{"id":169967,"date":"2025-04-25T22:14:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T03:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=169967"},"modified":"2025-04-25T22:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T03:14:39","slug":"wwe-smackdown-preview-first-match-set-for-next-weeks-show-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/04\/25\/wwe-smackdown-preview-first-match-set-for-next-weeks-show-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Smackdown preview: First match set for next week&#8217;s show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-4230787024\" 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 next week&#8217;s WWE Smackdown.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Aleister Black vs. The Miz<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Smackdown will be live on Friday from Des Moines, Iowa at Wells Fargo Arena. Join me for my weekly live review as the show airs on Fridays on USA Network at 7CT\/8ET. 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