WWE SmackDown Notes: Carmelo Hayes Wins 2025 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, Randy Orton Issues Open Challenge for WrestleMania 41 Night 2, New Mystery Vignette Airs Revealing 4/25 Date, WWE Tag Titles TLC Match Set for 4/25 Show

Carmelo Hayes Wins 2025 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

Friday’s WWE SmackDown show at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada featured Carmelo Hayes winning this year’s Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal.

This match featured Hayes, Rey Fenix, Shinsuke Nakamura, Carlito, R-Truth, Berto, Angel, Elton Prince, Kit Wilson, Tyler Bate, Santos Escobar, Akira Tozawa, Otis, Brutus Creed, Julius Creed, Grayson Waller, Austin Theory, Chad Gable, Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde, Karrion Kross, Dragon Lee, Ludwig Kaiser, The Miz, Pete Dunne, and Andrade.

CONGRATS CARMELO!!!@Carmelo_WWE is the 2025 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal Winner! 🏆#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/fCf7zPYXEI

— WWE (@WWE) April 19, 2025

.@Carmelo_WWE is HIM!

Carmelo Hayes is your 2025 Andre the Giant Battle Royal Winner 💪#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/b1zqXfe6pH

— WWE (@WWE) April 19, 2025

This was Hayes’ first ever Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal victory of his WWE career.

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Randy Orton Issues Open Challenge Match for WrestleMania 41 Night 2

Friday’s WWE SmackDown show also featured one new match announced for the card of WrestleMania 41 Night 2, which takes place on April 20th at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This new match announced was an Open Challenge match of Randy Orton vs. mystery opponent.

This match was setup following Orton coming out to the ring and talking about how he does not have a match anymore for WrestleMania and issued an open challenge to anyone back in the locker room or anyone in Las Vegas who has wrestling boots.

Time’s a ticking… ⏰

Who will @RandyOrton face at #WrestleMania?! 👀#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/ojzreXLYFG

— WWE (@WWE) April 19, 2025

Full card for WWE WrestleMania 41 Night 1:

• Triple Threat match – Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk
• WWE Women’s Championship – Charlotte Flair vs. Tiffany Stratton (c)
• WWE United States Championship – Jacob Fatu vs. LA Knight (c)
• WWE World Tag Team Championship – New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston) vs. War Raiders (Ivar & Erik) (c)
• Naomi vs. Jade Cagrill
• Rey Mysterio vs. El Grande Americano
• WWE World Heavyweight Championship – Jey Uso vs. Gunther (c)

Full card for WWE WrestleMania 41 Night 2:

• Undisputed WWE Championship – John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes (c)
• WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship – Lyra Valkryia & Bayley vs. Judgement Day (Raquel Rodriguez & Liv Morgan) (c)
• Sin City Street Fight match – Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest
• WWE Intercontinental Championship Fatal Four-way match – Penta vs. Dominik Mysterio vs. Finn Balor vs. Bron Breakker (c)
• Open Challenge match – Randy Orton vs. mystery opponent
• Logan Paul vs. AJ Styles
• WWE Women’s World Championship Triple Threat match – Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair vs. IYO SKY (c)

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New Mystery Person Video Airs Revealing April 25th Debut Date

Friday’s WWE SmackDown show also featured a new mystery vignette airing teasing the arrival of a new mystery person to the SmackDown brand.

This video featured “4.25.25” flashing on the screen revealing that as the date for this mystery person’s debut appearance in WWE.

Aleister Black’s new vignette.

We have a date! #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/P8fobWFB0H

— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) April 19, 2025

This new mystery vignette is currently speculated to be for the return of Aleister Black to WWE. Black was previously known as Malakai Black during his time in AEW.

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Current Card for Next Week’s Show

Friday’s WWE SmackDown show also featured one new match announced for the card of next week’s show on April 25th at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

This new match announced was a WWE Tag Team Championship TLC match of #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (c).

This match was setup following the recent bad blood issues involving all three teams and #DIY interfering and causing MCMG’s match with the Street Profits during the show to end by disqualification. DIY then left with the tag titles and tried to leave the arena only for SmackDown GM demand them hand over the belts and announced a TLC match for the titles on next week’s show.

NEXT WEEK TLC MATCH?? bruh this shoulda been on mania 😭#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/cEFio1Niuo

— AlexTopsAll2 (@AlexTopsAll2) April 19, 2025

Current card for April 25th WWE SmackDown show:

• WWE Tag Team Championship TLC match – #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) (c)