Episode
WWE Friday Night SmackDown: April 14, 2016 (San Diego, CA)
Overview
On a SmackDown filled with turmoil, two more teams advanced in the No 1. Contenders’ Tag Team Tournament, sponsored by Booty-O’s, AJ Styles showed Alberto Del Rio he is worthy of his spot in the “big leagues” and Sami Zayn’s main event showdown with Chris Jericho involved some rowdy guest announcers.
Details
- Series
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2016-04-14
- Runtime
- 81 min
Episode context
April 14, 2016 (San Diego, CA) is Episode 15 in Season 18 of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. It aired on 2016-04-14. The runtime is 81 min.
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Episode 14: April 7, 2016 (Houston, TX)
In the wake of WrestleMania, SmackDown featured WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns, the return of Dean Ambrose from his Show of Shows clash against Brock Lesnar, the debut of The Vaudevillians, an Intercontinental Title rematch and a turbulent tag team main event.
Episode 16: April 21, 2016 (London, England)
SmackDown traveled across the pond with a hard-fought battle between the Phenomenal and the Awesome, a WrestleMania rematch and a fierce tag team main event showdown with huge WWE Payback implications.
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