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SmackDown Start Time Tonight – May 2nd, 2025 SmackDown Announced Matches and Featured Segments

Arka Mukherjee

Learn All About the Starting Time of Friday Night SmackDown Along With The Announced Matches and Featured Segments.

The WWE is back with the penultimate episode of Friday Night SmackDown on May 2, 2025. This week’s edition of the show will be happening from Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa, United States.

The WWE has announced only one match and one segment for this week’s Friday Night SmackDown. However, they have advertised stars like Randy Orton, LA Knight, Tiffany Stratton, the newly returned Aleister Black, Jacob Fatu and Bianca Belair for the show. Let’s have a look at the starting time, matches and segments of Friday Night SmackDown on May 2, 2025.

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What Time is Friday Night SmackDown Starting Tonight?

WWE’s Friday Night SmackDown weekly show will be starting at 6:30 pm on Friday, May 2, 2025 as per the WWE official site. The show can also be streamed on Netflix in international territories. The show airs at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET on Netflix. However, the timings of the ariting can vary in different countries according to different time zones. Fans in the United States can stream it live on Peacock or watch it on the USA Network as per the WWE official site.

Matches and Segments Announced for Friday Night SmackDown

The WWE, unfortunately, have announced only one match and one segment for Friday Night SmackDown on May 2, 2025.

Aleister Black vs The Miz

Aleister Black is back in his second tenure with the WWE. He made his much anticipated comeback on SmackDown on April 25, 2025. He then destroyed “The A-Lister” The Miz with a Black Mass. 

Aleister Black and The Miz will fianlly face off against each other on May 2, 2025. Notably, this will be Black’s first match in the WWE after being away for five years. Notably, he spent the past five years with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), under the name “Malakai Black.” He departed from AEW on February 2025 before returning to the WWE. 

Randy Orton’s Live Segment

The story between Randy Orton and John Cena has heated up. Notably, Cena has eaten two RKO’s from Orton on both Raw and SmackDown last week. 

Randy Orton had made it very clear that he will not allow John Cena to ruin wrestling in any way. This week, fans can expect Randy Orton to accuse John Cena of being a cheater and not being a true champion. His promos will further cement him as the babyface against the heel John Cena.

The WWE has not made any other matches or segments known. However, given the stars they have advertised for the week, fans can expect a lot more matches and segments in Friday Night SmackDown for May 2, 2025.

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I'm a sports content writer focusing on MMA, WWE  and MLB writer at The Playoffs. I have a Master's degree in Media Science (M.Sc) from my college The Heritage Academy. I got into the sports industry through my previous company where I worked from 2023 to March 2025. I'm a fan of combat sports like pro wrestling and MMA. My favorite  part about working at The Playoffs is speculating  what can be happening in WWE, especially face-heel turns and results of matches.

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