— John Cena is set to appear at the next WWE NXT taping, which is at Full Sail University in Orlando on September 20th. A pre-taped promo from Cena was aired at Thursday’s taping announcing that he would be there next time.
— Here are tonight’s confirmed WWE SmackDown matches:
* #1 Contender’s Match: Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio
* Non-Title Match: Sheamus © vs. Dolph Ziggler
* WWE Tag Team Title Match: Kofi Kingston & R Truth ©vs. Epico & Primo
* Non-Title Match: Layla © vs. Alicia Fox
* Ryback vs. Jinder Mahal
* WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro makes his first appearance as champion
* Also appearing are Booker T, Eve Torres, The Primetime Players, The Usos, Santino Marella and more.
WWE SmackDown Ratings – May 1, 2026 – Down
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