Overview
- SmackDown in Wilkes-Barre delivered the final build with Ilja Dragunov retaining the United States title over Tommaso Ciampa and a Rhea Ripley–Damian Priest win over Aleister Black and Zelina Vega.
- Je’Von Evans defeated The Miz, and Lash Legend beat Alexa Bliss, with a Cody Rhodes–Oba Femi faceoff promoting their Champion vs. Champion bout at Saturday Night’s Main Event.
- WWE aired celebrity tributes to Cena featuring Tom Brady, Eli Manning, Snoop Dogg, Peyton Manning, Jelly Roll and Jimmy Fallon.
- Saturday Night’s Main Event begins at 8 p.m. ET from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., with a card including John Cena vs. Gunther, Cody Rhodes vs. Oba Femi, Bayley vs. Sol Ruca, and AJ Styles & Dragon Lee vs. Je’Von Evans & Leon Slater.
- Guides for viewers noted fuboTV’s NBCU blackout and pointed fans to alternatives like DIRECTV and Sling for USA Network’s SmackDown, while confirming tonight’s event streams only on Peacock.