As WrestleMania 41 looms like a glittery thundercloud over Las Vegas, WWE is loading up its go-home episode of SmackDown with the kind of chaos only possible when battle royals, grudge matches, tag title tension, and one returning denim-wrapped legend collide.
Let’s unpack this stacked card faster than a surprise cash-in:
🥇Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Everybody In, Nobody Safe
The annual “I’m still on the WrestleMania poster!” event returns as the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal takes center stage, and this year it’s full of wildcards. Veterans, rising stars, and that one guy who’s been doing dark matches since the pandemic — all vying for a very large trophy and medium-sized bragging rights.
Names haven’t been confirmed, but the usual suspects are lurking: Braun Strowman, a human monster truck; Bronson Reed, who moves like a landslide; and maybe a returning shocker? Is this the year someone finally wins and does something with the momentum? Tune in for the over-the-top rope truth.
👠Six-Woman Tag: Chelsea Green & Her Secret Hervice vs. Zelina & the Party Crashers
Chelsea Green, still fuming over her count-out loss to Zelina Vega, has decided violence is the only path to inner peace. She’s bringing her backup — Piper Niven and Alba Fyre — known collectively (and dubiously) as her Secret Hervice.
They’ll face Zelina, Katana Chance, and Kayden Carter, who may be undersized but make up for it with speed, flips, and an uncanny ability to pull matching gear out of thin air. Everyone involved recently flamed out of the gauntlet scene, and now they’re throwing hands out of pure spite. Wrestling logic, folks.
💥Tag Team Titles: Street Profits vs. The Motor City Machine Guns
This one’s spicy.
After showing up to WWE and winning gold within three weeks, the Motor City Machine Guns are looking to run it back against the Street Profits, whose charisma is only matched by their ring gear budget.
Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins are flashy, fast, and frustratingly hard to pin. But Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley have decades of synergy and are angling to remind WWE fans that Detroit builds more than just horsepower — it builds legends.
Can the Profits hold the line, or will the MCMG make lightning strike again?
👋 Cena’s Last Stop Before the Strip
And just 48 hours before John Cena potentially rides off into the WrestleMania sunset (or into another Fast & Furious), the legend returns to SmackDown — presumably to rebut Cody Rhodes, who just spent the last promo dragging Cena’s legacy like a weighted vest.
Will Cena get emotional? Motivational? Will he throw a punch or a proverb? No idea. But it’s the last stop on the Road to Mania, and you better believe he’s got something to say. Let’s just hope the jorts are pressed.
Final Thoughts: Next week’s SmackDown is serving pre-Mania energy like a Red Bull IV drip — chaotic, emotional, and full of bodies flying over ropes. This is the final push before Vegas, and WWE’s making sure you feel every second of it.