Will John Cena & The Rock appear on WWE SmackDown tonight (April 11, 2025)?

Cody Rhodes will return tonight on SmackDown ahead of his clash against John Cena at WM 41!

The April 11 episode of Friday Night SmackDown is set to emanate from the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. The show will further shape the final match card and hype up fans for the clashes at WrestleMania 41.

The show will feature the return of the Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. ‘The American Nightmare ‘went head to head with John Cena on three consecutive shows of WWE Raw during the European tour, which ended with Rhodes taking out Cena and standing tall with the title on the March 31 episode of the Red brand in London.

The segments were used to build up hype for their title clash at WrestleMania 41, however, neither Cody nor Cena made an appearance last week. Now as Cody prepares to make an appearance tonight in Seattle, many fans are wondering if Cena and The Rock will make an appearance.

While there is a possibility of them making an appearance, a surprise appearance would likely create more hype especially as The Rock has not made any appearance since the heel turn of John Cena and the beatdown of Rhodes at the Elimination Chamber PLE.

The promotion might use tonight’s segment to further the feud and maybe The Rock can clarify what it actually means to ‘sell your soul’. However, it looks like the fans have to wait a bit longer for clarification but when it comes to Cena, not so much.

Unlike Cody, Cena is not advertised for tonight’s show and will likely not make an appearance. However, he is advertised for the go-home show of WWE SmackDown, next week in Las Vegas, which means the two stars will face off next week ahead of the Mania PLE clash.

A Women’s Tag Team Gauntlet Match is set for tonight’s show

A women’s Gauntlet match is also announced for the show where six different tag teams will battle for the number one contender spot for the WWE Women’s Championship. The winner of the match will battle the current champs Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez at the WrestleMania 41 PLE.

After their fiery promos on the 04/04 show, Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest are set to go face-to-face on this week’s show, and with the level of animosity between the two, chaos will ensue when they meet. GM Nick Aldis has already announced a clash between the two at the Mania PLE.

Furthermore, following his debut last week, where he defeated Nathan Frazer in a singles match, Rey Fenix is now set to battle Legado Del Fantasma’s Berto in a singles match. 

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