His appearance headlined a jam-packed episode of SmackDown on USA Network, which also featured the 2025 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, The Street Profits defending the WWE Tag Team Championship, and all of the final hype for the biggest show of the year.

SmackDown takes place Friday, April 18 as the final show before WrestleMania 41, offering stars competing in the spectacle one last chance to make a statement before the wrestling world turns its attention to Allegiant Stadium on Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20.

The mega wrestling event will begin at the same time on both Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20: 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). According to the WWE, there will also be countdown programming on both days starting at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. ET).