Episode
WWE Friday Night SmackDown: April 16, 2021
Overview
Cesaro rides his WrestleMania victory to a confrontation with Universal Champion Roman Reigns and a match against Jey Uso. New SmackDown Women's Champion Bianca Belair celebrates her title win. The Street Profits challenge Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
Details
- Series
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown
- Season
- Season 23
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2021-04-16
- Runtime
- 84 min
Episode context
April 16, 2021 is Episode 16 in Season 23 of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. It aired on 2021-04-16. The runtime is 84 min.
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Episode 15: April 9, 2021
WrestleMania SmackDown features a pair of colossal matches: The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and a Fatal 4-Way Match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
Episode 17: April 23, 2021
Cesaro issues a challenge to Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Kevin Owens challenges Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews. Tamina goes one-on-one with Nia Jax. Rey & Dominik Mysterio face Otis & Chad Gable.
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Daniel Bryan battles Jey Uso in a Street Fight while Bryan's WrestleMania opponents Edge and Universal Champion Roman Reigns observe. Sami Zayn hosts YouTube sensation Logan Paul for the red-carpet premiere of his documentary. Bianca Belair faces Carmella.
Episode 18: April 30, 2021
Daniel Bryan puts his SmackDown career on the line as he challenges Roman Reigns for the Universal Title. Apollo Crews defends the Intercontinental Championship against Big E. SmackDown Women's Champion Bianca Belair teams with The Street Profits to face Bayley & SmackDown Tag Team Champions Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler.
Episode 13: March 26, 2021
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Episode 19: May 7, 2021
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Episode 12: March 19, 2021
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Episode 20: May 14, 2021
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Episode 11: March 12, 2021
Universal Champion Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan sign their Title Match Contract for Fastlane. Big E issues an Open Challenge for his Intercontinental Championship. SmackDown Women's Champion Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair face Natalya & Tamina. Cesaro takes on Murphy.
Episode 21: May 21, 2021
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Apollo Crews defends the Intercontinental Championship against Big E, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens. Dominik Mysterio faces Robert Roode. SmackDown Women’s Champion Bianca Belair teams with WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Natalya & Tamina in a Six-Woman Tag Team Match.
Episode 10: March 5, 2021
Daniel Bryan battles Jey Uso in a Steel Cage Match with a Universal Championship opportunity on the line. Apollo Crews issues a challenge to Intercontinental Champion Big E. Cesaro faces Murphy. Bianca Belair goes one-on-one with Shayna Baszler. The Street Profits each compete in singles action.
Episode 22: May 28, 2021
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Rey & Dominik Mysterio defend the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode. The Usos compete together for the first time in a year against The Street Profits. WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Natalya & Tamina take on The Riott Squad.