WWE SmackDown Results 4/4 - Two Number One Contenders Matches, CM Punk, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns Appear

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE SmackDown" on April 4, 2025, coming to you live from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois!

LA Knight will be finding out who his next challenger for the United States Championship is tonight, as Jacob Fatu collides with rival Braun Strowman in a Number One Contenders Match. Fatu and Strowman have become no strangers to one another over the course of the past few weeks as they both have been looking to dethrone Knight as the titleholder, facing each other in a series of singles and tag team matches. Things culminated during last week's edition of "SmackDown" when Fatu interfered in a United States Championship match between Knight and Strowman to cause a disqualification and Strowman's chance to win the title.

Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin of The Motor City Machine Guns look to get one step closer to regaining the WWE Tag Team Championship as they square off with #DIY's Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano in a Number One Contenders Match to determine who will next be challenging The Street Profits. The Profits previously dethroned #DIY as titleholders on the March 14 edition of "SmackDown", and had their first defense last week then they retained against Pretty Deadly.

Before they face off at WWE WrestleMania 41 in a Triple Threat Match, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns will all be making appearances on tonight's show with something on their mind to share. The three men made their Las Vegas, Nevada match official last week when they put pen-to-paper with the contract as they traded verbal exchanges with one another, with Paul Heyman revealing to Punk that the match would be main evening one night of the Premium Live Event despite the latter making it clear that the former was still indebted in a favor to him.

Naomi will be competing in her first official match since coming up short in a Six Woman Tag Team Match on the February 28 episode of "WWE SmackDown" as she takes on B-Fab. While B-Fab looked to support ally Michin at ringside last week when she took on Charlotte Flair, Naomi took her out on the entrance ramp until Jade Cargill came to her aid and Naomi retreated through the crowd.

Additionally, Rey Fenix will be competing in his first ever match in WWE against an opponent who has yet to be named.

We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home as CM Punk makes his way down to the ring.

Punk says the best crowds are overseas, but he disagrees being back in front of his hometown crowd in Chicago. He takes the time to thank the live crowd, but says nothing has changed now that he's in the main event of WrestleMania 41. He says he's earned his spot as people have continuously told him that he's not supposed to be where he is throughout his life and his career. He says the hard work began back then, but it really begins now and takes the time to thank his wife, his dog, and the fans. He says he has a date at WrestleMania, then promises to give beatings on Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.

Paul Heyman cuts Punk off and introduces himself, then apologizes for being late and makes it clear that it's no disrespect to Chicago or Punk. He tells Punk that he belongs in Chicago, in the ring, and in the main event of WrestleMania. He recalls his recent history with Punk, then says although he asked Punk for a favor when recruiting him for the 2024 Men's WarGames match, he has another favor for him. He asks Punk what the favor that he owes him is, then says he needs to know for Roman Reigns who is currently absent. Punk calls Heyman out, and Heyman clarifies that Reigns will be here later. He tells Heyman to let him know when Reigns shows up because he wants to tell both of them together to their faces.

Nathan Frazer then makes his way out to the ring. Rey Fenix follows. 

The bell rings and the two lock up. The pair go back and forth, but Frazer lands a boot on Fenix's midsection. Fenix responds with a kick to Frazer's head and rolls him up, but Frazer kicks out. Fenix then lands a crossbody off the top rope to level Frazer on the outside and gets him back in the ring before wearing down his arm with a submission hold.

Frazer sends Fenix crashing into the mat with a reverse DDT, then follows it up with a standing Shooting Star Press and a modified Blockbuster onto the mat. He wears Fenix down with a submission hold, then lands a superplex on him and sends him crashing into the mat. Fenix responds by walking the ropes and delivering a kick to Frazer, then follows it up with an over the shoulder Brainbuster. Frazer levels Fenix with a kick, but Fenix responds with the MMB for the win.

Winner: Rey Fenix

After the match, Fenix grabs a microphone and thanks fans. He says he's waited his whole life to be a WWE Superstar.

We then head over to a video from Drew McIntyre, who sends a message to Damian Priest.

Back at ringside, LA Knight makes his way out. Tama Tonga and Solo Sikoa follow.

The bell rings and Knight fires off right hands on Tama. He sends him crashing into the top turnbuckle face first and fires off stomps on him in the corner, then connects with a Hip Attack. Tama sends Knight's face bouncing off the announce desk, then gets him back in the ring and fires off right hands on him in the corner. He then delivers a splash and wears down Knight with a submission, but Knight rolls him up. Tama kicks out and delivers a suplex to Knight, then rains down right hands on him.

Knight fires off left hands on Tonga, then levels him with a shoulder tackle and whips him into the corner chest first. He connects with a neckbreaker and an over the shoulder powerslam on Tama, then follows it up with BFT for the win.

Winner: LA Knight

Charlotte Flair then makes her way down to the ring. Tiffany Stratton follows. 

Wade Barrett says he will be moderating things between Flair and Stratton after their recent interactions, then introduces them both and asks Flair why she chose to challenge Stratton for the WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania 41. Flair explains that she hadn't done charity work in a while, and says she wants to show fans that there's no comparison between her and Stratton.

Stratton asks Flair if she's done, then says no matter how many titles Flair wins or the records she breaks, she will still be second to Ric Flair and will come second to her at WrestleMania. Flair says Stratton has just repeated what her opponents have said to her over the last ten years, but Stratton tells Flair that outside the ring, she isn't anything and will be alone outside the ring. Flair responds by asking Stratton if that's the reason that her boyfriend Ludwig Kaiser is in her DMs.

The Street Profits then make their way out to the ring to watch the following match. The Motor City Machine Guns and #DIY follow.

Chris Sabin and Johnny Gargano begin the action. The bell rings and the two lock up. Tommaso Ciampa tags in and Sabin wears down his arm with a submission, then tags in Alex Shelley. Shelley delivers a double ax handle to Ciampa as Sabin holds him in place, then clotheslines him out of the ring and chases him back inside. Gargano tags back in and delivers a spear to Shelley through the middle rope, then lands a dropkick to the back of Shelley's head. He looks to land a double ax handle off the middle rope, but Shelley catches Gargano with a right hand to his midsection and tags in Sabin.

Ciampa tags in and continues to wear down Sabin, but Gargano tags in and #DIY double teams on him. Ciampa then tags back in and #DIY set up for Meeting In The Middle. Sabin moves out of the way and sends #DIY crashing into one another. Shelley tags back in and delivers their signature double team offense to Ciampa, then look to follow it up with Skull and Bones. Gargano pushes Shelley off the ropes and Ciampa rolls up Sabin, but the referee catches his feet on the ropes. Sabin then rolls up Ciampa for the win.

Winners (and new Number One Contenders): The Motor City Machine Guns

B-Fab then makes her way out to the ring. Naomi follows

Jade Cargill attacks Naomi on the entrance ramp and rains down right hands on her until security pulls her off Naomi. Naomi crawls into the ring and the bell sounds, but B-Fab whips her into the mat and levels her with a pair of clotheslines. She delivers a kick to her head and runs her over with a boot, then rains down right hands and left hands on her. Naomi responds with a kneeling Lungblower on B-Fab for the win.

Winner: Naomi

After the match, Naomi grabs a microphone and calls Jade Cargill back down to the ring. Cargill surprises Naomi from behind and sets up for Jaded, but security runs down to the ring before she can land it. Cargill takes them down, but Nick Aldis appears at ringside and makes a match between Cargill and Naomi official for WrestleMania 41.

We then head over to a video from Damian Priest responding to Drew McIntyre's earlier message.

Kevin Owens then makes his way out to the ring. 

Nick Aldis says in the wrestling industry, there's a fine line between finding out that everything is fine and potentially never being able to step in the ring again. He introduces Owens, and he makes his way out.

Owens says he's been wrestling for 25 years, and in that time, he gave everything he had every time he stepped foot in the ring. He says he's had incredible life experiences in the ring and been able to take care of his family, but there's a price to pay in the toll that wrestling takes on the body. He says for the last four months, he's been dealing with a serious neck injury for the last four months. He says he has to get neck surgery, and the timing couldn't be worse because he won't be able to get in the ring with Randy Orton at WrestleMania 41. He says he's thankful for WWE allowing him to make this announcement since he doesn't know when he'll be back in front of fans, then says he will never take wrestling for granted.

Randy Orton's music hits and he makes his way out. Owens heads to the back, and Aldis informs Orton that he no longer has a match for WrestleMania 41. Orton responds by landing an RKO on Aldis.

Jacob Fatu then makes his way down to the ring. Braun Strowman follows.

The bell rings and Strowman sends Fatu crashing into the ring steps. Fatu responds with a pair of moonsaults to Strowman, but Strowman sends Fatu crashing into the ring steps and hits him with one of the sets. The referee begins a ten count, but Fatu beats it at seven. Strowman lands a double ax handle on Fatu off the ring steps, then sends him crashing into the giant PRIME Hydration bottle at ringside. Fatu sends Strowman crashing over the ring steps, then rocks him with a superkick and dumps him back in the ring.

Strowman sends Fatu crashing into the mat spine first, then grabs a table from under the ring and slides it inside. He sets it up in the corner, but Fatu rocks him with a superkick. Strowman runs over Fatu with a big boot, but Fatu sends him crashing out of the ring and over the announce desk. He then sends Strowman crashing into the ring post and charges at him, but Strowman hits Fatu with a chair and sends him crashing through the barricade near the timekeeper's area. The referee begins a ten count, but both men beat it and brawl with one another through the crowd. Strowman hits Fatu with a garbage can repeatedly, then repeatedly cracks a chair across his spine and lands a suplex on him off a road case and through several tables set up next to it. The referee begins a ten count, but both men make it to their feet.

The two men return to the ring, and Fatu sends Strowman crashing through the table in the corner with a Hip Attack. The referee begins a ten count, and Faty beats it while Strowman is unable to.

Winner (and new Number One Contender): Jacob Fatu

Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman then make their way down to the ring. 

Reigns demands that Chicago acknowledge him, then calls upon Heyman and asks if Punk is here. Heyman says he is, but Reigns asks him if he should share a secret with Chicago. Heyman says he should, and Reigns says Punk wouldn't be back in Chicago and in the main event of WrestleMania 41 if it wasn't for him. He says Punk has wrestled just about everyone, but has never been in the main event of WrestleMania until he was introduced to the "Tribal Chief". Reigns then calls Punk to the ring, but Seth Rollins makes his way down to the ring instead.

Rollins says he has no idea what favor Punk is about to ask, but the reality will knock his socks off. He says Reigns doesn't like to live in the real world, and when he steps outside his own little universe, reality gets the better of him. He says he knows first hand that you can't ignore Punk and Punk being in the main event of WrestleMania is a reality he has to deal with. He says Reigns had the chance to stop Punk, but he never did. He says he realize that reality has the two options of suffering or controlling reality.

Rollins say he and Reigns both want to find out what favor he's looking to ask for, then calls Punk down to the ring. Punk makes his way out, then says this favor is about promises made and promises kept. He tells Heyman that this favor goes back to his days of training him and keeping him from getting fired, then recalls himself, Big Show, RVD, and Heyman talking amongst themselves when Heyman was fired from WWE in the mid 2000s. He recalls making things about him by fretting over getting fired, and Heyman telling him that when he main events WrestleMania one day he would be in his corner. Punk tells Reigns that Heyman will be in his corner at WrestleMania instead of his.

Reigns asks Punk if that's his favor and laughs, then tells Punk that Heyman loves him and needs him because he saved him. He demands Heyman to let Punk down easy, but Heyman begins to cry and tells Reigns that he can't tell Punk no. Punk then lands a GTS on Reigns and stares down Rollins as the show goes off the air.