Gauntlet match for WrestleMania title shot booked for next WWE SmackDown
The road to WWE WrestleMania 41 continues on the Friday, April 11 SmackDown with a gauntlet match with Mania implications.
A women’s tag team gauntlet match has been announced for next week’s show, with the winners advancing to WrestleMania 41 to challenge Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions.
Katana Chance & Kayden Carter, Bayley & Lyra Valkyria, Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark, Michin & B-Fab, Piper Niven & Alba Fyre, and Natalya & Maxxine Dupri will be the six teams vying for a title shot in the gauntlet match.
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will also appear on next week’s SmackDown, as the champ continues to prepare for his WrestleMania 41 title defense against John Cena.
Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest will have a face-to-face confrontation on next week’s SmackDown in another new segment announced for the show. Priest challenged McIntyre to a WrestleMania 41 bout during this week’s episode, although the match has yet to be confirmed.
After making his WWE debut on this week’s SmackDown with a victory over NXT’s Nathan Frazer, Rey Fenix will again be in action on next Friday’s episode against Berto.
The announced lineup for the Friday, April 11 WWE SmackDown:
- Gauntlet match for a WWE Women’s Tag Team title shot at WrestleMania 41: Katana Chance & Kayden Carter vs. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark vs. Michin & B-Fab vs. Piper Niven & Alba Fyre vs. Natalya & Maxxine Dupri
- Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes returns to SmackDown
- Drew McIntyre & Damian Priest face-to-face
- Rey Fenix vs. Berto