{"id":166333,"date":"2025-02-21T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=166333"},"modified":"2025-02-21T01:35:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T07:35:46","slug":"wwe-smackdown-preview-the-rock-set-to-appear-on-tonights-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/02\/21\/wwe-smackdown-preview-the-rock-set-to-appear-on-tonights-show\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown preview: The Rock set to appear on tonight&#8217;s show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3915035317\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><i>The following matches and events are advertised for tonight&#8217;s WWE Smackdown.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-The Rock appears<\/p>\n<p>-&#8220;DIY&#8221; Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa vs. &#8220;Pretty Deadly&#8221; Elton Prince and Kit Wilson for the WWE Tag Team Titles<\/p>\n<p>-Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest, and Braun Strowman vs. Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga<\/p>\n<p>-Drew McIntyre vs. Jimmy Uso<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Smackdown will be live from New Orleans, Louisiana at Smoothie King Center. Join me for my weekly live review of Smackdown as the show airs Fridays on USA Network at 7CT\/8ET. 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