EpisodeS28E162026-04-17

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

April 17, 2026

Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk stood together before WrestleMania. Plus, Royce Keys won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, Tiffany Stratton became the No. 1 Contender to Women's United States Champion Giulia and much more.

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Pat McAfee

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Brie Garcia

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Randy Orton

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Lina Fanene

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Akira Tozawa

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Shinsuke Nakamura

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Humberto Garza Carrillo

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Jessica Woynilko

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Cody Rhodes

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John Gargano

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Alipate Aloisio Leone

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Tevita Fifita

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Joseph Fatu

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Nicholas Aldis

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Sesugh Uhaa

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Jade Cargill

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Briana Brandy

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Marcel Barthel

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Humberto Solano

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Matt Polinsky

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Pam Martinez

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Kit Wilson

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Matt Farrelly

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Anriel Howard

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Matrick Mondre Belton

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Rhea Ripley

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Patrick Martin

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Josh Harter

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Rami Sebei

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Phil Brooks

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Chas Betts

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Mike Mizanin

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Luis Martinez

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Ron Killings

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Ashley Fliehr

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Aoife Cusack

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Carlos Ruiz

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Fénix

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Benjamin Timms

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Nikola Bogojević

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Michael Paris

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Raúl Mendoza

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Tom Büdgen

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Joseph Ruud

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Eimi Gloria Matsudo

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Samuel Shaw

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Joseph Ruby

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Taylor Rotunda

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Nicola Glencross

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Taula Fifita

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Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah

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Kayla Klingensmith

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Psycho Clown

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Maryse Mizanin

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Jeffrey Cobb

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Ilja Rukober

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Matthew Cardona

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Stephanie Hym Lee

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Alexis Cabrera

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Joe Tessitore

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Patricia Forrest Gresham

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Jacob Fatu

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Donovan Danhausen

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William Hobson

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Joseph Hendry

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Thunder Keck

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La Parka Negra

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