WWE SmackDown Results 4/18 - John Cena Appears, 2025 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal & More

Welcome to Wrestling Inc.'s results for "WWE SmackDown" on April 18, 2025, coming to you live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada!

Two nights before Cody Rhodes defends the Undisputed WWE Championship at Night Two of WrestleMania 41 against him, John Cena will be appearing on tonight's show one last time with something on his mind to share. Cena and Rhodes have become no strangers to one another, coming face-to-face in a number of increasingly tense verbal confrontations with one another over the course of the past several weeks.

The 2025 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal is set to be held, and while no competitors have been officially named for the bout, "SmackDown" General Manager Nick Aldis has promised that superstars from both the "WWE Raw" and "SmackDown" brands will be competing in it. Last year's Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal was won by Bronson Reed, who last eliminated Ivar of The War Raiders to be crowned as the victor.

The Street Profits will be putting the WWE Tag Team Championship on the line for the first time since retaining against Pretty Deadly's Elton Prince and Kit Wilson on the March 28 edition of "SmackDown" as they defend against The Motor City Machine Guns. Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin defeated Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa of #DIY in a Number One Contenders match on the April 4 episode of "SmackDown" to secure the right to challenge Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins tonight.

We are live! Wade Barrett and Joe Tessitore greet audiences at home as we see LA Knight blindside Tama Tonga and Solo Sikoa with an attack outside the arena.

Seth Rollins then makes his way out to the ring.

Rollins welcomes fans to Friday Night Rollins, then introduces himself and sits down in the ring with his legs crossed. He says CM Punk came back to wrestling because the fans chanted his name for 10 years, but when he came back, it wasn't a WWE ring. He questions if Punk returned to WWE because fans chanted his name or because someone wrote a big check, then says Punk doesn't actually care about WWE as he's a liar, coward, and fraud.

Rollins then addresses Reigns and says he doesn't pretend to care about the fans or WWE. He says Reigns only cares about himself, then says he knows nothing about sacrifice. He says Punk knows nothing about sacrifice either, then recalls Reigns bringing himself and the former Dean Ambrose to be a shield for Punk. He says he got none of the credit for that because everyone in the back wanted the spotlight to be on Reigns, then recalls sacrificing time with his step-father who had cancer to be a shield at WrestleMania 40 and ensure that Roman Reigns lost the Undisputed WWE Championship. He says their issues have gone on for 12 years and it ends tomorrow night at night one of WrestleMania 41. Rollins says that it's not a spoiler, but rather a fact.

Rey Fenix then makes his way out to the ring, with the rest of the entrances in the 2025 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal following.

The bell rings and everyone begins brawling with one another. R-Truth poses with Carlito and takes a bite out of an apple, but Carlito clocks him from behind. Truth them dumps Carlito out of the ring to join him before pulling Carmelo Hayes over the top rope with himself. The two brawl as Truth looks to eliminate Hayes, but The Miz lands a boot on Truth to eliminate him.

Eliminated: Carlito and R-Truth

Los Garza look to eliminate Rey Fenix with a double Razor's Edge, but Rey counters into a hurricanrana to send Berto crashing onto the floor. He then sends Angel out of the ring to join him.

Eliminated: Los Garza

Elton Prince fires off shoulders on Tyler Bate in the corner, and Kit Wilson joins him. Pretty Deadly double teams on Tyler Bate, but A-Town Down Under send Pretty Deadly crashing over the top rope to eliminate them. Tyler Bate then lands a double rebound clothesline on Austin Theory and Grayson Waller and sends him over the top and onto the apron, but Ludwig Kaiser dumps Bate out of the ring. Bate hangs on, but Kaiser dropkicks him through the ropes to eliminate him.

Eliminated: Pretty Deadly and Tyler Bate

Pete Dunne looks to eliminate Ludwig Kaiser, but Kaiser hangs on. Brutus Creed brawls with Dragon Lee as Fenix fires off a kick on Karrion Kross' chest. Kaiser keeps himself from being eliminated by holding onto the ropes as Fenix eliminates Santos Escobar.

Eliminated: Santos Escobar

Otis lands an Airplane Spin on Akira Tozawa to take down competitors, but The Creed Brothers dump him over the top rope to eliminate him. Otis then lands a double clothesline on The Creed Brothers to eliminate them and himself.

Eliminated: Akira Tozawa, Otis, and The Creed Brothers

Andrade eliminates both members of A-Town Down Under as Fenix sends Chad Gable crashing over the top rope.

Eliminated: A-Town Down Under and Chad Gable

Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro are sent crashing over the top rope and onto the floor. Dragon Lee then eliminates Kross, but Shinsuke Nakamura sneaks up behind him and tosses him over the top rope. Lee hangs on, but Nakamura manages to eliminate him.

Eliminated: LWO

Dunne dumps Kaiser over the top, but Kaiser drags Dunne over the top to join him on the apron. Both men hang on, but Dunne eliminates Kaiser. He clotheslines him over the top, but Hayes hangs on. Dunne sends Miz crashing over the top to join Hayes, but Hayes eliminates him.

Eliminated: Ludwig Kaiser, The Miz, and Pete Dunne

Nakamura brawls with Fenix as Hayes goes at it with Andrade. Nakamura sends Fenix crashing into the mat with a suplex and ascends to the middle rope, but Andrade dropkicks him over the top rope and out of the ring.

Eliminated: Shinsuke Nakamura

Fenix looks to eliminate Hayes and Andrade, but both men hold on to the top rope. Fenix lands a hurricanrana on Andrade and superkicks Hayes, then walks the ropes. El Grande Americano trips him and sends him crashing over the top rope to eliminate him.

Eliminated: Rey Fenix

We are down to the final two: Hayes and Andrade. Andrade sets up for The Message, but Hayes avoids it and the pair look to level one another with clotheslines. Hayes sends Andrade crashing into the mat, then sends him crashing over the top and onto the floor to eliminate him.

Eliminated: Andrade

Winner of the 2025 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal: Carmelo Hayes

We then head over to a sit-down interview between Charlotte Flair and Wade Barrett.

Rhea Ripley then makes her way down to the ring. 

Ripley says out of all the WrestleMania title matches she's had so far, this one is the most important to her because she got distracted by Bianca Belair and lost her Women's World Championship to IYO SKY. She says she could complain about the past few weeks, but the past is the past. She says she'll get back what's hers on Sunday.

SKY's music hits and she makes her way out to the ring, with Bianca Belair following. Belair says Ripley and SKY couldn't have met without expecting her to appear, then promises to walk out to WrestleMania as Women's World Champion.

Naomi's music hits, and she makes her way out to the ring. She says she's been calling and texting Belair without any response, then says she wanted to handle their issues in private rather than in public. Belair tells Naomi that they aren't going to do this now.

Jade Cargill's music hits and she storms down to the ring. She stares down Belair as Naomi slides out of the ring, but Naomi blindsides her from behind and a brawl breaks out between the three women, Ripley, and SKY.

The Motor City Machine Guns then make their way down to the ring. The Street Profits.

The Motor City Machine Guns attack The Profits from behind. Chris Sabin dumps Montez Ford in the ring, and the bell sounds. Motor City Machine Guns double team on Ford, but Ford runs over Sabin with a shoulder tackle. Angelo Dawkins levels Sabin with a pair of clotheslines and a splash in the corner, then tags in Ford. Dawkins gets Sabin up in an Electric Chair position as Ford ascends to the top, then flies to level Sabin. Shelley dumps Dawkins out of the ring and looks to take flight, but Dawkins catches him with a strike.

Shelley and Dawkins tag in, and Shelley rains down right hands on Dawkins in the corner. Ford tags back in and lands a standing Frog Splash on Shelley, then tags Dawkins back in. Dawkins wears down Shelley with a submission hold, but Sabin tags in and connects with a hurricanrana on Ford. He follows it up with a dropkick off the ropes, then tags Shelley back in.

Shelley sends Ford crashing into the corner, then tags in Sabin. Shelley gets Ford in an Electric Chair position as Sabin ascends up the ropes, but Ford escapes and sends Shelley crashing into Sabin. Dawkins tags in and The Profits double team on Sabin. Ford rocks Sabin with a superkick, but #DIY appeared out of nowhere and attacks both teams, causing the disqualification.

Winners (and still): The Street Profits (via disqualification)

After the match, #DIY continue beating down both teams before stealing the WWE Tag Team Championship and heading to the back. Nick Aldis catches them walking around backstage and makes a TLC Match between #DIY and The Profits official for "SmackDown" next week. 

Randy Orton then makes his way out to the ring.

Orton says he doesn't have an opponent for WrestleMania 41 as of right now, and says he feels the excitement in the air with the appearances that he's done. He says if he competes at WrestleMania, it will mark his 20th appearance at the event. He then throws out an open challenge to anyone who wants to answer the call.

Zelina Vega then makes her way down to the ring. Chelsea Green follows.

The bell rings and Green fires off right hands on Vega. The action spills out of the ring and Vega sends Green crashing into the timekeeper's area. The two women return back inside the ring and exchange right hands, but Vega levels Green with a pair of back elbows. Green sits Vega on the top rope and joins her up there, but Vega counters into a Sunset Flip powerbomb and pins Green for the win.

Winner: Zelina Vega

LA Knight then makes his way down to the ring. He says week after week, Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga like using sneak attacks. He says Fatu is a monster that destroys everything in front of him, then says he's a 2 time United States Champion and it's the title of titles because he holds it. He says standing in the city of chances, he's talking about guarantees when he beats Fatu tonight and at WrestleMania.

Solo Sikoa's music then hits, and he makes his way out.

Back from the break, the bell has rung and Sikoa sends Knight crashing into the ring post spine first. The pair get back inside the ring, and Sikoa lands a pair of headbutts on Knight. Knight responds with a DDT to Sikoa, but Jacob Fatu blindsides him from behind and attacks Knight to cause the disqualification.

Winner: LA Knight (via disqualification)

After the match, Fatu continues beating down Sikoa. Braun Strowman runs down to the ring to even the odds, promoting Nick Aldis to make a tag team match pitting Fatu and Sikoa against Strowman and Knight.

Sikoa and Knight begin the action. The bell rings and Fatu runs over Knight with a clothesline from the apron while the referee is distracted. Fatu then tags in and whips Knight into the corner and wears him down in the corner, but Strowman tags in and runs over Fatu with a pair of clotheslines. He dropkicks Fatu out of the ring, but Fatu levels him with a clothesline of his own when he gets back inside the ring. He follows it up with a DDT and a senton to Strowman, then tags in Sikoa.

Sikoa and Knight tag in, and Knight lands a BFT on Sikoa for the win.

Winners: LA Knight and Braun Strowman

We then head over to a sit-down interview between Tiffany Stratton and Wade Barrett.

Back at ringside, LWO and Rey Fenix make their way to the ring. American Made follows. 

Brutus Creed and Fenix begin the action. The bell rings and Fenix lands a shoulder tackle on Brutus out of the corner. He rolls him up, but Brutus kicks out. Lee tags in, but Brutus sends him crashing into the corner and tags in Julius Creed. Lee lands a hurricanrana on Julius, then flies over the top rope to level Julius on the outside. He dumps him back in the ring, then ascends to the top and connects with a crossbody. He goes for a pin, but Chad Gable breaks the fall.

Julius tags in and American Made delivers a triple headbutt to Lee. Brutus then tags in and fires off shoulders on Lee's midsection in the corner before Julius tags back in and continues to wear down Lee. Gable tags back in and fires off chops on Lee in the corner, then wears him down with a submission hold and whips him into the corner. Julius tags in, then immediately tags out to Brutus. Fenix tags in and levels Brutus and Gable, then levels Julius with a superkick. Julius responds with a belly-to-belly suplex on Fenix, then whips him into the corner and lands a pair of double knees on Julius off the middle rope for the win.

Winners: LWO and Rey Fenix

Cody Rhodes then makes his way down to the ring. John Cena follows.

Cena tells Rhodes to be quiet before he speaks, then says Sunday is the last time he will every compete in a WrestleMania ring. He says no one will ever have the courage he does and nothing that he can do to prepare to face a man who possibly knows that he could face death. He says fans think that there's no such thing as a wrestling retirement and another match that will come, but unlike him, every other wrestler needs the fans to care and talk about them because the second that they leave, they're alone. He says he has love, joy, and worth in his life and doesn't need the fans.

Cena says fans don't write history because winners do, then tells Rhodes that when he won the 2025 Men's Elimination Chamber, he knew it'd be impossible to beat him in a WrestleMania match. He says Rhodes changed that with how he answered The Rock's offer to him, and that's when he realized that he could actually beat Rhodes and prove to the fans that they don't matter. He says Rhodes is tough and driven, but also scared and naive. He says he wears the suit and has his neck tattoo to be somebody, but he will make him somebody and realize that he's still a kid on Sunday at WrestleMania.

Rhodes asks Cena if he knows the name of crew members, and says it's a different WWE now. He says he used to worship Cena like the fans did, but times have changed. He goes off on Cena and says that Cena may have called him underwhelming but he's overrated and still can't wrestle in the year of 2025.

Cena tells Rhodes he won't have to wrestle on Sunday and looks to land an Attitude Adjustment on him, but Rhodes escapes and counters into a Cross-Rhodes. He holds up the Undisputed WWE Championship and heads to the back as the show goes off the air.