valkyria) in a Singles Match.


The Official Appearances & Segments Announced for the April 10th Episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown:

  1. How will the WWE Undisputed Champion, Cody Rhodes, respond to assault by Randy Orton and Pat McAfee?

  2.  Rhea Ripley will address WWE Women's Champion Jade Cargill's attack on IYO SKY.

  3. Drew McIntyre promises to expose the real Jacob Fatu on SmackDown.

  4. WWE United States Champion Sami Zayn will be out for payback on Trick Williams.

 
 
 

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