Episode
WWE Friday Night SmackDown: May 2, 2017 (Fresno, California)
Overview
New United States Champion and SmackDown LIVE member Chris Jericho defended the title against Kevin Owens in a WWE Payback rematch in the blue brand’s main event. Elsewhere, Jinder Mahal kept the momentum going in a battle against Sami Zayn, and tensions continued to rise in the Team Blue Women’s division.
Details
- Series
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown
- Season
- Season 19
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2017-05-02
- Runtime
- 83 min
Episode context
May 2, 2017 (Fresno, California) is Episode 18 in Season 19 of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. It aired on 2017-05-02. The runtime is 83 min.
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Episode 17: April 25, 2017 (Des Moines, Iowa)
Charlotte Flair and Naomi’s SmackDown Women’s Championship Match was halted when Natalya, Carmella and Tamina aimed to make their own statement. Also, AJ Styles and Baron Corbin went at it again after their controversial contest from last week on Team Blue.
Episode 19: May 9, 2017 (London, England)
With WWE Backlash just nine days away, WWE Champion Randy Orton and Jinder Mahal squared off against one another in Six-Man Tag Team action in the SmackDown LIVE main event. Elsewhere, Dolph Ziggler and Shinsuke Nakamura’s blossoming rivalry continued.
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Following a tense exchange, AJ Styles and Baron Corbin squared off in the SmackDown LIVE main event, with United States Champion Kevin Owens watching on while providing commentary. Also, Charlotte Flair made the most of her first night on SmackDown LIVE, defeating Naomi to become the new No. 1 contender to the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
Episode 20: May 16, 2017 (Manchester, New Hampshire)
WWE Champion Randy Orton and Jinder Mahal both tried to garner momentum heading into their WWE Title Match at WWE Backlash, as Orton squared off with Baron Corbin and Jinder Mahal took on AJ Styles on SmackDown LIVE.
Episode 15: April 11, 2017 (Boston, MA)
After United States Champion Kevin Owens, Charlotte, Sami Zayn and The New Day arrived as some of the new faces of SmackDown LIVE due to the Superstar Shake-up, AJ Styles triumphed in a Triple Threat Match to become the No. 1 contender to KO’s title.
Episode 21: May 23, 2017 (Toledo, Ohio)
Episode 14: April 4, 2017 (Orlando, FL)
Randy Orton & Luke Harper overcame the reunited Bray Wyatt & Erick Rowan in the main event of SmackDown LIVE. Also, Shinsuke Nakamura made his much-anticipated WWE debut.
Episode 22: May 30, 2017 (Atlanta, Georgia)
Episode 13: March 28, 2017 (Richmond, VA)
Episode 23: June 6, 2017
Episode 12: March 21, 2017 (Uncasville, CT)
Episode 24: June 13, 2017